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Foxtel reveals Team Delhi

Foxtel's Commonwealth Games line-up includes Steve Liebmann, Tiffany Cherry, Raelene Boyle, Peter Donegan, Garry Wilkinson & Matt Shirvington.

Foxtel has announced its lineup for the Delhi 2010 XIX Commonwealth Games in October.

Steve Liebmann, will again anchor the coverage as he did for the Winter Olympics, on a highlights channel DELHI 1 GOLD. Other hosts include Tiffany Cherry, Tracey Holmes, and Adam Peacock. The channel will also include gymnastics.

There will be six dedicated channels (DELHI 2-6) available in high definition and standard definition, with over 500 hours of live events and more than 1700 hours of total coverage.

DELHI 2 – Swimming and Diving
DELHI 3 – Athletics (Track)
DELHI 4 – Athletics (Field)
DELHI 5 – Cycling and Rugby Sevens
DELHI 6 – Hockey and Netball

Capturing the colour of the Games will be Matt Shirvington, Sarah Jones, James Bracey and An Aussie Goes Bolly‘s Gus Worland.

Foxtel’s Director of Sports and Olympic Games, Peter Campbell, said: “We are honoured to have a line-up of such incredibly well credentialled presenters, reporters and commentators for what will be a truly captivating 11 day competition.”

“Foxtel is committed to bringing Australian audiences a viewing experience like never before. The strong and promising group of Australian athletes, amidst the backdrop of Delhi presented across six interactive channels means we’re sure to deliver for our subscribers.”

Significantly the Games are being offered to current and new sports subscribers free, or as a stand alone package for $85.

Calling the nail-biting action from the competition in the pool will be Sydney radio host, 2GB’s Ray Hadley. High profile sports journalist Rebecca Wilson will report on the popular swimming events, with expert analysis and insight from Australian swimming legend, Susie O’Neill.

Australian Olympic and Commonwealth Games track legend Raelene Boyle and sports broadcaster Peter Donegan will present all the events from the Track, with English athletics legend Daley Thompson and sports commentator Mike McCann covering all the action from the Field events.

Hockeyroos star and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Rechelle Hawkes and Men’s Hockey champ Dave Wansbrough will team up with sports broadcaster David “Christo” Christison to follow the Women’s and Men’s Hockey.

Rounding out the commentary team will be legendary gymnastics identity Liz Chetkovich with Garry Wilkinson (Gymnastics); Netball great and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anne Sargeant with Jon Harker (Netball); Cycling champion Scott McGrory with Matt Keenan (Cycling); Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning diver Mike Murphy (Diving); and Fox Sports commentators Rod Kafer and Greg Clark (Rugby Sevens).

Foxtel will broadcast, live and in full, every single session of the swimming (heats and finals), diving, track athletics, track and road cycling, Rugby Sevens and gymnastics, during the Games as well as every single Australian men’s and women’s hockey match and every Netball match featuring our Australian team.

Additionally, over the 11 day competition in Delhi, both sessions of Synchronised Swimming, all 10 Medal matches of Tennis, all Gold Medal bouts of Boxing, all Gold Medal matches of Lawn Bowls, all Medal event matches of Badminton, all Medal sessions of Wrestling, all Medal sessions of Squash, all Medal matches of Archery, Shooting highlights and all Medal matches of Table Tennis will be showcased on Foxtel’s coverage.

Foxtel’s broadcast of the Commonwealth Games begins on October 4th.

15 Responses

  1. Its quite odd not to have John Casey call these games? John is experienced in calling Basketball, Rugby League, Swimming and AFL. Why couldnt they have employed him for this he is multi talented as a far as a sports commentator goes. Is John Casey still with FOX SPORTS or has he left or been sacked if so why? I doubt all he did was the nbl but after 2008 he was no ware to be seen or heard. Peter Donegan man is he some kind of freelance broadcaster? Since he has been working for ABC and Ten for the Stawl Gift and 7 sport Horse Racing Coverage and some Olympic Diving events. Well judging on what i have said i guess so.

  2. LOL @ the Jon Harker comment.

    loving this, doubt I’ll be watching TEN at all during the games. Bec Wilson being the only downside of that lineup but can change to one of the other Delhi channels when she comes on.

  3. I reckon Ten will have their own set of commentators including Anthony Hudson and Nicole Livingstone at the swimming, Tim Lane and Dave Culbert at the Athletics, Liz Ellis at the Netball and Phil Liggett at the cycling. These are yet to be confirmed but they have all called for Ten or One in recent times.

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