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'''Supersport''' is a multi-channel [[South Africa]]n sports channel on [[DStv]], and was also a Swedish sports channel owned by [[FilmNet]].
'''Supersport''' is a multi-channel [[South Africa]]n sports channel on [[DStv]], and was also a Swedish sports channel owned by [[FilmNet]].


SuperSport channel delivers some of the world's most exciting sports action from around the world. SuperSports provides complete LIVE coverage of the Tennis Grand Slams - French Open and US Open, including top team tennis events such as, Davis Cup and Fed Cup.
SuperSport is the leading sports provider in South Africa. It also provides sports coverage in other African countries such as Namibia. The channel focuses mainly on the country's three most popular sports: rugby, cricket and soccer.


The supersport package also includes a 24 hour soccer channel and a highlights channel. SuperSport also has coverage of all major golf and tennis tournaments. Due to the large amount of English soccer supporters in South Africa, SuperSport shows up to six English Premier League soccer matches a week. It also provides coverage for other soccer tournaments such as the Uefa Champions League and the FA Cup. Supersport also provides covergae for major cycling, athletics, swimming, boxing and autosports events.
Badminton fans can look forward to top-flight tournaments - Thomas & Uber Cup, All-England C’ship, Copenhagen Masters and Danish Open. For all golf fans, SuperSports presents the PGA European Tour, US PGA Championship, Nedbank Golf Challenge, 2006 Ryder Cup Matches and the LPGA Tour.


Soccer enthusiasts will also be spoilt for choice as SuperSports showcases exclusive coverage of the 2006 FIFA World CupTM, Spanish La Liga, African Cup of Nations, UEFA Cup and Carling Cup. SuperSports channel is home to WWE wrestling, with exclusive flagship programmes in WWE Raw and WWE Smackdown.


SuperSport also broadcasts almost all international cricket matches as well as a significant amount of South African domestic cricket. All 51 matches of the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] was telecast live from the Caribbean.


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Revision as of 14:18, 9 August 2007

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Supersport is a multi-channel South African sports channel on DStv, and was also a Swedish sports channel owned by FilmNet.

SuperSport is the leading sports provider in South Africa. It also provides sports coverage in other African countries such as Namibia. The channel focuses mainly on the country's three most popular sports: rugby, cricket and soccer.

The supersport package also includes a 24 hour soccer channel and a highlights channel. SuperSport also has coverage of all major golf and tennis tournaments. Due to the large amount of English soccer supporters in South Africa, SuperSport shows up to six English Premier League soccer matches a week. It also provides coverage for other soccer tournaments such as the Uefa Champions League and the FA Cup. Supersport also provides covergae for major cycling, athletics, swimming, boxing and autosports events.