List of sports announcers

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This is a list of sports announcers and sports commentators. Those television and radio networks included must have national exposure, not regional.

Contents

American football

Association football

Athletics

Australian rules football

Badminton

Baseball

Basketball

Bowls

Boxing

Cricket

Cycling

Darts

Figure Skating

Golf

Horse racing

Ice hockey

Kickboxing

Electronic Sports

Motorsport

Pool

Rugby league


Rugby union

Snooker

Squash

Sumo

Swimming

Tennis

Miscellaneous

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