PTV Sports

PTV Sports
	Game On Hai
Type	Sports
Country	Pakistan
Broadcast area	Pakistan; Central Asia; China; Hong Kong; Laos; Macau; Mongolia; Myanmar; South Asia; Western Asia; Sri Lanka
Network	PTV Sports Network
Headquarters	Islamabad, Pakistan
Programming
Language(s)	Urdu; English;
Picture format	1080p, MPEG 4, HDTV, 16:9
Ownership
Owner	Pakistan Television Corporation
Sister channels	AJK TV SD; PTV Bolan SD; PTV Global SD; PTV Home HD; PTV News HD; PTV National HD; PTV World SD;
History
Launched	11 January 2012 (SD); 26 January 2022 (HD);

PTV Sports HD is a 24-hour sports channel owned by the Pakistan Television Corporation, Pakistan's state broadcaster. PTV Sports was launched on 14 January 2012, with its HD broadcasts beginning on 26 January 2022, the start date of the 2022 Pakistan Super League.^[1] It broadcasts many sporting events, including, Cricket, Football, Hockey, Snooker, Tennis.

Programming[edit]

International Cricket[edit]

Events	Host
International Cricket Council:- (2023–2027) Men's:- 2023 ICC World Test Championship Final 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 Cricket World Cup 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2025 ICC World Test Championship Final 2025 ICC Champions Trophy 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2027 Cricket World Cup Women's:- 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2025 ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2027 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup	England Zimbabwe India United States West Indies Sri Lanka Pakistan South Africa Bangladesh Malaysia Thailand

Continental Cricket[edit]

Events	Host
Asian Cricket Council:- (2023–2027) Men's:- 2023 Asia Cup 2024 Asia Cup 2025 Asia Cup Women's:- 2023 Asia Cup 2024 Asia Cup 2025 Asia Cup	Pakistan Oman

Domestic Cricket[edit]

Events	Host
National T20 Cup:- (2023) 2023–24	Pakistan
Pakistan Cup:- (2023) 2023–24	Pakistan
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy:- (2023) 2023–24	Pakistan

Country Cricket[edit]

Events	Period	Host
International Cricket In Pakistan:- (2023) Men's:- New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2022–23 Women's:-	2022–23 2023	Pakistan
International Cricket In England:- (2023) Men's:-	2022–23 2023	England
International Cricket In Netherlands:- (2023)	2022–23 2023	Netherlands
International Cricket In New Zealand:- (2023) Men's:-	2022–23 2023	New Zealand
International Cricket In South Africa:- (2023–2024) Men's:- West Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2022–23 Dutch cricket team in South Africa in 2021–22 and 2023	2022–23 2023	South Africa
International Cricket In Sri Lanka:- (2023)	2022–23 2023	Sri Lanka
International Cricket In United Arab Emirates:- (2023–) Men's:-	2022–23	United Arab Emirates
International Cricket In West Indies:- (2023)	2022–23 2023	West Indies

Country Professional Cricket Leagues[edit]

Events	Host
Pakistan Super League:- (2016–2023) 2023 Pakistan Super League 2024 Pakistan Super League 2025 Pakistan Super League	Pakistan
Bangladesh Premier League:- (2023–Present) 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League	Bangladesh
International League T20:- (2023–Present) 2023–24 International League T20	United Arab Emirates
SA20:- (2023–Present) 2023–24 SA20	South Africa

Country Professional Football Leagues[edit]

Events	Host
Premier League:- 2022–23 Premier League 2023–24 Premier League 2024–25 Premier League	England

International Hockey[edit]

Events	Host
International Hockey Federation:- 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup 2028 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup	Belgium Netherlands

Continental Hockey[edit]

Events	Host
Asian Hockey Federation:- Men's:- 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup 2023 Men's Asian Champions Trophy 2023 Men's AHF Cup 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup 2023 Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup 2025 Men's Junior AHF Cup 2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup Womens:- 2025 Women's Hockey Asia Cup	Oman Japan

Country Professional Mixed Martial Arts[edit]

Events	Host
All Elite Wrestling^[2]	United States

World Snooker Association:-[edit]

Events	Host
World Snooker Tour:- (2023) 2023 Welsh Open 2023 Players Championship	Germany Wales

Country Professional Snooker Championship:-[edit]

Events	Host
1) Players Championship:- 1) 2022 Players Championship (snooker)^[3]	England
2) Tour Championship:- 1) 2022 Tour Championship	Wales
3) European Masters:- 1) 2022 European Masters	England

Summer Olympics:-[edit]

Events	Host
Summer Olympics:- 1) 2024 Summer Olympics 2) 2028 Summer Olympics	France United States

Winter Olympics:-[edit]

Events	Host
Winter Olympics:- 1) 2026 Winter Olympics 2) 2030 Winter Olympics	Italy TBD

Country Professional Grand Slams Tennis:-[edit]

Events	Host
2) US Open:-	United States
3) Wimbledon:-	United Kingdom

Featured programmes[edit]

Game On Hai![edit]

Game On Hai! is an analysis programme of PTV Sports. The Show is hosted by Dr. Nauman Niaz and is accompanied by Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Rashid Latif, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Wasim and other guest retired cricketers from different countries. During the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, Game On Hai! hosted Herschelle Gibbs and Jonty Rhodes. Then, throughout the ensuing Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan in 2015, the show hosted Alastair Campbell. During the Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka in 2015, the show hosted Sanath Jayasuriya followed by Dean Jones, Mark Butcher and Herschelle Gibbs for the England tour of UAE against Pakistan in December of the same year. Most recently during the entire duration of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, the show featured Ian Chappell of Australia, as well as Viv Richards and Brian Lara of the West Indies.

Sports Circle[edit]

Sports Circle is the flagship program of PTV Sports. The show is hosted by Muhammad Ali Sanwal and he is accompanied by retired cricketer Aamir Sohail. The show was previously hosted by Nauman Niaz. There are several other programs catering to other sports events such as field hockey.

Keh dein jo kehna hai[edit]

This is a new program started on PTV Sports. Presented by Mirza Iqbal Baig, it features analysis over different sport events.

References[edit]

^ "PTV Sports digitization project in final stages: Fawad". Daily Times (newspaper). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ @PTVSp0rts (12 February 2022). "Sports fans - rejoice Here's a list of the syndicated sports events that PTV-Sports HD will be airing in the days ahead @DrNaumanNiaz #PTVSportsHD #GameOnHai t.co/Z2HzuVrcZv" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 February 2022 – via Twitter.
^ @PTVSp0rts (11 February 2022). "Diversifying our sports portfolio watch the Cazoo Players Championship LIVE on PTV-Sports #GameOnHai t.co/lBDc4rScYC" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 February 2022 – via Twitter.

[1] "PTV Sports digitization project in final stages: Fawad". Daily Times (newspaper). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[2] @PTVSp0rts (12 February 2022). "Sports fans - rejoice Here's a list of the syndicated sports events that PTV-Sports HD will be airing in the days ahead @DrNaumanNiaz #PTVSportsHD #GameOnHai t.co/Z2HzuVrcZv" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 February 2022 – via Twitter.

[3] @PTVSp0rts (11 February 2022). "Diversifying our sports portfolio watch the Cazoo Players Championship LIVE on PTV-Sports #GameOnHai t.co/lBDc4rScYC" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 February 2022 – via Twitter.

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