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CNN World Sport
Presented byDon Riddell
Amanda Davies
Patrick Snell
Kate Riley
Alex Thomas
Christina Macfarlane
Rhiannon Jones
Production
Production locationsCNN Center, Atlanta
CNN London
Running time15 minutes
Original release
NetworkCNN International
ReleaseOctober 13, 1993 (1993-10-13)

World Sport is a weekday news-magazine television series on CNN International that delivers a roundup of global sports news.[1] The program is broadcast from the network's world headquarters at CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and from the bureau in London.

The series launched in October 1993 and is the oldest continually broadcast program across the network.[2] It is primarily anchored by Don Riddell. The other hosts include Amanda Davies, Patrick Snell, Kate Riley, Alex Thomas, Christina Macfarlane and Rhiannon Jones. World Sport was relaunched with an updated graphics package and lower third alongside CNN's other programmes in February 2015.[3] Originally half an hour long, the running time was reduced to 15 minutes.

References

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  1. ^ "CNN World Sport at 25". CNN. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Allan (October 13, 2018). "CNN's longest running program, World Sport, just turned 25". CNN Commentary. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "CNN Sport's new look". Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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