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Launched as a fully dedicated sports network in 2000, BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. The channel incorporates programs such as Match of the Day, Grandstand, Test Match Special, Ski Sunday, Rugby Special, and the coverage of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

The BBC Sport’s website is considered UK's most popular sports website. The website is increasingly adding video and audio coverage, and text news services.

When BBC received public status in the United Kingdom, the government forbid the advertising of sports on the channel. Due to which, sports matches covered by BBC Sport were not sponsored. Until 1982, this prohibition resulted in soccer teams having two sets of kits, which included standard kits with corporate logos, and plain BBC kits.

BBC Sport broadcasts programs in 4:3 ratio. The other sub-channels of BBC broadcast programs on 16:9 widescreen or the 14:9 compromise ratio, because BBC often airs sports from other broadcasters. These broadcasters provide programs in 4:3 ratio, which is relatively low, compared to the BBC standard of 16:9 ratio. To avoid technical problems, BBC either frames the 4:3 pictures in 16:9 frames or transmits pictures in 4:3.

In 2006, BBC Sport launched a trial of the High Definition television format. BBC incorporated this format especially for the FIFA 2006 World Cup in HDTV as part of a wider trial. In addition, some FA Cup matches from the third round onwards have also been broadcast in 1080p.

In the same year, the BBC Sport’s online version also became the most popular source for news and coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Over 3.4m football fans used the BBC's site during the football tournament, with up to 3m hits made each day. Estimated to be three times as popular as the Fifa.com site, the BBC sports website noted 1.08m unique users.

BBC Fantasy Football: Hosted by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel, Fantasy Football League was a British television program based on English premiership football. The League was first launched on BBC Radio 5 and was hosted by Dominik Diamond. As the show gained popularity, it was transferred to BBC 2, with the broadcast of three series from January 1994 to May 1996. During the 1998 World Cup, the show was aired on ITV with live specials on alternate nights.

The show followed the standard format of the Fantasy League show. It had teams picked by regular celebrity guests. Every week, it had one or more celebrities appearing on the show, with general discussions on the weekend matches and their fantasy line-ups. Later, as it progressed, BBC sports had the fantasy league pushed to the background, and then removed completely. The latter shows still had guest appearances from the likes of Nick Hornby, Damon Albarn, Peter Cook etc.

The sets were designed as a mock-up of the London flat where the hosts were purported to live. The idea of the show was to represent the environment in which football fans watch football at home. Celebrity guests would stand outside the "front door" of the set and ring the "doorbell” before being let in and announced.

BBC Football Premiership: BBC Sport provides all the premiership football action as it happens. The website provides up-to-the-minute news, results, breaking news, video, audio, and feature stories. BBC Sport covers all the major events of all the professional football clubs in the UK, along with dressing room gossip.