Eurosport’s Bob Ballard apologizes for sexist remark after being pulled from Olympics
"I am a massive advocate of women’s sport."
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Eurosport commentator Bob Ballard removed from Olympics following sexist remark
"You know what women are like… hanging around, doing their make-up."
Snooker player Stephen Maguire’s apparent “f***ing wanker” to himself drew a broadcast apology to lip readers
"Apologies for those who are very adept at lip reading."
Norwegian broadcasters lost their minds when Viktor Hovland sank a long putt to win his first PGA Tour event
Hovland became the first Norwegian to win on either the PGA Tour or the European Tour.
Discovery buys PGA Tour international rights for $2 billion
Discovery now has long-term deals for international rights to the Olympics and the PGA Tour
Facebook hires Eurosport’s Peter Hutton to pursue global live sports rights deals
Hutton has plenty of experience in global sports rights, once acquiring European Olympics rights for Eurosport.