MUMBAI: NewsX has launched a sports show, Sport Grandstand. The hour-long show will air every Saturday at 1 pm.

The English news channel has roped in 100 metres Olympic champion Linford Christie for the show.

The sports show will have 80 stories every week interlaced with sports guests, reporters live-ins, sports rankings, factiods and trivia.

For the channel Vijay Amritraj will analyse Wimbledon and Chima Okerie for Euro 2008.

Says INX News COO Vynsley Fernandes, " From regular sports to highly popular but unusual games, Sport Grandstand covers every sporting action of the week from around the world. Our sports programmes have consistently enjoyed high viewership, satisfying the sports aficiondos."

Chirstie says, "Sports Grandstand is by far the most comprehensive sport show. It covers every important story every week, no matter where in the world."