Sports Sunday

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| genre = Sports

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| presenter = Roz Kelly

| starring = Mark Taylor
Gus Worland

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| country = Australia

| language = English

| num_seasons = 7

| num_episodes = 264

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| location = 1 Denison Street, North Sydney, New South Wales

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| camera = Multiple-camera setup

| runtime = 60 minutes
(including commercials)

| network = Nine Network

| first_aired = {{Start date|2017|03|05|df=yes}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2023|11|12|df=yes}}

| related = Wide World of Sports

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Sports Sunday was an Australian sports television program that was broadcast on the Nine Network at 10.00am Sunday mornings. The show was hosted by journalist Roz Kelly, with a roster of rotating panelists including former Australian cricket captain Mark Taylor, radio host Gus Worland and journalist Sean Maloney.{{cite web|last=Manning|first=James|title=Emma Freedman hosting new Sports Sunday program on Nine|publisher=Media Week|url=http://www.mediaweek.com.au/sports-sunday-nine-wide-world-sports/|date=2 February 2017|accessdate=26 November 2017}}

The weekly show featured discussions and debates on the previous week's sporting news and events, along with guest interviews and other sporting highlights from both Australia and internationally.

On 3 March 2024, the show was rebranded as a revival of Wide World of Sports.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=3 March 2024 |title=Returning: Wide World of Sports |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/03/returning-wide-world-of-sports-3.html |access-date=3 March 2024 |website=TV Tonight |language=en-AU}}

History

The show aired its debut episode on 5 March 2017, and was a replacement for the long running Wide World of Sports program after host Ken Sutcliffe's retirement in 2016.{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|title=Airdate: Sports Sunday|publisher=TV Tonight|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/02/airdate-sports-sunday.html|date=2 February 2017|accessdate=25 November 2017}} The debut season was hosted by television presenter Emma Freedman.

It was announced on 8 February 2018 that host Emma Freedman had left the Nine Network to take up a position at the NRL-based channel Fox League.{{cite web|last=Honeysett|first=Stuart|title=Emma Freedman to depart Nine and Wide World of Sports|publisher=Wide World of Sports|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/2018/02/08/14/48/emma-freedman-sports-sunday-host-2018?ocid=social-wwos|date=9 February 2018|accessdate=9 February 2018}} James Bracey replaced Freedman as host from 2018.{{cite web|title=Nine announce exciting plans for NRL and rugby league coverage in 2018|publisher=Wide World of Sports|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/2018/02/28/19/27/nine-announce-nrl-season-coverage-for-2018-season|date=1 March 2018|accessdate=1 March 2018}}

Journalist Roz Kelly took over the hosting role from Bracey in May 2022, following his appointment to sports presenter of Sydney's nightly Nine News bulletin.{{cite web|last=Perry|first=Kevin|title=Refresh for 9 NEWS SYDNEY as JAMES BRACEY and ROZ KELLY join the team|publisher=TV Blackbox|url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2022/05/07/refresh-for-9-news-sydney-as-james-bracey-and-roz-kelly-join-the-team/|date=7 May 2022|accessdate=7 May 2022}}

Nick McArdle, James Bracey and Emma Lawrence were the primary fill in hosts whenever Roz Kelly is unavailable.

The show was rebranded as Wide World of Sports on 3 March 2024.