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- PA SportsTicker - America's big hitter in sports information
- PA SportEV - Sports video for broadband and mobile
- PA Sport Services - At the heart of the business of sport
- Sportal Australia - Australia's premier sports information provider
- iKnowledge - Graphical solutions & sports analytics
- PA Sport South Africa - Africa's leader in sports information
From 1868 to today.
A brief history of PA Sport.
1868 - The Press Association registered as a limited company.
1883 - Charles Pardon, PA's first Sports Editor, appointed.
1905 - PA first start to use the telephone to supply sports results
1906 - Agreement signed between PA and Exchange Telegraph for joint collection of football, racing and cricket news.
1946 - Joint PA/Reuters photo agency formed.
1954 - Norman Gowers breaks the story of Roger Bannister running the world's first sub 4 minute mile.
1990 - PA acquires Extel Sport Services.
1993 - PA acquires Sportslink UK and moves its sports operation to Leeds in the north of England.
1994 - PA Sport becomes the official data partner of the Test & Country Cricket Board (TCCB), which was the precursor to the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
1994 - PA provides the feed for the first ball-by-ball Test match coverage on the Internet.
1997 - PA Sport establishes a UK national network of football reporters in all regions.
1999 - PA Sport launches the International Wire, with coverage from major sports worldwide.
1999 - PA Sport implements its Football Live system for top flight English football, revolutionising the collection of football data.
2000 - PA Sport becomes the official data partner of the English Premier League, the English Football League and the Scottish Premier League.
2000 - PA Sport awarded the management and administration of the British Greyhounds Racing Board (BGRB) central racing database.
2000 - PA Sport provides first comprehensive coverage of the Paralympics.
2001 - PA Sport moves its UK operations centre from Leeds to Howden, East Yorkshire.
2001 - PA Sport becomes the official data partner of the British Horceracing Board (BHB).
2004 - PA Sport starts covering all qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup, with the Maldives versus Vietnam.
2005 - PA Sport acquires Sport Services Group, now PA Sport Services.
2005 - PA Sport acquires Sportev, now PA SportEV.
2005 - PA Sport sets up an operation in Mangalore, India.
2005 - PA Sport becomes the official data partner of the Champions League of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
2005 - PA Sport becomes the official data partner of the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) and sets up PA Sport SA, with local partner Umliba.
2006 - PA Sport acquires iKnowledge.
2006 - PA Sport acquires SportsTicker, now PA SportsTicker, the leader in American sports information.
2007 - PA Sport implements a second operation centre in Pune, India.
2007 - With its new operation centre in Connecticut, US, and operations in the UK, Hong Kong and India, PA Sport now has follow-the-sun operational coverage.
- Match Centres
Dynamic and comprehensive match day coverage for your website. -
Actim
The official stats and rankings of The English Premier League and The Football League. -
Football Fixtures 2007
Official fixture licenses and supply for English and Scottish football. -
Rugby World Cup
Data, editorial and multimedia services from PA Sport. -
Perlego
The card tracking system, powered by iKnowledge.
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