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Press Release |  21 Feb 2011 17:57 |  By RnMTeam

Sirius XM Radio to Offer Live Coverage of ICC Cricket World Cup

MUMBAI: Sirius XM Radio announced that it will broadcast the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, offering both Sirius and XM subscribers play-by-play coverage of men's matches from India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from the group games through to the World Cup Final on April 2.

For the second year, match broadcasts, provided by Cricket Radio, will air on Sirius channel 113 and XM channel 244  Visit www.siriusxm.com/livesports for match times and listings.

The ICC Cricket World Cup, the 50-over world event for cricket held every four years, will take place at venues in India, Sri Lanka and, for the first time, Bangladesh  Fourteen national teams from around the globe will compete in two groups with the group stage matches running from February 19 - March 20  The eight teams that emerge from the group stage will compete in the Super Eights... from March 23 - 26  The top four teams from the Super Eights will compete in the semi-finals on March 29 and 30 and the 2011 Cricket World Cup champion will be crowned after a one-match final on Saturday, April 2.

Sirius XM offers an extensive lineup of international sports programming. In addition to the Cricket World Cup, listeners can also hear Formula Oneâ„? racing, world class soccer from the English Premier League, and World Cup skiing events from around the globe.

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