Football buffs can still have a ball during these cricket dominated days! TEN Sports will exclusively air the quarter finals of the English FA Cup, the oldest and most famous football bout in the world. The live action from the English grounds will be brought right into the living rooms of Indian soccer fans!

TEN Sports will exclusive air the quarter finals of the English FA Cup, as league leaders Arsenal take on the boys in blue, Chelsea on Saturday, 8 March 2003 from 10:30 pm onwards. Followed by another exciting local derby game between Sheffield United vs Leeds United on Sunday, 9 March 2003 at 4:55 pm!

Premier League leaders Arsenal are now chasing the double for the second successive year, looking for wins in both the league and the Cup. Chelsea, by contrast, are relying on the FA Cup as their only chance of silverware this season.

The other tie is a Yorkshire derby. Sheffield and Leeds are separated by just 40 miles and the two teams have always had a fierce rivalry. This year Sheffield United are one of the favourites for promotion from the first division and will fancy their chances of beating their more glamorous local rivals.

Ten Sports keeps up with its promise of presenting the best of global football action and will follow the English FA Cup 2003 as the tournament heads for an exciting climax with the semi finals on 13 April and the finals on 17 May.

Along with the live telecast of FA Cup action, TEN Sports will showcase the world's best cricket triangulars starting with the Sharjah Cup in April, Morocco Cup in August, and the Champions Trophy in November. It will also air all the internationals from Sri Lanka including tours by New Zealand, Pakistan in April and May; and England in November/December.

TEN Sports also brings exclusive telecasts of WWE eight hours a week, and an entertaining mix of sports programming which includes Classic India-Pakistan cricket matches, The English FA Cup, Manchester United Football, the WTA (professional women's tennis), ATP Dubai Tennis Open, The Ryder Cup, Champions Trophy Hockey and Champions Challenge Hockey.

TEN Sports is being promoted by Taj Television which was established in January 2001. It is owned by Bukhatir Investments Limited, one of the most successful conglomerates in the UAE, with interests in banking, construction, real estate, trading, information technology, cricket and now television. Its portfolio consists of Ten Sports, television production, broadcasting solutions, remote television production & event management.