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Sid is a London-based Sports Broadcaster and CEO @ Decyfr Sport. In 2024, he became the face of Disney-Star's coverage of Wimbledon, having previously fronted the Premier League for Star Sports and Test cricket for ESPNCricinfo.

 

Sid first presented live sports on television aged 21, anchoring coverage of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup on Star Sports and ESPN. In 2015, he joined NDTV. This was followed by positions at BT Sport and CNN International in London, as well as BBC Sport in Manchester – where he reported on BBC Sportsday and ‘Sport Today’ on BBC World. He also wrote for Sky Sports and presented cricket coverage for ESPNCricinfo in 2018.

 

He's has had exclusive interviews with FIFA World Cup winner Thierry Henry and former Premier League and Manchester United footballers Ryan Giggs and Robin Van Persie, while also having interviewed former Oasis songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Noel Gallagher, as well as former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, T20 World Cup winning captain Rohit Sharma and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.

 

Additionally, he was among the first sportscasters globally to speak to Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova, following their singles' victories at Wimbledon 2024, while also having a feature-length, sit-down exclusive with reigning World No. 1 Jannik Sinner.
 

Enquiries: london@sidkohli.com

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14th July 2024

Carlos Alcaraz: History Maker

Sid spoke to back-to-back Wimbledon Gentlemen's Champion, Carlos Alcaraz immediately after his straight-sets win over 7-time Champion, Novak Djokovic.

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12th July 2024

Interviewing 'HITMAN'

Sid caught up with T20 World Cup winning captain, Rohit Sharma - as the superstar cricketer made his first trip to Wimbledon!

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3rd July 2024

The Champion of Champions

Sid spoke to legendary broadcaster and former India Cricket Captain, Ravi Shastri for Star Sports - as 'Shaz' - a regular at SW19, returned to the Royal Box at Wimbledon!

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8th February 2024

Super Bowl LVIII feat.
Thierry Henry, Kate Abdo and Micah Richards!

Sid was joined by CBS Sports' all-star Champions League Today lineup feat. Kate Abdo, Thierry Henry and Micah Richards in Las Vegas, ahead of Super Bowl LVIII - discussing all things NFL.

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12th February 2023

Sid @ Super Bowl LVII

Sid was at the State Farm Stadium at Super Bowl LVII with Decyfr Sport - as the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale, Arizona. 

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24th November 2021

Exclusive with Thomas Bach

Sid got an exclusive interview with IOC President Thomas Bach, and asked him about FIFA's planned biennial World Cup. 

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21st July 2021

BBC Sport x Tokyo 2020

Sid has been drafted in by BBC Sport to work on their coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - across all 19 days of broadcast. 

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18th April 2020

Tokyo 2020 with Olympic Broadcasting Services CEO Yiannis Exarchos

Sid will host a fireside chat with Yiannis Exarchos - Chief Executive of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) and Executive Director of the Olympic Channel at SprtsPro Live 2021 - discussing all things Tokyo 2020. 

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3rd December 2020

SportsPro OTT D2: 
RTÉ x Eleven Sports x
T-Mobile

On rolled Day 2 of the SportsPro OTT Summit as Sid moderated a panel on 'Optimising Regional Sport Broadcast' with Declan McBennett (RTÉ Sport), Guillaume Collard (Eleven Sports) and Andrej Miklánek (T-Mobile/ Slovak Telekom). 

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26th September 2020

UEFA CFM: Graduation 

Sid successfully graduated with distinction from the first-ever Open Edition of the UEFA Certificate in Football Management (CFM). In doing so, he becomes the first sports broadcaster to hold the prestigious diploma - issued by UEFA Academy and the University of Lausanne (IDHEAP). 

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10th September 2020

TALKING SPORT CONCLUDES WITH LORD COE!

The third and final episode of Talking Sport featured a fascinating discussion about sport governance with Lord Sebastien Coe (World Athletics), Alberto Colombo (European Leagues), Michael Cole (European Tour) and Michael Cunnah (iSportconnect).

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13th August 2020

SID PRESENTS SECOND SERIES OF “TALKING SPORT” FOR ELEVEN SPORTS

Sid is the new presenter of “Talking Sport” - the highly-successful web series powered by Eleven Sports and iSportconnect. The first episode focussed on sport broadcast rights, with Marc Watson (Eleven Sports), Lucas von Cranach (OneFootball), Dhaval Ponda (TATA Communications), and Andy Goldberg (CBS Sports).

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20th January 2020

Van Persie tweets about interview with Sid!

Robin van Persie had this to say to his 9.4m
followers about the interview with Sid!

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7th December 2019

Derby Day with Noel

An exclusive interview with Noel Gallagher at the Etihad Stadium after the Manchester Derby, on the impact of CFG’s ownership of Man City. 

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21st October 2019

When Sid met Giggsy

Sid interviewed Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs at IMG Studios in Stockley Park, for Star Sports. 

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25th June 2019

See you in Nyon!

Sid has been selected by UEFA as one of the 35 delegates across Europe to partake in the first open edition of the prestigious UEFA Certificate in Football Management programme, starting at the UEFA HQ in Nyon, this August.

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13th July 2024

Champion Barbora on Jana

2024 Wimbledon Ladies' Champion, Barbora Krejčíková spoke about her journey from being seeded 31st to becoming Champion, as well as her emotions at seeing mentor, the late Jana Novotná's name on the champions board, alongside her own.

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9th July 2024

Sid x Aamir Khan in London!

Sid spoke to legendary actor Aamir Khan - who was in London during Wimbledon, as the silver screen icon was put on the spot, and quizzed about his long-standing tennis fandom!

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1st July 2024

Sid is the face of Wimbledon

Sid Kohli has been confirmed as the main presenter on Disney Star Sports' TV and Digital coverage of Wimbledon - straight from SW19!

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26th June 2023

Appearing on CNN International

Sid made an appearance on CNN International - as Decyfr Sport's coverage of the MLB London Series aired globally on CNN World Sport.

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11th January 2023

F1's Pat Symonds at the
Royal Automobile Club

Sid hosted a fireside chat with Pat Symonds - Formula One's Chief Technical Officer at London's Royal Automobile Club (RAC) for BlackBook Motorsport.

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15th September 2021

Represented by
Warren Haughton

Sid has signed a talent management agreement with Haughton Consultancy, which is led by former professional footballer and journalist Warren Haughton. 

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20th July 2021

Elected UEFA AAA
Secretary-General

Sid has been elected founding Secretary-General of the UEFA AAA - following an internal election among members of the UEFA AAA Board. 

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25th January 2021

MLS x Bundesliga x TUDN:
Growing Soccer in the US

Sid will host a pen with Seth Bacon (MLS), Robert Klein (Bundesliga International), and Eric Conrad (TUDN) around 'Growing Soccer in the US' at he SportsPro OTT USA Summit 2021. 

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2nd December 2020

SportsPro OTT D1: 5G with BT Sport x Verizon x Zixi

5G and the Future of Sport Broadcast was on the Agenda at Day 1 of the SportsPro OTT Summit 2020. Sid chaired a panel with Matt Stagg (BT Sport), Darren Lepke (Verizon Media) and Eric Bolten (Zixi).

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17th September 2020

SportsPro LIVE D2: BT Sport x MotoGP x Grabyo

Day 2 of SportsPro Live featured Sid moderating an in-depth discussion on the role of Remote Broadcast and AI in sport production. The panel featured Jamie Hindhaugh (BT Sport), Gareth Capon (Grabyo), and David Arroyo (MotoGP).

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27th August 2020

TALKING SPORT – EPISODE 2: SUSTAINABILITY

The second episode of Talking Sport featured a discussion on Sport and Sustainability – with Ali Russell (Extreme E), Henry Staelens (Forest Green Rovers), Peter Thomas (Accenture), and Mike Penrose (The Sustainability Group).

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11th June 2020

Esports on TV – newfound habitat or stopgap?

Sid hosted Julian Tan from F1, Amanda Lawson from Gfinity, and Victoria Cotton from BBC Sport, for SVG Europe’s eSports Focus event. The event concluded with a panel discussion on how Esports has become an engaging linear TV and OTT property during lockdown.

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20th January 2020

RVP = MVP

Sid interviewed former Arsenal captain, and
Manchester United striker Robin van Persie at the IMG studios in London. Putting the PL great on the spot, RVP picked between his favourite goals, teammates and cities later tweeting to his 9.4m followers about the interview!

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21st November 2019

Opening SportsPro OTT at Madrid

Sid chaired the opening fireside chat ‘Thriving under Madness’ with Turner SVP Scott Doyne, at the SportsPro OTT Summit in Madrid. 

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14th October 2019

Sid to chair panel at BT Sport 

Sid will chair a panel at the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum on 14th November at the BT Sport studios in Stratford. 

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24th June 2019

Sid to host major conference at Chelsea - Stamford Bridge

Sid will host the Future Innovation in Sports Tech Global Series (F.I.S.T) conference on 28th June, and will moderate a panel discussion on the ‘Future of Sport Broadcasting and OTT’ alongside leaders from DAZN, beIN Sports, Yahoo Sport, and MyCujoo.

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13th July 2024

Presenting with Vijay Amritraj

Sid presented 30 shows on Disney Star Sports' TV coverage during the course of Wimbledon - fronting the major tournament alongside International Tennis Hall-of-Famer and legendary Indian tennis champion, Vijay Amritraj.

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7th July 2024

1-on-1 with the World No. 1

Sid sat down with reigning World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in an exclusive sit-down interview at Wimbledon, as viewers on Star Sports got to know the Australian Open champion!

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11th February 2024

Super Bowl LVIII - LAS VEGAS!

Sid led Decyfr Sport's coverage of Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas - featuring interviews and exclusives with Tony Romo, Thierry Henry, Matt Ryan, Shannon Sharpe, JJ Watt, Kate Abdo, Scott Hanson and Micah Richards!

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11th June 2023

Sourav Ganguly at Lord's

Sid hosted 'High Tea with Sourav Ganguly' at Lord's - sitting down with the legendary cricket captain and former BCCI President for an hour-long exclusive.

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1st November 2022

Judging Panel -Broadcast Sport Awards 2022

Sid was once again part of the Judging Panel at the Broadcast Sport Awards - involved in judging three categories. He also presented Alex Jacques with the "Sports Commentator of the Year" Award for his coverage of F1 on Channel 4.

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27th August 2021

Sid on Judging Panel: Broadcast Sport Awards

It has been announced that Sid will form part of the judging panel at the inaugural Broadcast Sport Awards 2021.

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29th June 2021

SportsPro APAC with Sanjog Gupta of Star and Disney India

Inside Star and Disney India's IPL Broadcast Operation: Sid will host a fireside chat with former colleague and Head of Sports at Star and Disney India, Sanjog Gupta - at the SPortsPro APAC Summit 2021. 

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9th December 2020

Sid elected onto UEFA Academy Alumni Board!

Following an successful campaign across Digital and Social Platforms, Sid has been elected onto the first-ever UEFA Academy Alumni Board, alongside João Fonseca, Biance Rech, Balázs Nemcsik, Anrea Pizzati, Diana Pirciu, and David McArdle.

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21st October 2020

SportsPro ASIA:
With NBA Asia's Scott Levy

Sid hosted a fireside chat with NBA Executive Vice-President and Managing Director Asia, Scott Levy at SportsPro Asia. When asked to make a bold prediction, Levy was box office - ending the discussion with: "We're going to have more fans in India than any other market in the world, in the next five years, how's that?"

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16th September 2020

SportsPro LIVE D1: Bundesliga x Amazon

Sid kicked things off at Day 1 of SportsPro Live with a Tech Forum panel with Andreas Heyden (DFL) and Simon Frost (Amazon Web Services), discussing the groundbreaking partnership between the DFL and AWS around NextGen stats, xGoals, average positions & hyperpersonalisation.

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20th August 2020

SportsPro Insider Series: Sid hosts WarnerMedia, FloSports, and Zixi!

Sid returned to the SportsPro Insider Series – to moderate a panel on the “Future of Broadcast Technology and the User Experience” with Peter Scott (WarnerMedia), Justin Hoyman (FloSports), and Eric Bolten (Zixi).

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29th April 2020

Sid hosts BBC Sport and Canal+ for SportsPro Insider Series

Sid hosted Ian Singleton from BBC Sport and Sébastien Audoux from Canal+ for the SportsPro Insider Series. The panel focused on how broadcasters are approaching content in the absence of live sport.

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20th December 2019

Sid in AIPS Top 15 Young Sports Broadcasters of the year

Sid has been selected by the AIPS (International Sport Press Association) as one of the ‘Top 15 Sport Broadcast Reporters’ under 30 in the world for 2019.

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26th October 2019

A big week in Madrid!

Sid will host and moderate a number of panel discussions at the SportsPro OTT Summit in Madrid, on the 20th and 21st of November. 

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3rd October 2019

Sid is a #SINextGen Leader 2020

Sid has been selected by the Sport Industry Group as one of the ’30 under 30’ #SINextGen Leaders for 2020. 

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Hosting the opening fireside chat at the SportsPro OTT Summit in Madrid. The session, ‘Thriving under Madness’ focussed on Turner Sports’ coverage of March Madness Live. Alongside Turner Sports SVP, Scott Doyne.

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Moderating the ‘Future of Sports Broadcasting, Digital, and OTT’ panel at the KPMG Sports Analytics World Series, London. (L-R) Ben Gallop, BBC Sport; Luc Osborne, EVP DAZN, Sebastien Audoux, Head of Sport, Canal+ OTT; and Tom Hines, Senior Content Manager, Arsenal Football Club.

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Moderating the ‘Future of Sports Broadcasting, Digital, and OTT’ panel at the KPMG Sports Analytics World Series, Mumbai. (L-R) Aneesh Madani, Twitter Sports; Siddharth Sharma, Star Sports; Gaurav Gala, IMG-Reliance.

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Sid chairing a panel on the ‘Rise of Remote Production’ at the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum, BT Sport Studios London. (L-R) David Harnett, Timeline TV; Graham Fry, IMG Studios; Gemma Knight, BT Sport; Chris Pearman, RedBee. 

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Sid hosting Adam Grossman, Chief Marketing Officer of the Boston Red Sox for a fireside chat, at the F.IS.T Global Series at Stamford Bridge Stadium, London.

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Hosting the KPMG Sports Analytics World Series,  at the Johan Cruyff ArenA, Amsterdam. 

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Sid interviewing Damien Willoughby, SVP Partnerships at City Football Group (CFG), about their investment into Mumbai City FC of the ISL. Pitchside at the Etihad Stadium, during the Manchester Derby. 

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Moderating the ‘Future of Sports Broadcasting, Digital, and OTT’ panel at the F.I.S.T. Global Series, at Stamford Bridge Stadium. (L-R) Tania Cunha, MyCujoo; Bhavesh Patel, Global Digital Director, BeIN Sport; Peter Parmenter, SVP DAZN.

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Hosting the F.I.S.T. Global Series at KPMG Toronto.

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