ITV is one of the major platforms for free-to-air live sports in the United Kingdom. It offers extensive coverage of several sporting events, from the FIFA World Cup to the Six Nations rugby tournament, EFL, horse racing, motorsports, cycling, and more.
Fronting the live coverage is a talented roster of ITV sports presenters, who serve as a bridge between the audience and the world of live sports.
Below is a look at the ITV sports presenters who anchor major live sporting broadcasts for the network:
1. Laura Woods
- Current role: Lead presenter for ITV and TNT Sports football coverage
- Previous jobs: Host of the Sports Breakfast show on Talk Sport
- Ethnicity: White
Laura Woods is one of the top ITV presenters and one of the most recognizable faces in sports broadcasting. She is one of the main presenters for ITV’s football coverage, and is part of the network’s coverage team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Besides ITV, Laura Woods also works for TNT Sports, where she covers football, including the UEFA Champions League. Additionally, she has previously worked for DAZN, Amazon Prime Video, and Sky Sports in various sports reporting and broadcasting roles.
2. Mark Pougatch
- Current role: ITV’s lead football and rugby presenter
- Previous jobs: Host of BT Sport Score on BT Sport
- Ethnicity: White (British with Ukrainian and Jewish descent)
Mark Pougatch is another of the top ITV sports presenters, where he leads the football and rugby coverage. He is part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup coverage team alongside Laura Woods and was also one of the presenters for ITV’s 2026 Six Nations coverage.
Besides ITV, Pougatch holds several other media roles, including hosting the 4-7 pm weekday show on Track Radio and hosting the Sports is History podcast. He has also worked for other media organizations in the past, including BBC Radio 5 Live, Premier League TV, and BT Sport.
3. Seema Jaswal
- Current role: ITV’s FA Cup presenter
- Previous jobs: UEFA Women’s Champions League presenter for DAZN and BT Sport
- Ethnicity: Mixed (Asian and African heritage)
Seema Jaswal is a British sports broadcaster who works for ITV, where she hosts FA Cup draws and live matches. She has also presented England Women’s international football matches and was part of ITV’s coverage team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Jaswal also works for the Premier League, where she has presented various programs, including Premier League Live, Matchday Live Extra, Weekend Warm Up, Fan Zone, and Kick Off. She is also part of the BBC’s snooker coverage team, where she covers the World Snooker Championship.
4. Jill Douglas
- Current role: Rugby presenter for ITV
- Previous jobs: Sky Sports and BBC Scotland presenter
- Ethnicity: White (Scottish ancestry)
Jill Douglas is one of the most recognizable sports presenters working for ITV. She covers rugby and has presented the 2026 Six Nations tournament, the 2022 Women’s Rugby World Cup, among other competitions.
Douglas is also a regular presence on the BBC, where she has covered several major sporting events, including cycling, Rugby Union, and the Olympic Games. She previously worked for Sky Sports, where she covered rugby and Golden League athletics, and BBC Scotland, where she covered Rugby Union.
5. Ed Chamberlin
- Current role: IITV’s lead horse racing presenter
- Previous jobs: Presenter at Sky Sports
- Ethnicity: White
Ed Chamberlin is a British sports broadcaster who has been with ITV since 2017. He is the channel’s lead horse racing presenter, where he has presented major horse racing events, including the Gold Cup, the Grand National, the Royal Ascot, and the Epsom Derby.
Before joining ITV, Chamberlin spent nearly two decades at Sky Sports, where he presented 90 Minutes, The Full SP, Sky Sports News, and football events. He later became Sky Sports’ lead football presenter, where he hosted Monday Night Football and Super Sunday.
6. Oli Bell
- Current role: Horse racing presenter for ITV
- Previous jobs: Sky Australia sports presenter
- Ethnicity: White
Oli Bell is another one of the main ITV sports presenters, covering horse racing events. He is a versatile presenter and has hosted other sports events for ITV, including football, snooker, darts, and boxing.
Bell, who grew up surrounded by horse racing, began his career as an editorial assistant for Racing UK at the age of 18. He then worked his way up to being a presenter before moving to Sky Australia to present international sports.
7. Lauren Salter
- Current role: ITV rugby presenter
- Previous jobs: Presenter for BBC, Amazon Prime Video, and Premier Sports
- Ethnicity: White
Lauren Salter (née Jenkins) is a prominent Welsh sports broadcaster and journalist, best known for her coverage of rugby. She is one of the ITV sports presenters leading the channel’s coverage of rugby competition in 2026.
Besides her role on ITV, Slater is a regular presence on BBC Wales and S4C, where she covers various competitions, including the Rugby World Cup and Six Nations.
Slater is bilingual, and she made headlines in February 2026 when she interviewed a French rugby star in fluent French before translating his answers into Welsh.
8. Ugo Monye
- Current role: ITV rugby presenter
- Previous jobs: Professional rugby player
- Ethnicity: Black (Nigerian descent)
Ugo Monye is a British former international Rugby Union player turned sports broadcaster. He currently serves as an ITV sports presenter, pundit, and commentator, covering various rugby competitions, including the Six Nations and the Rugby World Cup.
In addition to ITV, Monye also serves as a rugby presenter and analyst for BBC Sport and TNT Sports. He also hosts the Rugby Union Weekly podcast on BBC Radio 5 Live.
9. Megan Nicholls
- Current role: Horse racing presenter, pundit, and analyst for ITV
- Previous jobs: Professional jockey
- Ethnicity: White
Megan Nicholls is a British sports broadcaster who serves as a presenter, pundit, and analyst for ITV’s horse racing coverage. In addition to her work with ITV, she has also covered horse racing events for Racing TV.
Nicholls, who is the daughter of famous British horse trainer Paul Nicholls, competed professionally as a jockey, starting with jumps before switching to Flat racing. However, she retired from racing in 2022 to focus on her career in media.
10. Rishi Persad
- Current role: Horse racing presenter for ITV, BBC, Channel 4, and Racing TV
- Previous jobs: Reporter and presenter for At The Races (now, Sky Sports Racing)
- Ethnicity: Asian (Indian descent)
Rishi Persad is one of the most recognized and respected horse racing presenters and a regular face on the ITV lineup. He has presented major horse racing tournaments for ITV, including the Royal Ascot and Cheltenham.
Persad also covers racing events for BBC Sport and Channel 4 Racing. Besides racing, he has also covered several other sports, including Golf, Tennis, snooker, cricket, and the Olympic Games (for BBC Sports).
11. Pete Graves
- Current role: Sky Sports and ITV darts presenter
- Previous jobs: Sports reporter for GM Radio and Bauer Media
- Ethnicity: White
Pete Graves is a British TV presenter, best known for his role in covering professional darts competitions. He joined the ITV darts coverage team in January 2026 and has since taken up the lead role of presenting various darts tournaments, including the World Masters.
Graves is also a long-running Sky Sports presenter, having joined the channel in 2009 as a reporter before being promoted. At Sky Sports, he presents news bulletins, in addition to covering various sports programs such as the Transfer Talk podcast.