Alex Scott has been announced as the new host of A Question of Sport.
Scott’s new role as host follows a big shake up at A Question of Sport, after it was announced on Sunday (13 September) that Barker and team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell would be leaving the show. The trio’s final series of A Question of Sport, a show which first aired in 1970, will be broadcast next year.
The former England footballer, who works as a pundit for the BBC Sport, will step into Sue Barker’s shoes on the long-running panel show.
The news was celebrated by Gary Lineker, who wrote that Scott was “smart, knowledgeable and perfectly qualified for the role”.