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Richard John Davies (30 April 1928 – 19 February 2023, aged 94) was a British television sports presenter who anchored World of Sport from 1968 until 1985.
After World of Sport ended Davies stayed with ITV, presenting boxing, darts, and snooker, as well as playing a part in their coverage of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He left ITV Sport in August 1989.
After leaving ITV, Davies joined the original incarnation of Eurosport, which was then owned by Sky, and the European Broadcasting Union. He fronted their snooker coverage, including the one-off 1991 Mita World Masters. He presented sports bulletins from his home for Classic FM in its early days as its inaugural sports editor.
In 1995 Davies suffered a stroke which forced him to give up his work on Classic FM. He eventually made a good recovery although it was a year or two before his speech fully returned to normal. In the late 1990s he fronted Dickie Davies' Sporting Heroes.
After World of Sport ended Davies stayed with ITV, presenting boxing, darts, and snooker, as well as playing a part in their coverage of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He left ITV Sport in August 1989.
After leaving ITV, Davies joined the original incarnation of Eurosport, which was then owned by Sky, and the European Broadcasting Union. He fronted their snooker coverage, including the one-off 1991 Mita World Masters. He presented sports bulletins from his home for Classic FM in its early days as its inaugural sports editor.
In 1995 Davies suffered a stroke which forced him to give up his work on Classic FM. He eventually made a good recovery although it was a year or two before his speech fully returned to normal. In the late 1990s he fronted Dickie Davies' Sporting Heroes.