Nowadays, the world of sport is filled with stunning beauties. And we're not just talking about the athletes. More often than not, women in sports are often observed more closely based on their looks. It’s part of their star appeal, how a lot of them are able to gain popularity and achieve success in the sporting world. It might sound crude to some, but that’s just the way it seems to be. The athletes themselves tend to play into it, if it helps get their popularity levels up, get more viewers to tune in and see more of them. Well, it’s not the athletes that have this effect.

TV networks crave female sportscasters who not only are immensely talented, but also look great in front of the cameras. That’s a sure way to ensure people tune in, regardless of the sporting spectacle on show. It’s worked like a treat, and many of these sportscasters have become major celebrities in their own right, and some are even more popular than a lot of the athletes they report on. The vast majority of them seem young and just starting out, fresh out of college and eager to impress, desperate to get themselves out there. It might surprise a lot of people to learn how old some of your favorite sportscasters are. These women in particular certainly don’t look their ages. They look far younger. These are female sportscaster who are actually much older than they look.

17 CARI CHAMPION

Cari Champion is without doubt one of the best-known names in the sportscasting industry. She’s vastly experienced, having worked for many different networks over the years, and has reveled in living the dream, doing what she always wanted to be doing. Her name’s synonymous with the world of sports, and she’s since morphed into something of a TV personality too. It’s no surprise why that’s been the case. Hers is a face that’s perfect for the camera. And as the years have rolled on, she’s gotten even better looking. In some of her pics, looking at her steamy physique, you’d look at them and be in no doubt that Cari was in her late 20s or early 30s at the oldest. Cari is actually 42, and just looks ridiculously good for her age.

16 Jennifer Hedger

Oh Canada! Yes, we are going north of the border for this one, and the trip is certainly worth it. Jennifer Hedger has been one of the most recognizable names on sports television for a long time in Canada. Hedger first gained nationwide fame when she joined TSN in 2002 as a co-anchor on Sportscentre. In the years that followed, her name has only grown in Canada, and her fame has carried her over to cameo roles on other television shows. While Hedger obviously looks like she has some experience, it's stunning to hear she's now 42 years old and still looking as good as she does. Back in 2007, she was voted in the top 10 for the most beautiful women on television in Hello! magazine, and even now, she'd probably earn a spot on that list.

15 CHARLOTTE JACKSON

Charlotte Jackson is a British sportscaster who’s been doing her thing on UK TV for a heck of a long time now. She’s got sporting pedigree herself, having played lacrosse to a pretty high level, and is currently hitched to former Wales soccer manager, Chris Coleman. Charlotte began her broadcasting career way back in 2004. Since then, she’s worked for a number of different networks, has hosted shows, and has become something of a media personality. Her steamy modeling shoots have been a large part of that. Charlotte has a body to die for and is stunningly beautiful.

Looking at her today, you’d either say that she’s in her late 20s or at the oldest, early 30s.

It seems inconceivable that Charlotte is about to enter her 40s. The 39-year-old has the secret, and is keeping her cards close to her vest, as she should.

14 SHIBANI DANDEKAR

Shibani Dandekar is one of the most popular sportscasters out there. That might surprise a lot of you who don’t have a clue who she is. She’s revered in India where she used to be a sportscaster in the nation’s domestic cricket competition. Now she’s branched out, is heavily into modeling and does a lot of singing and acting too. Shibani’s about to hit the golden one million follower mark on Instagram – that should show you just how popular she is. Scroll through her many alluring pics, and you’ll also realize why she’s so popular. She’s got flawless beauty and one heck of a physique which she flaunts no end. You’d think looking at her pics, looking at what she’s got, that she’s definitely in her 20s. You’d be wrong. Amazingly, Shibani is 36.

13 HOLLY SONDERS

Holly Sonders is regarded to be the best looking woman in golf. Anyone who’s seen her in action, either on TV or posing for the cameras in sultry pics, would certainly be able to appreciate why she’s been labelled with that tag. That’s what Holly was going for, ever since she started out in the industry.

Golf’s most recognizable TV personality knows how to work it, and knows what people want to see. She’s certainly made quite a career for herself.

In terms of her look, it’s evident that Holly’s had some work done. But even so, see Holly for the first time and you’d think she’s fresh out of college, certainly in her 20s. But no, Holly’s hit the 30 mark. It seems as if 30 is the new 20, especially in the sportscasting world anyway.

12 KATARINA SRECKOVIC

Katarina Sreckovic acquired worldwide attention in 2014 when she was nearly fired for being too hot. That just about says it all. She was reporting from the touchline of a soccer match in Belgrade, but apparently the players were getting distracted due to her steamy presence. Luckily for her, she managed to keep her job. There would have been no shortage of companies looking to get her on board if she was sent packing. That incident was probably the best thing that could have happened to Katarina. Like I mentioned, the Serbian beauty came to worldwide attention, and she’s been milking it ever since.

Again, Katarina is someone who looks like she’s fresh out of college. She’s just earned her degree and is eager to impress, get stuck in, and is willing to put herself out there to do it. But Katarina is in her late 20s, and about to hit the 30 mark. Katarina, a 30-year-old? Those words just don’t fit.

11 ALEX CURRY

Alex Curry is one of the most popular sportscasters in the industry. She’s bubbly, vibrant, full of energy, and has a smile that’s infectious, makes you want to flash your smile and beam from ear to ear too. Alex is also beautiful, she’s curvaceous, and has a fit physique and actually quite a unique look that people never tire of seeing. Alex probably isn’t rated as being amongst the best looking sportscasters in the industry – that’s, in my opinion, and I’m sure plenty of others, a travesty, for the very reasons I just mentioned.

Alex is another sportscasting beauty who looks like she’s fresh out of college.

But she graduated in 2010 and is actually 30 years old. She’s done a tremendous amount of work since graduating, has built up quite a résumé. In terms of her look, she looks far younger than her 30 years, but when it comes to experience, she’s wise beyond her years.

10 MOLLY QERIM

Molly Qerim might not be regarded as one of the best sportscasters in the industry. But she’s certainly up there when it comes to being the best looking. Molly’s known for her curvaceous physique. She’s got plenty of curves, which are very noticeable in certain areas. It’s nearly impossible to keep certain regions on her body hidden. But that’s what people love to see. She’s beautiful too, and that really is the ultimate combination. I’m not going to say that Molly looks like she’s fresh out of college, or anything like that, because she doesn’t. Although she’s got a smoking physique, there’s a sense of maturity about her look. But having said that, she in no way looks like she’s 33. For a woman approaching her mid-30s she looks absolutely stunning.

9 MELANIE COLLINS

Melanie Collins is without doubt one of the freshest and most beautiful faces on TV in the sportscasting world. See her do her stuff and you’d think that her network had gotten a supermodel on board to do their sportscasting duties. She’s a blonde bombshell if ever there was one, has what many people deem to be the perfect, complete package, consisting of steamy looks and a drop-dead gorgeous physique. She works hard to maintain that physique and takes delight in showing it off on TV and on her social media profiles. We’re all mightily glad she does and she’s not the shy, conservative type.

Although Melanie’s one of the freshest faces on TV, she’s actually been in the industry for a decade.

That surprises a lot of people, because in terms of how she looks, she doesn’t look like she’s got a decades’ worth of experience under her belt. But she started out in her early 20s and is now 32. She doesn’t look her age but seems to be getting hotter as the years roll on by.

8 LAURA ESPOSTO

And off we pop to Europe for this entry. A lot of those on this list are in their early to mid-30s and look around a decade younger. Laura looks as good as these women, if not better, and is another one who could very well be in her 20s. She certainly doesn’t look like she’s about to hit the 40 mark.

At 39 years old, this beautiful Italian sportscaster never thought she’d be in the industry.

At one point she was in L.A. trying to make it as a model and actually doing decently well. Then her face got picked up, she went over to the UK to present Italian soccer matches after Italy won the World Cup, and she’s been sportscasting ever since.

7 INES SAINZ

Inés Sainz is a Mexican sportscaster and someone who possesses all-round ability, the complete package. She’s someone men find very intriguing. She’s got a law degree, is a black belt in taekwondo, played many other sports, and is a pretty big time model too. Ines made the transition from modeling to sportscasting, often combining the two to wow audiences, and it’s something that’s meant Ines is recognized as being one of the most beautiful women in the world – not just in sportscasting. She’s ruling the roost when it comes to Latin American sportscasters, has that right blend of brains and beauty.

It’s evident that she possesses a great deal of maturity, but even so, I don’t think many would’ve thought she’s 39.

Set your eyes on some of her recent pics, and there’s no way you’d be able to tell she’s about to hit the big 40 mark.

6 Marisol Gonzalez

Yup, we're going with another Mexican beauty, and this one is well remembered for her appearance at a Super Bowl media day where she arrived in a head-turning red dress, as if she was getting ready to enter a beauty pageant rather than a media day. In any event, Marisol Gonzalez has actually been around for quite a while, as she was in the 2003 Miss Universe pageant. While she's still covering sports, many know her better for her modeling shoots. She's got over 1 million Instagram followers and you'd think she was someone in her 20s, just starting out a modeling career. In reality Gonzalez is now 34 years old and a mother, but that hasn't hindered her looks in any way. In fact one could argue she looks even better than when she was in the Miss Universe pageant all those years ago.

5 KIRSTY GALLACHER

When it comes to sportscasters hailing from the UK, there are two of note. There’s Charlotte Jackson, and the other one is Kirsty Gallacher. The 42-year-old Scottish sportscaster and media personality was always destined for a career in front of the cameras, a career in sports. Her dad’s former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher, so sports were always a big part of her life. Despite this, she wanted to be a fashion journalist, but eventually found she was a perfect fit for sportscasting. She found that and so did the various networks that hired her. She’s smart, but just her mere presence on camera is enough to get the viewer count up. She’s beautiful, and in terms of her physique, she’s lean, muscular, and yet curvaceous too. She really does have the complete package, a seriously gorgeous one for a woman in her 40s.

4 CHARISSA THOMPSON

Charissa Thompson is another blonde bombshell hailing from the U.S. But she isn’t just “another” sportscaster. She’s much more than your average run-of-the-mill sportscasting beauty. Charissa’s covered all the top events in the sporting world for all the big networks, and due to her success, her popularity, she’s branched out and has done plenty of other stuff on camera too. The camera just loves Charissa, and we love her on it. Charissa’s another person who people would say has flawless looks, the perfect package for TV.

She’s 35, but maintains that total package splendidly, so much so that she looks like a woman around a decade younger than she is.

Charissa is undoubtedly one of the most popular sportscasters in the business, and long may she continue to sizzle on our screens.

3 SARA CARBONERO

When it comes to Latin American sportscasters, there are a few of note. Sara Carbonero is one of them and has regularly been voted as number one in polls as the world’s hottest sportscaster. That largely depends on personal preferences of course, but no one can deny that she’s hot. Sara has over a million followers on Instagram for a reason. Even though she’s taking a break from sportscasting, having moved country with her hubby, she’s still keeping up appearances, posing in many stunning shoots. Due to her appearance in such shoots, you’d instantly say that this was a young, up and coming 20-year-old, eager to stamp her mark in the modeling world. Sara is actually 34, and what’s even more remarkable is that she’s had two kids.

2 JIMENA SANCHEZ

There are plenty of stunning sportscasters of note, many of which are featured on this list. But when it comes to sending social media into meltdown, only Jimena Sanchez has that effect. That’s the effect she set out to achieve. A few years back, she made the conscious decision that that’s how she was going to get famous, by posing in seriously steamy pics. 3.5 million Instagram followers and a whole load more people who watch her do her thing on TV, prove she’s certainly achieved her goal.

Jimena’s been dubbed as being Mexico’s mini Kim Kardashian – that just about says it all.

Jimena presents on the Latin American version of Fox Sports, and it’s safe to assume a whole load of people tune in just to get an eyeful of Jimena. Someone with that kind of presence, who poses in such pics, you’d think she’d be in her early 20s. But in actual fact, Jimena is 35 years old.

1 ERIN ANDREWS

Even if you don’t know a whole lot about sports and just went through this article to appreciate sultry sportscasters, it’s fair to assume that you still had an inkling that Erin Andrews was going to feature on this list. Her name is synonymous with the sporting world in America, and sportscasting in general. All those coming up through the ranks, entering a career in sportscasting or broadcasting, want to emulate what Erin has achieved. She’s got it all, has beauty, brains, an in-depth knowledge about all-things sports, and has that extra spark to her personality and knows how to play to the camera.

I’m not going to lie and say that Erin looks like a 20-something year old fresh out of college. She looks like a slightly older, more mature woman, the woman that she is. But she certainly doesn’t look like she’s about to hit the 40 mark. Even though she’s 39, Erin is showing no signs of slowing down, and is still as gorgeous and as loved as ever.