MUMBAI: We all know Whoopi Goldberg as a wonderful actress and for her roles in The Color Purple and Sister Act series. Now the American star – who has long been a supporter of sports -  will be known for launching a global sports network for women. Yes, exclusively focused on women’s sports.

Called the All Women Sports Network (AWSN) its launch was announced mid-last week on The Tonight Show hosted by Jimmy Fallon. Goldberg is partnering with an organization called  CommonSpirit Health which is led by CEO Wright Lassetter III for the network.

The new channel will “be the home for live women's sports from around the world. Everything from soccer, basketball, tennis, cricket, curling, you name it — if a woman is playing it, we're showing it,” expressed Goldberg to Fallon.

In India, AWSN is available on Jio TV and Jio TV+ across all mobile phones and is integrated with the Jio set top box as well. Goldberg added that the channel is to be available in 65 countries including west Asia, Asia and a US announcement is set to follow.

According to Goldberg, the goal of AWSN is to "rectify the imbalance in sport representation, championing the cause of female athletes one step at a time." 

At the time of writing, the channel was showcasing docuseries around prominent sportswomen like Billie Jean King, Serena Williams and other athletes, interspersed with live matches of women's football, beach ball in Germany and Sweden, and basketball, field hockey leagues in Australia.