Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, sporting events are broadcast on several national television networks, as well as radio. Many of the sporting events are listed online or in different kind of apps. These apps are mainly designed by sport fans who want to have an easy way to find when a certain game or match is played, as well as when a race starts or which channel is broadcasting the olympic games etc.
Certain sporting events are protected by the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events and must be broadcast live and free-to-air on terrestrial television in the UK.
Presently, free-to-air means a TV channel which is free and covers 98% of the population.[1] According to Ofcom regulations, qualifying free-to-air channels are BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
Association football
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
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FIFA World Cup Finals | BBC/ITV | All matches live on BBC or ITV with final live on both broadcasters in 2026 |
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers | ITV/S4C | 2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA qualification and associated friendlies
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Premier Sports | ||
FIFA+ | Selected 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC qualification matches in second round live | |
All 2026 FIFA World Cup CAF qualification matches live | ||
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Ecuador home matches for 2026 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL qualification only live | ||
All 2026 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF qualification matches live | ||
Youtube | ||
Fanatiz | All 2026 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL qualification (exc. ARG, BOL, BRA, and ECU home) matches live. | |
Coverage TBC, 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC qualification matches for third until fifth round live | ||
FIFA Women's World Cup | BBC/ITV | All matches live on BBC or ITV with final live on both broadcasters in 2027 |
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BBC/ITV | All matches live on BBC or ITV with final live on both broadcasters until Euro 2028[2] |
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ITV/S4C | UEFA Euro 2028 qualification
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ITV/S4C/Premier Sports | Home Nations in UEFA Nations League until 2027
2024/25-2026/27 UEFA Nations League: Live Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and European qualifiers and associated friendlies (except England) and finals live on Premier Sports |
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Next edition in 2025 | |
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Coverage TBC, Next edition in 2025 | |
Africa Cup of Nations | Next edition in 2025 | |
Copa América | Premier Sports | All 32 matches live in 2024 |
CONCACAF Gold Cup | Next edition in 2025 | |
CONCACAF Nations League | Youtube | All matches from three leagues live |
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ITV | All qualifiers, UEFA Nations League matches and friendlies live on ITV until 2027[3] |
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ITV | Live friendlies and qualifiers until 2025 |
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Premier Sports | All matches live on Premier Sports until 2028 with highlights of Nations League and European Qualifiers on BBC Northern Ireland until 2024 |
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BBC Northern Ireland | All matches live until 2026 via BBC iPlayer with selected games on BBC NI Television |
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Premier Sports | All matches live until 2028 |
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Premier Sports | All matches live on Premier Sports until 2028 with highlights of Nations League and European Qualifiers on BBC Scotland until 2024 |
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S4C/Premier Sports | All matches live on Premier Sports and S4C with highlights on BBC Wales until 2028 |
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BBC Wales | Live until 2027 |
FIFA Club World Cup | TBC | Next edition in 2025 |
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TNT Sports | FTA coverage: Finals free to view on Discovery+ app 17 Champions League matches live on Amazon Prime on Tuesday nights with 533 UEFA matches live on TNT Sports. Champions League Wednesday night highlights on BBC Sport until 2027[4][5][6] |
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TNT Sports | Live until 2025 |
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DAZN | Live until 2025 |
TNT Sports | One match per week | |
Copa Libertadores | BBC | Final Live |
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Sky Sports | 128 matches live until 2025. Minimum of 215 matches live from 2025/26 until 2029
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TNT Sports | 52 matches live until 2029
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Prime Video | 20 matches live until 2025
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BBC | Highlights until 2029[7] | |
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Sky Sports | 2024/25 to 2028/29: 328 Championship matches, 248 League One matches, 248 League Two matches and all 15 Play-off matches live via Sky Sports or associated streaming service |
ITV | Highlights until 2027; five live matches in 2024-25 season with 10 live matches in 2025-26 and 2026-27 season[8] | |
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Sky Sports | 2024-29: All 93 matches live[9] |
ITV | Highlights until 2027; one semi-final and final live in 2024-25 season with 9 live matches including final in 2025-26 and 2026-27 season | |
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TNT Sports | Live until 2024 including end of season play-offs, plus weekly highlights[10] |
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Sky Sports | Up to 44 live matches until 2025 |
BBC | 22 live matches until 2025 | |
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BBC | 18 live matches per season including final to 2025[11] |
ITV | 20 live matches per season including final to 2025[12] | |
S4C | Selected live matches involving Welsh clubs to 2025[11] | |
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BBC | 7 live matches including semi-finals and final |
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BBC | Final live |
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ITV | Live until 2024 Live on TNT Sports from 2025 until 2029[12] |
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Sky Sports | All matches live until 2029[13] |
ITV | Highlights of final until 2027[8] | |
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TNT Sports | Final live |
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TNT Sports | Final live |
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BBC | 8 live matches on BBC Two Northern Ireland and 30 live matches on BBC iPlayer until 2025/2026 season plus highlights of all matches. |
Sky Sports | Four live matches per season until 2024/25 | |
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BBC | Final live on BBC Northern Ireland and 1 live match from each round on BBC Sport NI website and BBC iPlayer until 2025/2026. |
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Sky Sports | Final live |
BBC | Highlights on BBC NI[14] | |
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BBC | 16 live games available on BBC Sport NI |
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DAZN | Five matches per-week live until 2027 |
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DAZN | Live until 2027 |
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BBC | Final live on BBC Sport Northern Ireland website |
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Sky Sports | 60 live matches per season until 2028-29 |
BBC | Highlights of Scottish Premiership matches on BBC One Scotland and BBC Scotland; 27 live SPFL Championship on BBC Scotland; 38 delayed SPFL Premiership matches and six live Scottish Championship or Scottish League One matches on BBC ALBA until 2024–25 | |
Premier Sports | 20 live matches per season | |
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BBC | 11 live matches including final until 2024 plus highlights |
Premier Sports | 8 live matches including final until 2024 plus highlights | |
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Premier Sports | 16 live matches per season with highlights until 2023-24 |
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BBC | Five matches live |
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BBC | Final live |
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Sky Sports | At least five SWPL/League Cup matches live per season until 2028/29 |
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S4C | One weekly live match plus highlights on Sgorio[15] |
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S4C | One live game from round three onwards plus highlights |
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S4C | Final live plus highlights of the Semi-finals |
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Premier Sports | Live on Premier Sports |
ITV | 10 live matches per season[16] | |
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TNT Sports | Live until 2025 |
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TNT Sports | Live until 2024—25 |
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DAZN | Live |
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TNT Sports | Live until 2024 |
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DAZN | Live until 2025-26 |
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TNT Sports | Live until 2024[17] |
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Sky Sports | Live until 2024-25 |
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Sky Sports | Live until 2024-25 |
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Premier Sports | Live |
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TNT Sports | Live until 2024 |
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Premier Sports | Live |
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Premier Sports | Live |
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Youtube | Four J1 matches per-week live (including a Super Cup match before the season starts) |
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K League TV | All K1 and K2 matches live |
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DAZN | Three matches per-week live until 2024-25 |
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DAZN | Live until 2024-25 |
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DAZN | All three matches live until 2024-25 |
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Apple TV | All matches live on Season Pass until 2032 |
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Apple TV | Seven matches live from quarter finals on MLS Season Pass in 2024 |
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TNT Sports | Live in 2024 (including finals) |
Radio
BBC Radio 5 Live / Talksport
- Premier League: Live commentaries until 2024/25
- Package 1: 1st Pick Saturday 15:00 matches on 5 Live.
- Package 2: 2nd Pick Saturday 15:00 matches on Talksport.
- Package 3: 12:30 Saturday matches on Talksport.
- Package 4: Saturday 17:30 matches on 5 Live.
- Package 5: Sunday 14:00 matches on 5 Live.
- Package 6: Sunday 16:30 matches on 5 Live.
- Package 7: 20:00 Friday matches on Talksport and 20:00 Monday matches on Talksport.
- All matches from two midweek match rounds live on 5 Live/5 Sports Extra and BBC Sport website and app.
- All Live commentaries on all rearranged midweek matches on Talksport.
- All Boxing Day matches and one further midweek match round live via Talksport.
- Live commentary of all England international matches.
- Live commentary on selected Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland international matches
- Live commentary on selected UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League matches, involving British clubs
- Live commentary on WSL and Women's FA Cup matches
- Live commentary on all FIFA World Cup Finals matches until 2026
- Live commentary on all UEFA European Championship Finals matches until 2028
- Live commentary on FA Cup and EFL Cup matches and FA Community Shield
- Live commentary on EFL and EFL Trophy matches on Talksport; reports on BBC 5 Live
- Live commentary on selected SPFL matches including all Old Firm derbies on BBC 5 Live
BBC World Service
- Over 50 live Premier League commentaries per season via BBC Radio 5 Live
- 15:00 Saturday and 16:30 Sunday matches
- 11 live FA Cup matches via BBC Radio 5 Live including Final
- Live commentary of EFL Cup Final via BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio Scotland
- Commentary on Scottish Premiership matches with split coverage on MW/DAB and FM frequencies
- Commentary on Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup matches
- Commentary on Scotland international matches
BBC Radio Wales
- Live commentary on all Cardiff City matches on 103.9 FM
- Live commentary on all Swansea City matches on 93.9 FM
- Live commentary on all Newport County matches on 95.9 FM
- Live commentary on all Wrexham matches on 95.4/91.1 FM
- Commentary on Wales international matches until 2026
BBC Radio Ulster
- Reports and commentary on Irish League football with some split coverage on BBC Radio Foyle Digital
- Commentary on Northern Ireland international matches
BBC Radio Foyle
- Commentary on Derry City matches in the League of Ireland
BBC Local Radio
- Local Premiership, EFL and FA Cup commentaries via BBC Local Radio with some split frequency coverage
Clyde 1
- Preview, half-time and full-time reports from Scottish Premiership matches during weekend Superscoreboard programming
Independent Radio News (for UK commercial radio network)
- Reports and goalflashes from every Premier League match including live updates in networked IRN hourly news bulletins
- Reports and goalflashes from selected FA Cup matches including semi-finals and final
- Reports and goalflashes from EFL Cup Final and Championship play-off final
- Reports and goalflashes from England home matches
Rugby league
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast Details |
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Super League | Sky Sports | All Super League matches live until 2026 |
BBC | 10 live matches per season on BBC TWO until 2026, including two play off matches. 5 matches live on BBC iPlayer. Highlights of Grand Final. | |
RFL Championship | TBC | Live in 2024 |
Challenge Cup | BBC | One live match from rounds one to four on BBC Sport website; two fifth round matches, three sixth round matches, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final live on BBC TV in 2024 |
Premier Sports | One fifth round match, one sixth round match and two quarter-finals live until 2022/2023 | |
World Club Challenge | BBC | Live until 2026 |
Rugby League World Cup | BBC | All 31 matches live in 2021[18] |
Women's Rugby League World Cup | BBC | All matches live in 2021[18] |
National Rugby League | Sky Sports | Live |
Rugby League State of Origin | Sky Sports | Live |
20 live streamed matches from Challenge Cup, League 1, Women's Super League and Wheelchair Rugby League via The Sportsman
Radio
- BBC Radio 5 Sport Extra
Live Super League and Challenge Cup matches with reports on BBC Radio 5 Live; Super League Grand Final on 5 Live
Live State of Origin via ABC Radio on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
- BBC Local Radio
Commentaries on Super League, Championship and Challenge Cup matches
- Talksport 2
Commentaries on approx 80 Super League matches live per season with Grand Final on Talksport
- Independent Radio News (for UK commercial radio network)
Reports from Super League Grand Final and Challenge Cup Final
Rugby union
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
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Rugby World Cup | TBC | All 48 matches live |
TBC | TBC | |
World Rugby Under 20 Championship | ITV | Highlights on ITV4 |
S4C | Wales matches live | |
Women's Rugby World Cup | TBC | Live |
Six Nations Championship | BBC | Wales and Scotland home matches live until 2025 |
ITV | England, France, Ireland and Italy home matches live until 2025 | |
S4C | All Wales matches live | |
Women's Six Nations Championship | BBC / S4C | All matches live until 2025 with matches across BBC Two, BBC Wales, S4C, BBC Scotland, BBC Northern Ireland and BBC iPlayer |
Six Nations Under 20s Championship | BBC / S4C | All matches on BBC iPlayer with selected matches on BBC Red Button and S4C |
WXV | ITV / S4C | England and Wales matches live on ITVX; Wales matches live on S4C |
British and Irish Lions | Sky Sports | Live |
The Rugby Championship | Sky Sports | Live until 2025 |
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TNT Sports | Live until 2025 |
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BBC | Live |
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TNT Sports | Live until 2025 |
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TNT Sports | Live until 2025 |
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TNT Sports | Live until 2025 |
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TNT Sports | Live until 2025 |
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TNT Sports | Live until 2025 |
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Sky Sports | Live until 2025 |
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Sky Sports | Live until 2025 |
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Sky Sports | Live until 2025 |
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Sky Sports | Live until 2025 |
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ITV Sport | 8 European Rugby Champions Cup matches live (including one quarter-final, one semi-final and the final); plus highlights of all other matches until 2024 [20] |
TNT Sports | All European Rugby Champions Cup matches live and selected European Rugby Challenge Cup matches live until 2024 | |
Premier Sports | Selected European Rugby Challenge Cup matches live until 2024[21] | |
S4C | 9 European Rugby Challenge Cup matches live until 2024 | |
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Premier Sports | All 151 matches live until 2025 |
S4C | 27 matches live English Language commentary via Red Button | |
BBC Wales | 18 matches live on Friday nights with highlights of all games on Scrum V | |
BBC Northern Ireland | 6 Ulster home matches live on BBC Two Northern Ireland | |
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TNT Sports | 69 live matches per season until 2023–24 with all 93 matches live in 2024-25[22][23] |
ITV | 7 live matches per season including final and weekly highlights until 2024 | |
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TNT Sports | 11 matches live each season until 2023-24 |
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TNT Sports | One live match each week plus semi-finals and the final |
TNT Sports | Selected live matches | |
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S4C | Weekly Thursday night matches live via S4C Clic, YouTube and Facebook |
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Premier Sports | Live until 2023 |
Super Rugby | Sky Sports | Live until 2025 |
Currie Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2025 |
National Provincial Championship | Sky Sports | Live until 2025 |
Radio
BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
- Live commentary of Six Nations Championship matches until 2025
- Live commentary on Premiership Rugby
- Live commentary on European Rugby Champions Cup
- Live commentary of 2023 Rugby World Cup
Talksport and Talksport2
- Commentary on all Autumn International Series matches until 2024
- Live commentary on Premiership Rugby
- Reports from Six Nations Championship matches
BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru
- All Wales Six Nations matches live; Autumn internationals live on BBC Radio Cymru
BBC Radio Ulster
- Live commentary on all Ulster European Rugby Champions Cup matches and selected Ulster URC matches
- Commentary on all Ireland Six Nations matches
- Commentary on Ireland Autumn International matches
BBC Radio Scotland
- Commentary on all Scotland Six Nations matches
Independent Radio News (for UK commercial radio network)
- Reports from Six Nations Championship matches
Cricket
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
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England men's cricket team (Home Tests) | Sky Sports | All matches live until 2028[24] |
BBC | Daily highlights until 2024[25] | |
England men's cricket team (Home ODIs and T20Is) | Sky Sports | All matches live until 2028 |
BBC | Highlights of ODI and International T20 matches; 2 International T20 matches live per season until 2024 | |
England women's cricket team | Sky Sports | All matches live until 2028 |
BBC | Highlights of ODI and International T20 matches; 2 International T20 matches live per season until 2024 | |
One-day International and International Twenty20 Cricket in Ireland | YouTube | Home ODI's and T20I's live on Cricket Ireland YouTube channel |
Overseas International cricket | Sky Sports | Live coverage of Tests, ODIs and T20Is, from South Africa and Pakistan until 2024 |
TNT Sports | Live coverage of Tests, ODIs and T20Is, from Australia, West Indies (until 2026) and India (until 2028) | |
ICC Cricket World Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2031[26] |
Channel 5 | Highlights and final live in 2023 | |
ICC Women's World Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2029[27] |
ICC Men's T20 World Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2030[27] |
ICC Women's T20 World Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2030[27] |
ICC Under-19 World Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2030[27] |
Asia Cup | TNT Sports | Live in 2023 |
County Championship | Sky Sports | Selected matches live until 2024 |
T20 Blast | Sky Sports | Live until 2024 |
One-Day Cup | Sky Sports | Final live until 2024 |
The Hundred | Sky Sports | Live coverage of all 34 men's games and 34 women's games on Sky Sports The Hundred, with selected games on Sky Sports Mix and all women's games on Sky Sports Cricket YouTube |
BBC | 10 men's and 8 women's games live | |
Indian Premier League | Sky Sports | All 74 matches live on Sky Sports until 2027 |
Women's Premier League (IND) | Sky Sports | Live until 2027 |
Big Bash League (AUS) | Sky Sports | Live in 2024 |
Women's Big Bash League (AUS) | Sky Sports | Live in 2023 |
Super Smash (NZL) | TNT Sports | Live in 2022 |
Women's Super Smash (NZL) | TNT Sports | Live in 2022 |
Caribbean Premier League | TNT Sports | Live |
Pakistan Super League | Sky Sports | Live until 2024 |
SA20 (RSA) | Sky Sports | Live |
Bangladesh Premier League | Premier Sports | Live |
Major League Cricket | TNT Sports | Live |
- In-play video highlights clips of ICC events on BBC Sport and Sky Sports websites
- In-play video highlights clips of England international and The Hundred matches on BBC Sport website
- Clips also available for free on Sky Sports and England and Wales Cricket Board websites
- Live free streaming coverage of selected County matches via county cricket club websites and YouTube channels
Radio
BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra:
- Live Test Match Special commentary on all England home Test, ODI & T20 matches until 2028
- Live commentary on all The Hundred matches on BBC Radio 5 Live, Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sport website until 2028
- ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy & ICC World Twenty20 live matches
- Sports Extra commentary on Cricket Australia international matches via ABC Radio Grandstand, plus selected Big Bash League and Women's Big Bash League matches
- Sports Extra commentary on Indian Premier League matches in 2023
- Live commentary on selected England away series (Test, ODI & T20)
BBC Local Radio (including BBC Radio Wales):
- Commentary on all First Class county, List A and T20 Blast matches on BBC Sport website until 2024
- Selected matches on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Talksport
- Live reports from England home international cricket matches
Talksport 2
- Live commentary on England Test, ODI and T20 tours in India, New Zealand and West Indies
Tennis
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
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Wimbledon | BBC | Live on BBC Sport until 2027[28] |
Eurosport | Daily highlights and men's singles and women's singles finals live | |
US Open | Sky Sports | Live until 2027[29] |
French Open | Eurosport | Live until 2026[30] |
Australian Open | Eurosport | Live on Eurosport until 2031 |
DMAX | FTA highlights of men's and women's singles finals in 2023 | |
ATP Finals | Sky Sports | All matches live until 2028 |
ATP World Tour Series | Sky Sports | All Masters 1000s, all ATP 500s and 13 ATP 250s until 2028[31] |
WTA Tour | Sky Sports | Live coverage of 51 tournaments per year until 2028 |
Queen's Club Championships | BBC | Live until 2024[32] |
Eastbourne International | BBC | Live until 2024 (women's tournament) |
Nottingham Open | ||
Birmingham Classic | ||
Davis Cup | BBC | Live in 2023 |
Laver Cup | Eurosport | Live until 2030 |
Radio
- BBC Radio 5 Live and Radio 5 Sports Extra:
Commentary on all four Grand Slam tournaments plus selected other tournaments including the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells and the Queens Club Championships - BBC World Service: Commentary on Wimbledon men's and women's singles finals
- Talksport: Live reports from Wimbledon
- Independent Radio News (for UK commercial radio network): Hourly reports from Wimbledon including live updates in networked IRN hourly news bulletins
- LBC News: Twice-hourly live reports from Wimbledon
Golf
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
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Majors | ||
The Open Championship | Sky Sports | Live until 2024[33] |
BBC | Daily highlights until 2024 | |
The Masters | Sky Sports | Live in 2023 |
US Open | Sky Sports | Live [34] |
US PGA Championship | Sky Sports | Live coverage until 2024[35] |
PGA Tour | ||
US PGA Tour events | Sky Sports | 32 live PGA Tour events including FedEx Cup play-offs and Presidents Cup until 2024[36] |
European Tour events | Sky Sports | 32 live events until 2024 |
LPGA Tour | Sky Sports | Up to seven events live |
Other events | ||
Ryder Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2025 |
BBC | Highlights until 2025 | |
World Golf Championships events | Sky Sports | Live until 2024 |
BMW PGA Championship | Sky Sports | Live until 2024 |
BBC | Highlights until 2024 |
Radio
- BBC Radio 5 Live / Radio 5 Sports Extra:
Live commentary on the US Open, US Masters and US PGA Championships on Sports Extra with final round on 5 Live
Live commentary of The Open Championship and Ryder Cup on 5 Live
Live commentary of Women's British Open on Sports Extra
- Talksport2:
Live commentary on The Open Championship via Open Golf Radio and Ryder Cup via Ryder Cup Radio
Live commentary on US PGA Tour events from PGA Tour Radio
Motorsport
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
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Motor racing | ||
FIA Formula One World Championship | Sky Sports | All races live on Sky Sports F1 until 2029 with British Grand Prix and selected other races live on Sky Showcase |
Channel 4 | Live coverage of the British Grand Prix with highlights of all F1 races and qualifying sessions until 2026[37][38] | |
FIA Formula E World Championship | TNT Sports | [39] |
World Endurance Championship | Eurosport | Live; overnight Le Mans coverage on QUEST |
FIA Formula 2 Championship / FIA Formula 3 Championship |
Sky Sports | Live practice, qualifying and races |
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Sky Sports | Live qualifying and races[40] |
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ITV | Live on ITV4; Highlights on ITV until 2026; Qualifying live on ITV website |
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Premier Sports | Live |
Goodwood Festival of Speed | ITV | Live on ITV in 2023 |
Motorcycle racing | ||
MotoGP | TNT Sports | All races and qualifying live until 2024[41] |
ITV | Live coverage of British Grand Prix and two other races in 2024; Highlights of all other races until 2024 on ITV4[42] | |
Superbike World Championship | Eurosport | Live |
ITV | Highlights | |
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Eurosport | Live qualifying and races until 2028[43] |
Quest | Highlights until 2028 with five live races per season. | |
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TTplus and ITV4 | Live stream and daily highlights respectively |
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BBC | Live on BBC Northern Ireland website with three television highlights shows until 2026 |
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BBC | Highlights |
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Eurosport | Live until 2024 |
Speedway Grand Prix | Eurosport | Live in 2023; British Grand Prix live on S4C |
Rallying and rallycross | ||
World Rally Championship | TNT Sports | Live[44] |
ITV | Highlights | |
Extreme E | ITV | Live until 2023 |
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
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Motor racing | ||
Formula One | BBC Radio 5 Live | Races live on BBC Radio 5 Live or Radio 5 Sports Extra; Qualifying and practice on Radio 5 Sports Extra or BBC Sport website British Grand Prix race commentary via BBC 5 Live Formula 1 DAB |
Isle of Man TT Manx Grand Prix |
Manx Radio | Commentary on all races from Manx Radio on 1386 AM and DAB in Douglas, Onchan and central valley area of the island. |
Boxing
- Matchroom Boxing: DAZN - 16 nights of boxing per year live until 2025
- Golden Boy: Live on DAZN
- Queensberry Promotions: Live on TNT Sports and TNT Sports Box Office
- Top Rank: Live on Sky Sports until 2025
- Boxxer: Live on Sky Sports until 2025 and BBC Sport (Wales viewers only during event for Welsh boxers)
- Dream Boxing: Live on DAZN until October 2025
- Premier Boxing Champions: Live on Prime Video (June 2024-present) and Triller TV
Radio
- BBC Radio 5 Live and Talksport
Commentary on major fights involving British boxers
Mixed martial arts
- Bellator: Live on DAZN (2024-present)
- Ultimate Fighting Championship: Live on TNT Sports and TNT Sports Box Office[45]
- One Championship: Sky Sports and Sky Sports Box Office (from 2024)
- Professional Fighters League: DAZN
Kickboxing
- King of Kings: DAZN: October 2022 to October 2025, all fights
Professional Wrestling
Television
- World Wrestling Entertainment: Live on TNT Sports and TNT Sports Box Office
- All Elite Wrestling: ITV, ITV4
Multi-disciplines events
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
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Olympic Games | BBC / Eurosport | Live until 2032 |
Paralympic Games | Channel 4 | Live until 2024[46] |
Commonwealth Games | BBC | Live in 2022[47] |
World University Games | Eurosport | Live |
European Championships | BBC | Live in 2022 |
Invictus Games | BBC | Live[48] |
Radio
- Olympic Games: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live (until 2032)
- Paralympic Games: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live
- European Championships (multi-sport event): Live on BBC Radio 5 Live
Athletics
Television
- British Athletics major events: Live on BBC in 2024
- London Marathon: Live on BBC until 2026; Live on Eurosport
- Great North Run: Live on BBC
- Great Manchester Run: Live on BBC
- Big London Half: Live on BBC Red Button until 2026
- Vitality London 10000: Live on BBC Red Button until 2026
- Vitality Westminster Mile: Live on BBC Red Button until 2026
- World Athletics Championships: Live on BBC until 2025; live on Eurosport in 2023
- Diamond League: Live on BBC until 2024
- World Athletics Continental Tour Gold: Live on Premier Sports to 2029
- World Athletics Indoor Championships: Live on BBC until 2027
- World Athletics Cross Country Championships: Live on BBC until 2025
- World Athletics Road Running Championships: Live on BBC until 2025
- World Athletics Relays: Live on BBC until 2025
- European Athletics Championships: Live on BBC until 2026
- European Athletics Indoor Championships: Live on BBC until 2027
- European Cross Country Championships: Live on BBC until 2027
- World Junior Athletics Championships: Live on Eurosport
- Paris Marathon: Live on Eurosport
- Boston Marathon: Live on Eurosport
- New York Marathon: Live on Eurosport and BBC Red Button
World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver and Bronze meetings in Europe live via European Athletics YouTube channel
Manchester Marathon live on Manchester Marathon YouTube channel
Radio
- BBC Radio 5 Live
Commentary from World Championships, European Athletics Championships, Diamond League and UK Athletics major events
Snooker
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast detail | |
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World Snooker Championship | BBC | Live until 2027 | |
Eurosport | Live until 2026 | ||
UK Championship | BBC | Live until 2027 | |
Eurosport | Live until 2026 | ||
Masters | BBC | Live until 2027 | |
Eurosport | Live until 2026 | ||
British Open | ITV | Live on ITV4 until 2024 | |
British Open | |||
Players Championship | |||
Tour Championship | |||
Champion of Champions | |||
Welsh Open | BBC Wales | Live until 2026 | |
Live on Eurosport, afternoon sessions, semi-finals and final live on DMAX | |||
English Open | Eurosport | Live on Eurosport, afternoon sessions, semi-finals and final live on DMAX | |
Northern Ireland Open | Live on Eurosport, afternoon sessions, semi-finals and final live on DMAX | ||
Scottish Open | Live on Eurosport, afternoon sessions, semi-finals and final live on DMAX | ||
World Snooker Tour | 18 tournaments live on Eurosport each season until 2026 | ||
World Seniors Championship | Channel 5 | Afternoon sessions and final live on Channel 5; evening sessions live on 5ACTION in 2024 |
Horse racing
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast detail |
---|---|---|
Grand National | ITV | Live until 2026 |
Racing TV | Live | |
Epsom Derby | ITV | Live until 2026 |
Racing TV | Live | |
Cheltenham Festival | ITV | Live until 2026 |
Racing TV | Live | |
Royal Ascot | ITV | Live until 2026 |
Sky Sports Racing | Live | |
Glorious Goodwood | ITV | Live until 2026 |
Racing TV | Live | |
British Champions Day | ITV | Live until 2026 |
Racing TV | Live | |
Dubai World Cup | Sky Sports Racing | Live |
Racing TV | Live |
- Sky Sports Racing
- Live coverage from 25 UK courses including Ascot, Chepstow, Chester, Doncaster and Lingfield.
- Over 200 fixtures from France (including Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe), Hong Kong, United States (including Breeders' Cup and Triple Crown), Australia (including Melbourne Cup) and South Africa.
- Racing TV
Radio
- BBC Radio 5 Live
Commentary on all major races with full coverage of The Cheltenham Festival, The Grand National, Royal Ascot and The Epsom Derby[49]
- BBC World Service
BBC Radio 5 Live commentary on The Grand National
- Talksport
Commentary on all major races at The Cheltenham Festival, The Grand National, Royal Ascot and The Epsom Derby, plus daily racing commentaries on Talksport 2.
Equestrianism
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast detail |
---|---|---|
London International Horse Show | BBC | Live |
Badminton Horse Trials | BBC | Live[50] |
Burghley Horse Trials | BBC | Live |
Darts
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
---|---|---|
PDC World Darts Championship | Sky Sports | Live until 2025[51] |
Premier League | Sky Sports | Live until 2025 |
Grand Slam of Darts | Sky Sports | Live until 2025 |
World Matchplay | Sky Sports | Live until 2025 |
World Grand Prix | Sky Sports | Live until 2025 |
World Cup of Darts | Sky Sports | Live until 2025 |
UK Open | ITV4 | Live |
European Championship | ITV4 | Live |
Players Championship Finals | ITV4 | Live |
The Masters | ITV4 | Live |
World Series of Darts | ITV4 | Delayed coverage of all events; Finals live |
PDC European Tour | Premier Sports | 13 events live until 2027 |
WDF World Darts Championship | YouTube and Ayozat TV | All matches live on YouTube with final three days on Ayozat TV |
Radio
- World Championship, World Matchplay and other major PDC tournaments: Live on Talksport 2
Rowing
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
---|---|---|
World Rowing Championships | BBC and Eurosport | Live |
European Rowing Championships | BBC and Eurosport | Live |
Rowing World Cup | BBC and Eurosport | Live |
The Boat Race | BBC and Eurosport | Live until 2025 |
Cycling
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
---|---|---|
Road | ||
Tour de France | ITV | Live until 2023 |
S4C | Live until 2025 | |
Eurosport | Live until 2025 | |
Giro d'Italia | Eurosport | Live until 2025 |
S4C | Live | |
DMAX | Highlights | |
Vuelta a España | Eurosport | Live until 2025 |
DMAX | Highlights | |
UCI World Championships | Eurosport | Live |
BBC | Live | |
UCI World Tour | Eurosport | Live coverage of 30 races |
Tour de France Femmes | Eurosport | Live |
Paris-Nice | Eurosport | Live until 2023 |
ITV | Highlights until 2023 | |
Critérium du Dauphiné | Eurosport | Live until 2023 |
ITV | Highlights until 2023 | |
Tour of Britain | ITV | Live |
Women's Tour of Britain | ITV | Highlights |
Eurosport | Highlights |
Swimming
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast detail |
---|---|---|
World Championships | BBC | Live |
Eurosport | Live | |
European Championships | BBC | Live |
Eurosport | Live | |
European Short Course Swimming Championships | Eurosport | Live |
Radio
- World Championships: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Triathlon
Television
- ITU World Series: Live on BBC
- Super League Triathlon: Live on BBC and Eurosport
Gymnastics
Television
- European Gymnastics Championship: Live on BBC and Eurosport
- World Gymnastics Championship: Live on BBC
- Gymnastics World Cup (UK): Live on BBC
Gridiron Football (American Football)
Television
National Football League
Sky Sports: Five regular season games each week plus play-offs and Super Bowl live until 2024/25[52]
ITV Sport: Two London Games and Super Bowl live plus weekly highlights until 2024/25[53]
NCAA College Football
Three games a week and all Bowl games plus College Gameday live on Sky Sports until 2024/25[54]
Radio
- Live commentary on one Sunday night match per week and Super Bowl on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra.
- Live commentary from over 40 matches per season and Super Bowl on Talksport 2
Ice hockey
Television
- National Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports until 2027
- IIHF World Championships: Live on Premier Sports from 2024 to 2028
- Kontinental Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports
Field hockey
Television
- Men's and Women's Pro Leagues: Live on TNT Sports
- Men's and Women's EuroHockey Championships: Live on BBC and EuroHockey TV
- Euro Hockey League: Live on TNT Sports[55] and EuroHockey TV
- Men's England Hockey League: Semi-finals and finals live on YouTube.
- Women's England Hockey League: Semi-finals and finals live on YouTube.
Basketball
Television
- British Basketball League: one live match per week of the season on Sky Sports, including BBL Trophy Final,and BBL Playoffs until 2024. all other games live on YouTube
- Women's British Basketball League: WBBL Trophy and WBBL Play-Off Finals live on Sky Sports until 2024
- National Basketball Association: Live on TNT Sports with more than 250 games shown each season[56]
- Women's National Basketball Association: Live on TNT Sports with at least 16 regular season games and select games from the WNBA Playoffs and WNBA Finals.[57]
- College Basketball Three games a week plus March Madness live on Sky Sports until 2024
[58] - EuroLeague:Euroleague TV
- EuroCup Basketball: London Lions games on TNT Sports; all games on Euroleague TV
- National Basketball League: YouTube
Baseball
Television
- Major League Baseball: Live on TNT Sports; MLB London Series live on BBC until 2026[59]
Winter sports
Television
- Winter Olympics: Live on Eurosport and BBC until 2030
- Winter Paralympics: Live on Channel 4 until 2022
- Alpine Skiing World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2025-26;[60] highlights on Premier Sports and highlights of selected European races on BBC Sport
- Cross-Country Skiing World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2025-26
- Freestyle Skiing World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2025-26
- Nordic Combined World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2025-26
- Ski Jumping World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2025-26
- Snowboard World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2025-26
- Alpine Skiing World Championships: Live on BBC Red Button; Live on Eurosport until 2025
- Nordic Skiing World Championships: Live on Eurosport until 2025
- World Figure Skating Championships: Live on BBC Sport until 2024; live on Premier Sports from 2024 to 2028
- European Figure Skating Championships: Live on Eurosport
Sailing
Television
- America's Cup: Live on Sky Sports
Gaelic games
Television
- GAA: All Ireland football and hurling semi-finals and final live on BBC Northern Ireland, with one All-Ireland Final live on BBC TWO network television until 2027[61]
- Ulster Senior Football Championship: Eight live games on BBC Northern Ireland including Ulster Football Final until 2027
- Allianz National Football League: 10 live games via BBC iPlayer until 2027
Radio
Live coverage of all games in the Ulster Senior Football Championships
Shinty
Television
- Live coverage of Premier Division matches plus Camanachd Cup Final, Macaulay Cup Final and Scotland v Ireland shinty–hurling international on BBC
Netball
Television
- Netball Superleague: Live on Sky Sports
- ANZ Premiership: Live on Sky Sports
- Netball World Cup: Live on Sky Sports and BBC
Badminton
Television
- BWF World Tour: Live on TNT Sports
- BWF World Championships: Live on TNT Sports
- All England Badminton Championships: Live on BBC Red Button and TNT Sports in 2023
Squash
Television
- World Squash Championships: Live on TNT Sports[62][63]
- PSA World Series: Live on TNT Sports
Bowls
Television
- World Indoor Bowls Championships: Live on BBC Sport
- Scottish International Open Bowls: Live on BBC iPlayer
Table tennis
Television
- World Table Tennis Championships: Live on Eurosport until 2020[64]
- Table Tennis World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2020
- ITTF World Tour (including Grand Finals): Live on Eurosport until 2020
- European Table Tennis Championships: Live on Eurosport until 2020
- Europe Top 16 Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2020
Australian rules football
Television
- Australian Football League: Live on TNT Sports
Futsal
Television
- FA National Futsal League: Live on TNT Sports
- FIFA Futsal World Cup: FIFA+ (2024)
- UEFA Futsal Champions League: Live on YouTube (Final four only)
Archery
Television
- World Archery Championships: Live on World Archery's YouTube channel
- Archery World Cup: Live on World Archery's YouTube channel
Volleyball
Television
- CEV Challenge Cup: Live on EuroVolley TV
- CEV Women's Challenge Cup: Live on EuroVolley TV
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