List of sports television channels

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"Sports channel" and "Sports network" redirect here. For the defunct British TV channel, see The Sports Channel. For other uses, see Sports network (disambiguation).

Sports channels are television speciality channels (usually available exclusively through cable and satellite) broadcast sporting events, usually live, and when not broadcasting events, sports news and other related programming.

The first sports channel was from the SportsChannel networks, which went on the air in 1977 with the original SportsChannel (now MSG Plus). ESPN began broadcasting in 1979. Since then, many channels have surfaced around the world, many focusing on one sport in particular, or one region of a country, showing only their local team's games. These networks have greatly improved the availability of sports broadcasts, generating opportunities such as the ability for one person to see every single game their team plays over the course of the season.

In the United States, these channels broadcast most regular season games of major pro sports league and many other sports as well, with over the air television networks stepping in during the weekends or special events (all-star games, championships, etc.).

Africa[edit]

Algeria[edit]

Former channels
  • Stade News
  • Kawaliss TV

Benin[edit]

† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

  • ADO TV†

Cameroon[edit]

† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

  • CRTV Sports and Entertainment Channel†

Côte d'Ivoire[edit]

  • RTI Sport TV

Egypt[edit]

  • Nile sport
  • On Time sports
  • On Time sports 2
  • On Time sports 3
  • ZAMALEK TV
  • Al AHLY TV
  • Free Sports
  • Mazzika Sports
Former channels
  • ON Sport
  • Time sports

Kenya[edit]

  • Bamba Sport
  • 365Sports Entertainment

Morocco[edit]

Nigeria[edit]

South Africa[edit]

Sudan[edit]

Uganda[edit]

Americas[edit]

Argentina[edit]

Brazil[edit]

National sports networks

Canada[edit]

National sports networks † – Channel primarily televises others types of news or entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Premium, streaming and ethnic sports networks

Chile[edit]

Colombia[edit]

Costa Rica[edit]

Ecuador[edit]

Honduras[edit]

Mexico[edit]

Paraguay[edit]

Peru[edit]

United States[edit]

National sports networks † – Channel primarily televises others types of news or entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Regional sports networks

Uruguay[edit]

Venezuela[edit]

Current channels[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Asia[edit]

Azerbaijan[edit]

Afghanistan[edit]

Bangladesh[edit]

Bhutan[edit]

Brunei[edit]

Former channels[edit]

  • eGG Network
  • Astro SuperSport 5

China[edit]

  • Anhui TV Sports Channel
  • BTV Sports
  • CCTV-5
  • CCTV-5+
  • CCTV-16
  • JSBC Sports & Leisure Channel
  • Shandong Sports Channel
  • Shenzhen Sports Channel
  • SMG Great Sports
  • Tianjin Sports Channel

Hong Kong[edit]

† – Channel primarily televises others types of business news channels, only offers sports part-time

India[edit]

Further information: Sports broadcasters in India

Current channels[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Indonesia[edit]

† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Current channels[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Iran[edit]

Israel[edit]

Former Channels

Japan[edit]

Jordan[edit]

  • Jordan sports
  • Jordanian Sports Channel
  • Orange Sport
  • JSC Sports
  • Al Faisaly TV

Kazakhstan[edit]

Kuwait[edit]

  • KTV Sport
  • KTV Sport Plus

Kyrgyzstan[edit]

Malaysia[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Mongolia[edit]

Myanmar[edit]

  • SKYNETSPORT 1
  • SKYNET SPORT 2
  • SKYNET SPORT 3
  • SKYNET SPORT 4
  • SKYNET SPORT 5
  • SKYNET SPORT 6
  • SKYNET SPORT +
  • SKYNET SPORT HD
  • Canal+ SPORT HD
  • MRTV SPORT

Nepal[edit]

Pakistan[edit]

Philippines[edit]

Former Channels[edit]

Qatar[edit]

Former channels

Saudi Arabia[edit]

Current channels[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Singapore[edit]

Current channels[edit]

Former channels[edit]

South Korea[edit]

Sri Lanka[edit]

Syria[edit]

Tajikistan[edit]

Turkmenistan[edit]

Thailand[edit]

Current channels[edit]

Former channels[edit]

United Arab Emirates[edit]

Former channels

Uzbekistan[edit]

Vietnam[edit]

† – Channel primarily televises others types of programs, only offers sports part-time

Current channels[edit]

  • VTV2†
  • VTV3†
  • VTV5†
  • VTV9†
  • VTC3†
  • ON Sports+†
  • ON Sports
  • ON Sports Action
  • ON Sports News
  • ON Football
  • ON Golf
  • HTV Thể Thao
  • K+CINE (including K+1)†
  • K+LIFE (including K+NS)†
  • K+SPORT2 (including K+PC)
  • K+SPORT1 (including K+PM)
  • Eurosport
  • SPOTV
  • SCTV15
  • SCTV17
  • SCTV22

Former channels[edit]

Europe[edit]

Albania[edit]

Andorra[edit]

Austria[edit]

Belarus[edit]

  • Belarus 5

Belgium[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Bulgaria[edit]

Croatia[edit]

Cyprus[edit]

  • CytaVision Sports

Czech Republic[edit]

Denmark[edit]

† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Estonia[edit]

Finland[edit]

† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Former channels[edit]

  • Rutuu+ Urheilu 1
  • Rutuu+ Urheilu 2

France[edit]

Germany[edit]

Greece[edit]

Hungary[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Iceland[edit]

Ireland[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Italy[edit]

Kosovo[edit]

Latvia[edit]

Lithuania[edit]

Luxembourg[edit]

  • Kombat Sport

Netherlands[edit]

Former channels[edit]

North Macedonia[edit]

† – Channel primarily televises others types of movies channels, only offers sports part-time

Norway[edit]

Poland[edit]

Portugal[edit]

Romania[edit]

† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Russia[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Slovakia[edit]

Former channels[edit]

  • Trojka (STV)
  • Digi Sport
  • Digi Sport 2
  • Digi Sport 3
  • Digi Sport 4
  • Digi Sport 5
  • Digi Sport 6
  • Slovak Sport.TV
  • Slovak Sport.TV 2
  • Slovak Sport.TV 3
  • Orange Šport
  • Orange Šport 2
  • Orange Šport 3
  • Orange Šport 4

Slovenia[edit]

Spain[edit]

Sweden[edit]

Switzerland[edit]

Turkey[edit]

Ukraine[edit]

Former channels[edit]

United Kingdom[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Oceania[edit]

Australia[edit]

See also: Sports broadcasting contracts in Australia

New Zealand[edit]

Former channels[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "StreamEast.live". aarteez.com. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  2. ^ "Sony Pictures Sports Network rebrands TEN Sports channels". The Economic Times. 18 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Arena HD Baltic". rtk.lt. Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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