Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom
This article refers to sports broadcasting rights in the United Kingdom. For a list of sports broadcasting rights in other countries, see List of sports television broadcast contracts.
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 95% of the population.[1] Qualifying free-to-air channels are BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. With Ofcom permission, certain events are allowed to be broadcast on supplementary channels such as BBC Four, BBC Red Button and ITV4.
Association football
Television
| Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup final tournament | BBC | All 2022 matches live on BBC and ITV respectively (until third-place match) and simulcast (for final).[2] |
| ITV | ||
| FIFA Women's World Cup final tournament | BBC Sport | All matches live on BBC in 2019 |
| FIFA Confederations Cup | ITV | Live in 2017 |
| UEFA European Championship final tournament | BBC | All Euro 2020 matches live on BBC and ITV respectively (until semi finals) and simulcast (for final) |
| ITV | ||
| UEFA Women's Championship final tournament | Channel 4 | All England and Scotland matches. one semi-final and final live on Channel 4 in 2017 |
| Eurosport | ||
| UEFA European Qualifiers (including Home Nations and excluding England) | Sky Sports | Euro 2020 and World Cup 2022 qualifying matches live on Sky Sports |
| UEFA Nations League (including Home Nations and England) | Sky Sports | Live in 2018–19 and 2020–21 |
| FIFA U-20 and U-17 World Cup FIFA U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cup |
Eurosport | Live |
| UEFA European Under-21 Championship | Sky Sports | Live in 2017 |
| UEFA European Under-19 Championship | Sky Sports | England and France matches, semi-finals and final live in 2018 |
| UEFA European Under-17 Championship | ITV4 | England games and other selected matches live in 2018. Other matches live on UEFA.com |
| Africa Cup of Nations | Eurosport | All matches live on Eurosport until 2019 |
| AFC Asian Cup | Eurosport | Live in 2015 |
| Copa América | Premier Sports | All 32 matches live in 2016 |
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | N/A | No UK broadcaster in 2017 |
| England matches | ITV | Qualifiers and pre-tournament friendlies live on ITV until 2022 |
| Sky Sports | Nations League matches and in-season friendlies live until 2021 | |
| England U21 matches | BT Sport | Home friendlies and qualifiers live until 2018. |
| Northern Ireland matches | Sky Sports | Qualifiers and in-season friendlies live. |
| Premier Sports | Home friendlies live until 2018[3] | |
| BBC Northern Ireland | Highlights of Nations League & European Qualifiers. | |
| Republic of Ireland matches | Sky Sports | Qualifiers and in-season friendlies live. |
| Premier Sports | Home friendlies live until 2018. | |
| ITV | Highlights of qualifiers. | |
| Scotland matches | Sky Sports | Qualifiers and friendlies live. |
| ITV | Highlights of qualifiers. | |
| Wales matches | Sky Sports | Qualifiers and friendlies live |
| S4C | Qualifiers and friendlies live in Welsh | |
| BBC Sport | Friendlies live until 2018 | |
| ITV | Highlights of qualifiers |
| Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
|---|---|---|
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N/A | Live matches via Goal.com on Facebook until 2018[4] |
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BT Sport | UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, and UEFA Youth League live until 2021.[5][6] Qualification matches are not included in the contract. |
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Sky Sports | 126 live games per season (packages A, C, D, E and G) until 2019 2019-22: 128 live games (packages B, C, D and E) |
| BT Sport | 42 live games per season (packages B and F) until 2019 2019-22: 52 live games (packages A and G) | |
| Amazon | 2019-22: 20 live games per season (package G) | |
| BBC | Highlights until 2022[7] | |
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Sky Sports | Sky Sports 112 live matches per-season, plus live play-off matches and final until 2019 2019-2024: 183 live matches per-season on Sky Sports plus live play-off matches and final and a further 80 matches across digital and interactive platforms[8][9][10][11] |
| Quest | Highlights until 2022 | |
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BT Sport | One match a week until 2021, including end of season play-offs, plus weekly highlights[12] |
| FreeSports | Weekly highlights | |
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BT Sport | Live |
| BBC | Live matches on BBC Red Button and highlights | |
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BBC | 16 matches per season including final live until 2021. Additional matches involving Welsh clubs on BBC Wales and S4C. One live match per qualifying round on BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website |
| BT Sport | 30 live matches per season including final until 2021 | |
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BBC | Semi-finals and final Live |
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BT Sport | Live until 2024 |
| BBC | Highlights until 2024 | |
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Sky Sports | 15 live matches per season until 2024 |
| Quest | Highlights until 2022 | |
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Sky Sports | Live until 2024 |
| Quest | Highlights of final until 2022 | |
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BT Sport | Finals live |
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ITV | Four matches including final live on ITV4 |
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Sky Sports | Up to 5 live matches until 2022 |
| BBC Northern Ireland | 10 Live Matches & Highlights on Final Score from Northern Ireland and Irish League Show until 2021 | |
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BBC Northern Ireland | 3 matches live on BBC NI (2 early rounds plus final live) |
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Sky Sports | Final live until 2022 |
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BBC Northern Ireland | 16 live games available on BBC Red Button. |
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Sky Sports | 30 live matches per season until 2020 |
| BT Sport | 30 live matches per season plus play-offs live until 2020[13] | |
| BBC Alba | 38 delayed matches on Saturday evenings and 6 live Scottish Championship or Scottish League One matches | |
| BBC Scotland | Highlights | |
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Sky Sports | 9 live matches including final until 2018 |
| BBC Scotland | 5 live matches including final until 2018 | |
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BT Sport | 13 live matches each season until 2020 |
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BBC Alba | Up to 21 live matches |
| S4C | One matches per round involving Welsh teams. | |
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BBC Alba | Final live |
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Sky Sports | Live until 2018 |
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S4C | One weekly live match plus highlights on Sgorio on Mondays[14] |
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S4C | One live game from round three onwards plus highlights |
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BT Sport[15] | Full coverage. |
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BT Sport | Live |
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FreeSports & Premier Sports | |
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Eleven Sports Network | Live until 2021 |
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BT Sport | Live until 2021.[16] |
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Eleven Sports Network | Live in 2018–19 |
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Eleven Sports Network | Live until 2021[17] |
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BT Sport | Live until 2021.[18] |
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Eleven Sports Network | Live until 2021 |
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FreeSports & Premier Sports | Up to two live matches per week.[19] |
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Eleven Sports Network | Live until 2021[20] |
| S4C | Highlights | |
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Eleven Sports Network | Highlights |
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Sky Sports | Final only – Live until 2018.[21] |
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Eleven Sports Network | Live until 2021 |
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Sky Sports | Live until 2019[22][23][24] |
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Dailymotion | Live until 2019[25] |
Rugby union
Television
| Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
|---|---|---|
| Rugby World Cup | ITV Sport | Live until 2023[26] |
| Sevens World Series | Sky Sports | Live matches |
| ITV Sport | highlights on ITV4 | |
| World Rugby Under 20 Championship | ITV Sport | Live until 2019 (2017: highlights of group matches on ITV4 with semi-finals and final live) |
| S4C | Welsh matches only until 2019 | |
| Women's Rugby World Cup | ITV Sport | Live on ITV4 in 2017 |
| Six Nations Championship | BBC | Wales, Scotland, and France home matches until 2021. |
| ITV Sport | England, Ireland, and Italy home matches until 2021. | |
| S4C | Welsh matches only. | |
| British and Irish Lions | Sky Sports | Live in 2017.[27] |
| England Autumn internationals | Sky Sports | Live on Sky Sports until 2020 |
| BBC | highlights until 2019 | |
| England Saxons | Sky Sports | Live until 2020 |
| England Under 20s and England Under 18s | Sky Sports | Live until 2020 |
| England Women's Internationals | Sky Sports | Live until 2020 |
| Scotland Autumn Internationals | BBC | Live in 2018 |
| BT Sport | ||
| Wales Autumn Internationals | BBC | Live in 2018 |
| BT Sport | ||
| Ireland Autumn internationals | Channel 4 | Live until 2021 |
| France Autumn internationals | Premier Sports | Live in 2017 |
| Italy Autumn internationals | Premier Sports | Live in 2017 |
| The Rugby Championship and SANZAAR Tests | Sky Sports | Live until 2020 |
| All-Ireland League | Sky Sports | Live |
| European Rugby Champions Cup | BT Sport | All matches exclusively live until 2022 |
| Channel 4 | 9 matches live (including one quarter-final, one semi-final and a final); plus highlights of all other matches until 2022 | |
| European Rugby Challenge Cup | BT Sport | All matches Live until 2022 |
| Pro14 | Premier Sports | All 152 matches live until 2021 |
| FreeSports | one match per round until 2021 | |
| S4C | 17 matches live | |
| Premiership Rugby | BT Sport | Up to 80 live matches per season until 2020-21[28][29][30] |
| Channel 5 | 5 matches per season and highlights of all other matches | |
| Premiership Rugby Sevens Series | BT Sport | Live matches |
| Channel 5 | Highlights | |
| Anglo-Welsh Cup | BT Sport | Live in 2017–18 |
| Channel 5 | Highlights | |
| The Varsity Match | BBC | Live until 2019; women's Varsity Match live on BBC Red Button |
| RFU Championship | Sky Sports | Minimum of 11 matches per season live until 2020 |
| Melrose Sevens | BBC Scotland | Live |
| Top 14 | Sky Sports | 55 matches per season live until 2019. |
| S4C | Highlights | |
| Super Rugby | Sky Sports | Live until 2020 |
| Mitre 10 Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2020 |
| Currie Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2020 |
| Principality Premiership | BBC Wales | Live |
Radio
Commentary on Six Nations, Autumn Internationals, Aviva Premiership and European Rugby Champions Cup matches
Live commentary on 2015 Rugby World Cup
Commentary on all Wales international matches
Live commentary on all Wales matches in 2015 Rugby World Cup
Commentary on British and Irish Lions tests on BBC Radio Cymru
Commentary on all Ulster European Rugby Champions Cup matches and selected Ulster Pro 12 matches.
Live commentary on Ireland Six Nations and Autumn International matches
Live commentary on all Ireland matches in 2015 Rugby World Cup
Commentary on all Scotland Six Nations matches
Live commentary on all Scotland matches in 2015 Rugby World Cup
Commentary on Aviva Premiership and Anglo-Welsh Cup matches on Talksport and Talksport 2; reports on Six Nations and Aviva Premiership matches on Talksport; commentary on the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.
Reports on Six Nations, Autumn Internationals, Aviva Premiership and European Rugby Champions Cup matches
Cricket
Television
| Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
|---|---|---|
| Test match cricket in England and Wales | Sky Sports | All matches live until 2024[31] |
| Channel 5 | Daily highlights until 2019[32] **2020-24 Highlights on BBC**[33] | |
| One-day International and International Twenty20 Cricket in England and Wales | Sky Sports | All matches live until 2024 |
| Channel 5 | Daily highlights until 2019 **2020-24 Highlights on BBC**[33] | |
| Overseas test match and ODI cricket | Sky Sports | Live coverage of all England overseas Tours, plus Tests and ODIs from India (until 2018),South Africa, West Indies and New Zealand (until 2020)[34] |
| BT Sport | Live coverage of test match, international and domestic cricket in Australia, including the 2017/18 Ashes[35] | |
| ICC Cricket World Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2023[36] |
| ITV | Highlights of 2015 Cricket World Cup | |
| ICC Women's World Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2021[37] |
| ICC Champions Trophy | Sky Sports | Live until 2021[37] |
| BBC Sport | Daily highlights in 2017 | |
| ICC World Twenty20 | Sky Sports | Live until 2020[37] |
| England women's cricket team | Sky Sports | Home Test matches, ODI and T20 internationals live until 2024 |
| Channel 5 | Highlights of home Test matches, ODI and T20 internationals until 2019 **2020-24 Highlights on BBC** | |
| County Championship | Sky Sports | Two live matches per season until 2024 |
| Royal London One-Day Cup | Sky Sports | Live coverage until 2024 |
| T20 Blast | Sky Sports | 36 live matches per season until 2024 |
| Indian Premier League | Sky Sports | 60 live matches per season[38] |
| Big Bash League | BT Sport | All matches live on BT Sport until 2020 |
| Caribbean Premier League | Sky Sports | All 34 games live in 2018 |
| Pakistan Super League | Prime TV | Live |
| Bangladesh Premier League | FreeSports | Live in 2017 |
In-play video highlights clips of ICC events on BBC Sport website until 2019
In-play video highlights clips of ECB home international and domestic events on BBC Sport website until 2024
Clips also available on Sky Sports and ECB websites
Radio
Live Test Match Special commentary on all England home Test, ODI and T20 matches until 2024
Commentaries on England overseas tours, plus ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy and ICC World Twenty20 matches
Commentary on Cricket Australia international matches plus selected Big Bash League and Women's Big Bash League matches until 2022
Commentary on all 2017 County matches on BBC Sport website. Selected matches on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and on BBC Local Radio.
All Derbyshire matches on BBC Radio Derby 1116 AM
All Worcestershire matches on BBC Hereford and Worcester 738 AM
All Hampshire matches on BBC Radio Solent 999 / 1359 AM
Essex One-Day Cup and T20 Blast matches on BBC Radio Essex 765 AM
Kent One-Day Cup and T20 Blast matches on BBC Radio Kent DAB
All Lancashire matches on BBC Radio Lancashire 855 AM
Commentary on England tour to Sri Lanka in 2018 and West Indies in 2019
Commentary on 2017 ICC Champions Trophy matches
Commentary on Indian Premier League matches
Hourly reports on England home test matches, ODI and T20 matches for UK commercial radio network
Tennis
| Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
|---|---|---|
| Majors | ||
| Wimbledon | BBC | Live until 2024[39] |
| Eurosport | Daily highlights and men's singles and women's singles finals live until 2020 | |
| US Open | Amazon Video | Live until 2022[40] |
| French Open | ITV | Live on ITV4 with finals on ITV until 2021[41] |
| Eurosport | Live until 2021[42] | |
| Australian Open | Eurosport | Live until 2021[43] |
| BBC | Highlights | |
| ATP | ||
| ATP Finals | Sky Sports | All matches live until 2018 ***Amazon Video from 2019*** |
| BBC | Live coverage of afternoon sessions and the final until 2020 | |
| ATP World Tour | ||
| ATP World Tour Series | Sky Sports | Live until 2018 ***Amazon Video from 2019***[44] |
| WTA | ||
| WTA Tour | BT Sport | Live coverage of 52 tournaments per year until 2019 |
| Other Tournaments | ||
| Queen's Club Championships | BBC | Live until 2024[45] |
| Amazon Video | Live until 2023 | |
| Eastbourne International | BBC | Live until 2018 (women's tournament) |
| Amazon Video | Live until 2023 (men's tournament) | |
| Davis Cup | BBC | Live coverage of Great Britain matches with BBC Red Button coverage of other matches |
| Federation Cup | BT Sport | Live on BT Sport |
| Hopman Cup | Eurosport | Live until 2017 |
| ATP 250 | FreeSports | 25 tournaments |
Radio
Commentary on Wimbledon, US Open, French Open, Australian Open, BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, selected ATP Masters 1000 events, ATP Finals plus Queens Club Championships and Great Britain Davis Cup matches
Commentary on Wimbledon men's and women's singles finals
Commentary from Australian Open and French Open on Talksport 2
Golf
| Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast details |
|---|---|---|
| Majors | ||
| The Open Championship | Sky Sports | Live until 2021[46] |
| BBC | Daily highlights until 2021 | |
| The Masters | Sky Sports | Live coverage of all four rounds until 2018[47] |
| BBC | Highlights of Rounds 1 and 2 plus live coverage of Rounds 3 and 4 until 2019 | |
| US Open | Sky Sports | Live until 2019[48] |
| PGA Championship | Eleven Sports Network | Live in 2018[49] |
| PGA Tour | ||
| US PGA Tour events | Sky Sports | 32 live PGA Tour events including FedEx Cup play-offs and Presidents Cup until 2021[50] |
| European Tour events | Sky Sports | 32 live events until 2022 |
| LPGA Tour | Sky Sports | Up to seven events live |
| Other events | ||
| Ryder Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2022 |
| BBC | Highlights until 2018 | |
| World Golf Championships events | Sky Sports | Live until 2022 |
| BMW PGA Championship | Sky Sports | Live until 2022 |
| BBC | Highlights until 2018 | |
| Scottish Open | Sky Sports | Live until 2022 |
| BBC | Highlights until 2018 | |
| Wales Open | Sky Sports | Live |
| BBC | Highlights on BBC Wales | |
Radio
Commentary on The Open Championship, US Open, US Masters, PGA Championships, and the Ryder Cup
Commentary on the Open Championship from Open Radio
Motor sport
Television
- Formula One: All races live on Sky Sports F1 until 2024 with British Grand Prix and selected races on Sky Sports Mix; 10 live races including the British Grand Prix and final round (2018: Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Monaco, Austria, Great Britain, Belgium, Singapore, Japan, United States & Abu Dhabi) and highlights of all races on Channel 4 until 2018
***2019: Free to air highlights of qualifying and races; with live coverage of the British Grand Prix - Channel 4***[51] - MotoGP: Live on BT Sport until 2021[52], highlights on Channel 5 until 2018
- World Rally Championship: Live on BT Sport; highlights on Channel 5, Motorsport.tv and S4C
- Wales Rally GB: Live on BT Sport; highlights on Motorsport.tv and S4C; daily highlights plus live coverage of Power Stage on Channel 5[53]
- British Rally Championship: Highlights on Channel 4 and BT Sport in 2016.
- British Touring Car Championship: Live on ITV4; Highlights on ITV until 2022
- World Touring Car Championship: Live on Eurosport
- World Endurance Championship: Live on Motorsport.tv; highlights on ITV4
- 24 Hours of Le Mans: Live on Eurosport and Quest until 2017 and ITV4 until 2018
- World Superbike Championship Live on Eurosport; highlights on ITV4 in 2017
- British Superbike: Live on Eurosport and Quest until 2020; highlights on ITV until 2018[54]
- Isle of Man TT: Daily highlights on ITV4 until 2018
- North West 200: Live on BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Red Button and BBC Sport Online; Highlights BBC
- Ulster Grand Prix: Highlights on BBC
- Formula 2: Live on Sky Sports F1
- GP3 Series: Live on Sky Sports F1
- IndyCar Series: Live on BT Sport until 2022
- NASCAR: FreeSports
- Australian V8 Supercars: FreeSports
- SGB Premiership: Live on BT Sport in 2017.
- Speedway Grand Prix: Live on BT Sport until 2018.
- Speedway World Cup: Live on BT Sport until 2018.
- Formula E: Live races on Channel 5 or 5Spike; qualifying live on 5Spike until 2018; live on Eurosport
- Race of Champions: Live on Sky Sports F1 in 2018
- Goodwood Festival of Speed: Live on Sky Sports F1 and BBC Sport Online; highlights on ITV4
Radio
All Formula One races live, qualifying sessions and some practices on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra until 2021
Live commentary of the North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix
Live commentary on Isle of Man TT races on Manx Radio TT on 1368 AM
Boxing
Television
- Frank Warren Promotions: Live on BoxNation and BT Sport
- Matchroom Sport: 20 shows a year live on Sky Sports until 2021[55]
- Cyclone Promotions: Live on Channel 5
- Poxon Sports: Live on ITV and ITV Box Office
- European Amateur Boxing Championships: Live on BBC Red Button in 2015
- World Amateur Boxing Championships: Live on BBC Red Button in 2017
- World Boxing Super Series: Live on ITV (free-TV) and ITV Box Office (PPV) in 2017-18 season and Facebook live (free-streaming) in 2018-19 season.[56]
- World title fights screened on Sky Sports, BoxNation, Premier Sports, Channel 5 and ITV
- Ulster Senior Boxing Championships: Live on BBC Sport website in 2017
Radio
Commentary on major fights involving British boxers
Mixed martial arts
Television
- UFC: Live on BT Sport until 2018
- Bellator: Live events and highlights on Spike and Channel 5
- BAMMA: Live on ITV4
- Cage Warriors: Live on FreeSports and BT Sport
- International Mixed Martial Arts Federation: FreeSports
Multi-disciplines events
Television
- Olympic Games: Live on Eurosport and BBC until 2024[57]
- Paralympic Games: Live on Channel 4 until 2020[58]
- Commonwealth Games: Live on BBC in 2018; highlights on Eurosport plus live coverage of swimming and diving events[59]
- World University Games: Live on Eurosport
- Youth Olympics: Highlights on BBC Red Button
- European Games: Live on BT Sport in 2015
- European Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport in 2018[60]
- NCAA: Live coverage and highlights on BT Sport
- Invictus Games: Live on BBC in 2017[61]
Radio
- Olympic Games: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live (until 2020)
- Paralympic Games: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
- European Championships: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live in 2018[60]
Athletics
Television
- UK Athletics major events: Live on BBC until 2020
- London Marathon: Live on BBC until 2021
- Great North Run: Live on BBC until 2018[62]
- Great Edinburgh Cross Country: Live on BBC until 2018; highlights on Sky Sports
- Great Manchester Run: Live on BBC until 2018; highlights on Sky Sports
- Great South Run: Live on Channel 5; highlights on Sky Sports
- Great Scottish Run: Live on BBC; highlights on Sky Sports
- Great Birmingham 10k: Live on Channel 5
- Great Ethiopian Run: Highlights on Channel 4
- Great Manchester City Games: Live on BBC
- Great North City Games: Live on BBC
- Brighton Marathon: Highlights on Channel 4 in 2016
- Cardiff Half Marathon: Live on BBC Wales and BBC Red Button
- Manchester Marathon: Highlights on Channel 4
- Manchester Half Marathon: Highlights on Channel 4
- Yorkshire Marathon: Highlights on Channel 4
- Snowdonia Marathon: Highlights on S4C
- Snowdon Race: Highlights on S4C
- British Indoor Championships: Live on BBC Sport website
- IAAF World Championships in Athletics: Live on BBC and Eurosport until 2017[63]
- IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics: Live on BBC
- IAAF World Cross Country Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport[64]
- IAAF Diamond League: 12 international meetings live on Eurosport until 2019; 2 UK meetings live until 2020 with highlights of 12 international meetings on BBC in 2018
- IAAF World Relays: Highlights on Eurosport and on BBC
- IAAF Continental Cup: Live on BBC Red Button in 2018
- Athletics World Cup: Live on Sky Sports in 2018
- European Athletics Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport until 2018
- European Team Championships: Live on BBC; live on Eurosport until 2019
- European Athletics Indoor Championships: Live on BBC; live on Eurosport until 2019
- European Cross Country Championships: Live on BBC
- European Athletics Junior Championships: Live on Eurosport until 2019
- World Junior Athletics Championships: Live on Eurosport
- IAAF World Indoor Tour: Live on IAAF YouTube in 2018
- New York Marathon: Live on FreeSports
- Paris Marathon: Live on Eurosport
- Amsterdam Marathon: Live on Eurosport
- Boston Marathon: Live on BBC Red Button until 2018
- IPC Athletics World Championships: Live on Channel 4 until 2020[58]
- IPC Athletics European Championships: Live on Channel 4 until 2020[58]
- IPC Grand Prix Final: Live on Channel 4 until 2020[58]
Radio
Commentary from IAAF World Championships, European Athletics Championships, IPC Athletics World Championships, IAAF Diamond League and UK Athletics major events
Commentary via BBC London on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra on London Marathon
Rugby league
Television
- Super League: 80 live games per season on Sky Sports until 2021;[65] highlights on BBC until 2020[66]
- Championship: Live on Sky Sports until 2021; Toronto Wolfpack games live on Premier Sports with highlights on FreeSports
- National Conference League: 30 live games per season on FreeSports until 2019
- Challenge Cup: two sixth round matches, two quarter-finals, two semi-finals and final live on BBC until 2020; one fifth round match, one sixth round match and two quarter-finals live on Sky Sports until 2016 One live match from rounds one to five on BBC Sport website
- World Club Challenge: Live on Sky Sports until 2021; highlights on BBC
- Rugby League World Cup: All 31 matches live on BBC Sport in 2021[67]
- National Rugby League: Live on Sky Sports
- State of Origin: Live on Sky Sports
Radio
Over 70 live Super League commentaries per season and Challenge Cup commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra; reports on BBC Radio 5 Live
Over 100 live Super League commentaries per season on Talksport 2 until 2017; reports on Talksport
Commentaries on Super League, Championship and Challenge Cup matches
Commentary on Wigan and St Helens matches on Wish FM and Warrington and Widnes matches on Wire FM
Snooker
Television
- World Snooker Championships: Live on BBC until 2024 and Eurosport until 2026
- UK Championship: Live on BBC until 2024 and Eurosport until 2026
- Masters: Live on BBC until 2024 and Eurosport until 2026
- Welsh Open: Live on BBC Wales, BBC Red Button and Eurosport until 2026
- English Open: Live on Eurosport and QUEST (afternoon sessions and final live)
- Northern Ireland Open: Live on Eurosport and QUEST (afternoon sessions and final live)
- Scottish Open: Live on Eurosport and QUEST (afternoon sessions and final live)
- Champion of Champions: Live on ITV4 until 2019
- World Grand Prix: Live on ITV4 until 2019
- Players Championship: Live on ITV4 in 2016
- World Snooker Shoot-Out: Live on ITV4 until 2018
- World Snooker: 18 tournaments live on Eurosport each season until 2026[68]
Horse racing
Television
- Cheltenham Festival: Live on Racing UK and ITV until 2020[69]
- Grand National: Live on Racing UK and ITV until 2020
- Epsom Derby: Live on Racing UK and ITV until 2020
- Royal Ascot: Live on Racing UK and ITV until 2020
- Glorious Goodwood: Live on Racing UK and ITV until 2020
- British Champions Day: Live on Racing UK and ITV until 2020
- Dubai World Cup: Live on Racing UK and Eurosport in 2017
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: Live on ITV, At the Races and Racing UK
- Ulster Derby: Live on BBC TWO Northern Ireland
- At the Races: Live coverage from 23 UK courses including Chepstow and Lingfield and Doncaster
- Racing UK: Live coverage from 37 UK courses including Aintree, Ascot, Cheltenham, Epsom, Haydock, Kempton Park and Newmarket
Radio
Commentary on all major races with full coverage of Cheltenham Festival, The Grand National and The Derby[70]
5 Live commentary on The Grand National
Commentary on major meetings including Cheltenham Festival, The Grand National, Royal Ascot and The Derby on Talksport and Talksport 2
Equestrianism
Television
- Horse of the Year Show: Highlights on Horse and Country TV in 2016
- Royal International Horse Show: Live on Sky Sports in 2016
- Hickstead Derby: Highlights on Sky Sports in 2017
- Olympia Horse Show: Live on BBC and Eurosport
- Global Champions Tour: Live coverage of London event on BBC and Eurosport
- Badminton Horse Trials: Live on BBC until 2020[71]
- Burghley Horse Trials: Live on BBC
- World Equestrian Games: Live on BBC in 2014
Darts
Television
- PDC World Darts Championship: Live on Sky Sports until 2025[72]
- Premier League: Live on Sky Sports until 2025
- Grand Slam of Darts: Live on Sky Sports until 2025
- UK Open: Live on ITV4 until 2020
- World Matchplay: Live on Sky Sports until 2025
- World Grand Prix: Live on Sky Sports until 2025
- World Cup of Darts Live on Sky Sports until 2025
- European Championship: Live on ITV4 until 2020
- Players Championship Finals: Live on ITV4 until 2020
- The Masters: Live on ITV4 until 2020
- World Series of Darts: delayed coverage of five events on ITV4 until 2020
- World Series of Darts Finals: Live on ITV4 until 2020
- Champions League of Darts: Live on BBC Two until 2019
- BDO World Darts Championship: Live on Channel 4 (afternoon sessions and final live) and BT Sport (evening sessions and final live) until 2018[73]
- World Masters: Live on Eurosport in 2017
- BDO World Trophy: Live on FreeSports in 2018.
Radio
- PDC World Darts Championship: Reports and commentary on talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2
- Premier League and other major PDC tournaments: Live on talkSPORT 2
Rowing
Television
- World Rowing Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport
- European Rowing Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport
- Rowing World Cup: Live on BBC Red Button and Eurosport
- The Boat Races: Live on BBC until 2021; Live on Eurosport and BBC World News
- Henley Royal Regatta: Live on BT Sport
Radio
- BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra: Commentary on The Boat Race
Cycling
Television
- Tour de France: Live on ITV4 (until 2023), S4C and Eurosport (until 2023)
- Giro d'Italia: Live on Eurosport to 2020
- Vuelta a España: Live on Eurosport to 2020; highlights on ITV4 to 2020
- UCI World Tour: 30 races live on Eurosport
- La Course: Live on Eurosport and ITV4
- Paris-Nice: Live on Eurosport; highlights on ITV4 (until 2023)
- Critérium du Dauphiné: Live on Eurosport; highlights on ITV4 (until 2023)
- UCI Road World Championships: Live on Eurosport to 2020; live on BBC Red Button
- World Track Championships: Live on Eurosport to 2020; live on BBC Red Button
- UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships: Live on Eurosport to 2020
- UCI Track Cycling World Cup: Live on Eurosport and BBC (UK event only)
- European Track Championships: Live on Eurosport and BBC
- Tour of Britain: Live on ITV4; highlights on Eurosport in 2017
- Women's Tour of Britain: Highlights on ITV4 and Eurosport
- Tour de Yorkshire: Live on ITV4 and Eurosport
- British National Road Race Championships: Live on Eurosport; highlights on ITV4
- RideLondon: Live on BBC until 2019; Live on Eurosport
- Revolution: Live on Eurosport
- Halfords Tour Series: Highlights on ITV4 and Eurosport
- National Cyclo-Cross Championships: Live on BBC Sport website in 2018
Radio
Tour de France: Commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Sport website
Swimming
Television
- World Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport
- European Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport
- European Short Course Swimming Championships: Live on Eurosport
- IPC Swimming European Championships: Highlights on Channel 4 and More 4 until 2020
- IPC Swimming World Championships: Highlights on Channel 4 until 2020
British Championships: Live on BBC Sport website in 2018
National Winter Championships: Live on BBC Sport website in 2017
National Diving Championships: Live on BBC Sport website in 2018
Radio
- World Championships: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Triathlon
Television
- ITU World Series: Live on BBC Red Button; all UK rounds and highlights on BBC TV
- British Triathlon Super Series: Highlights on Channel 4, Sky Sports 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 Sport
- British Gymnastic Championships: Live on BBC Sport website in 2017
Gridiron football
Television
- NFL: Regular season, Monday Night Football, NFL International Series, playoffs and Super Bowl live on Sky Sports until 2019; Sunday Night Football Live on Sky Sports until 2017; 10 Thursday Night Football matches live on Amazon Prime; NFL International Series, Super Bowl Live and highlights on BBC Sport
- NCAA College Football: Live on BT Sport ESPN
- CFL: Live on BT Sport ESPN
Radio
- Live commentary on all Jacksonville Jaguars games and selected other NFL games on talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2; Super Bowl live on talkSPORT
Ice hockey
Television
- National Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports/FreeSports until 2021[74]
- Elite League Ice Hockey: Live on FreeSports until 2020
- Champions Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports/FreeSports.
- IIHF World Championships: Live on FreeSports until 2022
- Swedish Hockey League: Live on FreeSports until 2020
- Kontinental Hockey League: Playoffs live on FreeSports in 2018
- Spengler Cup: Semi-finals and Final live on FreeSports /Premier Sports until 2021
- Great Britain national team at the IIHF World Championships: FreeSports until 2022
Field hockey
Television
- FIH Hockey World League: Live on BT Sport
- EuroHockey Championships: Live on BBC
- Hockey Super 6's: Live on BBC Sport website in 2018
Basketball
Television
- NBA: Live on BT Sport until the end of October 2018
- College Basketball: Live on BT Sport
- EuroLeague: Live on Eurosport Player[75]
- British Basketball League: 24 games live on BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website including Trophy and Cup Finals; 15 live games on FreeSports
- Women's British Basketball League: 8 games live on BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website including Trophy and Cup Finals
Baseball
Television
- Major League Baseball: Live on BT Sport; two free live regular season games every day on YouTube; 25 free live games every season on Facebook
Winter sports
Television
- Winter Olympics: Live on Eurosport and BBC until 2022
- Winter Paralympics: Live on Channel 4 until 2018
- Alpine Skiing World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2020-21;[76] highlights of selected European races on BBC with some live BBC Red Button coverage
- Cross-Country Skiing World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2020-21
- Freestyle Skiing World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2020-21
- Nordic Combined World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2020-21
- Ski Jumping World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2020-21
- Snowboard World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2020-21
- Alpine Skiing World Championships: Live on Eurosport until 2021 and BBC Red Button
- Freestyle Skiing & Snowboard World Championships: Live on Eurosport until 2017
- Nordic Skiing World Championships: Live on Eurosport until 2021
- Bobsleigh World Championships: Live on BBC Red Button
- Skeleton World Championships: Live on BBC Red Button
- Bobsleigh World Cup: Live on BBC Red Button
- Skeleton World Cup: Live on BBC Red Button
- Luge World Championships: Live on Eurosport
- Luge World Cup: Live on Eurosport
- World Figure Skating Championships: Live on Eurosport and BBC Red Button
- European Figure Skating Championships: Live on Eurosport
Sailing
Television
- America's Cup: Live on BT Sport; highlights on BBC Red Button until 2017
- Sailing World Championships: Live on BBC Red Button in 2014
Gaelic games
Television
- GAA: 20 live games on Sky Sports including All-Ireland football and hurling semi-finals and final until 2021; 26 GAA Championship games and 30 Allianz League games on Premier Sports until 2020
- Ulster Senior Football Championship: Live games on BBC Northern Ireland including Ulster Football Final until 2020; live RTÉ televised Ulster matches until 2020
Radio
GAA live coverage of the Ulster Club and Ulster Senior Football Championships, and games in the National League, qualifiers and All-Ireland Championship involving Ulster counties until 2017
Shinty
Television
- Live coverage of Premier Division matches plus Camanachd Cup Final, Macaulay Cup Final and Scotland v Ireland shinty–hurling international on BBC Alba and BBC Scotland
Netball
Television
- Netball Superleague: Live on Sky Sports
- ANZ Premiership: Live on Sky Sports
- International Netball Super Series: Live on Sky Sports
- 2019 Netball World Cup: Home nation qualifying matches on BBC Sport website
Badminton
Television
- National Badminton League: Live on Sky Sports
- All England Badminton Championships: Live on BBC Sport website until 2021
- BWF World Championships: Live on Eurosport Player and BBC Sport website in 2017[77]
- Scottish Open Grand Prix: Live on BBC Sport website in 2017
Squash
Television
- World Squash Championships: Live on BT Sport[78][79]
- PSA World Series: Live on BT Sport and Eurosport Player
Bowls
Television
- World Indoor Bowls Championships: Live on BBC
- Scottish International Indoor Open: Live on BBC Scotland
- Waterloo Championship: Live on ITV4 in 2016
Table tennis
Television
- European Table Tennis Championships: Live on Eurosport in 2016[80]
- World Championships of Ping Pong: Live on Sky Sports
- ITTF Team World Cup: Live on BBC Sport website in 2018[81]
- English National Championships: Live on BBC Sport website in 2018[82]
Australian rules football
Television
- Australian Football League: Live on BT Sport
Futsal
Television
- FA National Futsal League: Live on BT Sport
- UEFA Futsal Cup: Live on Eurosport
- UEFA Futsal Euro: Live on Eurosport
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