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Sports broadcasting contracts in the United

Kingdom
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This article refers to sports broadcasting contracts 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. Free to air BBC, ITV, Channel
4 and Channel 5.

Association Football
Contents

Television
Broadcasting Contracts for Football (Television)
Event
Broadcaster
Broadcast Details
FIFA World
Cup Finals

All 2018 and 2022 matches live


BBC Sport and split between BBC Sport and
ITV Sport, with the final on
ITV Sport[1]
both broadcasters.

FIFA
Confederations ITV Sport
Cup

Live in 2017

European
Championship
Finals

All Euro 2020 matches live on


BBC Sport and BBC Sport and ITV; All Wales
ITV Sport
matches in Euro 2016 live on
S4C

European
Qualifiers

World Cup 2018, Euro 2020


Sky Sports and and World Cup 2022 qualifying
ITV Sport
matches live on Sky Sports and
ITV

Nations League Sky Sports

Live on Sky Sports in 2019 and


2021

Copa Amrica

Premier Sports

All 32 matches live on Premier


Sports in 2016

Eurosport and
ITV Sport

All matches live on Eurosport


to 2015;[2] 4 group matches
plus both semi-finals and final
live plus daily highlights on
ITV in 2015

Africa Cup of
Nations
CONCACAF
Gold Cup

BT Sport and
ITV Sport

Live in 2017

AFC Asian
Cup

Eurosport

Live in 2015

FIFA Club

BBC Sport

Highlights on the BBC Sport

World Cup

(highlights)

website

1 Association Football
1.1 Television
1.2 Radio
2 Rugby Union
2.1 Television
2.2 Radio
3 Cricket
3.1 Television
3.2 Radio
4 Tennis
4.1 Television
4.2 Radio
5 Golf
5.1 Television
5.2 Radio
6 Motor Sport
6.1 Television
6.2 Radio
7 Boxing
7.1 Television
7.2 Radio
8 Mixed Martial Arts

World Cup
UEFA
Champions
League
Copa
Libertadores
UEFA Europa
League
Copa
Sudamericana

(highlights)

website

BT Sport and
ITV Sport
(highlights)

Live on BT Sport until 2018


with 12 live matches including
final available free-to-air on BT
Sport Showcase; highlights on
ITV[3][4]

Premier Sports 32 live matches per season


BT Sport and
ITV Sport
(highlights)

Live on BT Sport until 2018


with 14 live matches including
final available free-to-air on BT
Sport Showcase; highlights on
ITV

Premier Sports 30 live matches per season

Sky Sports (126 live games


Sky Sports, BT
(packages A, C, D, E and G))
Sport and BBC
Premier League
and BT Sport (42 live games
Sport
(packages B and F)) until 2019;
(highlights)
BBC Sport (highlights)
FA Community BT Sport and
Shield
BBC Sport

FA Cup

English
Football
League

EFL Cup

Live on BT Sport until 2018,


highlights on BBC Sport

BBC (16 live matches including


one semi-final and shared final
per season) and BT Sport (25
live matches including one
semi-final and shared final per
season) until 2018; up to one
BBC Sport, BT additional match per round
Sport and S4C involving Welsh clubs on S4C
and BBC Wales
*** 2018-19 to 2020-21: BBC
(16 live matches per season
including final]; BT Sport (30
live matches per season
including final) ***
Sky Sports 112 live matches
per-season, plus live play-off
matches and final (92
Sky Sports and Championship, 20 shared
Channel 5
between League One and
(highlights)
League Two) until 2019;
highlights on Channel 5 until
2018[5][6][7][8]
Sky Sports 15 live matches perSky Sports and
season, including semi-finals
Channel 5
and final until 2019; highlights
(highlights)
on Channel 5 until 2018
Sky Sports and Over 150 live matches per

La Liga

S4C

season until 2018,[9] highlights

8.1 Television
9 Multi-disciplines events
9.1 Television
9.2 Radio
10 Athletics
10.1 Television
10.1.1 Radio
11 Rugby League
11.1 Television
11.2 Radio
12 Snooker
12.1 Television
13 Horse Racing
13.1 Television
13.2 Radio
14 Equestrianism
14.1 Television
15 Darts
15.1 Television
16 Rowing
16.1 Television
16.2 Radio
17 Cycling
17.1 Television
17.2 Radio
18 Swimming
18.1 Television
18.2 Radio
19 Triathlon
19.1 Television
20 Gymnastics
20.1 Television
21 American Football
21.1 Television

(highlights)

season until 2018,[9] highlights


on S4C

Copa del Rey

Sky Sports

Live until 2018 [9]

Bundesliga

BT Sport and
ITV Sport
(highlights)

Live on BT Sport until 2021[10]


highlights on ITV

Serie A

BT Sport[11]

Live until 2018

Coppa Italia

Sky Sports

Live

Ligue 1

BT Sport[11]

Live

Coupe de
France

Eurosport

Live

Coupe de la
Ligue

BT Sport

Live

Primeira Liga

BT Sport

Live

Eredivisie

Sky Sports

Live until 2018[12]

Major League
Soccer

Sky Sports

Live until 2019[13][14][15]

21.2 Radio
22 Ice Hockey
22.1 Television
22.2 Radio
23 Field Hockey
23.1 Television
24 Basketball
24.1 Television
25 Baseball
25.1 Television
26 Winter Sports
26.1 Television
27 Sailing
27.1 Television
28 Gaelic Games

Campeonato
Brasileiro Srie
A and
BT Sport[16]
Campeonato
Paulista

Up to 100 live matches per


season

Argentine
Primera
Divisin

Eurosport

Live

A-League

BT Sport[17]

Belgian Pro
League

Premier Sports Live

30.1 Television
31 Badminton

EFL Trophy

Area Finals and Final live on


Sky Sports and
Sky Sports until 2019;
Channel 5
highlights of final on Channel 5
(highlights)
until 2018

31.1 Television
32 Squash

Up to 5 matches live per week

30 live matches per season until


2018, including all 5 play-off
matches. Weekly highlights on
BT Sport

National
League

BT Sport

FA Trophy

BT Sport

Final live on BT Sport

FA Vase

BT Sport

Final live on BT Sport

FA Youth Cup

ITV Sport

Four matches including Final


live on ITV4, subject to venue

England
football team

ITV Sport

All qualifiers live on ITV until


2022; Nations League matches
live on Sky Sports until 2021

England under21 national


football team

28.1 Television
28.2 Radio
29 Shinty
29.1 Television
30 Netball

32.1 Television
33 Bowls
33.1 Television
34 Table Tennis
34.1 Television
35 Australian Rules Football
35.1 Television
36 Futsal
36.1 Television
37 Beach Volleyball

Home friendlies and qualifiers


BT Sport

live until 2018

37.1 Television

football team
38 References

Wales football
team

Sky Sports,
BBC Sport,
ITV Sport
(Highlights)
and S4C
(highlights)

Scotland
football team

Qualifiers and home friendlies


Sky Sports and
live on Sky Sports until 2018,
ITV Sport
highlights of qualifiers on ITV
(highlights)
Sport

Qualifiers live on Sky Sports,


Friendlies live on BBC Wales,
highlights of qualifiers on ITV
Sport & S4C

Qualifiers live on Sky Sports,


Republic of
Sky Sports,
Home friendlies live on Premier
Ireland national Premier Sports
Sports, highlights of qualifiers
football team
and ITV Sport
on ITV Sport
Qualifiers live on Sky Sports,
Northern
Sky Sports,
Home friendlies on BBC
Ireland football BBC Sport and Northern Ireland until 2016,
team
ITV Sport
highlights of qualifiers on ITV
Sport

Scottish
Professional
Football
League

30 live matches per season on


Sky Sports; 30 live matches per
season plus play-offs live on BT
Sky Sports, BT Sport until 2020;[18] highlights
Sport and BBC on BBC Scotland until 2020.
Alba
BBC Alba 3 live Premiership
matches, 35 delayed matches on
Saturday evenings and 16 live
lower division matches

Scottish Cup

Sky Sports 9 live matches


Sky Sports and including Final until 2018
BBC Scotland BBC Scotland 5 live matches
including Final until 2018

Scottish League
BT Sport
Cup

13 live matches each season on


BT Sport until 2020

BBC Alba,
Scottish
Up to 21 live matches on BBC
Premier Sports
Challenge Cup
Alba, Premier Sports and S4C
and S4C
Scottish Junior
BBC Alba
Cup

Final live

Scottish Youth
Cup

Live until 2018

Sky Sports

Welsh Premier
S4C
League

One weekly live match plus


highlights on Sgorio on
Mondays.[19]

Welsh Cup

S4C

One live game from round three


onwards plus highlights

NIFL
Premiership

BBC Northern Highlights on Final Score from


Ireland
Northern Ireland and Irish

League Show
Irish Cup

BBC Northern
Highlights plus Final live
Ireland

Northern
BBC Northern
Ireland Football
Highlights plus Final live
Ireland
League Cup
Northern
Ireland Milk
Cup

BBC Northern
Ireland and
Highlights plus Final live
BBC Red
Button

FA Women's
Cup

BBC Sport

Final Live

FA Women's
Super League

BT Sport and
BBC Sport
(highlights)

12 live matches per season on


BT Sport plus weekly
highlights; highlights on BBC

FIFA Women's BBC Sport and All games live on BBC and
World Cup
Eurosport
Eurosport in 2015
UEFA Women's BBC Sport and
Live
Championship Eurosport
FIFA U-20
World Cup,
FIFA U-17
World Cup,
FIFA U-20
Eurosport
Women's World
Cup and FIFA
U-17 Women's
World Cup

Live until 2016[20]

UEFA
European
Under-21
Championship

All 15 matches live on BT Sport

BT Sport
(2015)

Radio

Radio
Station

Events

144 live Premier League commentaries per season (to 2019); live commentaries from the
BBC Radio Championship, FA Cup (until 2018), League Cup, Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup, UEFA
5 Live and Champions League, UEFA Europa League, International qualifiers and friendlies involving
BBC Radio England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland plus 16 live FA Women's Super League games
and FA Women's Cup Final.
5 Live
Sports Extra
Live commentary from UEFA Euro 2016
5 Live commentary on Sportsworld on approximately 50 Premier League matches per season
BBC World
plus commentary on selected FA Cup matches, League Cup Final and UEFA Champions
Service
League final

Talksport

Live commentary on 64 Premier League matches per season and reports on all other matches
with 28 Premier League Saturday 3pm matches on Talksport 2 (to 2019); live commentaries
from EFL play-off finals, FA Community Shield, FA Cup, EFL Cup, UEFA Champions
League, England friendly internationals, England away qualifiers and other home nations
away international qualifiers and friendlies.
Live commentary from Euro 2020 finals on Talksport and Talksport 2
Off-tube commentary of selected UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League,
International friendlies and La Liga matches on Talksport 2

BBC Local
Local commentaries on Premier League, Championship, FA Cup and League Cup matches
Radio
Independent
Reports and goal flashes from all Premier League matches to UK commercial radio network
Radio News
Wireless
Group

Commentaries on local radio stations including Signal 2, Signal 107, Pulse 1, Swansea Sound,
Wish FM, Tower FM, Radio Wave 96.5 and Peak FM

BBC Radio Live commentary from all Scottish Premiership matches plus Scottish Cup, Scottish League
Scotland
Cup and Scotland international matches
BBC Radio
Wales and Commentary on all Swansea City, Cardiff City matches and commentary on Newport County
BBC Radio and Wrexham matches
Cymru
BBC Radio Live commentary on Irish League, Irish Cup, Irish League Cup, Setanta Cup and Northern
Ulster
Ireland International matches
Clyde 1

Reports and goal flashes from Saturday afternoon Scottish Premiership matches

Rugby Union
Television
Event

Broadcasting Contracts for Rugby Union (Television)


Broadcaster
Broadcast Details

Rugby World ITV Sport[21] and


Cup
S4C

Live on ITV in 2015;[22] 9 live matches including opening match, all


Wales games, one quarter-final, one-semi-final and final on S4C in
2015.

Sevens World Sky Sports;


Live on Sky Sports
Series
highlights on ITV4
World Rugby

Sky Sports and

Selected matches live on Sky Sports in 2016, Wales matches and final

World Rugby
Sky Sports and
Under 20
S4C
Championship

Selected matches live on Sky Sports in 2016, Wales matches and final
live on S4C

Women's
Rugby World Sky Sports
Cup
RBS Six
Nations

BBC, ITV and


S4C

England, Ireland and Italy home matches on ITV; Wales, Scotland and
France home matches on BBC: all Wales matches live on S4C until
2021

British and
Irish Lions

Sky Sports

Live on Sky Sports in 2017.[23]

England
Sky Sports;
Autumn
Live on Sky Sports until 2020; highlights on BBC until 2019
highlights on BBC
internationals
England
Saxons

Sky Sports

Live on Sky Sports until 2020

England
Under 20s and
Sky Sports
England
Under 18s

Live on Sky Sports until 2020

England
Women's
Sky Sports
Internationals

Live on Sky Sports until 2020

Wales
Autumn
BBC and S4C
Internationals

Live on BBC until 2018; live on S4C

Scotland
Autumn
BBC
internationals

Live on BBC until 2016

Ireland
Autumn
Sky Sports
internationals

Live on Sky Sports until 2017

France
Autumn
Sky Sports
internationals

Live on Sky Sports until 2017

Italy Autumn
Sky Sports
internationals

Live on Sky Sports until 2017

The Rugby
Championship
and
Sky Sports
SANZAAR
Tests

Live on Sky Sports until 2020

European
Rugby
Champions
Cup

BT Sport and Sky


Sports; highlights
on S4C

BT Sport and Sky Sports each show five group matches per round, two
quarter-finals, one semi-final and the final until 2018; highlights on
S4C

European
Rugby
Challenge
Cup

BT Sport and Sky


Sports; highlights
on S4C

Live on BT Sport and Sky Sports until 2018; highlights on S4C.

Cup
Guinness
Pro12

Aviva
Premiership

Sky Sports, BBC


Wales, S4C, BBC
ALBA, BBC
Scotland and BBC
Northern Ireland

30 live regular season matches on Sky Sports (plus semi-finals and


final live (33 in total)); 22 live matches on BBC Wales; 22 live matches
on S4C; live matches on BBC ALBA (with selected games on BBC
Scotland); All Ulster matches not broadcast by Sky Sports on BBC
Northern Ireland until 2017-18

BT Sport;
highlights on ITV

Up to 69 live matches per season on BT Sport until 2016-17 with 9 live


matches available free-to-air on BT Sport Showcase; highlights on ITV
until 2016-17 *** 2017-18 to 2020-21: Up to 80 live matches per
season on BT Sport ***[24][25][26]

Premiership
BT Sport and S4C;
Rugby Sevens
Live on BT Sport; highlights on ITV Sport.
highlights on ITV
Series
Anglo-Welsh
Cup

BT Sport

Live on BT Sport in 201617

The Varsity
Match

BBC

Live on BBC until 2019; women's Varsity Match live on BBC Red
Button

RFU
Sky Sports
Championship

Minimum of 11 matches per season live on Sky Sports until 2020

Melrose
Sevens

BBC Scotland

Live on BBC Scotland

Top 14

Sky Sports;
55 matches per season live on Sky Sports until 2019; highlights on S4C
highlights on S4C

Super Rugby

Sky Sports

Live on Sky Sports until 2020

ITM Cup

Sky Sports

Live on Sky Sports until 2020

Currie Cup

Sky Sports

Live on Sky Sports until 2020

Principality
Premiership

S4C

Live matches on S4C

World
Wheelchair
Rugby
Challenge

ITV Sport

Live on ITV4 in 2015

Radio
BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Commentary on Six Nations, Autumn Internationals, Aviva Premiership and European Rugby Champions
Cup matches
Live commentary on 2015 Rugby World Cup
BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru

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

BBC Radio Ulster


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
BBC Radio Scotland
Commentary on all Scotland Six Nations matches
Live commentary on all Scotland matches in 2015 Rugby World Cup
talkSPORT
Commentary on Aviva Premiership matches on talkSPORT 2; reports on Six Nations and Aviva Premiership
matches on talkSPORT
Independent Radio News
Reports on Six Nations, Autumn Internationals, Aviva Premiership and European Rugby Champions Cup
matches

Cricket
Television
Test Match Cricket in England and Wales: All matches live on Sky Sports until 2019;[27] daily
highlights on Channel 5 until 2017[28]
One-day International and International Twenty20 Cricket in England and Wales: All matches live on
Sky Sports until 2019; highlights on Channel 5 until 2017
Overseas Test Match and ODI Cricket: Live coverage of all England overseas tours on Sky Sports,
plus Tests and ODIs from South Africa (until 2020), India (until 2018) plus Sri Lanka, West Indies and
New Zealand (until 2020);[29] Live coverage of Test match, international and domestic cricket in
Australia on BT Sport
ICC Cricket World Cup: Live on Sky Sports until 2023,[30] highlights of 2015 World Cup on ITV and
Zee Cinema
ICC Women's World Cup: Live on Sky Sports until 2021
ICC Champions Trophy: Live on Sky Sports until 2021
ICC World Twenty20: Live on Sky Sports until 2020
One-day cricket and Test Match Cricket in Asia: Live matches from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and
Sri Lanka on Zee Cafe (not England matches)
County Championship: 2 live matches per season on Sky Sports until 2019
Royal London One-Day Cup: live matches per season on Sky Sports until 2019
T20 Blast: 36 live matches per season on Sky Sports until 2019
Indian Premier League: Live on Sky Sports until 2017
Big Bash League: Live on BT Sport until 2020
Caribbean Premier League: 5 matches including final live on Dave plus delayed coverage of all
matches
Pakistan Super League: Live on PTV Prime
Bangladesh Premier League: Live on Premier Sports
Highlights of ICC events on BBC Sport website until 2019
Highlights of England home Tests, ODIs and T20 matches on BBC Sport website

Radio
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Radio 4 Long Wave
Test Match Special Live commentary on all England home Test, ODI and T20 matches until 2019
Commentaries on England overseas tours, plus ICC Cricket World Cup and ICC World Twenty 20 matches
BBC Local Radio
Commentary on all 2016 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
Kent One-Day Cup and T20 Blast matches on BBC Radio Kent 774 AM
Essex One-Day Cup and T20 Blast matches on BBC Radio Kent 765 AM
talkSPORT 2
Commentary on all 2016 ICC World Twenty20 matches
Off-tube commentary on Indian Premier League matches
Commentary on at least 30 One-Day Cup and T20 Blast matches
Independent Radio News
Hourly reports on England home Test matches, ODI and T20 matches for UK commercial radio network

Tennis
Television
Wimbledon: Live on BBC until 2020; daily highlights and finals live on Eurosport until 2020[31]
US Open: Live on Eurosport until 2017[32]
French Open: Live on ITV4 (finals live on ITV) until 2018;[33] Live on Eurosport until 2021[32]
Australian Open: Live on Eurosport until 2021; highlights on BBC[34]
Queen's Club Championships: Live on BBC until 2018; live on Eurosport until 2017[35]
Eastbourne International: Live on BBC; live on Eurosport and BT Sport until 2017
Birmingham Classic: Live on Eurosport until 2017
Nottingham Open: Live on Eurosport until 2017
ATP World Tour Finals: All matches live on Sky Sports until 2017; afternoon sessions and final live on
BBC until 2018
ATP World Tour: Live on Sky Sports until 2018
WTA Tour: 52 Tournaments Live on BT Sport each year until 2019
Davis Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2017; Great Britain matches live on BBC until 2017
Federation Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2017
Hopman Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2017
Royal Albert Hall Champions Tennis: Live on Sky Sports in 2015

Radio
BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra


Commentary on Wimbledon, US Open, French Open, Australian Open, BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells,
selected ATP Masters 1000 events, ATP World Tour Finals plus Queens Club Championships and Great
Britain Davis Cup matches
BBC World Service
Commentary on Wimbledon men's and women's singles finals
talkSPORT
Commentary from French Open and nine ATP Masters 1000 events and ATP World Tour Finals on
talkSPORT2

Golf
Television
The Open Championship: Live on Sky Sports The Open; daily highlights on BBC Two until 2021
U.S. Masters: Live on Sky Sports until 2017; Round 1 and 2 highlights and Round 3 and 4 live on
BBC Two until 2017
Ryder Cup: Live on Sky Sports until 2018; highlights on BBC until 2018
U.S. Open: Live on Sky Sports until 2017
PGA Championship: Live on Sky Sports until 2018
World Golf Championships events: Live on Sky Sports until 2018
Other PGA Tour events: Live on Sky Sports until 2022
BMW PGA Championship: Live on Sky Sports until 2018; highlights on BBC until 2018
Scottish Open: Live on Sky Sports until 2018; highlights on BBC until 2018
Wales Open: Live on Sky Sports; highlights on BBC Wales
Other European Tour events: Live on Sky Sports until 2018
Irish Open: Live on Sky Sports; highlights on BBC Northern Ireland in 2017
Women's British Open: Live on Sky Sports; highlights on BBC until 2021
LPGA: Up to 7 events live on Sky Sports until 2016

Radio
BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Commentary on The Open Championship, US Open, US Masters, PGA Championships, and the Ryder Cup
BBC Radio Scotland
Commentary on the Scottish Open on 810 MW
talkSPORT 2
Commentary on WGC events from PGA Tour Radio on talkSPORT 2

Motor Sport
Television
Formula One: All races live on Sky Sports F1 until 2024; 10 live races including the British Grand

Formula One: All races live on Sky Sports F1 until 2024; 10 live races including the British Grand
Prix and final round (2016: Bahrain, Spain, Europe, Great Britain, Hungary, Belgium, Italy, Malaysia,
Mexico and Abu Dhabi) and highlights of all races on Channel 4 until 2018
MotoGP: Live on BT Sport until 2018, highlights on ITV4
World Rally Championship: Live on BT Sport; highlights on Channel 5, Motors TV and S4C
Wales Rally GB: Live on BT Sport in 2015; highlights on Motors TV and S4C; daily highlights plus
live coverage of Power Stage on Channel 5[36]
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 Motors TV; highlights on Channel 4
World Rallycross Championship: Live on QUEST; highlights on ITV4 and Eurosport in 2016
World Superbike Championship Live on Eurosport; highlights on ITV4 in 2016
British Superbike: Live on Eurosport and QUEST until 2020; highlights on ITV until 2018[37]
Isle of Man TT: Daily highlights on ITV4 until 2018
North West 200: Live on BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Red Button
Ulster Grand Prix: Highlights on BBC Northern Ireland
IndyCar Series: Live on BT Sport in 2016
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Live on Premier Sports until 2017
GP2 Series: Live on Sky Sports F1
GP3 Series: Live on Sky Sports F1
24 Hours of Le Mans: Live on Eurosport until 2017, Highlights on Channel 4
Elite League Speedway: Live on Sky Sports until 2019
Speedway Grand Prix: Live on BT Sport until 2018
Speedway World Cup: Live on BT Sport until 2018
Formula E: TBC;[38] highlights on BT Sport *With Free-to-air coverage either on Channel 4 or
Channel 5*

Radio
BBC Radio 5 Live
All Formula One races live, qualifying sessions and some practices on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5
Live Sports Extra until 2021
BBC Radio Ulster
Live commentary of the North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix
Manx Radio
Live commentary on Isle of Man TT races on Manx Radio TT on 1368 AM

Boxing
Television
Frank Warren Promotions: Live on BoxNation
Matchroom Sport: 20 shows a year live on Sky Sports until 2021
Hennessy Sports: Live on Channel 5
European Amateur Boxing Championships: Live on BBC Red Button in 2015
World Amateur Boxing Championships: Live on BBC Red Button in 2015
World title fights screened on Sky Sports, BoxNation, Premier Sports, Channel 5 and ITV

Radio
BBC Radio 5 Live
Commentary on major fights involving British boxers

Mixed Martial Arts


Television
UFC: Live on BT Sport until 2019
Bellator: Highlights on Spike TV and Channel 5
BAMMA: Live on Spike TV and Channel 5
Cage Warriors: Live on BT Sport [39]

Multi-disciplines events
Television
Olympic Games: Live in Rio on BBC in 2016
*** 2018-24: live on Eurosport and BBC ***[40]
Paralympic Games: Live in Rio on Channel 4 in 2016[41]
Commonwealth Games: Live on BBC in 2018; highlights on Eurosport[42]
World University Games: Live on Eurosport
Youth Olympics: Highlights on BBC Red Button
European Games: Live on BT Sport in 2015
Paralympic Games: Live on Channel 4 until 2016[41]
Winter Paralympics: Live on Channel 4 in 2014[41]
Invictus Games: Live on BBC in 2016[41]

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

Athletics
Television
UK Athletics major events: Live on BBC until 2020
London Marathon: Live on BBC until 2021
Great North Run: Live on BBC and Eurosport until 2018[43]
Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championship: Live on BBC in 2016
Great Edinburgh Cross Country: Live on BBC until 2018; highlights on Sky Sports
Great Manchester Run: Live on BBC until 2018
Great Birmingham Run: Live on Channel 5
Great South Run: Live on Channel 5

Great South Run: Live on Channel 5


Great Scottish Run: Live on BBC
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 in 2015
Yorkshire Marathon: Highlights on Channel 4 and Sky Sports in 2015
Snowdonia Marathon: Highlights on Channel 4 and S4C
Snowdon Race: Highlights on Channel 4 and S4C
IAAF World Championships in Athletics: Live on BBC and Eurosport until 2017[44]
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics: Live on BBC and Eurosport
IAAF World Cross Country Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport[45]
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 until 2017
IAAF World Relays: Live on Eurosport; highlights on BBC Red Button
IAAF Continental Cup: Highlights on Eurosport in 2014
European Athletics Championships: Live on 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
EAA Permit: Live coverage and highlights of selected events on Eurosport including Spitzen
Leichtathletik Luzern
European Cross Country Championships: Live on BBC
European Athletics Junior Championships: Live on Eurosport until 2019
IAAF World Indoor Tour: Live coverage and highlights of selected events on Eurosport including
Weltklasse in Karlsruhe
EAA Indoor Permit: Live coverage and highlights of selected events on Eurosport including PSD
Bank Meeting
World Junior Athletics Championships: Live on Eurosport
IAAF World Challenge: Live coverage and highlights of selected events on Eurosport including
Jamaica International Invitational and Golden Spike Ostrava
New York Marathon: Live on Eurosport
Paris Marathon: Live on Eurosport
Amsterdam Marathon: Live on Eurosport

IPC Athletics World Championships: Live on More4 in 2015[41]


IPC Athletics European Championships: Live on More4 in 2014
IPC Grand Prix Final: Live on Channel 4
Radio
BBC Radio 5 Live

Commentary from IAAF World Championships, European Athletics Championships, IAAF Diamond
League and UK Athletics major events
Commentary on London Marathon and Great North Run

Rugby League
Television

Television
Super League: 70 live games per season on Sky Sports until 2016;[46] highlights on BBC until 2020
*** 2017-21: 80 live games per season on Sky Sports ***[47]
Championship: Live on Sky Sports until 2021
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
World Club Challenge: Live on Sky Sports until 2021; highlights on BBC
Rugby League World Cup: 2017 coverage on Premier Sports and BBC[48]
Four Nations Championship: All matches live on Premier Sports; England matches and final live on
BBC in 2016
National Rugby League: Up to 206 live and delayed games per season on Premier Sports until 2017
State of Origin: Live on Premier Sports until 2017

Radio
BBC Radio 5 Live
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
Talksport
Over 100 live Super League commentaries per season on talkSPORT 2 until 2017; reports on talkSPORT
BBC Local Radio
Commentaries on Super League, Championship and Challenge Cup matches
Wireless Group
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 2019 and Eurosport until 2026
UK Championship: Live on BBC until 2019 and Eurosport until 2026
Masters: Live on BBC until 2019 and Eurosport until 2026
The Welsh Open: Live on BBC Wales, BBC Red Button and Eurosport until 2026
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[49]

Horse Racing

Horse Racing
Television
Grand National: Live on ITV until 2020
Cheltenham Festival: Live on ITV until 2020
Epsom Derby: Live on ITV until 2020
Royal Ascot: Live on ITV until 2020
Glorious Goodwood: Live on Channel 4 until 2016 *** Live on ITV from 2017-20 ***
The Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe: Live on Channel 4
Dubai World Cup: Live on Channel 4, At the Races and Racing UK
At the Races: Live coverage from 24 UK courses including Chepstow and Lingfield
Racing UK: Live coverage from 34 UK courses including Aintree, Ascot, Cheltenham, Doncaster,
Epsom, Haydock Park, Kempton Park and Newmarket

Radio
BBC Radio 5 Live
Commentary on all major races with full coverage of Cheltenham Festival, The Grand National and The
Derby until 2016[50]
BBC World Service
5 Live commentary on The Grand National
talkSPORT
Commentary on major meetings including Cheltenham Festival, The Grand National and The Derby on
talkSPORT and talkSPORT2

Equestrianism
Television
Horse of the Year Show: Highlights on Horse and Country TV and BT Sport in 2015
Royal International Horse Show: Live on Sky Sports in 2016
Hickstead Derby: Live on Horse and Country TV in 2015
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[51]
Burghley Horse Trials: Live on BBC until 2016
World Equestrian Games: Live on BBC in 2014
European Championships: Live on BBC Red Button in 2015

Darts
Television
PDC World Darts Championship: Live on Sky Sports until 2018[52]
Premier League: Live on Sky Sports until 2018
Grand Slam of Darts: Live on Sky Sports until 2018

Grand Slam of Darts: Live on Sky Sports until 2018


UK Open: Live on ITV4
World Matchplay: Live on Sky Sports until 2018
World Grand Prix: Live on Sky Sports until 2018
European Championship: Live on ITV4
Players Championship Finals: Live on ITV4
The Masters: Live on ITV4
World Series of Darts: delayed coverage of five events on ITV4
World Series of Darts Finals: Live on ITV4
Champions League of Darts: Live on BBC Two in 2016
BDO World Darts Championship: No announcement for 2017
BDO World Trophy: Live on Dave in 2016

Rowing
Television
World Rowing Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport
European Rowing Championships: Live on BBC Red Button
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 in 2016

Radio
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra Commentary on The Boat Race
BBC World Service Live Commentary on The Boat Race

Cycling
Television
Tour de France: Live daily coverage on ITV4, S4C and Eurosport until 2019
Giro d'Italia: Live on Eurosport to 2017;[53]
Vuelta a Espaa: Live on Eurosport to 2020; highlights on ITV4 to 2020
UCI World Tour: 24 races live on Eurosport
Critrium du Dauphin: Live on Eurosport and ITV4 in 2016
La Course: Live on Eurosport and ITV4
UCI Road World Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport
World Track Championships: Live on BBC
UCI Track Cycling World Cup: Live on BBC (UK event only)
UCI Women's Road World Cup: Highlights on BBC Red Button and Eurosport
European Track Championships: Live on Eurosport
Tour of Britain: Live on ITV4 and BIKE in 2016
Women's Tour of Britain: Highlights on ITV4 and Eurosport in 2016
Tour de Yorkshire: Live on ITV4 and Eurosport in 2016
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
UCI BMX World Championships: Highlights on BBC in 2015

Radio

Radio
BBC Radio 5 Live
Tour de France commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Sport website
UCI Road World Championships and World Track Championships: Live on Sports Extra

Swimming
Television
World Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport
European Championships: Live on BBC Red Button and Eurosport
European Short Course Swimming Championships: Live on Eurosport
IPC Swimming European Championships: Highlights on Channel 4 and More 4 in 2014
IPC Swimming World Championships: Highlights on Channel 4 in 2015

Radio
World Championships: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

Triathlon
Television
ITU World Series: Live on BBC Red Button and BT Sport, highlights on Eurosport and BBC TV
British Triathlon Super Series: Highlights on Channel 4, Sky Sports and Eurosport

Gymnastics
Television
European Gymnastics Championship: Live on BBC
World Gymnastics Championship: Live on BBC
Glasgow Grand Prix: Live on BBC

American 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; NFL International
Series, Super Bowl and highlights on BBC Sport until 2017
College Football: Live on BT Sport ESPN

Radio
Live commentary on selected NFL games on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra; Super Bowl live on
BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 5 Live

Ice Hockey
Television
National Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports until 2016;[54] Eurosport from 2016
Elite Ice Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports[55]
Champions Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports
IIHF World Championships Live on Premier Sports until 2017

Radio
National Hockey League: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live and Talksport
Elite Ice Hockey League: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Local Radio and Talksport
Champions Hockey League: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live and Talksport
IIHF World Championships: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live and Talksport

Field Hockey
Television
FIH Hockey World League: Live on BT Sport
EuroHockey Championships: Live on BBC

Basketball
Television
NBA: Live on BT Sport
College Basketball: Live on BT Sport
British Basketball League: 24 games live on BBC Red Button including Trophy and Cup Finals
Women's British Basketball League: 8 games live on BBC Red Button including Trophy and Cup
Finals
European Wheelchair Basketball Championship: Live on BBC Red Button in 2015

Baseball
Television
Major League Baseball: Live on BT Sport

Winter Sports
Television
Winter Olympics: Live on Eurosport and BBC until 2022
Winter Paralympics: Live on Channel 4 in 2014[41]
Alpine Skiing World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2015-16; highlights of selected European races on

Alpine Skiing World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2015-16; highlights of selected European races on
BBC with some live BBC Red Button coverage
Cross-Country Skiing World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2015-16
Ski Jumping World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2015-16
Luge World Cup: Live on Eurosport
Alpine Skiing World Championships: Live on Eurosport and BBC Red Button
Nordic Skiing World Championships: Live on Eurosport
Bobsleigh World Championships: Live on BBC Red Button
Luge World Championships: Live on Eurosport
Skeleton World Championships: Live on BBC Red Button
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 2017; 26 GAA Championship games and 30 Allianz League games on Premier Sports until 2017
Ulster Senior Football Championship: Live games on BBC Northern Ireland including Ulster Football
Final until 2017; live RT televised Ulster matches until 2017

Radio
BBC Radio Ulster
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 shintyhurling international on BBC Alba and BBC Scotland

Netball
Television
Netball Superleague: Live on Sky Sports
International Netball Super Series: Live on Sky Sports
2019 Netball World Cup: TBA

2019 Netball World Cup: TBA

Badminton
Television
National Badminton League: Live on Sky Sports

Squash
Television
World Open Squash Championship: Live on BT Sport in 2015
Professional Squash Association World Series: Live on BT Sport[56]

Bowls
Television
World Indoor Bowls Championships: Live on BBC
Scottish International Indoor Open: Live on BBC Scotland
Waterloo Championship: Live on ITV4 in 2015

Table Tennis
Television
UK National Championships: Live on ITV4 in 2016

Australian Rules Football


Television
Australian Football League: Live on BT Sport

Futsal
Television
FA National Futsal League: Live on BT Sport

Beach Volleyball
Television
Men's FIVB World Tour: Highlights on Channel 4
Women's FIVB World Tour: Highlights on Channel 4

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