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. Free to air BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
Association Football
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast Details |
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FIFA World Cup Finals | BBC Sport [1] | All 2018 and 2022 matches live on BBC Sport and ITV Sport |
ITV Sport[2] | ||
FIFA Confederations Cup | ITV Sport | Live in 2017. |
European Championship Finals | BBC Sport | All Euro 2020 matches live on BBC Sport and ITV. |
ITV Sport | ||
European Qualifiers | Sky Sports | World Cup 2018, Euro 2020 and World Cup 2022 qualifying matches live on Sky Sports and ITV, |
ITV Sport | ||
Nations League | Sky Sports | Live on in 2019 and 2021. |
Copa América | Premier Sports | All 32 matches live in 2016. |
Africa Cup of Nations | Eurosport | All matches live on Eurosport to 2015.[3] |
ITV Sport | 4 group matches plus both semi-finals and final live, plus daily highlights on ITV in 2015. | |
CONCACAF Gold Cup | BT Sport | Live in 2017 |
AFC Asian Cup | Eurosport | Live in 2015 |
FIFA Club World Cup | BBC Sport | Highlights on BBC Sport website. |
UEFA Champions League | BT Sport | Live on BT Sport until 2018 with 12 live matches including final available free-to-air on BT Sport Showcase.[4][5] |
ITV Sport | Highlights on ITV. | |
UEFA Europa League | BT Sport | Live until 2018 with 14 live matches including final available free-to-air on BT Sport Showcase. |
ITV Sport | Highlights. | |
UEFA Super Cup | BT Sport | Live until 2018 |
ITV Sport | Highlights. | |
Copa Libertadores | Premier Sports | 32 live matches per season. |
Copa Sudamericana | Premier Sports | 30 live matches per season. |
Premier League | Sky Sports | Sky Sports: 126 live games (packages A, C, D, E and G) until 2019 |
BT Sport | BT Sport: 42 live games (packages B and F) until 2019 | |
BBC Sport | Highlights. | |
FA Community Shield | BT Sport | Live until 2018. |
BBC Sport | Highlights. | |
FA Cup | BBC Sport | BBC has 16 live matches per season including final per season until 2021. Additional matches involving Welsh clubs on BBC Wales / S4C |
BT Sport | BT Sport: 25 live matches per season including final until 2018 ***2018-2021: 30 live matches per season including final*** | |
English Football League | Sky Sports | Sky Sports 112 live matches per-season, plus live play-off matches and final until 2019[6][7][8][9] |
Channel 5 | Highlights until 2018 | |
EFL Cup | Sky Sports | 15 live matches per season until 2019 |
Channel 5 | Highlights on until 2018 | |
La Liga | Sky Sports | Over 150 live matches per season until 2018.[10] |
S4C | Highlights. | |
Copa del Rey | Sky Sports | Live until 2018.[10] |
Bundesliga | BT Sport | Live until 2021.[11] |
ITV Sport | Highlights on ITV4 | |
Serie A | BT Sport[12] | Live until 2018 |
Coppa Italia | Sky Sports | Live |
Ligue 1 | BT Sport[12] | Live |
Coupe de la Ligue | BT Sport | Live |
Eredivisie | Sky Sports | Live until 2018[13] |
Major League Soccer | Sky Sports | Live until 2019[14][15][16] |
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Campeonato Paulista |
BT Sport[17] | Up to 100 live matches per season |
Copa do Brasil | Eurosport | Live |
Argentine Primera División | Eurosport | Live plus Highlights. |
A-League | BT Sport[18] | Up to 5 matches live per week. |
FFA Cup | BT Sport | Live |
Belgian Pro League | Premier Sports | Live |
EFL Trophy | Sky Sports | Area Finals and Final live until 2019. |
Channel 5 | Highlights of final until 2018. | |
National League | BT Sport | 30 live matches per season until 2018, including all 5 play-off matches plus weekly highlights. |
FA Trophy | BT Sport | Final live. |
FA Vase | BT Sport | Final live. |
FA Youth Cup | ITV Sport | Four matches including Final live on ITV4. |
England football team | ITV Sport | All friendlies and qualifiers live on ITV until 2022. |
Sky Sports | Nations League matches live until 2021. | |
England under-21 national football team | BT Sport | Home friendlies and qualifiers live until 2018. |
Wales football team | Sky Sports | Qualifiers live. |
BBC Sport | Friendlies live. | |
ITV Sport | Highlights of qualifiers. | |
S4C | Highlights of qualifiers. | |
Scotland football team | Sky Sports | Qualifiers and home friendlies live until 2018. |
ITV Sport | Highlights of qualifiers. | |
Republic of Ireland national football team | Sky Sports | Qualifiers live. |
Premier Sports | Home friendlies live. | |
ITV Sport | Highlights of qualifiers. | |
Northern Ireland football team | Sky Sports | Qualifiers live. |
BBC Sport | Home friendlies live. | |
ITV Sport | Highlights of qualifiers. | |
Scottish Professional Football League | Sky Sports | 30 live matches per season on Sky Sports; Highlights on BBC Scotland until 2020 |
BT Sport | 30 live matches per season plus play-offs liveuntil 2020[19] | |
BBC 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 including Final until 2018 |
BBC Scotland | 5 live matches including Final until 2018 | |
Scottish League Cup | BT Sport | 13 live matches each season until 2020 |
Scottish Challenge Cup | BBC Alba | Up to 21 live matches on BBC Alba, Premier Sports and S4C |
Premier Sports (for viewers in Northern Ireland) | ||
S4C (for viewers in Wales) | ||
Scottish Junior Cup | BBC Alba | Final live |
Scottish Youth Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2018 |
Welsh Premier League | S4C | One weekly live match plus highlights on Sgorio on Mondays[20] |
Welsh Cup | S4C | One live game from round three onwards plus highlights |
NIFL Premiership | BBC Northern Ireland | Highlights on Final Score from Northern Ireland and Irish League Show |
Irish Cup | BBC Northern Ireland | Highlights plus Final live |
Northern Ireland Football League Cup | BBC Northern Ireland | Highlights plus Final live |
Northern Ireland Milk Cup | BBC Northern Ireland | Highlights plus Final live |
BBC Red Button | ||
FA Women's Cup | BBC Sport | Final Live |
FA Women's Super League | BT Sport | 12 live matches per season plus weekly highlights. |
BBC Sport | Highlights | |
FIFA Women's World Cup | BBC Sport | All games live on BBC and Eurosport in 2015. |
Eurosport | ||
UEFA Women's Championship | Channel 4 | All England and Scotland matches. one semi-final and final live on Channel 4 |
Eurosport | ||
FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-17 World Cup FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |
Eurosport | Live until 2016[21] |
UEFA European Under-21 Championship | BT Sport | All 15 matches live. |
Radio
Radio Station | Events |
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BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra | 144 live Premier League commentaries per season (to 2019); live commentaries from the Championship, FA Cup (until 2018), League Cup, Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, International qualifiers and friendlies involving England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland plus 16 live FA Women's Super League games and FA Women's Cup Final.
Live commentary from UEFA Euro 2016 |
BBC World Service | 5 Live commentary on Sportsworld on approximately 50 Premier League matches per season plus commentary on selected FA Cup matches, League Cup Final and UEFA Champions League final |
Talksport | Live commentary on up to 90 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, Champions League, Europa 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 |
BBC Local Radio | Local commentaries on Premier League, Championship, FA Cup and League Cup matches |
Independent Radio News | Reports and goal flashes from all Premier League matches to UK commercial radio network |
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 |
Viking 2 | Commentary on all Hull City matches |
BBC Radio Scotland | Live commentary from all Scottish Premiership matches plus Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and Scotland international matches |
BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru | Commentary on all Swansea City, Cardiff City matches and commentary on Newport County and Wrexham matches |
BBC Radio Ulster | Live commentary on Irish League, Irish Cup, Irish League Cup, Setanta Cup and Northern Ireland International matches |
Clyde 1 | Reports and goal flashes from Saturday afternoon Scottish Premiership matches |
Rugby Union
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast Details |
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Rugby World Cup | ITV Sport[22] and S4C | Live on ITV in 2015;[23] 9 live matches including opening match, all Wales games, one quarter-final, one-semi-final and final on S4C in 2015. |
Sevens World Series | Sky Sports; highlights on ITV4 | Live |
World Rugby Under 20 Championship | Sky Sports and S4C | Selected matches live on Sky Sports in 2016, Wales matches and final live on S4C |
Women's Rugby World Cup | Sky Sports | |
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 in 2017.[24] |
England Autumn internationals | Sky Sports; highlights on BBC | Live on Sky Sports until 2020; highlights on BBC 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 |
Wales Autumn Internationals | BBC and S4C | Live on BBC until 2018; live on S4C |
Scotland Autumn internationals | BBC | Live until 2016 |
Ireland Autumn internationals | Sky Sports | Live until 2017 |
France Autumn internationals | Premier Sports | Live in 2016 |
Italy Autumn internationals | BT Sport | Live in 2016 |
The Rugby Championship and SANZAAR Tests | Sky Sports | Live until 2020 |
European Rugby Champions Cup | BT Sport and Sky Sports | BT Sport and Sky Sports each show five group matches per round, two quarter-finals, one semi-final and the final until 2018 |
European Rugby Challenge Cup | BT Sport and Sky Sports | Live until 2018 |
Guinness Pro12 | 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 |
Aviva Premiership | 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 ***[25][26][27] |
Premiership Rugby Sevens Series | BT Sport and S4C; highlights on ITV | Live on BT Sport; highlights on ITV Sport. |
Anglo-Welsh Cup | BT Sport | Live in 2016–17 |
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; highlights on S4C | 55 matches per season live until 2019; highlights on S4C. |
Super Rugby | Sky Sports | Live until 2020 |
Mitre 10 Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2020 |
Currie Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2020 |
Principality Premiership | S4C | Live |
World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge | ITV Sport | Live on ITV4 in 2015 |
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 matches on talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2; reports on Six Nations and Aviva Premiership matches on talkSPORT
Reports on Six Nations, Autumn Internationals, Aviva Premiership and European Rugby Champions Cup matches
Cricket
Television
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast Details |
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Test Match Cricket in England and Wales | Sky Sports | All matches live until 2019[28] |
Channel 5 | Daily highlights until 2017[29] | |
One-day International and International Twenty20 Cricket in England and Wales | Sky Sports | All matches live until 2019 |
Channel 5 | Daily highlights until 2017 | |
Overseas Test Match and ODI Cricket | Sky Sports | Live coverage of all England overseas Tours, plus Tests and ODIs from India (until 2018) and Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies and New Zealand (until 2020) [30] |
BT Sport | Live coverage of Test Match, international and domestic cricket in Australia, including the 2017/18 Ashes[31] | |
ICC Cricket World Cup | Sky Sports | Live until 2023[32] |
ITV | Broadcast highlights of 2015 Cricket World Cup | |
Zee Cinema | ||
ICC Women's World Cup | Sky Sports | Live coverage of the next two Women’s World Cups, to be held in England and Wales in 2017 and New Zealand in 2021[33] |
ICC Champions Trophy | Sky Sports | Live coverage of the tournament in England and Wales in 2017 and India in 2021[33] |
ICC World Twenty20 | Sky Sports | Live coverage of the next competition in Australia in 2020[33] |
One-day and Test Match Cricket in Asia | Zee Cafe | Live matches from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka. Coverage does not include any England matches |
County Championship | Sky Sports | Two live matches per season, until 2019 |
Royal London One-Day Cup | Sky Sports | Live coverage, until 2019 |
T20 Blast | Sky Sports | 36 live matches per season, until 2019 |
Indian Premier League | Sky Sports | 60 live matches per season, until 2017[34] |
Big Bash League | BT Sport and Channel 5 | All matches live on BT Sport until 2020, five matches live on Channel 5 |
Caribbean Premier League | Dave | Five live matches, including the final, plus delayed coverage of all other matches. |
Pakistan Super League | PTV Prime | Live coverage |
Bangladesh Premier League | Premier Sports | Live |
National T20 Cup PCB | Global TV | Live until 2018 |
Celebrity Cricket League | Rishtey | Live until 2018 |
Highlights of ICC events on BBC Sport website until 2019
Highlights of England home Tests, ODIs and T20 matches on BBC Sport website
Radio
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
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
Commentary on all 2016 ICC World Twenty20 matches
Commentary on Indian Premier League matches
Commentary on T20 Blast matches
Hourly reports on England home Test matches, ODI and T20 matches for UK commercial radio network
Tennis
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast Details |
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Majors | ||
Wimbledon | BBC | Live, and extensive highlights, until 2024[35] |
Eurosport | Daily highlights and live coverage of the finals until 2020 | |
US Open | Eurosport | Live until 2017[36] |
French Open | ITV | Live until 2018.[37] Majority of coverage broadcast on ITV4 with the finals being shown on the main ITV network |
Eurosport | Live until 2021[36] | |
Australian Open | Eurosport | Live until 2021[38] |
BBC | Highlights | |
ATP | ||
ATP World Tour Finals | Sky Sports | All matches live until 2017 |
BBC | Live coverage of afternoon sessions and the final until 2018 | |
ATP World Tour | ||
ATP World Tour | Sky Sports | Various live tournaments through the calendar until 2018 |
Eurosport | Live coverage of several tournaments through the tour | |
WTA | ||
WTA Tour | BT Sport | Live coverage of 52 tournaments per year until 2019 |
Other Tournaments | ||
Queen's Club Championships | BBC | Live until 2018[39] |
Eurosport | Live until 2017 | |
Eastbourne International | BBC | Live coverage |
Eurosport | Live until 2017 | |
BT Sport | ||
International Premier Tennis League | Sky Sports | Live coverage |
Davis Cup | Eurosport | Live until 2017 |
BBC | Live coverage of Great Britain matches until 2017 | |
Federation Cup | Eurosport | Live until 2017 |
Hopman Cup | Eurosport | Live until 2017 |
Radio
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
Commentary on Wimbledon men's and women's singles finals
Commentary from French Open and nine ATP Masters 1000 events and ATP World Tour Finals on talkSPORT2
Golf
Event | Broadcaster | Broadcast Details |
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Majors | ||
The Open Championship | Sky Sports | Exclusively live until 2021[40] |
BBC | Daily highlights broadcast on BBC Two until 2021 | |
The Masters | Sky Sports | Live coverage of all four rounds until 2017[41] |
BBC | Highlights of Rounds 1 and 2 plus live coverage of Rounds 3 and 4 until 2017. Coverage is broadcast on BBC Two. | |
US Open | Sky Sports | Live until 2019[42] |
PGA Championship | Sky Sports | Live until 2018 |
PGA Tour | ||
US PGA Tour events | Sky Sports | 32 live PGA Tour events, all four Fedex Cup play-offs, and the Presidents Cup until 2021[43] |
European Tour events | Sky Sports | 32 live events through the year until 2018 |
LPGA Tour | Sky Sports | Up to seven events live |
Other events | ||
Ryder Cup | Sky Sports | Live coverage until 2018 |
BBC | Highlights until 2018 | |
World Golf Championships events | Sky Sports | Live coverage until 2018 |
BMW PGA Championship | Sky Sports | Live coverage until 2018 |
BBC | Highlights until 2018 | |
Scottish Open | Sky Sports | Live coverage until 2018 |
BBC | Highlights until 2018 | |
Wales Open | Sky Sports | Live coverage |
BBC | Highlights on BBC Wales |
Radio
Commentary on The Open Championship, US Open, US Masters, PGA Championships, and the Ryder Cup
Commentary on the Scottish Open on 810 MW
Motor Sport
Television
- 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
***2019-24: Free to air highlights of qualifying and races plus live coverage of the British Grand Prix - Channel TBC*** - 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[44]
- 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[45]
- 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
- 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: Live races on Channel 5; qualifying live on Spike until 2018; highlights on BT Sport
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
Live commentary on MotoGP races
Online
Boxing
Television
- Frank Warren Promotions: Live on BoxNation
- Matchroom Sport: 20 shows a year live on Sky Sports until 2021[46]
- 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
Commentary on major fights involving British boxers
Mixed Martial Arts
Television
- UFC: Live on BT Sport until 2019
- Bellator: Live events and Highlights on Spike TV and Channel 5
- BAMMA: Live on Spike TV and Channel 5
- Cage Warriors: Live on BT Sport [47]
Multi-disciplines events
Television
- Olympic Games: Live on Eurosport and BBC until 2024[48]
- Paralympic Games: Live on Channel 4 until 2020[49]
- Commonwealth Games: Live on BBC in 2018; highlights on Eurosport[50]
- World University Games: Live on Eurosport
- Youth Olympics: Highlights on BBC Red Button
- European Games: Live on BT Sport in 2015
- Invictus Games: Live on BBC in 2016[49]
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 until 2018[51]
- 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 Birmingham Run: Live on Channel 5; 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 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
- IAAF World Championships in Athletics: Live on BBC and Eurosport until 2017[52]
- IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics: Live on BBC and Eurosport
- IAAF World Cross Country Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport[53]
- 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 Channel 4 until 2020[49]
- IPC Athletics European Championships: Live on Channel 4 until 2020[49]
- IPC Grand Prix Final: Live on Channel 4 until 2020[49]
Radio
Commentary from IAAF World Championships, European Athletics Championships, IAAF Diamond League and UK Athletics major events
Commentary on London Marathon
Rugby League
Television
- Super League: 80 live games per season on Sky Sports until 2021;[54] highlights on BBC until 2020[55]
- 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[56]
- 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
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 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
- 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[57]
Horse Racing
Television
- Cheltenham Festival: Live on ITV until 2020[58]
- Grand National: Live on ITV until 2020
- Epsom Derby: Live on ITV until 2020
- Royal Ascot: Live on ITV until 2020
- Glorious Goodwood: Live on ITV until 2020
- British Champions Day: Live on ITV until 2020
- Dubai World Cup: Live on At the Races and Racing UK
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: Live on Eurosport, Sky Sports, At the Races and Racing UK in 2016[59]
- 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
Commentary on all major races with full coverage of Cheltenham Festival, The Grand National and The Derby until 2016[60]
5 Live commentary on The Grand National
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 in 2016
- 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[61]
- 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[62]
- Premier League: 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: Live on Channel 4 (afternoon sessions and final live) and BT Sport (evening sessions and final live) until 2018[63]
- 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;[64]
- Vuelta a España: Live on Eurosport to 2020; highlights on ITV4 to 2020
- UCI World Tour: 24 races live on Eurosport
- Critérium du Dauphiné: 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
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 until 2020
- IPC Swimming World Championships: Highlights on Channel 4 until 2020
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
- 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 Live and highlights on BBC Sport until 2017
- College Football: Live on BT Sport ESPN
- CFL: 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
Ice Hockey
Television
- National Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports until 2021[65]
- Champions Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports
- IIHF World Championships Live on Premier Sports until 2017
- Swedish Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports
- Kontinental Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports
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
- EuroLeague: Live on Sky Sports[66]
- 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; two free live games every day during the regular season on MLB's YouTube channel
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;[67] 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
- 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 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 RTÉ televised Ulster matches until 2017
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
- International Netball Super Series: Live on Sky Sports
- 2019 Netball World Cup: TBA
Badminton
Television
- BWF World Championships: Live on Eurosport Player until 2017[68]
- BWF Super Series: Live on Eurosport Player until 2017
- Thomas Cup, Uber Cup & Sudirman Cup: Live on Eurosport Player until 2017
- National Badminton League: Live on Sky Sports
Squash
Television
- World Squash Championships: Live on BT Sport and Eurosport Player[69][70]
- 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[71]
- 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
- UEFA Futsal Cup: Live on Eurosport
- UEFA Futsal Euro: Live on Eurosport
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