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England ITV Sport All friendlies and qualifiers live on ITV until 2022 football team Sky Sports Nations League matches live until 2021. under- 21 national BT Sport Home friendlies and qualifiers live until 2018. football team Sky Sports Qualifiers live

Wales football BBC Sport Friendlies live team ITV Sport Highlights of qualifiers S4C Qualifiers live

Scotland Sky Sports Qualifiers and home friendlies live until 2018. football team ITV Sport Highlights of qualifiers.

Republic of Sky Sports Qualifiers live. Premier Home friendlies live. national Sports football team ITV Sport Highlights of qualifiers. Sky Sports Qualifiers live. Northern Premier Ireland football Home friendlies live until 2018[19] Sports team ITV Sport Highlights of qualifiers. Sky Sports 30 live matches per season until 2020 30 live matches per season plus play-offs live until Scottish BT Sport 2020[20] Professional 38 delayed matches on Saturday evenings and 6 Football BBC Alba live or League matches BBC Highlights Sky Sports 9 live matches including Final until 2018 BBC Scotland 5 live matches including Final until 2018 Scottish BT Sport 13 live matches each season until 2020 BBC Alba Scottish Premier Up to 21 live matches on BBC Alba, Sports and S4C S4C Scottish Junior BBC Alba Final live Cup Scottish Youth Sky Sports Live until 2018 Cup Welsh Premier One weekly live match plus highlights on on S4C League Mondays[21] One live game from round three onwards plus S4C highlights Sky Sports Up to 5 live matches until 2022 NIFL BBC Northern Highlights on from and Premiership Ireland Irish League Show BBC Northern Highlights plus Final live Ireland Northern Ireland Sky Sports Final live until 2022 Football League Cup BBC Northern Northern Ireland Ireland Milk Highlights plus Final live BBC Red Cup Button FA Women's BBC Sport Final Live Cup

FA Women's BT Sport Live BBC Sport Live matches on BBC Red Button and highlights FIFA Women's BBC Sport All matches live on BBC in 2019 World Cup UEFA Channel 4 All England and Scotland matches. one semi-final Women's Eurosport and final live on Channel 4 in 2017 Championship FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-17 World Cup Live FIFA U-20 Eurosport Latter-stage matches involving the shown live Women's on BBC Sport World Cup FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup UEFA European Sky Sports Live in 2017 Under-21 Championship

Radio [edit]

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Radio Station Events 144 live commentaries per season (to 2019); FA Cup (until 2018), Carabao Cup BBC Radio 5 (until 2020), and Scottish Cup plus score flash updates from EFL matches. Live and BBC Live commentaries on UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, International qualifiers Radio 5 Live and friendlies involving England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland plus 16 live FA Women's Sports Extra Super League games and FA Women's Cup Final.

BBC World 5 Live commentary on Sportsworld on approximately 50 Premier League matches per season plus Service commentary on selected FA Cup matches, League Cup Final and UEFA Champions League final Live commentary on up to 90 Premier League matches per season and reports on all other matches with 28 Premier League Saturday 3 matches on 2 (to 2019);

Live commentary of up to 110 EFL matches per season with a maximum of 92 Championship fixtures (until 2020), commentary of all EFL play-off matches (until 2020), plus up to 25 Carabao Cup matches per season (until 2020), FA Community Shield, FA Cup, Champions League and Europa League games. Talksport Live commentary on England friendly internationals, England away qualifiers and other home nations away international qualifiers and friendlies.

Live commentary from 2018 FIFA World Cup Finals and Euro 2020 Finals on Talksport and Talksport 2 Selected UEFA Champions League matches on Talksport, plus UEFA Champions League, 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 News Commentaries on local radio stations including , , , Swansea Sound, Wish FM, Tower FM, Radio Wave 96.5 and Peak FM Viking 2 Commentary on all Hull City matches BBC Radio Live commentary from all Scottish Premiership matches plus Scottish Cup, Scotland and Scotland international matches BBC Radio Commentary on all Swansea City, City matches and commentary on Newport County and Wales and BBC matches Radio Cymru BBC Radio Live commentary on Irish League, Irish Cup, Irish League Cup, Setanta Cup and Northern Ireland Ulster International matches Reports and goal flashes from Saturday afternoon Scottish Premiership matches

Rugby Union [edit]

Television [edit]

Broadcasting Contracts for Rugby Union (Television) Event Broadcaster Broadcast Details Rugby World ITV Sport Live until 2023[22] Cup Sevens World Sky Sports; ITV Live on Sky Sports; highlights on ITV4 Series Sport Live on ITV until 2019 Under 20 ITV Sport and S4C (2017: highlights of group matches on ITV4 with semi-finals and final live; Championship Wales matches live on S4C) Women's Rugby World ITV Sport Live on ITV4 in 2017 Cup RBS Six England, Ireland and home matches on ITV; Wales, Scotland and BBC, ITV and S4C Nations home matches on BBC: all Wales matches live on S4C until 2021 British and Sky Sports Live in 2017.[23] Irish Lions England Autumn Sky Sports; BBC Live on Sky Sports until 2020; highlights on BBC until 2019 internationals England Sky Sports Live until 2020 Saxons England Under 20s Sky Sports Live until 2020 and England Under 18s England Women's Sky Sports Live until 2020 Internationals Wales Autumn BBC and S4C Live on BBC until 2018; live on S4C Internationals Scotland Autumn BBC and BT Sport Live in 2017 Internationals Ireland Autumn Sky Sports Live until 2017 internationals France Autumn Premier Sports Live in 2017 internationals Italy Autumn Premier Sports Live in 2017 internationals and Sky Sports Live until 2020 SANZAAR Tests All-Ireland Sky Sports Live League European BT Sport and Sky Sports each show five group matches per round, two Rugby BT Sport and Sky quarter-finals, one semi-final and the final until 2018 Champions Sports *** 2018-19 to 2021-22: All matches live on BT Sport *** Cup European Rugby BT Sport and Sky Live until 2018 Challenge Sports *** 2018-19 to 2021-22: All matches live on BT Sport *** Cup Sky Sports, BBC 30 live regular season matches on Sky Sports (plus semi-finals and final live Wales, S4C, BBC (33 in total)); 22 live matches on BBC Wales; 22 live matches on S4C; live Pro14 ALBA, BBC matches on BBC ALBA (with selected games on BBC Scotland); All Ulster Scotland and BBC matches not broadcast by Sky Sports on BBC Northern Ireland until 2017-18 Northern Ireland Aviva BT Sport; highlights Up to 80 live matches per season on BT Sport until 2020-21; highlights on Premiership on Channel 5 Channel 5 plus 5 live matches per season[24][25][26] BT Sport and S4C; Live on BT Sport; highlights on Channel 5 Sevens Channel 5 Series Anglo-Welsh BT Sport; Channel 5 Live in 2017–18; highlights on Channel 5 Cup The Varsity BBC Live until 2019; women's Varsity Match live on BBC Red Button Match RFU Sky Sports Minimum of 11 matches per season live until 2020 Championship Melrose BBC Scotland Live Sevens Sky Sports; 55 matches per season live until 2019; highlights on S4C. highlights on S4C Sky Sports Live until 2020 Mitre 10 Cup Sky Sports Live until 2020 Sky Sports Live until 2020 Principality S4C Live Premiership

Radio [edit] BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

Commentary on Six Nations, Autumn Internationals, Aviva Premiership and European Rugby matches Live commentary on 2015

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 and Talksport 2; reports on Six Nations and Aviva Premiership matches on Talksport; commentary on the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour to .

Independent Radio News

Reports on Six Nations, Autumn Internationals, Aviva Premiership and European Rugby Champions Cup matches

Cricket [edit]

Television [edit]

Broadcasting Contracts for Cricket (Television) Event Broadcaster Broadcast Details Sky Sports All matches live until 2024[27] Test match cricket in England and Daily highlights until 2019[28] Wales Channel 5 **2020-24 Highlights on BBC** [29]

One-day International and Sky Sports All matches live until 2024 International Cricket in Daily highlights until 2019 Channel 5 England and Wales **2020-24 Highlights on BBC** [29] Live coverage of all England overseas Tours, plus Tests and Sky Sports ODIs from (until 2018),, West Indies and Overseas test match and ODI cricket New Zealand (until 2020)[30] Live coverage of test match, international and domestic cricket BT Sport in , including the 2017/18 Ashes[31] Sky Sports Live until 2023[32] ICC ITV Highlights of 2015 Cricket World Cup ICC Women's World Cup Sky Sports Live until 2021[33] Sky Sports Live until 2021[33] ICC Champions Trophy BBC Sport Daily highlights in 2017 ICC World Twenty20 Sky Sports Live until 2020[33] Sky Sports Home Test matches, ODI and T20 internationals live until 2024 Highlights of home Test matches, ODI and T20 internationals England women's cricket team Channel 5 until 2019 **2020-24 Highlights on BBC** Sky Sports Two live matches per season until 2024 Royal One-Day Cup Sky Sports Live coverage until 2024 Sky Sports 36 live matches per season until 2024 Sky Sports 60 live matches per season until 2017[34] Big Bash League BT Sport All matches live on BT Sport until 2020 BT Sport All 34 games live in 2017 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 England home Tests, ODIs and T20 matches plus televised County matches onB BC Sport website until 2024 Clips also available on Sky Sports and ECB websites

Radio [edit] BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Radio 4 Long Wave

Live 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

BBC Local Radio

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 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 All matches on BBC Radio Lancashire 855 AM

Talksport 2

Commentary on 2017 ICC Champions Trophy matches Commentary on Indian Premier League matches Commentary on T20 Blast matches

Independent Radio News

Hourly reports on England home test matches, ODI and T20 matches for UK commercial radio network

Tennis [edit]

Broadcasting Contracts for Tennis (Television) Event Broadcaster Broadcast Details Majors BBC Live until 2024[35] Wimbledon Eurosport Daily highlights and men's singles and women's singles finals live until 2020 Amazon US Open Live until 2022[36] Prime ITV Live on ITV4 with finals on ITV until 2018[37] Eurosport Live until 2021[38] Eurosport Live until 2021[39] BBC Highlights ATP Sky Sports All matches live until 2018 ***Amazon Prime from 2019*** ATP Finals BBC Live coverage of afternoon sessions and the final until 2020 ATP World Tour Live until 2018 ATP World Tour Sky Sports ***Amazon Prime from 2019***[40] WTA WTA Tour BT Sport Live coverage of 52 per year until 2019 Other Tournaments

Queen's Club BBC Live until 2024[41] Championships Eurosport Live until 2017

Eastbourne BBC Live until 2024 International Eurosport Live until 2017 Live coverage of matches until 2017 with BBC Red Button BBC coverage of other matches Federation Cup BT Sport Live on BT Sport Eurosport Live until 2017 ATP 250 FreeSports 25 tournaments

Radio [edit] 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 1000 events, ATP 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 Australian Open, French Open, nine ATP Masters 1000 events, Queen's Club Championships final, and ATP Finals on Talksport 2

Golf [edit]

Broadcasting Contracts for Golf (Television) Event Broadcaster Broadcast Details Majors Sky Sports Live until 2021[42] BBC Daily highlights until 2021 Sky Sports Live coverage of all four rounds until 2017 [43] The Masters Highlights of Rounds 1 and 2 plus live coverage of Rounds 3 and 4 until BBC 2019 US Open Sky Sports Live until 2019[44] PGA Championship BBC All four rounds live on BBC Sport in 2017[45] PGA Tour 32 live PGA Tour events including FedEx Cup play-offs and Presidents US PGA Tour events Sky Sports Cup until 2021[46] European Tour events Sky Sports 32 live events until 2018 LPGA Tour Sky Sports Up to seven events live Other events Sky Sports Live until 2018 BBC Highlights until 2018 Sky Sports Live until 2018 events Sky Sports Live until 2018 BMW PGA Championship BBC Highlights until 2018 Sky Sports Live until 2018 BBC Highlights until 2018 Sky Sports Live BBC Highlights on BBC Wales

Radio [edit] 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

Motor Sport [edit]

Television [edit] : All races live on until 2024 with and selected races on Sky Sports Mix; 10 live races including the British Grand Prix and final round (2017: , Russian, , , Great Britain, , Singapore, Malaysia, USA, 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 Channel 5 until 2018 : Live on BT Sport; highlights on Channel 5, .tv and S4C Wales Rally GB: Live on BT Sport in 2015; highlights on Motorsport.tv and S4C; daily highlights plus live coverage of Power Stage on Channel 5[47] 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 ITV 4 24 Hours of Le Mans: Live on Eurosport and QUEST until 2017 and ITV 4 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[48] TT: Daily highlights on ITV4 until 2018 : Live on BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Red Button and BBC Sport Online; Highlights BBC Ulster Grand Prix: Highlights on BBC IndyCar Series: Live on BT Sport until 2022. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Live on Premier Sports until 2017; highlights on FreeSports Series: Live on FreeSports Camping World Truck Series: Live on FreeSports Formula 2: Live on Sky Sports F1 GP3 Series: Live on Sky Sports F1 SGB Premiership: Live on BT Sport in 2017. : Live on BT Sport until 2018. : Live on BT Sport until 2018. : Live races on Channel 5; qualifying live on Spike until 2018; highlights on BT Sport Race of Champions: Live on Sky Sports F1 in 2017; highlights on Channel 4 in 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed: Live on Sky Sports F1; highlights on ITV 4

Radio [edit] 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

Talksport 2

Live commentary on MotoGP races

Boxing [edit]

Television [edit] Promotions: Live on BoxNation and BT Sport : 20 shows a year live on Sky Sports until 2021[49] 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 and ITV Box Office 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 [edit] BBC Radio 5 Live

Commentary on major fights involving British boxers

Mixed Martial Arts [edit]

Television [edit] UFC: Live on BT Sport until 2019 Bellator: Live events and highlights on Spike and Channel 5 BAMMA: Live on Spike and Channel 5 : Live on FreeSports and BT Sport Multi-disciplines events [edit]

Television [edit] : Live on Eurosport and BBC until 2024[50] : Live on Channel 4 until 2020[51] : Live on BBC in 2018; highlights on Eurosport[52] World University Games: Live on Eurosport Youth Olympics: Highlights on BBC Red Button : Live on BT Sport in 2015 NCAA: Live coverage and highlights on BT Sport : Live on BBC in 2017[53]

Radio [edit] 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 [edit]

Television [edit] UK Athletics major events: Live on BBC until 2020 : Live on BBC until 2021 : Live on BBC until 2018[54] Great Cross Country: Live on BBC until 2018; highlights on Sky Sports Great Run: Live on BBC until 2018; highlights on Sky Sports Great Run: Live on Made Television : 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 : 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 : Highlights on Channel 4 Manchester Half Marathon: Highlights on Channel 4 : Highlights on Channel 4 Snowdonia Marathon: Highlights on S4C Snowdon Race: Highlights on S4C

British Athetics Indoor Team Trials: Live on BBC Sport website in 2017 IAAF World Championships in Athletics: Live on BBC and Eurosport until 2017[55] IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics: Live on BBC and Eurosport IAAF World Cross Country Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport[56] IAAF : 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: Highlights on Eurosport and on BBC 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 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 PSD Bank Meeting and Weltklasse in Karlsruhe World Junior Athletics Championships: Live on Eurosport New Marathon: Live on FreeSports Paris Marathon: Live on Eurosport Amsterdam Marathon: Live on Eurosport IPC Athletics World Championships: Live on Channel 4 until 2020[51] IPC Athletics European Championships: Live on Channel 4 until 2020[51] IPC Grand Prix Final: Live on Channel 4 until 2020[51]

Radio [edit] BBC Radio 5 Live

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

Rugby League [edit]

Television [edit] Super League: 80 live games per season on Sky Sports until 2021;[57] highlights on BBC until 2020[58] Championship: Live on Sky Sports until 2021; games live on Premier Sports and FreeSports 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 : Live on Sky Sports until 2021; highlights on BBC : 2017 coverage on Premier Sports, FreeSports and BBC ***2021: All 31 matches live on BBC Sport***[59] : Live on Premier Sports and FreeSports until 2017 State of Origin: Live on Premier Sports until 2017

Radio [edit] 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 and St Helens matches on Wish FM and Warrington and Widnes matches on Wire FM

Snooker [edit]

Television [edit] 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 : Live on BBC Wales, BBC Red Button and Eurosport until 2026 : 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 : 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[60]

Horse Racing [edit]

Television [edit] Festival: Live on Racing UK and ITV until 2020[61] : Live on Racing UK and ITV until 2020 : 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 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 Irish Derby: Live on BBC TWO Northern Ireland in 2017 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 [edit] BBC Radio 5 Live

Commentary on all major races with full coverage of Cheltenham Festival, The Grand National and The Derby[62]

BBC World Service

5 Live commentary on The Grand National

Talksport

Commentary on major meetings including Cheltenham Festival, The Grand National, Royal Ascot and The Derby on Talksport and Talksport 2

Equestrianism [edit]

Television [edit] 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[63] 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 [edit]

Television [edit] PDC World Darts Championship: Live on Sky Sports until 2025[64] 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 : 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 : 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[65] : Live on Eurosport in 2017

Radio [edit] PDC World Darts Championship: Reports and commentary on talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2

Rowing [edit]

Television [edit] 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

Radio [edit] BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra : Commentary on

Cycling [edit]

Television [edit] : 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 World Cup: Live on Eurosport and BBC (UK event only) European Track Championships: Live on Eurosport : 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

Radio [edit] 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 [edit]

Television [edit] 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

National Winter Championships: Live on BBC Sport website in 2017

Radio [edit] World Championships: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

Triathlon [edit]

Television [edit] ITU World Series: Live on BBC Red Button British Triathlon Super Series: Highlights on Channel 4, Sky Sports and Eurosport

Gymnastics [edit]

Television [edit] European Gymnastics Championship: Live on BBC World Gymnastics Championship: Live on BBC Grand Prix: Live on Sky Sports

British Gymnastic Championships: Live on BBC Sport website in 2017 Gridiron Football [edit]

Television [edit] NFL: Regular season, , NFL International Series, and live on Sky Sports until 2019; Night Football Live on Sky Sports until 2017; 10 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 [edit] Live commentary on all Jacksonville Jaguars games and selected other NFL games on talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2; Super Bowl live on talkSPORT

Ice Hockey [edit]

Television [edit] : Live on Premier Sports/FreeSports until 2021[66] : Live on Premier Sports/FreeSports. IIHF World Championships Live on Premier Sports until 2017 : Live on FreeSports Kontinental Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports : Semi Finals and Final live on FreeSports

NCAA Friendship Four: Live on BBC Sport website in 2017

Field Hockey [edit]

Television [edit] FIH Hockey World League : Live on BT Sport EuroHockey Championships: Live on BBC

Basketball [edit]

Television [edit] NBA: Live on BT Sport College Basketball: Live on BT Sport EuroLeague: Live on Sky Sports[67] British Basketball League: 24 games live on BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website including Trophy and Cup Finals Women's British Basketball League: 8 games live on BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website including Trophy and Cup Finals

Baseball [edit]

Television [edit] : Live on BT Sport; two free live games every day during the regular season on MLB's YouTube channel

Winter Sports [edit]

Television [edit] 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;[68] 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 World Championships: Live on BBC Red Button World Championships: Live on BBC Red Button : Live on BBC Red Button : Live on BBC Red Button World Championships: Live on Eurosport : Live on Eurosport World Figure Skating Championships: Live on Eurosport and BBC Red Button European Figure Skating Championships: Live on Eurosport

Sailing [edit]

Television [edit] 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 [edit]

Television [edit] GAA: 20 live games on Sky Sports including All-Ireland football and 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 [edit] 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 [edit]

Television [edit] 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 [edit]

Television [edit] Netball Superleague: Live on Sky Sports ANZ Premiership: Live on Sky Sports International Netball Super Series: Live on Sky Sports 2019 Netball World Cup: TBA

Badminton [edit]

Television [edit] National Badminton League: Live on Sky Sports

All England Badminton Championships: Live on BBC Sport website in 2017

BWF World Championships: Live on Eurosport Player and BBC Sport website in 2017[69]

Scottish Open Grand Prix: Live on BBC Sport website in 2017

Squash [edit]

Television [edit]

World Squash Championships: Live on BT Sport and Eurosport Player[70][71] PSA World Series: Live on BT Sport and Eurosport Player Bowls [edit]

Television [edit]

World Indoor Bowls Championships: Live on BBC Scottish International Indoor Open: Live on BBC Scotland Waterloo Championship: Live on ITV4 in 2016

Table Tennis [edit]

Television [edit]

European Table Tennis Championships: Live on Eurosport in 2016[72]

Australian Rules Football [edit]

Television [edit]

Australian Football League: Live on BT Sport

Futsal [edit]

Television [edit]

FA National Futsal League: Live on BT Sport UEFA Futsal Cup: Live on Eurosport UEFA Futsal Euro: Live on Eurosport

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