List of sports television channels

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

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

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

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

Africa

Algeria

Current channels
Former channels
  • Kawaliss TV
  • Stade News

Angola

Benin

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

Cameroon

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

Côte d'Ivoire

Egypt

  • Al AHLY TV
  • Free Sports
  • Mazzika Sports
  • Nile Sport
  • On Time Sports (Egypt)
    • On Time Sports 2
    • On Time Sports 3
  • ZAMALEK TV
Former channels
  • ON Sport
  • Time Sports

Ethiopia

Ghana

  • GTV Sports+
  • W-Sport

Kenya

Former channels
  • Zuku Sports

Madagascar

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Nigeria

  • Africasport TV
  • Canal+ Sport (Afrique)
    • Canal+ Sport 1
    • Canal+ Sport 2
    • Canal+ Sport 3
    • Canal+ Sport 4
    • Canal+ Sport 5
  • NTA Sports 24
  • SuperSport (Nigeria)
    • SuperSport Blitz
    • SuperSport Football Plus
    • SuperSport Premier League
    • SuperSport La Liga
    • SuperSport Football
    • SuperSport Variety 1
    • SuperSport Variety 2
    • SuperSport Variety 3
    • SuperSport Variety 4
    • SuperSport Action
    • SuperSport WWE (Channel WWE)
    • SuperSport Select 1
    • SuperSport Select 2
    • SuperSport Select 3
  • StarTimes Sports (Nigeria)
    • StarTimes Sports Arena
    • StarTimes Beta Sports
    • StarTimes Sports Focus
    • StarTimes Sports Life
    • StarTimes Sports Premium
    • StarTimes World Football
  • Talent Sport
  • W-Sport
Former channels

Réunion

Rwanda

  • Magic Sports
  • W-Sport

South Africa

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

Current channels
  • ESPN (Africa)
  • ESPN 2 (Africa)
  • Racing 240
  • SABC Sport
  • SuperSport (South Africa)
    • SuperSport Blitz
    • SuperSport Grandstand
    • SuperSport PSL
    • SuperSport Premier League
    • SuperSport La Liga
    • SuperSport Football
    • SuperSport Variety 1
    • SuperSport Variety 2
    • SuperSport Variety 3
    • SuperSport Variety 4
    • SuperSport Action
    • SuperSport Rugby
    • SuperSport Cricket
    • SuperSport Golf
    • SuperSport Tennis
    • SuperSport Motorsport
    • SuperSport School
    • SuperSport CSN
    • SuperSport WWE (Channel WWE)
    • SuperSport Màximo 1
  • W-Sport
Former channels

Sudan

  • Al-Hilal TV
  • Merrikkh TV
  • Sudan Sports

Tanzania

Togo

  • New World Sports
  • W-Sport

Uganda

  • Azam TV Sports (Uganda)
    • Azam TV Sports 1
    • Azam TV Sports 2
    • Azam TV Sports 3
  • NBS Sports
  • StarTimes Sports (Uganda)
    • StarTimes Sports Arena
    • StarTimes Beta Sports
    • StarTimes Sports Focus
    • StarTimes Sports Life
    • StarTimes Sports Premium
    • StarTimes World Football
  • SuperSport (Uganda)
    • SuperSport Blitz (Africa)
    • SuperSport Grandstand (Africa)
    • SuperSport Football Plus (Africa)
    • SuperSport Premier League (Africa)
    • SuperSport La Liga (Africa)
    • SuperSport Football (Africa)
    • SuperSport Variety 1 (Africa)
    • SuperSport Variety 2 (Africa)
    • SuperSport Variety 3 (Africa)
    • SuperSport Variety 4 (Africa)
    • SuperSport Action (Africa)
    • SuperSport Rugby (Africa)
    • SuperSport Cricket (Africa)
    • SuperSport Golf (Africa)
    • SuperSport Tennis (Africa)
    • SuperSport Motorsport (Africa)
    • SuperSport WWE (Africa) (Channel WWE)
    • SuperSport Select 1
    • SuperSport Select 2
    • SuperSport Select 3
  • W-Sport
Former channels

Americas

Argentina

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Bermuda

Bolivia

Brazil

National sports networks

Former channels

  • Fox Sports (Brazil)
  • Fox Sport 2
  • Fox Sport 3

Canada

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

Premium, streaming and ethnic sports networks

Chile

Former channels

Colombia

Former channels

  • Fox Sports (Colombia)
  • Fox Sports 2
  • Fox Sports 3

Costa Rica

Former channels

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Former channels

El Salvador

Guatemala

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Nicaragua

Martinique

Mexico

Panama

Paraguay

Former channels

Peru

Former channels

Puerto Rico

United States

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

Regional sports networks

Uruguay

Former channels

Venezuela

Current channels

Former channels

Asia

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

  • DD Sports
  • Sony Sports Network (Bhutan)
    • Sony Sports Ten 1
    • Sony Sports Ten 2
    • Sony Sports Ten 3
    • Sony Sports Ten 4
    • Sony Sports Ten 5
  • Star Sports Network (Bhutan)
    • Star Sports First
    • Star Sports 1 (including Star Sports 1 HD)
    • Star Sports 2 (including Star Sports 2 HD)
    • Star Sports Select 1 (including Star Sports Select 1 HD)
    • Star Sports Select 2 (including Star Sports Select 2 HD)

Brunei

Former channels

China

  • AHTV Sports
  • BRTV-6 Sports
  • CCTV-5
  • CCTV-5+
  • CCTV-16
  • CCTV-Billiards
  • CCTV-Golf and Tennis
  • CCTV-Storm Football
  • JSBC Sports & Leisure
  • SDTV-3 Sports
  • SMG Great Sports
  • SZTV-6 Sports
  • TJTV-6 Sports

Hong Kong

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

(Hong Kong)

India

Further information: Sports broadcasters in India

Current channels

  • DOORDARSHAN (India)
  • Star Sports Network (India)
    • Star Sports 1 (including HD)
    • Star Sports 2 (including HD)
    • Star Sports 3
    • Star Sports Select 1 (including HD)
    • Star Sports Select 2 (including HD)
    • Star Sports First
    • Star Sports 1 Hindi (including HD)
    • Star Sports 1 Tamil (including HD)
    • Star Sports 1 Telugu (including HD)
    • Star Sports 1 Kannada (including HD)
    • Star sports 1 Malayalam (including HD)
  • Sony Sports Network (India)
    • Sony Sports Ten 1 (including HD)
    • Sony Sports Ten 2 (including HD)
    • Sony Sports Ten 3 (including HD)
    • Sony Sports Ten 4 (including HD)
    • Sony Sports Ten 5 (including HD)
  • Sports18 Network (India)
    • Sports18 1 (including HD)
    • Sports18 2
    • Sports18 3
    • Sports18 Khel
    • Sports18 Hindi
    • Sports18 Tamil
    • Sports18 Kannada
    • Sports18 Telugu
    • Sports 18 Malayalam
  • Warner Bros. Discovery Network (India)

Former channels

Indonesia

Current channels

Former channels

Iran

Japan

Jordan

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

Kazakhstan

Kuwait

  • KTV Sport
  • KTV Sport Plus

Kyrgyzstan

Malaysia

Former channels

Mongolia

Myanmar

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

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines

Former Channels

Qatar

  • Alkass Sports Channels (Qatar)
    • Alkass Sports Channels 1
    • Alkass Sports Channels 2
    • Alkass Sports Channels 3
    • Alkass Sports Channels 4
    • Alkass Sports Channels 5
    • Alkass Sports Channels 6
    • Alkass Sports Channels 7
    • Alkass Sports Channels 8
  • beIN Sports (Qatar)
    • beIN Sports News
    • beIN Sports 1
    • beIN Sports 2
    • beIN Sports 3
    • beIN Sports 4
    • beIN Sports 5
    • beIN Sports 6
    • beIN Sports 7
    • beIN Sports 1 Premium
    • beIN Sports 2 Premium
    • beIN Sports 3 Premium
    • beIN Sports Xtra 1
    • beIN Sports Xtra 2
    • beIN Sports Xtra 3
    • beIN Sports 1 English
    • beIN Sports 2 English
    • beIN Sports 3 English
    • beIN Sports 1 French
    • beIN Sports 2 French
    • beIN Sports 3 French
    • beIN Sports AFC
    • beIN Sports AFC 1
    • beIN Sports AFC 2
    • beIN Sports AFC 3
    • beIN Sports AFC 4
    • beIN Sports NBA
    • beIN Sports Max 1
    • beIN Sports Max 2
    • beIN Sports Max 3
    • beIN Sports Max 4
    • beIN Sports Max 5
    • beIN Sports Max 6

Former channels

  • Al Jazeera Sports 1
  • Al Jazeera Sports 2

Saudi Arabia

Current channels

Former channels

Singapore

Current channels

Former channels

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Syria

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Thailand

Current channels

Former channels

United Arab Emirates

  • Abu Dhabi Sports (United Arab Emirates)
    • Abu Dhabi Sports 1
    • Abu Dhabi Sports 2
    • Abu Dhabi Sports 3
    • Abu Dhabi Sports 4
    • Abu Dhabi Sports 5
    • Abu Dhabi Sports 6
    • Abu Dhabi Sports Edge
    • Abu Dhabi Sports Yas
  • Al Dar Sports 1
  • Al Dar Sports 2
  • Al Dar Sports 3
  • Al Dar Sports 4
  • Dubai Sports (United Arab Emirates)
    • Dubai Sports 1
    • Dubai Sports 2
    • Dubai Sports 3
    • Dubai Racing 1
    • Dubai Racing 2
    • Dubai Racing 3
  • RMC Sport 1 (MENA)
  • RMC Sport 2 (MENA)
  • Sharjah Sports

Former channels

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

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

Current channels

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

Former channels

  • Fox Sports 1 (Asia)
  • Fox Sports 2 (Asia)
  • Fox Sports 3 (Asia)
  • VTV6†

Europe

Albania

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Andorra

Austria

Belarus

  • Belarus 5

Belgium

Former channels

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

  • Cablenet Sports 1
  • Cablenet Sports 2
  • Cablenet Sports 3
  • CytaVision Sports (Cyprus)
    • CytaVision Sports 1
    • CytaVision Sports 2
    • CytaVision Sports 3
    • CytaVision Sports 4
    • CytaVision Sports 5
    • CytaVision Sports 6
    • CytaVision Sports 7
    • CytaVision Sports MV
  • Eurosport 1
  • Eurosport 2
  • Motorvision+
  • NBA TV
  • Nova Sports (Cyprus)
    • Nova Sports Start
    • Nova Sports Prime
    • Nova Sports 2
    • Nova Sports 3
    • Nova Sports 4
    • Nova Sports 5
    • Nova Sports 6
    • Nova Sports Extra 1
    • Nova Sports Extra 2
    • Nova Sports Extra 3
    • Nova Sports Extra 4
  • Prime Tel 1 HD
  • Prime Tel 2 HD
  • Prime Tel 3 HD

Czech Republic

Denmark

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

Former channels

Estonia

Finland

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

†† - Channel televises entertainment and also sports.

Former channels

France

Germany

Georgia

Greece

  • Cosmote Sport (Greece)
    • Cosmote Sports Highlights
    • Cosmote Sports 1
    • Cosmote Sports 2
    • Cosmote Sports 3
    • Cosmote Sports 4
    • Cosmote Sports 5
    • Cosmote Sports 6
    • Cosmote Sports 7
    • Cosmote Sports 8
    • Cosmote Sports 9
  • ERT Sports
  • Eurosport 1
  • Eurosport 2
  • Nova Sports (Greece)
    • Nova Sports News
    • Nova Sports Start
    • Nova Sports Prime
    • Nova Sports 1
    • Nova Sports 2
    • Nova Sports 3
    • Nova Sports 4
    • Nova Sports 5
    • Nova Sports 6

Hungary

Former channels

Iceland

Ireland

Former channels

Israel

Former channels

Italy

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

Former channels

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

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

Former channels

North Macedonia

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

Norway

Former channels

Poland

Portugal

Romania

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

Russia

  • Match! (Russia)
    • Match! Premier
    • Match! Arena
    • Match! Boets
    • Match! Futbol 1
    • Match! Futbol 2
    • Match! Futbol 3
    • March! Planeta
    • Match! Strana
    • Match! Igra
    • Konniy Mir
  • TeleSport

Former channels

Serbia

Slovakia

Former channels

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

Slovenia

Spain

Former channels

Sweden

Former channels

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

Former channels

United Kingdom

Former channels

Oceania

Australia

Former channels

  • Fox Netball (Fox Sports 505)

Fiji

  • FBC Sports

New Zealand

Former channels

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sony Pictures Sports Network rebrands TEN Sports channels". The Economic Times. 18 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Arena HD Baltic". rtk.lt. Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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