List of sports television channels

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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[edit]

Algeria[edit]

Current channels
Former channels
  • Kawaliss TV
  • Stade News

Angola[edit]

Benin[edit]

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

Cameroon[edit]

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

Côte d'Ivoire[edit]

Egypt[edit]

  • Al AHLY TV
  • Free Sports
  • Mazzika Sports
  • Nile sport
  • On Time sports
  • On Time sports 2
  • On Time sports 3
  • ZAMALEK TV
Former channels
  • ON Sport
  • Time sports

Ethiopia[edit]

Ghana[edit]

  • GTV Sports+

Kenya[edit]

Former channels
  • Zuku Sports

Morocco[edit]

Mozambique[edit]

Nigeria[edit]

Former channels

Rwanda[edit]

  • Magic Sports
  • W-Sport

South Africa[edit]

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

Current channels
Former channels

Sudan[edit]

  • Al-Hilal TV
  • Merrikkh TV
  • Sudan Sports

Tanzania[edit]

Uganda[edit]

Former channels

Americas[edit]

Argentina[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Brazil[edit]

National sports networks

Former channels[edit]

Canada[edit]

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[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Colombia[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Costa Rica[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Ecuador[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Honduras[edit]

Mexico[edit]

Paraguay[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Peru[edit]

Former channels[edit]

United States[edit]

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

Regional sports networks

Uruguay[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Venezuela[edit]

Current channels[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Asia[edit]

Azerbaijan[edit]

Afghanistan[edit]

Bangladesh[edit]

Bhutan[edit]

Brunei[edit]

Former channels[edit]

China[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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

India[edit]

Current channels[edit]

  • DOORDARSHAN
  • Star Sports Network
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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

Former channels[edit]

Indonesia[edit]

Current channels[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Iran[edit]

Israel[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Japan[edit]

Jordan[edit]

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

Kazakhstan[edit]

Kuwait[edit]

  • KTV Sport
  • KTV Sport Plus

Kyrgyzstan[edit]

Malaysia[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Mongolia[edit]

Myanmar[edit]

  • CANAL+ SPORT 1 HD
  • CANAL+ SPORT 2 HD
  • MRTV SPORT
  • SKYNET SPORT 1
  • SKYNET SPORT 2
  • SKYNET SPORT 3
  • SKYNET SPORT 4
  • SKYNET SPORT 5
  • SKYNET SPORT 6
  • SKYNET SPORT +
  • SKYNET SPORT HD

Nepal[edit]

Pakistan[edit]

Philippines[edit]

Former Channels[edit]

Qatar[edit]

Former channels

Saudi Arabia[edit]

Current channels[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Singapore[edit]

Current channels[edit]

Former channels[edit]

South Korea[edit]

Sri Lanka[edit]

Syria[edit]

Tajikistan[edit]

Turkmenistan[edit]

Thailand[edit]

Current channels[edit]

Former channels[edit]

United Arab Emirates[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Uzbekistan[edit]

Vietnam[edit]

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

Current channels[edit]

  • Eurosport
  • 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+†
  • ON Sports
  • ON Sports Action
  • ON Sports News
  • ON Football
  • ON Golf
  • SPOTV
  • SCTV15
  • SCTV17
  • SCTV22
  • VTV2
  • VTV3
  • VTV5
  • VTV9
  • VTC3

Former channels[edit]

Europe[edit]

Albania[edit]

Armenia[edit]

Andorra[edit]

Austria[edit]

Belarus[edit]

  • Belarus 5

Belgium[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Bulgaria[edit]

Croatia[edit]

Cyprus[edit]

  • CytaVision Sports

Czech Republic[edit]

Denmark[edit]

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

Former channels[edit]

Estonia[edit]

Finland[edit]

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

†† - Channel televises entertainment and also sports.

Former channels[edit]

France[edit]

Germany[edit]

Georgia[edit]

Greece[edit]

Hungary[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Iceland[edit]

Ireland[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Italy[edit]

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

Former channels[edit]

Kosovo[edit]

Latvia[edit]

Lithuania[edit]

Luxembourg[edit]

  • RTL Live Arena
  • Kombat Sport

Malta[edit]

Moldova[edit]

Netherlands[edit]

Former channels[edit]

North Macedonia[edit]

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

Norway[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Poland[edit]

Portugal[edit]

Romania[edit]

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

Russia[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Serbia[edit]

Slovakia[edit]

Former channels[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Spain[edit]

Sweden[edit]

Switzerland[edit]

Turkey[edit]

Ukraine[edit]

Former channels[edit]

United Kingdom[edit]

Former channels[edit]

Oceania[edit]

Australia[edit]

Fiji[edit]

  • FBC Sports

New Zealand[edit]

Former channels[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.