With the American computing giant Amazon ready to join the field, there will be more live sport and highlights packages available on television than ever before — if you know where to find them.
Football
Sky Sports
Will show 126 Premier League games in 2017-18, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland’s World Cup qualifying matches, Championship, League One, League Two, Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup, La Liga, Eredivisie and MLS
BT Sport
Exclusive rights to all Champions League and Europa League games, 42 live Premier League games in 2017-18, up to 24 live FA Cup games, Scottish Premiership, National League, FA Women’s Super League, Australian A-League, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A
Eurosport
Every match from the women’s European Championship, other live women’s international football and the women’s Champions League
Freeview
The BBC will show up to 16 live FA Cup games, as well as Match of the Day and Match of the Day 2. England’s World Cup 2018 qualifiers will be broadcast by ITV, with the full World Cup split between BBC and ITV. Channel 4 will show all of England women’s Euro 2017 games.
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Cricket
Sky Sports
Most international matches and tournaments, and all three domestic competitions. New deal from 2020 includes all international cricket.
BT Sport
Exclusive rights to Ashes tour 2017-18 in Australia which starts in November, international matches not involving England, Big Bash
Freeview
Channel 5 has highlights of England’s home Tests, one-day internationals and T20 games. Cricket returns to BBC in 2020
Rugby union
Sky Sports
England’s autumn internationals as well as British Lions matches and the Rugby Championship. Shares rights to European Champions Cup
BT Sport
Shares European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup with Sky, but has them exclusively from 2018-19, Aviva Premiership to 2021
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Freeview
The Six Nations is split between the BBC and ITV. ITV has highlights from the Aviva Premiership and LV= Cup games
Tennis
Sky Sports
Masters 1000 and 500 tournaments until the ATP Finals in London at the end of 2018
BT Sport
Up to 52 live WTA tournaments a year, including the season-ending finals in Singapore
Eurosport
Live coverage from all four grand-slam events: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open
Amazon
From 2019, UK rights to the ATP Tour. Also has UK TV channels including Eurosport
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Freeview
The BBC has comprehensive live coverage of Wimbledon, while the French Open is shown on ITV, including a highlights programme
Formula One
Sky Sports
Every race weekend live on a dedicated channel and, from the 2019 season, exclusive rights for six years
Freeview
Channel 4 is live from ten races and have highlights shows for the other ten until 2019
Golf
Sky Sports
The Masters, US Open, The Open, European Tour, Ryder Cup, World Golf Championships
Freeview
The BBC has the US PGA Championship and the Masters and highlights of The Open and the Women’s British Open
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Boxing
Sky Sports
Major title fights on its box office channel plus other WBC, IBF, WBO and WBA title fights
BT Sport
World, European, British and Commonwealth Championship boxing
Freeview
Channel 5 shows young British and Irish talent represented by Cyclone Promotions. ITV offer pay-per-view fights
Cycling
Eurosport
Tour de France and Giro d’Italia
Freeview
ITV also shows the Tour de France. The BBC broadcasts the UCI World Track Cycling Championships
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Horse Racing
Sky Sports
At The Races has live coverage from 23 courses in the UK and the right to cover all Irish racing
Freeview
ITV is the exclusive terrestrial broadcaster of horse racing in the UK, including Cheltenham Festival, Grand National and Royal Ascot