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Six standout athletes have been named as this year’s contenders for the coveted title The countdown to BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 starts now. Six standout athletes, each defined by extraordinary performances in a spectacular year of sport, have been named as this year’s contenders for the coveted title. The contenders (listed in alphabetical order) are: Hannah Hampton (Football) Chloe Kelly (Football) Ellie Kildunne (Rugby Union) Luke Littler (Darts) Rory McIlroy

The BBC and ITV will once again bring the entire World Cup tournament to everyone, everywhere, free-to-air sharing coverage of its biggest fixtures BBC Sport and ITV Sport today unveil their live match split for the FIFA World Cup 2026, confirming how UK audiences can watch every major moment of next summer’s global football spectacular, kicking off on 11 June 2026. The BBC and ITV will once again bring the entire World Cup tournament to everyone, everywhere, free-to-air shar

AFCON coverage set to add to spectacular Christmas of Live Sport from 21 December; GRNDSTND and SHANK to present unrivalled guide to Christmas TV and streaming coming next week 3 December 2025 Broadcaster agrees historic deal with CAF to win exclusive rights to all AFCON matches, marking the first time the tournament is on free-to-air television in full in the UK. 52 matches to air across Channel 4, E4, 4Seven, Channel 4 Streaming and Channel 4 Sport YouTube. Liverpool’s Moha

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Following the Separation of Discovery Global for a Total Enterprise Value of $82.7 Billion (Equity Value of $72.0 Billion) Transaction Unites Warner Bros.’ Iconic Franchises and Storied Libraries with Netflix’s Leading Entertainment Service, Creating an Extraordinary Offering for Consumers Netflix to Maintain Warner Bros.’ Current Operations Combination Will Offer More Choice and Greater Value for Consumers, Create More Opportunities for the

Sky Sports to become the undisputed home of American sports in the UK with MLB rights in addition to the NFL and NBA Sky Sports to be the Exclusive Home of Sunday Night Baseball, MLB Sunday Leadoff, “Opening Day” and Labor Day Primetime Games, and ENTIRE Postseason Wild Card Round First Game on Sky: World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers to Raise the Banner on Thursday, March 26 When They Host Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball and NBCUniversal today announced a th

DAZN Ultimate is a comprehensive boxing subscription, including a minimum of 12 pay-per-view fight nights per year, saving fans more than £320 per year. More choice for fans in how they buy and watch world class events, complementing DAZN’s existing offer of top tier pay-per-view fights available on a standalone basis. Plan launches today in various markets across the world with Annual-Pay Monthly and Annual – Pay Upfront options. An introductory offer will be available in se

HBO Max and discovery+* will provide streaming coverage of every major luge event this season Partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports Europe and the International Luge Federation (FIL) includes linear coverage on Eurosport (Europe) and TNT Sports (UK & Ireland) Expanded rights portfolio strengthens WBD’s position as the home of winter sports ahead of its coverage of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in February Getty Images via WBD Sports Warner Bro

Callum Simpson defends European, British and Commonwealth titles against Troy Williamson in Leeds on December 20 The BBC and BOXXER today announced that Callum Simpson will defend his European, British & Commonwealth Super Middleweight Titles against Troy Williamson in a headline showdown at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on Saturday, December 20, broadcasting live and free-to-air on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. The event, titled The Future Now, marks the next chapter in the B

The Home of the Olympics celebrates 100 days to go to by announcing Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 will be available to all HBO Max customers in Europe - including Italy and Germany for the first time - as well as discovery+ in various territories* Availability will maximise access to the Games for millions of viewers with all 116 medal events at Milano Cortina 2026 shown live As the perfect lead up to the Games, the winter sports season is underway with 131 days of

FIFA and DAZN to launch the game-changing “Global Home of Football” platform in 2026 FIFA+ on DAZN will be free for fans around the world, with a premium offer also available Exclusive multichannel news service will bring fans all the latest from the world of football, plus tailored experiences for every fan delivered through innovative technology 29 October 2025 – Following the resounding global success of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, which secured an audience of billions

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Live NFL games will be broadcast in primetime on free-to-air TV, with two Sunday evening games on 5 and 5ACTION throughout season as part...

More than half of all NFL games live on Sky for the first time Sky Sports has announced a new three-year deal with the NFL, extending its...

DAZN to deliver NHL.TV starting with the 2025-26 season. NHL.TV will migrate to DAZN’s platform, available as a standalone subscription...

Full round coverage of the Serie A Championship in the UK and Ireland as well as the U.S. (Spanish language) Global highlights rights...

5 to televise the Players Championship, Tour Championship & British Open in 2026 Huge news for snooker fans as these events will remain on free-to-air television across the UK First time that 5 will broadcast professional snooker events featuring the world’s greatest players Two huge events on the global World Snooker Tour calendar, the Players Championship and Tour Championship, will both be televised live by 5 for the first time in the new 2025/26 season. 5 will also ad

Established major players in sports broadcasting may not be able to compete with DAZN 19 June 2025, GRNDSTND, by Matt Hooper: DAZN's...

With coverage across every BBC platform, fans can make sure they don’t miss a moment of the action this summer L-R: Katie Sherwood, Nedum...

There is nothing quite like the atmosphere and flair of Football in South America BBC only broadcast the Semi-Finals and Final of the...

Long-term strategic partnership to establish a dedicated, direct-to-consumer digital channel to be known as the “Home of Football” on...