Sky Sports - wikipedia Sky Sports For other uses, see Sky Sport ( disambiguation ). Sky Sports Launched 25 March 1990 ( as The Sports Channel ) 20 April 1991 ( as Sky Sports ) Owned by Sky plc Picture format 576i, 16 : 9 ( SDTV ) 1080i ( HDTV ) 4K ( UHDTV ) Audience share 0.61 % ( Main Event ) 0.07 % ( Premier League ) 0.02 % ( Football ) 0.78 % ( Cricket ) 0.31 % ( Golf ) 0.22 % ( F1 ) 0.14 % ( Action ) 0.02 % ( Arena ) 0.46 % ( News ) 0.07 % ( Mix ) ~ 0.00 % ( all Active feeds ) ( July 2017 ( 2017 - 07 ), BARB ) Slogan Feel It All Formerly called The Sports Channel ( 1990 -- 1991 ) Sister channel ( s ) Challenge, Pick, Real Lives, Sky One, Sky Two, Sky Arts, Sky Atlantic, Sky Cinema, Sky Living, Sky News, Sky Sports Box Office, Sky Sports F1, Sky Sports News Website Sky Sports Website Availability Satellite Sky Channels 121, 401 -- 409 ( SD / HD ) Channels 287, 435 -- 436, 439 -- 440, 451, 472 -- 475 ( SD ) Cable Virgin Media ( UK ) Channels 501 -- 510 ( HD ) Channels 511 -- 520 Virgin Media ( Ireland ) Channels 400 -- 408 Channels 430 -- 438 ( HD ) IPTV TalkTalk TV Channels 401 -- 407, 417 -- 418 BT TV Channel 402 ( Main Event ) Channel 416 ( Extra ) Channel 437 ( Main Event HD ) Channel 438 ( Extra HD ) Streaming media Sky Go Watch live ( UK and Ireland only ) Now TV Watch live ( UK only ) Virgin TV Anywhere Watch live ( UK only ) Sky Sports is a group of sports television channels operated by the satellite pay - TV company Sky plc. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It has played a major role in the increased commercialisation of British sport since 1991, sometimes playing a large role in inducing organisational changes in the sports it broadcasts, most notably when it encouraged the Premier League to break away from the Football League in 1992. Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League, Football, Racing, Cricket, Golf, F1, Action and Arena are available as a premium package on top of the basic Sky package. These channels are also available as premium channels on nearly every satellite, cable and IPTV broadcasting system in the UK and Ireland. Sky Sports News and Sky Sports Mix are both provided as part of basic packages. The Sky Sports network is managed by Barney Francis. Contents 1 History 1.1 Predecessors 1.2 Launch 1.3 Digital era 1.4 Channel re-alignment and expansion ( 2017 ) 2 Channels 2.1 Temporary channels 2.2 Sky Sports Racing ( formerly At the Races ) 2.3 Defunct channels 2.3. 1 PremPlus 2.3. 2 Sky Sports News Radio 3 Technological advances 3.1 Sky Sports HD channels 3.2 Sky 3D 3.2. 1 3D Broadcasting Tests 3.3 4K UHD 3.3. 1 4K broadcasting tests 4 Programming 4.1 Football 4.1. 1 Club football 4.1. 1.1 Premier League 4.1. 1.2 EFL 4.1. 1.3 Scotland 4.1. 1.4 La Liga 4.1. 1.5 Major League Soccer 4.1. 1.6 Eredivisie 4.1. 1.7 Chinese Super League 4.1. 2 International football 4.1. 3 Supplementary programming 4.1. 3.1 Soccer AM 4.1. 3.2 Soccer Saturday 4.1. 3.3 Sunday Supplement 4.1. 3.4 Goals on Sunday 4.1. 4 Football presenters, pundits and commentators 4.1. 4.1 Pundits / Co-Commentators 4.1. 4.2 Commentators 4.2 Cricket 4.3 Rugby Union 4.4 Rugby League 4.5 Motorsport 4.5. 1 Formula One 4.6 Tennis 4.7 Golf 4.7. 1 Major championships 4.7. 2 World Golf championships 4.7. 3 PGA Tour 4.7. 4 European Tour 4.7. 5 Ryder Cup 4.8 Darts 4.9 Boxing 4.10 WWE 4.10. 1 WWE shows on Sky 4.11 Gaelic Games 5 Summary of sports rights 5.1 Football 5.2 Cricket 5.3 Rugby Union 5.4 Tennis 5.5 Golf 5.6 Motorsport 5.7 Boxing 5.8 Athletics 5.9 Rugby League 5.10 Horse racing 5.11 Equestrianism 5.12 Darts 5.13 Cycling 5.14 Triathlon 5.15 Gridiron ( American ) football 5.16 Gaelic games 5.17 Netball 5.18 Badminton 5.19 Bowls 6 Previous coverage 6.1 Football 6.1. 1 Fantasy Football Club 6.2 Rugby Union 6.3 Tennis 6.4 Ice Hockey 7 References 8 Notes 9 External links History Predecessors British Satellite Broadcasting, operated The Sports Channel, which launched in April 1990. In the BSB years, it shared the same frequency with its underpromoted sister channel, the Computer Channel, which broadcast in the mornings when the Sports Channel was off - air. BSB merged with Sky Television plc to form British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Television had co-founded another sports network known as Eurosport with the European Broadcasting Union. Eurosport was the subject of a complaint by a competitor, Screensport, who argued that the venture had the effect of restricting and distorting competition in the sports market. Sky later pulled out of the venture, and the channel was later sold to the TF1 Group and merged with Screensport. Launch The Sports Channel was re-named Sky Sports on 20 April 1991, and began broadcasting to Sky viewers via the newly launched Astra 1B satellite on that date, alongside its existing transmissions on BSB 's Marcopolo satellite. The channel was sold as one of the major draws of the Sky system and initially aired sports such as rugby and golf in 1991, before acquiring rights to German and Italian league football in 1996 ( both carried over from the Sports Channel ). The channel was initially encrypted but broadcast free - to - view, requiring an analogue VideoCrypt decoder, but no paid subscription, to be viewed. Since VideoCrypt decoders were only officially available within the UK, this measure was intended to prevent viewing of the service outside the UK and Ireland. However, it was following the formation of the Premier League for the 1992 / 93 football season, believed to have been assisted by the promise of higher TV payments, that Sky Sports became well known. By bidding £ 304m, BSkyB beat the BBC and ITV to acquire the live and exclusive Premier League football broadcasting rights for the United Kingdom and Ireland for a five - year period. In doing so, they had taken live top - flight English league football from terrestrial and free - to - air television for the first time in its history. At this point, Sky Sports became a subscription channel, available with a monthly subscription on a standalone basis, or at a reduced price if taken with Sky 's movie channels. On 19 August 1994, a secondary channel known as Sky Sports 2 was launched ; likewise, the original service was re-named Sky Sports 1. On 1 November 1995, Sky launched a classic sports channel known as Sky Sports Gold ; however, the channel ceased broadcasting after only a year on the air. On 16 August 1996, Sky launched Sky Sports 3. Sky Sports also acquired the rights to Scottish football and the Coca - Cola Cup. Digital era Sky Sports share of viewing 2000 -- 07 With the launch of the Sky Digital satellite platform in October 1998, Sky Sports launched Sky Sports News -- a channel carrying rolling sports news coverage, in March 1999, followed by Sky Sports Xtra ( later branded as Sky Sports 4 since 2010 ) in April. During a Premier League match on 22 August 1999, Sky Sports launched an interactive television service known as Sky Sports Active via the digital platform, allowing viewers to watch matches with access to additional on - screen statistics, and a choice of alternate camera angles and replays. Sky expected to extend the interactive services to other sports the following year. Sky Sports ' football coverage was at the centre of controversy in January 2011 when footage emerged of presenters Andy Gray and Richard Keys making comments perceived as sexist. On 25 January 2011, Gray was sacked over the comments. On 25 January 2011, fellow reporter Andy Burton was suspended by Sky due to his involvement in the sexist comments made about a female assistant referee, Sian Massey, which also involved Gray and Keys. However, unlike Gray and Keys, Burton later returned to his regular duties at Sky. Om 29 July 2011, it was announced that Sky Sports had acquired rights to Formula One racing from 2012 through 2018, with the BBC to share free - to - air rights to roughly half of the events, and have highlights rights for the remainder. Sky subsequently announced that it would introduce a new channel dedicated specifically to its coverage, Sky Sports F1, which would air practices, qualifying, and commercial - free coverage of each race. While part of the Sky Sports service, it was also provided free - of - charge to non-subscribers who were subscribed to Sky 's HD service. Sky extended its contract in 2016, to last through 2024 ; beginning in 2019, Sky will hold exclusive rights to all F1 races. On 12 August 2014, Sky launched Sky Sports 5, which would be dedicated primarily to European football, including UEFA European Championship qualifiers, La Liga and the Eredivisie. On 24 August 2016, Sky launched Sky Sports Mix, a new channel designed to offer a sampling of content from the full range of Sky Sports networks to those who are not subscribers. On Sky, the channel is included as a basic channel with all plans, and was also available on certain Virgin Media packages on - launch. Channel re-alignment and expansion ( 2017 ) On 18 July 2017, Sky re-aligned its sports channels, dropping the numbered services in favour of dedicated channels devoted to their core sports properties, including cricket, Formula One, golf, and two football channels ( with one specifically dedicated to the Premier League ), and three channels dedicated to general sports coverage. It also announced the purchase of a majority stake in At The Races, which it will rename Sky Sports Racing In addition, Sky announced that it would revise the pricing structure of the channels to make them more attractive to viewers ; Sky customers can purchase up to three of the channels on an a la carte basis, or the entire bundle. On Sky 's Now TV service, the entire Sky Sports service continues to be available through the timed pass system. The availability and packaging of the new service varies on other providers. Channels Ten main channels comprise the Sky Sports service : Name Description of programming Sky Sports Mix Available to all Sky TV customers. Airs a mix of live sports and supplementary programming from across the network. Sky Sports Main Event Airs major events as Sky Sports ' flagship channel. When not showing a live event the channel simulcasts Sky Sports News. Sky Sports Premier League Dedicated exclusively to the Premier League, including live coverage of matches, and other ancillary coverage and documentaries. Sky Sports Football Dedicated to association football coverage outside of the Premier League. Sky Sports Cricket Dedicated to cricket coverage, including domestic and international competition. Sky Sports Golf Dedicated to golf coverage. As with the former Sky Sports 4, the channel was temporarily renamed Sky Sports The Open during the week of The Open Championship. Sky Sports F1 Dedicated to coverage of Formula One racing as well as Formula 2 and GP3 Series. Sky Sports Action Dedicated to general sports coverage, including Tennis and Rugby. Sky Sports Arena Dedicated to general sports coverage, including Boxing and WWE. Sky Sports News Provides latest news and updates from across all sports. Has also on occasions broadcast live football. In addition to Sky Sports Main Event, BT TV customers receive a channel named Sky Sports Extra which broadcasts Premier League games that are not shown on Main Event. Temporary channels Sky occasionally gives one of their channels a temporary rebrand to coincide with a sports event. Examples of this include : Sky Sports Ashes : To coincide with the 2013 Ashes series, Sky Sports 2 was renamed as Sky Sports Ashes on 30 June until 31 August 2013. As well as covering the Ashes, the dedicated cricket channel also featured the Women 's Ashes, domestic cricket and various magazine and review shows. The practice was repeated for the 2015 Ashes series. Sky Sports Ryder Cup : From 18 September to 2 October 2014, Sky rebranded Sky Sports 4 as Sky Sports Ryder Cup. The channel was dedicated to the coverage of the 2014 Ryder Cup, from Gleneagles. It repeated from 26 September to 5 October 2016 for the Ryder Cup for that year. Sky Sports Darts : In recent years Sky Sports 3 has become Sky Sports Darts for the duration of the PDC World Darts Championship. The channel mixes live coverage with replays of the most recent sessions and classic moments from the tournament 's history. Sky Sports Darts was first seen for the 2015 William Hill World Darts Championship and it returned on 14 December 2015 however, Sky Sports F1 was temporarily renamed Sky Sports Darts until 5 January 2016. For the 2017 event it was Sky Sports 3 that was renamed. Sky Sports World Cup : From 14 February to 29 March 2015, Sky rebranded Sky Sports 2 as Sky Sports World Cup. The channel was dedicated to the coverage of the 2015 Cricket World Cup, from Australia and New Zealand. Sky Sports The Open : During their first live broadcast of golf 's Open Championship, from 11 to 18 July 2016, Sky Sports 1 rebranded as Sky Sports The Open. From 17 July to 24 July 2017, Sky Sports 4 was rebranded Sky Sports The Open, and would be replaced by Sky Sports 4 's replacement, Sky Sports Golf. Sky Sports The Players : From 8 May to 14 May 2017, Sky renamed Sky Sports 4 as Sky Sports The Players. The channel was dedicated to the coverage of the 2017 Players Championship. Sky Sports racing ( formerly at the races ) Main article : At the Races At the Races is the only Sky Sports channel not wholly - owned by Sky, although Sky purchased majority control of it in 2017. It was founded by the Go Racing consortium, a partnership of Channel 4, BSkyB and Arena Leisure plc ( owner of Ascot Racecourse, and acting on behalf of a further 27 out of the 59 UK racecourses ) in July 2004. Following its high - profile collapse ( and Channel 4 removing itself from the consortium ) the station -- now purely a joint venture between BSkyB and Arena Leisure -- focuses on horse racing from the UK, Ireland, North America and Germany, showing many live races and related shows. The station is `` affiliated '' with various betting companies, since gamblers are generally the sport 's main audience, and its pictures, provided by satellite link provider SIS, are also commercially distributed to betting shops across the country. Defunct channels PremPlus Main article : PremPlus PremPlus was a pay - per - view channel dedicated to airing live Premier League Football. PremPlus launched on 18 August 2001, showing 40 pay - per - view Premier League matches. The main presenter on PremPlus was Marcus Buckland with former Arsenal manager George Graham providing punditry. The channel was called Premiership Plus from 2001 to 2004, before being shortened to the later PremPlus for the beginning of the 2004 -- 05 season. PremPlus closed down after the last match of the 2006 -- 07 season after Setanta Sports obtained a third of the Premier League rights for 2007 -- 10 This left Sky with only 92 live matches, meaning a Pay - Per - View service was unsustainable. An internet television service named Now TV was launched in 2012 offering a non contract subscription to Sky Sports thus making the service a part spiritual successor to PremPlus. Sky Sports News Radio Main article : Sky Sports News Radio Sky Sports News Radio was a British online radio station broadcasting sports news, results and information 24 hours a day. It is a sister service to the television channel Sky Sports News HQ. The station was launched in June 2010 and broadcasts online and via digital platforms from the Teamtalk studios in Leeds. It originally broadcast from 08 : 00 to 18 : 00 only, expanding to a full 24 - hour schedule in August 2010 to coincide with the start of the 2010 -- 11 football season. The station was initially only available to Sky Sports subscribers, but became free to all listeners when its sister TV channel was removed from Freeview. The station can also be listened to via the Sky Sports Apps and third party platforms such as TuneIn Radio and The Pure Lounge. News reports were sourced from the Sky Sports News newsroom, Sky News Radio and information was shared with SkySports.com, based in the same office. The station 's managing editor was Mark Chesworth. The station closed in September 2014 Technological advances Sky Sports HD channels Sky Sports 1 HD launched on 22 May 2006 as Sky Sports HD, and airs live cricket, Premier League and The Football League as well as English Premiership and Super League Rugby. The 2008 Ryder Cup was also screened in HD. In July 2006, Sky Sports HD2 launched on Sky Digital channel 409, at the same time Sky Sports HD1 moved to channel 408, with Sky Sports News switching to channel 405. There was also a HD version of PremPlus, called PremPlus HD, which broadcast on Sky channel 483 until the football season ended. It was briefly branded Sky Sports HDX and used to broadcast other Sky Sports content in HD, before it ceased broadcasting. HD broadcasts of rugby league 's Super League began from the start of the 2007 season in February 2007. Super Bowl XLI marked the first NFL broadcast in HD in the UK ; additional NFL games in HD have since been phased in. Monday Night Football, Thursday Night Football, Thanksgiving Day games and the NFL Playoffs were shown in HD from 2008. Sky Sports HD3 launched on 17 March 2008, to coincide with WWE 's first UK HD broadcast. The channel broadcasts a large quantity of WWE and golf. Sky Sports HD4 launched on 29 April 2010. Due to an Ofcom review of premium services, Sky Sports HD1 and HD2 launched on the Virgin Media platform on 2 August 2010. This marked the first time that Sky 's HD programming was shown via a rival service. Smallworld Cable added Sky Sports HD1 and HD2 in the first quarter of 2012. UPC Ireland added Sky Sports 1 HD and 2 HD along with Sky Sports News HD on 16 August 2012. Sky Sports News HD launched on 23 August 2010. It was rebranded as Sky Sports News HQ HD on 12 August 2014 along with the standard channel. On 1 March 2012, the HD channels were given a minor rebrand, with the ' HD ' moving to the end of the channel names, for example Sky Sports 1 HD instead of Sky Sports HD1. Sky Sports F1 HD launched on 9 March 2012. Sky Sports 2 HD was also rebranded to ' Sky Sports Ashes HD ' in the same move used for the standard channel on 30 June until 31 August 2013. Sky Sports 4 HD was also rebranded to ' Sky Sports Ryder Cup HD ' in the same move used for the standard channel on 18 September 2014 until 2 October 2014. Sky Sports 3 HD, Sky Sports 4 HD and Sky Sports F1 HD launched on Virgin Media on 15 July 2014. Sky Sports 5 HD launched on 12 August 2014 as well as being added on Virgin Media. Sky Sports 3, 4 and 5 HD launched on Virgin Media Ireland on 15 October 2014. On 1 January 2015, Sky Sports News HQ HD, along with Sky News HD were added on Virgin. Sky 3D Main article : Sky 3D Sky Sports has made a number of high - profile sports broadcasts available on its 3D television service. The first sports broadcast on Sky 3D was the Manchester United vs. Chelsea Premier League game on 3 April 2010. But as of 25 September 2014 future of Sky 3D looked in serious doubt as Sky announced they will not be airing a Premier League game for the 2014 -- 15 season. The channel closed on 9 June 2015. 3D broadcasting Tests On Sunday 31 January 2010, the Arsenal vs. Manchester United game was shown in 3D in around 30 pubs around the UK. The special glasses were seen being tried by Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger, and the commentators and the studio presenters mentioned of this being a world premiere live Sports 3D presentation several times. 4K UHD On 13 August 2016. Selected Sky Sports events became available to watch in UHD for the first time. 124 Premier League matches were broadcast in the 2016 -- 17 season along with every race, qualifying session and practice in the 2017 Formula One season and England cricket 's Test series against South Africa in summer 2017. Customers need to be Sky Q 2TB multiscreen customers who subscribe to Sky Sports pack in order to receive UHD broadcasts. 4K broadcasting Tests It was widely reported that Sky used the West Ham United v Stoke City Premier League game on 31 August 2013 as an internal production test for broadcasting 4K / Ultra HD picture. In the `` Sky Views Blog '', Barney Francis, managing director Sky Sports stated that, although it was only viewed internally, the test has been key in helping Sky evaluate whether it will start broadcasting in 4K. `` We saw enough in this test event to know that live sport in UHD has real potential. The broadcast also demonstrated the capability of our satellite platform, which is ideally placed to continue supporting high - bandwidth video. '' `` That said, we 've still much more to learn, particularly about how to make full use of UHD from a live production perspective. '' Sky later tested 4K by broadcasting a whole week of Ryder Cup in 4K format. It was later reported that Sky would launch their own 4K set top box to broadcast sporting events in mid-end of 2015. Programming Sky owns exclusive UK and Ireland, or UK - only exclusivity rights to a number of sports, most notably the ones listed below. They also transmit a large range of other sports. Some of the BSB 's Sport Channel programming were The Football League, US Open tennis, and American football from the NFL. Many of the BSB Sport Channel 's rights packages, such as those for the FA Cup, Wimbledon and Test cricket, were acquired in tandem with the BBC. Football Club football Premier League For the 2016 -- 17 to 2018 -- 19 seasons, Sky Sports will show 126 live Premier League matches each season. These games are played on Friday nights, Saturday lunchtimes, Sundays and Monday nights, for which Sky broadcasts the dedicated programmes Nissan Friday Night Football ( FNF ), Nissan Super Sunday and Bet365 Monday Night Football ( MNF ). Previously, games on Saturday late afternoon were broadcast as Saturday Night Football ( SNF ), although this slot passed to BT Sport. David Jones is the presenter of Super Sunday and Monday Night Football, following the departure of former host Ed Chamberlin to ITV 's horse racing coverage. Simon Thomas also hosts live Premier League action on Saturday lunch times, under the banner Premier League Live. Friday night games were introduced by the Premier League for the 2016 -- 17 season, and for this inaugural season Sky launched a new show, Friday Night Football, to broadcast these games. Rachel Riley and Jeff Stelling presented the show during 2016 - 17 season before Riley announced that she had left Sky Sports in May 2017. In August 2017, Sky announced that Kelly Cates will take over as host. Since the 2016 - 17 season, Sky Sports broadcasts a 3pm Saturday match exclusively for subscribers in the Republic of Ireland. The coverage also goes out under the Premier League Live banner and is fronted by David Garrido. The main studio pundits include Jamie Carragher, Graeme Souness, Thierry Henry, Gary Neville, Jamie Redknapp and Alan Pardew. Sky Sports ' lead commentators include Martin Tyler, Rob Hawthorne, Bill Leslie and Alan Parry while co-commentary is regularly provided by Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Alan Smith, Andy Hinchcliffe and Davie Provan. Geoff Shreeves, Patrick Davison and Greg Whelan are the reporters on the Premier League coverage. EFL Sky Sports broadcasts exclusive live coverage of the English Football League and EFL Cup. Sky show a total of 148 matches each season, up to 2023 -- 24 from the EFL Championship, EFL League One, EFL League Two, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. Scott Minto and Kelly Cates are the presenters of the EFL coverage with Minto hosting on Friday and Sunday and Cates hosting the games played on Saturday evenings. Daniel Mann, Gary Weaver and Bill Leslie are the main match commentators while co-commentators and pundits include Don Goodman, Andy Hinchcliffe, Danny Higginbotham, David Prutton and Garry Birtles. Jonathan Oakes, David Craig and Guy Havord report. Rob Palmer does the occasional commentary on an international matchday weekend. Sky Sports broadcast two matches live per round in the EFL Cup, the two - legged semi-finals and the Final ; a total of 15 live games per season with Simon Thomas hosting all of the action. The majority of presentation and commentators used are from the Premier League or EFL coverage. Martin Tyler and Gary Neville commentated on the 2017 final. Scotland Sky share rights to the Scottish Professional Football League with BT Sport. Both broadcasters show 30 games per season, with Sky having first pick of matches including all Old Firm Derbies shown live on Sky. Sky also show up to nine live Scottish Cup matches per season and share the rights with BBC Scotland, who show 5 -- 8 matches per season. The Scottish Cup final is simulcast on both Sky Sports and BBC One Scotland. Coverage is presented by Hayley McQueen. Lead commentary comes from Ian Crocker, while pundits / co-commentators are Andy Walker and Neil McCann. La Liga Sky Sports also show live matches from La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football, on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights. Sky 's La Liga deal is from the 2015 / 16 to the 2017 / 18 season and includes La Copa, the Spanish cup competition. Sky broadcast at eight matches from each weekend of the season ( both live and as - live ) and is hosted by David Garrido and the commentators include Rob Palmer, Kevin Keatings, Jon Driscoll, Dominic Johnson, Gerry Armstrong and Terry Gibson. Highlights and weekly review of La Liga, are shown on Revista de La Liga, presented by the Spanish football expert Guillem Balagué. Major League Soccer In 2015, Sky Sports took over the UK TV rights for Major League Soccer, making it the exclusive home of the US top - tier division on UK TV. The rights were previously held by BT Sport. The commentary is taken from the World Feed. Eredivisie In 2014, Sky Sports signed an exclusive 4 - year deal to show live matches from the Dutch top - flight league Eredivisie. The commentary is taken from the World Feed provided by IMG Worldwide. Chinese Super League In 2016, Sky Sports added yet another competition to its unrivaled schedule of live football with the addition of the Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League ( CSL ). International football Sky Sports holds the rights to every home and away match featuring Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Wales and cover every other match in the European Qualifiers except the England match which is on ITV and one other qualifier per round which is on ITV4, under this Sky Sports have highlights of England matches. England Matches are commentated on by Martin Tyler & Alan Smith, Scotland by Ian Crocker & Davie Provan, Northern Ireland by Daniel Mann & Gerry Armstrong and Wales by Bill Leslie & Barry Horne. The Republic of Ireland gets commentary from Rob Hawthorne and Ray Houghton. Supplementary programming Soccer am Launched in 1995, Soccer AM, is a Saturday morning talk show presented by John Fendley, ex-footballer Jimmy Bullard and comedian Lloyd Griffith, with a focus on humorous analysis of British football, largely but not exclusively based around the Premier League. Soccer Saturday Launched in 1992, Soccer Saturday is a live updates show, broadcast on Saturdays during the football season. The programme updates viewers on the progress of association football games in the United Kingdom on Saturday afternoons. The current host is Jeff Stelling, with studio pundits Phil Thompson, Matt Le Tissier, Paul Merson and Charlie Nicholas. Regular reporters include Chris Kamara, Alan McInally, Tony Cottee, Iain Dowie, Matt Murray, Neil Mellor, Rob Palmer, David Craig, Bianca Westwood, Bryn Law, Dickie Davies and Johnny Phillips. A midweek programme with the same format is also broadcast when there are a number of major games taking place, such as on UEFA Champions League nights, and is called Soccer Special. Since 2011, Soccer Special has been hosted by Julian Warren. Sunday Supplement Launched in 1999, Sunday Supplement is a Sunday morning magazine style pundit show, presented by Neil Ashton since 2012. Originally Jimmy Hill 's Sunday Supplement, but after a revamp in 2007, Hill was dropped. Goals on Sunday Goals on Sunday is a Sunday morning highlights show, presented by Ben Shepherd & Chris Kamara. Football presenters, pundits and commentators Name Nationality Role ( s ) Jamie Carragher Pundit & Co-Commentator Kelly Cates Presenter ( FNF & EFL ) David Garrido Presenter ( 3pm Saturday matches for Republic of Ireland viewers ) Rob Hawthorne Lead Commentator Thierry Henry Pundit Andy Hinchcliffe Co-Commentator David Jones Presenter ( Super Sunday and Monday Night Football ) Bill Leslie Lead Commentator Daniel Mann Lead Commentator Hayley McQueen Presenter ( Scottish Football ) Scott Minto Presenter ( EFL ) Gary Neville Pundit and Co-Commentator Phil Neville Pundit Alan Pardew Pundit Alan Parry Lead Commentator Davie Provan Co-Commentator Jamie Redknapp Pundit Alan Smith Pundit & Co-Commentator Graeme Souness Pundit Jeff Stelling Presenter ( Soccer Saturday ) Simon Thomas Presenter ( Saturday lunchtime Premier League games ) Martin Tyler Lead Commentator Gary Weaver Lead Commentator Pundits / Co-Commentators Name Nationality Role ( s ) Don Goodman Danny Higginbotham David Prutton Andy Hinchcliffe Garry Birtles Phil Thompson Matt Le Tissier Paul Merson Charlie Nicholas Chris Kamara Iain Dowie Alan McInally Neil Mellor Ray Houghton Barry Horne Neil McCann Andy Walker Guillem Balague Gerry Armstrong Terry Gibson Gaizka Mendieta Ossie Ardiles Commentators Commentator Daniel Mann Gary Weaver Rob Palmer Kevin Keatings Jon Driscoll Callum Williams Dominic Johnson Simon Man Tony Jones Gary Taphouse Ian Crocker Martin Fisher Cricket Sky was the first broadcaster to show live coverage of a complete overseas tour involving England when they toured the West Indies in 1990. Since then Sky has acquired the rights to show home international series involving England, Australia, West Indies, India, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan and Bangladesh at various times as well as showing almost every England overseas tour, ICC tournaments such as the Cricket World Cup, Champions Trophy and World Twenty20 as well as the Stanford Super Series in 2008. Sky also shows extensive coverage of county cricket, with over 60 live games each season involving every county in all competitions. Sky Sports first started broadcasting Home England Tests in 1999. In a joint deal with terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4, it began showing 1 home Test each summer plus one - day internationals ( Channel 4 were the senior broadcast partner ). This arrangement continued until 2006, when Sky Sports ' flagship live coverage of England 's home test series began. The previous year, it was announced by the ECB that it had awarded Sky exclusive coverage of all of England 's home tests, one - day internationals and Twenty20 Internationals including the 2009 Ashes with highlights on Channel 5 produced by Sunset & Vine who produced Channel 4 's coverage. The ECB have since renewed Sky Sports ' deal until 2024 with BBC taking over the rights held by Channel 5 and picking up additional rights. The Fifth Test vs India at the Oval, ( commencing 15 August 2014 ) was the 200th England Test shown live on Sky Sports. Cricket coverage is presented by former England captain David Gower and an illustrious commentary team including former captains Nasser Hussain, Michael Atherton and Sir Ian Botham, popular former England batsman and coach and first - class umpire David Lloyd, former West Indian fast bowler Michael Holding and Australian legend Shane Warne, who joined the team during the 2009 Ashes. The team is completed by Ian Ward, or commentators from the touring side such as former internationals Ricky Ponting ( Australia ), Rameez Raja ( Pakistan ), and Shaun Pollock ( South Africa ). Highlights are broadcast in a prime time slot each evening, presented by David Gower, alongside Bob Willis and another guest. Coverage of county cricket is presented and commentated on by former Surrey and England batsman Ian Ward and Charles Colvile. In addition to the presenters and those commentators involved in the international coverage, Paul Allott, Mark Butcher, Robert Key and Andrew Flintoff commentate on county cricket along with special guests such as Glamorgan 's former England offspinner Robert Croft, veteran seamer Dominic Cork and former Australia and Gloucestershire all - rounder Ian Harvey. Overseas series involving England are presented either from the ground by David Gower or from a London studio by Ian Ward or Charles Colvile. The commentary team is largely unchanged from that used for England home series. Other international cricket is presented by Matt Floyd, Paul Allott and Nick Knight in the Sky Sports studio alongside pundits such as Ian Harvey, Jeremy Coney, Colin Croft, Robert Croft, Robert Key, Mark Butcher, Marcus Trescothick and Vikram Solanki. Match coverage is taken from host broadcasters around the world such as Channel Nine in Australia, Sky TV in New Zealand, Supersport in South Africa, and STAR Sports in India, with ONE World Sports carrying the network 's coverage of the England team 's tours in the United States. This ensures the voices of the likes of Mark Nicholas, Ian Chappell, Simon Doull, Ian Smith, Robin Jackman, Pommie Mbangwa, Ramiz Raja, Wasim Akram, Mohammad Akram, Kepler Wessels, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar are heard each winter on Sky. Coverage of the 2011 World Cup was presented from London by David Gower and Matt Floyd along with a team of pundits which included the regular guests as well as Ajit Agarkar and Marvan Atapattu. Sky Sports additional Cricket programming includes : Cricket Extra The Verdict Cricket Writers on TV Rugby union In 2003, Sky Sports began its coverage of the Heineken Cup, when it outbid the previous rights holder BBC Sport with its offer of £ 20 million for 3 years. Coverage of 10 matches each pool weekend and all knockout matches from the Heineken Cup was the norm. Additionally, up to three matches per round in the Amlin Challenge Cup were usually shown. Following the demise of the Heineken Cup, Sky Sports will now share the rights to the newly formed Rugby Champions Cup with BT Sport, from the 2014 -- 15 season. Each broadcaster will exclusively broadcast up to 30 pool matches, 2 quarter - finals and 1 semi-final from each competition with the finals being shown by both. Sky will also receive first pick on Challenge Cup matches involving Premiership Rugby clubs. In 2014, Sky Sports extended their already long - term deal with the RFU to continue showing England Internationals ( outside of the Six Nations ) exclusively live up until the end of the 2019 -- 20 season. This includes their autumn test matches at Twickenham and their annual Spring fixture. Furthermore, Sky broadcast live England Saxons, under 18, under 20 & England Women. As a part of the deal with the RFU, Sky also has the rights to broadcast at least 11 games per season from the RFU Championship. They have also signed contracts to cover Ireland 's Autumn Internationals until 2018. Furthermore, Sky hold the rights to broadcast New Zealand, Australia, South Africa Tests and The Rugby Championship ). This means that, aside from Italy, France, Wales and Scotland, Sky hold the right to show all Tier 1 nations home Tests ( outside the Six Nations Championship ). Highlights of England Internationals are shown on BBC Sport and Ireland Internationals are shared with RTÉ Sport, commentary on Ireland matches were provided by Mark Robson & Alan Quinlan. Sky also hold the rights to tour matches by England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland, to South Africa, Australia and New Zealand ( as a part of their contract with SANZAAR ) until 2018. Commencing from the 2014 -- 15 season, Sky Sports began showing games from the Pro14 ( covering 30 matches alongside the current terrestrial broadcasters BBC Wales, S4C, TG4, BBC NI and BBC Alba ). Furthermore, they broadcast two live matches each weekend from the Top 14. Sky 's contract with SANZAR also allows them to show live matches from the Super Rugby competition. Sky Sports ' rugby union coverage is presented by one of Alex Payne, James Gemmell and Rupert Cox. Graham Simmons and Bill Latham are the main touchline reporters. Miles Harrison, Mark Robson, Martin Gillingham, Johnnie Hammond and Simon Ward are the main commentators who are often alongside Stuart Barnes, Ieuan Evans, Dewi Morris, Frankie Sheahan, Scott Hastings and Alan Quinlan. Analysis comes from Will Greenwood, Sean Fitzpatrick, Michael Lynagh, Paul Wallace, Scott Quinnell, Pat Sanderson, Rory Lawson and Shane Horgan. Rugby League The power of television over sport can perhaps be best portrayed by the change of rugby league from a winter sport to one played during the summer months under the banner of Super League. These changes caused great controversy when they were introduced in 1996, yet they have been seen by many as positive and as having an impact even greater than the broadcaster has had with football. The sport is now seen as being in a healthy state with two or three live matches from the Super League every week fronted by ' Eddie and Stevo ' -- Eddie Hemmings and former Great Britain World Cup winner Mike Stephenson -- who are a rare example of a dual studio - presentation and commentary - box partnership in sports broadcasting. Brian Carney and Jon Wells present parts of the pre-match build up and half time coverage. For the remaining pre-match coverage Eddie Hemmings is joined in the studio by two of Phil Clarke, Barrie McDermott, Terry O'Connor, Tony Rea, John Kear, Paul Cullen or Mike Stephenson. Eddie Hemmings, Phil Clarke and Stevo commentate on Super League matches, with an additional pundit ( usually one of the above ). Bill Arthur is the pitch - side reporter. Live Super League broadcasts routinely rank amongst the top 10 most watched programmes in a week on Sky Sports. Sky has sold rights to a highlights package of the Super League to BBC Sport, who air The Super League Show on Sunday nights / Afternoon in Northern regions, with a nationwide replay on Monday afternoon. Sky also held the rights to show the majority of the matches from the Four Nations and the previous competition the Tri Nations live, with the other games being shown live or in highlights form on BBC Sport and Sky Sports previously showed the 2008 World Cup exclusively live with only highlights on the BBC. This agreement ended in 2012 and Sky Sports surprisingly lost the rights to International Rugby League from the 2013 Rugby League World Cup to the BBC and Premier Sports. The matches for the 2013 and 2017 Rugby League World Cup are being shared between the BBC and Premier Sports with BBC covering all England matches, Wales v Italy, One Quarter Final, One Semi-final and the Final in 2013. The BBC & Premier Sports have also signed a deal to cover the 2014 and 2016 Four Nations. Beginning in 2012, the channel airs Challenge Cup matches alongside the BBC : usually, they will air one match in the fourth and fifth rounds and two of the quarter - finals with highlights of the Semi-Finals and Finals which are exclusively live on the BBC. Rod Studd and Bill Arthur are the main commentators for these matches, with Carney, Clarke, Jon Wells and Graham Beecroft as summarisers / reporters. Until 2012, Sky aired Championship and Northern Rail Cup games on Thursdays and Sundays, until the rights for these were purchased by Premier Sports. They also broadcast a weekly midweek rugby league magazine show, Boots N ' All, during the season ; Super League 's Super Men, an interview show with legends of the game hosted by Brian Carney and Sam Tomkins ; the Sunday night roundup show Super League Full Time, and a half - hour summary of the weekend 's Super League matches on Sky Sports News on Sundays presented by Martin Offiah. In addition, during the summer Super League Back Chat, usually a roundtable vodcast starring Stephenson, Studd and a rotating panel of rugby league journalists, is promoted to the regular TV schedule. Coverage of the Australian NRL Grand Final as well as the State of Origin series and the Anzac Test between Australia and New Zealand in May, returned to Sky Sports in 2010 on a two - year contract but have since ended and gone to Premier Sports who are the main broadcasters of the National Rugby League. Motorsport Sky Sports broadcasts major motorsport events. This includes : Formula One World Championship -- since 2012, all race weekends Exclusively Live except British GP from 2019 - 2024. Race of Champions, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Formula Two, GP3 Series all shown on Sky Sports F1 Formula one In July 2011, Sky Sports acquired joint rights to broadcast Formula One in the United Kingdom from 2012 until 2018. The deal included the rights to show all practice and qualifying sessions, in addition to the races. The joint broadcast rights were held by BBC but transferred to Channel 4 from the 2016 season. The shared nature of the contract means that Sky Sports F1 show 10 races exclusively live, with the remaining races being shown by both Sky and Channel 4 ( who are televising the remaining races live and highlights of all races on a delayed basis ). Whilst the initial announcement did prove controversial ( with early promises that the races would n't be uninterrupted by commercials doing little to quell the negative initial reaction from many fans and observers ), in its first two years of broadcasting, the coverage has twice won F1 International Broadcaster of the Year from the FIA ( in 2012 & 2013 ) Sky Sports F1 will broadcast the entire 2017 Formula One season in 4K Ultra-HD, on the Sky Q Silver Ultra-HD package. Presentation team at Grand Prix 's : Simon Lazenby hosts coverage with Martin Brundle, Paul Di Resta, Damon Hill, Johnny Herbert, Pat Symonds and Anthony Davidson as race weekend analysts across the season. David Croft provides commentary with co-commentators including Brundle, Di Resta and Davidson. Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham and Rachel Brookes report / present across pit - lane and paddock and cover for Lazenby in some practise sessions. Sky Sports additional F1 programming includes : The F1 Show Ted 's Notebook F1 Report with Marc Priestley as regular analyst.. The Inside Line ( not a sky production ) Tennis Sky also has broadcast rights the ATP World Tour and the ATP World Tour Finals ( all matches live ) until 2017. Prior to this, six round - robin matches, one semi-final and final live on BBC until 2013. Sky Sports dropped coverage of their only Grand Slam the US Open after the 2015 edition citing increased spending on Premier League rights. Commentators : Chris Bailey : 1995 -- 2007 Sue Barker : 1990 -- 1993 Boris Becker : 2011 -- 2013 Marcus Buckland : 2007 -- present Andrew Castle : 1992 -- 2000 & 2011 -- present Barry Cowan : 2002 -- present Annabel Croft : 2007 -- present Peter Fleming David Mercer : 1993 -- 1996 Greg Rusedski : 2008 -- present Leif Shiras Bill Threlfall : 1989 -- 2007 Golf Golf is one of the most broadcast sports across the Sky Sports channels, with at least one tournament shown live in 50 weeks of the year. Sky 's major event coverage is fronted by David Livingstone, expert analysis from Butch Harmon, on course commentary from Howard Clark, in - depth 18th hole interviews from tour coach and golfing expert, Tim Barter and main commentary from Ewen Murray and Bruce Critchley. Other golfers such as Peter Oosterhuis, Tony Johnstone, Thomas Bjørn, David Howell, Richard Boxall, Jamie Spence, Mark Roe, Robert Lee, Ross McFarlane, Sandy Lyle, Colin Montgomerie, Paul McGinley, Philip Parkin and Ken Brown contributing to their coverage over the years. Major championships Sky Sports has exclusive UK rights for, the US Open The Open and the US Masters. From 2011 Sky have broadcast all four days of The Masters in High Definition and 3D, as well as the Par 3 Tournament. BBC Sport broadcast the final two rounds simultaneously with Sky. They also grabbed the rights for The Open Championship which the BBC had shown live from the 1950s, Sky outbid the BBC and rebranded Sky Sports 1 as Sky Sports The Open for the tournament with the BBC only showing 2 - hour highlights each day on BBC Two and live coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live. Sky also broadcast major championships from the women 's tour and senior tour, including the Kraft Nabisco Championship, US Women 's Open, Senior PGA Championship, Senior British Open Championship and US Senior Open. World golf championships Since its inception in 1999, Sky Sports has broadcast the World Golf Championships exclusively live, with the exception of the 2001 WGC - American Express Championship, which was broadcast on the BBC. They usually present the broadcast on site, as they do for major championships and the Ryder Cup, reflecting their importance in the game as the next most important series of events after the majors. PGA tour Sky also have exclusive live UK rights to broadcast the PGA Tour ( until 2017 ) including The Players Championship and PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedEx Cup. Sky were the exclusive UK broadcasters of the PGA Tour from 1993 to 2006 until Setanta Sports bought the rights in 2007, the Irish subscription network went into administration midway through the 2009 season and the rights for the remainder of the season were awarded to Eurosport. European tour Sky showed at least 32 events on the European Tour ( until 2012 ) including the Dubai World Championship. Since 2009, Sky Sports and BBC Sport have shared live coverage of the BMW PGA Championship and Barclays Scottish Open, with Sky broadcasting live coverage of Thursday and Friday and the BBC screening the weekend action. Ryder Cup Sky Sports shows live coverage of the sport 's premier event, the Ryder Cup. Since 1995, they have held the exclusive live UK rights to the biennial team event between USA and Europe, broadcasting the event in its entirety for the first time at Oak Hill in 1995. The event was broadcast in High Definition for the first time in 2006 at the K Club in County Kildare Ireland. Since 1999 it has also offered interactive coverage with options including the American coverage, Highlights and course guides. Sky holds the rights until 2012, with BBC broadcasting evening highlights. In 2010, Sky broadcast the Ryder Cup in 3D, making it the first live event on Sky 3D, Europe 's first residential 3D channel. They also broadcast all of the other major professional team events in the sport such as the Presidents Cup, Seve Trophy, Royal Trophy, Omega Mission Hills World Cup and Solheim Cup. In 2010, Sky Sports broadcast in excess of 150 tournaments from the men 's and women 's tours. Darts Sky Sports covered some BDO Tournaments during its inception including the 1992 Winmau World Masters which was previously broadcast on ITV. Since the creation of the World Darts Council in 1992, since renamed the Professional Darts Corporation ( PDC ), formed when many of the leading darts players, including Phil Taylor, Eric Bristow, John Lowe and Dennis Priestley, broke away from the British Darts Organisation ( BDO ), the game 's then sole ruling body, Sky Sports has broadcast the new organisation 's main darts tournaments live, which currently includes the following. Between 1993 -- 2007 Sky were the only regular UK broadcaster of PDC Darts ( apart from the 1999 BDO v PDC showdown between Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld which was broadcast on ITV ). However this changed in 2007 when ITV covered the PDC / BDO tournament the Grand Slam of Darts, this moved to Sky in 2011 however ITV continued to show the European Championship and Players Championship Finals, their coverage expanded in 2014 to cover the UK Open and the Masters. Sky 's coverage includes the PDC World Darts Championship which it shows on a temporary channel Sky Sports Darts. The tournament has been broadcast live and in its entirety by Sky Sports in the UK since its inception. Since 2009 the tournament has been shot in High Definition ( HD ). The tournament has become more and more popular in recent years with the 2007 World Final achieving a viewing figure in excess of 1 million for the first time. Sky also shows the PDC World Cup of Darts, Premier League Darts, the World Matchplay, the World Grand Prix, the Grand Slam of Darts and the PDC Under - 21 World Championship ( final only ). Sky used to show the UK Open but since 2014 this has been shown on ITV. Sky Sports has not covered any BDO Darts since the split in darts. Sky Sports Darts coverage was initially presented by Jeff Stelling with Eric Bristow and commentary by John Gwynne and Dave Lanning while Sid Waddell joined Sky from the BBC in 1994. Dave Clark replaced Stelling in 2002 although covered some tournaments in 2001, Pyke joined the commentary team in 2003, Rod Harrington and Nigel Pearson joined in 2005, Rod Studd joined in 2008 and former BBC Darts commentators David Croft and John Part joined in 2013. David Croft only works for Sky Sports Darts on the PDC World Darts Championship and some weeks of the Premier League Darts and Stuart Pyke also works for ITV coverage of PDC Darts. Sky Sports Darts Team : Dave Clark : ( 2002 -- present ) Stuart Pyke : ( 2003 -- present, Also works for ITV Sport Darts Coverage 2007 -- present ) Rod Harrington : ( 2005 -- present ) Nigel Pearson : ( 2005 -- present ) Rod Studd : ( 2008 -- present ) Wayne Mardle : ( 2010 -- present ) David Croft : ( 2013 -- present, previously worked for BBC Sport darts coverage 2003 -- 2012 ) John Part : ( 2013 -- present, previously worked for BBC Sport darts coverage 1995 -- 2007 ) Former Sky Sports Darts Team : Eric Bristow ( 1993 -- 2016 ) John Gwynne : ( 1993 -- 2013, subsequently with Eurosport 's BDO Darts coverage ) Dave Lanning : ( 1993 -- 2010 & 2013. Died in 2016. Previously worked for ITV Sport 1972 -- 1988 ) Jeff Stelling : ( 1993 -- 2002 ) Sid Waddell : ( 1994 -- 2012, Died from Cancer. Previously worked for BBC Sport 1978 -- 1994 ) Boxing Eddie Hearn 's Matchroom Boxing enjoys an exclusive television deal with Sky Sports through 2021 and provides Sky Sports with upwards of 20 events per year. Some of the coverage is shown on a pay - per - view basis via Sky Sports Box Office. A number of former boxing world champions are part of Sky 's coverage, including Johnny Nelson, Carl Froch and Glenn McCrory. WWE In 1989, Sky acquired the rights to WWE, from America. Sky Sports Arena is considered the home of WWE programming on Sky, as the majority of the programmes are shown on it. Part of the current deal with Sky states that major PPV 's such as WrestleMania, Survivor Series, the Royal Rumble and SummerSlam are part of the Sky Sports Box Office pay - per - view service, and that SmackDown 's first broadcast moved from Sky One to Sky Sports. As part of the deal, Raw is now shown live on Sky Sports Arena early Tuesday morning because of the time difference. As of 19 July 2016, SmackDown ! is broadcast live early Wednesday morning for the same reason. Sky also broadcast WWE 's third brand, ECW on Sci Fi before it was cancelled. For a couple of months it replaced WWE Velocity on Sunday mornings. It is shown two nights after the US broadcast after a viewer complained to Ofcom in August 2006 about an image in the opening credits, and Sky agreed to air the program after the watershed. The deal of 14 Pay - Per - Views did not account for WWE 's extra pay - per - views which have been added subsequently, and therefore WWE Cyber Sunday would not have been picked up by Sky. However, a last - minute deal was struck between Sky and WWE, that allowed the PPV to be shown live on Sky Sports 1. The first WWE event to be shown in wide - screen ( 16 : 9 ) format on Sky Sports was No Way Out on 18 February 2008 at 1 am on Sky Sports 1. Although after this, other WWE programming were still in standard ( 4 : 3 ) format however due to complaints all WWE programming will now be airing in widescreen from a down - scaled HD feed. When WWE Heat ended in June 2008, it was replaced with WWE Vintage Collection, a programme which showcases classic archive matches from the extensive WWE Video Library. On 30 January 2014, Sky Sports announced they had signed another five - year deal with WWE. Sky will now continue to exclusively broadcast WWE 's flagship shows in the UK and Ireland through to 2019. WWE pay - per - views were previously shown on Sky Sports for free roughly every 5 months, with all remaining pay - per - views being broadcast on Sky Sports Box Office at an additional cost. However, as of 2015, all pay - per - views were broadcast on Sky Sports Box Office at a cost of £ 19.95. WWE shows on Sky The following list excludes WWE pay - per - view events where a minority are broadcast on Sky Sports while the rest are broadcast on Sky Sports Box Office at an additional cost of £ 19.95 ( € 24.95 in Ireland ) per event. All broadcast on Sky Sports unless stated WWE Raw WWE SmackDown ( occasionally shown on Sky One ) WWE Main Event This Week in WWE WWE Vintage Collection The WWE Experience ( on Sky One ) -- Free Gaelic games On 2 April 2014, Sky Sports signed a deal with the Gaelic Athletic Association to broadcast both the All - Ireland Senior Football Championship and the All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The deal gives Sky Sports 20 championship matches across both sports including both semi-finals and both All - Ireland Finals. Sky will have exclusive rights in both the Republic of Ireland and the UK to 14 of these matches with the remaining 6 matches being simultaneously broadcast by RTÉ in the Republic of Ireland. The deal covers the years, 2014 to 2016. It is estimated that the GAA make € 0.5 million from this deal. The deal has sparked much debate in Ireland with many loyal fans being unable to watch some key games during the All - Ireland season. The debate was reignited with Michael Duignan stating publicly on RTE, `` The biggest disgrace of the weekend was on Saturday evening, that Waterford and Kilkenny ( Round 2 hurling match ) was n't shown free - to - air in this country '', a statement which resounded with many GAA fans across Ireland and gained much public sympathy, bringing further into question the continuation of the Sky GAA deal in the long term. Summary of Sports rights Football Football Broadcasting Rights acquired by Sky Competition Region Broadcast Details Premier League 2016 -- 2019 : 126 live matches per season ( Packages A, C, D, E and G ) England football team Highlights of all 2018 World Cup qualifiers English Football League 112 live matches per - season, plus live play - off matches and final until 2024 EFL Cup 15 live matches per - season, including semi-finals and final until 2018 EFL Trophy 2 other matches + Final live on until 2018 Scotland football team Live 2018 World Cup qualifiers Scottish Premiership 30 live matches per season to 2017 Scottish Cup 9 live matches including Final until 2018 Scottish Youth Cup Until 2018 Wales football team Live 2018 World Cup qualifiers Northern Ireland football team Live 2018 World Cup qualifiers NIFL Premiership 5 Live matches per season Northern Ireland Football League Cup NIFL League Cup Final Live La Liga Live until 2017 / 2018 ; Live rights until the end of the 2017 -- 18 season. All matches broadcast live unless played on Saturday at 3 : 00 pm when delayed coverage will be aired later that same day. Copa del Rey Live until 2018 Spanish Supercup Live Coverage Republic of Ireland football team Live 2018 World Cup qualifiers Coppa Italia Live Coverage Supercoppa Italiana Live Coverage Eredivisie Live until 2018 Major League Soccer Live until 2018 Chinese Super League Live until 2018 Cricket Event name Country Broadcast Details ICC Cricket World Cup Live until 2023 ICC Champions Trophy Live until 2021 Test match Cricket in England and Wales All matches live until 2024 One - day International and International Twenty20 Cricket in England and Wales All matches live until 2024 Overseas Test matches and ODI Cricket Live coverage of England overseas ICC competitions plus all tour matches from South Africa, India, Sri Lanka, West Indies and New Zealand ( until 2023 ) ICC Women 's World Cup Live until 2021 ICC World Twenty20 Live until 2020 County Championship Live until 2024. At least 60 days of domestic cricket each summer covering each of the major competitions One - Day Cup Live until 2024 T20 Blast 36 live matches per season until 2024 Indian Premier League Live until 2017 T20 Challenge Rugby Union League Name Country Broadcast Details IRB Sevens World Series Live IRB Junior World Championship Live Women 's Rugby World Cup Live British and Irish Lions Live in 2017 England Old Mutual Wealth Series Contract includes England Saxons, Under 18s, Under 20s & England Women ) : Live until 2020 Ireland Autumn internationals Live until 2017 The Rugby Championship SANZAAR Tests Including tours to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa by England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales : Live until 2021 European Rugby Champions Cup Live until 2018 European Rugby Challenge Cup Live until 2018 Pro14 30 live regular season matches ( plus semi-finals and final live ( 33 in total ) ) RFU Championship Live Top 14 55 matches per season live until 2019 Super Rugby Live ITM Cup Live Currie Cup Live Tennis Event name Country Broadcast Details ATP World Tour Finals All matches live until 2017 ATP World Tour Live until 2017 Golf Event Country Broadcast Details U.S. Masters Live until 2017 Ryder Cup Live until 2018 U.S. Open Live until 2017 World Golf Championships Live until 2018 PGA Tour Other events Live until 2022 Scottish Open Live until 2018 Wales Open Live on Sky Sports European Tour Other events Live until 2018 The Open Championship Live until 2021 Women 's British Open Live on Sky Sports Irish Open Golf Live on Sky Sports Motorsport Series Name Nationality Broadcast Details Formula One All races live until 2024 on Sky Sports F1 All races exclusively available in 4K Ultra-HD in 2017 Exclusive live rights from 2019 to 2024 with British Grand Prix and highlights free to air FIA Formula Two ( previously known as GP2 ) Live on Sky Sports F1 GP3 Live on Sky Sports F1 Boxing Series Name Nationality Broadcast Details World Championship Boxing 12 world title fights Live from Germany Matchroom Sport 20 shows a year live until 2021 Athletics Competition Country Broadcast Details Great North Run highlights ; Great Edinburgh Cross Country highlights Great Manchester Run highlights Great Edinburgh Run highlights Great Birmingham Run highlights Great South Run highlights Great Scottish Run highlights Great Ethiopian Run highlights Edinburgh Marathon highlights Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon Highlights Inter Counties Cross Country Championships Live Rugby League Competition Country Broadcast Details Super League 70 live games per season until 2016 ; 80 live games per season between 2017 and 2021 ; Championship Live until 2021 Challenge Cup One fifth round match, one sixth round match and two quarter - finals Live until 2021 plus highlights of the final World Club Challenge Live Horse racing Race name Country Broadcast Details Dubai World Cup Live coverage At the Races Live coverage from 29 UK courses including, Chepstow and Lingfield Equestrianism Race name Country Broadcast Details Horse of the Year Show Live Hickstead Derby Live Darts Tournament Country Broadcast Details PDC World Darts Championship Live until 2018 Premier League Live until 2018 Grand Slam of Darts Live until 2018 World Matchplay Live until 2018 World Grand Prix Live until 2018 Cycling Series Name Country Broadcast Details Giro d'Italia Highlights Triathlon Series Name Country Broadcast Details British Triathlon Super Series Highlights Gridiron ( American ) football Competition Country Broadcast Details Super Bowl Live until 2019 ; NFL playoffs Live until 2019 NFL regular season Live until 2019 NFL International Series At least 2 games exclusively live until 2019 ; Gaelic games Series Name Country Broadcast Details GAA 20 live games including All - Ireland football and hurling semi-finals and final until 2017 Netball Series Name Country Broadcast Details Netball Superleague Live Coverage Badminton Series Name Country Broadcast Details National Badminton League Live Coverage Bowls International Open Bowls : Live Coverage Previous coverage Football Sky Sports covered the Champions League between 2003 and 2015 but in 2013 Sky was outbid by BT Sport and the rights transferred at the end of the 2014 / 15 tournament. with highlights on ITV Sport. Sky Sports covered the FA Cup since it first went on air as BSB 's Sports Channel in 1990 alongside the BBC but has not broadcast the FA Cup since 2008 after both broadcasters were outbid by ITV and Setanta, after the collapse of Setanta Sky did not bid for the rights and went to ESPN UK. In 2014 -- 15 the rights transferred from ITV / ESPN to BBC and BT Sport after bidding together. Sky Sports had been the first channel to show the Community Shield live and as with the FA Cup, Sky has not broadcast this event since 2011 after rights transferred to Setanta then ITV and now BT Sport. One of Sky 's first major live football rights deal was exclusive live coverage of the England football team and held these rights throughout the 1990s. The live rights transferred to BBC Sport in 2001 -- 2008 and remain free to air on ITV now with Sky covering England Friendlies & highlights of qualifiers. Fantasy football Club Launched at the start of the 2012 -- 2013 season, Fantasy Football Club was a Friday night show focused on fantasy football. Originally presented by John `` Fenners '' Fendley and Paul Merson, it is now presented by Max Rushden, Rachel Riley & Paul Merson. In August 2017, Sky announced that the programme had been dropped for the upcoming Premier League campaign. Rugby union Sky Sports was the first channel to show live rugby union every week when it picked up the rights to show the top division of England club rugby in the mid 1990s. The rights transferred to ESPN in 2009 and the league is now covered by BT Sport. Sky Sports also covered England matches from the 5 / 6 nations from 1997 -- 2002 as well as France v England with all other matches being live on the BBC, the rights were sold to the BBC in 2003 and they covered every match live from the 6 Nations until 2015 when BBC and ITV teamed up to keep the rights free to air after the BBC were outbid by Sky Sports with BBC covering France, Wales & Scotland home matches and ITV covering England, Ireland & Italy. Tennis Sky Sports was the main broadcaster of the US Open until 2015 but decided not to renew its contract to broadcast this event in 2016 because of overspending on Premier League Rights, Sky also previously covered Davis Cup tennis but these rights moved to the BBC and Eurosport. Ice Hockey In 2006, Sky Sports began showing a replay from a match in the Elite Ice Hockey League every week. Due to large audience numbers, even though it is normally on Sky Sports 4, they decided to show a live game for the first time in several years when they showed the play - off finals in 2010. A new deal was signed for the 2010 / 11 season in which Sky agreed to show eight live games throughout the season and a weekly highlights show. However, the broadcast rights have since moved to Premier Sports. References Jump up ^ `` EUR - Lex -- 31991D0130 -- EN ''. European Union. Retrieved 25 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` ' Play TV ' on the way ''. BBC News. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ Chaudhary, Vivek ( 1999 - 08 - 12 ). `` Now armchair fans get to control what they watch ''. The Guardian. ISSN 0261 - 3077. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ Andy Gray sacked for offensive behaviour Metro.co.uk, 25 January 2011 Jump up ^ Gibson, Owen ( 2011 - 01 - 25 ). `` Sky reporter Andy Burton dropped in wake of Sian Massey comments ''. The Guardian. ISSN 0261 - 3077. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ `` Jamie Carragher 1 Andy Burton 0 ''. Telegraph. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ Plunkett, John ( 2011 - 07 - 29 ). `` BBC and Sky to share F1 broadcast rights ''. The Guardian. ISSN 0261 - 3077. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ `` BBC and Sky awarded rights in new Formula 1 deal ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ Plunkett, John ( 2011 - 11 - 25 ). `` Sky to launch F1 channel in HD ''. The Guardian. ISSN 0261 - 3077. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ Jackson, Jasper ( 2016 - 03 - 23 ). `` Sky buys exclusive rights to all Formula One ''. The Guardian. ISSN 0261 - 3077. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ Rumsby, Ben ( 10 June 2014 ). `` Sky Sports to launch new European football channel ''. The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports to launch new channel which will offer free Premier League matches ''. The Independent. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ `` New channel Sky Sports Mix launches today ''. Sky Sports. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. ^ Jump up to : `` 10 new Sky Sports channels explained : What they are and how to get them ''. Pocket - lint. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. ^ Jump up to : Sweney, Mark ( 27 June 2017 ). `` Sky Sports to replace numbered channels and slash prices in revamp ''. The Guardian. ISSN 0261 - 3077. Retrieved 28 June 2017. Jump up ^ https://www.racingpost.com/news/atr-set-to-be-renamed-sky-sports-racing-after-share-sale/279655. Jump up ^ Cooper, Matthew ( 2017 - 07 - 18 ). `` What you need to know about the new Sky Sports football channel and packages ''. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ `` New Sky Sports line - up gives customers more choice and channels at the same price and individual channel packs for the first time ''. Sky plc. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017. Jump up ^ BT. British Telecom http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/14138/~/how-do-i-get-sky-sports-1-and-sky-sports-2-on-bt-tv%3F. Retrieved 19 July 2017. Missing or empty title = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : `` The Ashes 2013 : Sky Sports dedicates channel to the Ashes ''. Sky Sports. 13 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Sky Ashes arises to fight off the looming summer challenge of BT Sport ''. The Guardian. 12 June 2013. Jump up ^ Briel, Robert ( 15 November 2014 ). `` Sky Sports launches darts channel ''. Broadband TV News. Retrieved 18 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports Darts returns for PDC World Championship ''. Retrieved 15 November 2015. Jump up ^ `` Sky dedicates channel to The Open, does U-turn on channel numbers ''. Retrieved 1 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Sky Extends High Definition Leadership with HD Channel Milestone ''. British Sky Broadcasting. 12 March 2010. Jump up ^ `` UPC adds 19 Sky channels in HD ''. TechCentral. 15 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports F1 TM HD -- The Ultimate Formula 1 TM Experience ''. BSkyB. 25 November 2011. Jump up ^ Heaney, Duncan ( 5 January 2015 ). `` Two new Sky HD channels arrive on Virgin Media TiVo ''. Broadband Choices. Retrieved 18 February 2015. Jump up ^ Henderson, Rik ( 2 January 2015 ). `` Sky Sports News HQ HD finally comes to Virgin Media ''. Pocket - Lint. Retrieved 18 February 2015. Jump up ^ Furness, Hannah ( 17 September 2014 ). `` 3D TV falls further out of favour as Sky omits Premier League matches from schedule ''. The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Sky makes 3D history ''. Sky Sports. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Sky Q major software update rolling out : Here 's what your Sky Q box can do now -- Pocket - lint ''. www.pocket-lint.com. Jump up ^ Stanford, Martin ( 1 September 2013 ). `` Ultra High Definition TV Coming Soon ''. Sky News. Retrieved 18 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports makes 4k broadcast history ''. Digital Production. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015. Jump up ^ Bevir, George ( 30 October 2014 ). `` Sky Sports tests 4K graphics workflow during Ryder Cup ''. Broadcast NOW ( UK ). Retrieved 18 February 2015. Jump up ^ Williams, Christopher ( 30 January 2015 ). `` Sky accelerates new set - top box launch ''. The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports wins live Premier League rights to end of 2018 -- 19 season ''. Jump up ^ `` ITV announce Ed Chamberlin to front racing coverage ''. Jump up ^ `` Rachel Riley and Jeff Stelling present Friday Night Football, feat. Manchester United ''. Retrieved 19 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports extends Football League deal for further season ''. ^ Jump up to : `` Sky Sports awarded La Liga for another three seasons ''. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports to show more games in La Liga in 2015 / 16 than ever ''. Jump up ^ `` Revista de la Liga -- Watch TV Show -- Sky Sports ''. www.skysports.com. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports wins rights to broadcast Major League Soccer ''. Jump up ^ Desk, iSportconnect News. `` Sky Sports Reveal New Eredivisie Rights Deal with Launch of New Channel ''. www.isportconnect.com. ^ Jump up to : `` Chinese Super League to be shown on Sky Sports ''. ^ Jump up to : `` Sky Sports and ECB agree landmark partnership for England Cricket ''. Sky Sports. Sky plc. Jump up ^ BBC and Sky awarded rights in new Formula 1 deal BBC Sport, 29 July 2001 Jump up ^ Sky and BBC go head to head : F1 as you 've never seen it before guardian.co.uk, 8 March 2012 Jump up ^ Beer, Matt ( 29 July 2011 ). `` Sky and BBC to share UK F1 television coverage from 2012 to 2018 ''. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 31 July 2011. Jump up ^ Gallop, Ben ( 29 July 2011 ). `` New F1 deal explained ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2011. Jump up ^ `` Channel 4 becomes terrestrial home of formula 1 ''. Channel 4. Channel 4 Television Corporation. Retrieved 21 December 2015. Jump up ^ O'Leary, Jamie ( 29 July 2011 ). `` Sky Sports says it wo n't show adverts during grands prix next year ''. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 31 July 2011. Jump up ^ Collantine, Keith ( 29 July 2011 ). `` So much for keeping F1 free - to - air ''. F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 31 July 2011. ^ Jump up to : US Open stays on Sky Sky Sports, 16 June 2008 Jump up ^ Masters live on Sky Sky Sports, 23 September 2010 Jump up ^ BBC to continue Masters coverage BBC Sport, 21 September 2010 Jump up ^ The Ryder Cup in 3D ! Sky Sports, 27 September 2010 Jump up ^ PGA Tour on Sky Sky Sports, 23 November 2009 Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports and Matchroom extend their exclusive boxing deal to 2021 ''. Jump up ^ Sky to show 2 major WWE PPVs Sky Sports, 1 November 2006 Jump up ^ Nissim, Mayer ( 30 January 2015 ). `` WWE signs five - year deal with Sky through to 2019 ''. Digital Spy United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` RTÉ & Sky secure GAA rights, RTÉ in worldwide deal ''. RTÉ. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014. Jump up ^ `` Sports Rights Commercialization Revisited : Sky and the GAA -- History Hub ''. History Hub. Retrieved 17 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports wins live Premier League rights ''. Sky. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015. Jump up ^ Rumsby, Ben ( 10 February 2015 ). `` Premier League TV deal : Sky Sports break bank to dominate £ 5.136 bn contract ''. The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports wins live Premier League rights to end of 2018 -- 19 season ''. Sky Sports. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` UEFA Euro 2016 and FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers live on Sky Sports ''. Sky Sports. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` PREMIER LEAGUE : Sky Bet League clubs set to receive more funding from TV deal and Premier League ''. MK Web. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports extends Football League deal for further season ''. Sky Sports. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015. Jump up ^ Joynson, Danielle ( 19 February 2015 ). `` Sky Sports extends Football League broadcast deal by one season ''. Sports Mole. Retrieved 19 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` FOOTBALL : Sky Sports & ESPN agree new five - year SPL deal ''. Sport on the Box. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Juventus vs AC Milan ''. Sky Sports. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports launches European football channel ''. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports adds even more choice with MLS deal ''. Sky. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports wins rights to broadcast Major League Soccer ''. Sky Sports. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015. Jump up ^ Andrew, James ( 25 February 2015 ). `` Sky Sports to show MLS live as broadcasters win TV rights to show Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard ''. Daily Mail. Retrieved 25 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports announces new deal with ICC to cover biggest events in international cricket ''. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports secures six long - term rights agreements across six different sports ''. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports to show GP2 & GP3 ''. Sky Sports. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` BBC Sport extends Bupa Great Run coverage until 2018 ''. BBC Sport. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` RFL chief Nigel Wood delighted with new Sky Sports rugby league deal ''. Sky Sports. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports and PDC agree new five - year deal ''. Sky Sports. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013. ^ Jump up to : Klompus, Jack ( 31 August 2013 ). `` NFL and Super Bowl to air on Channel 4 in UK ''. Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` NFL on Sky Sports : Monday Night Football is part of new five - year agreement ''. Sky Sports. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015. Jump up ^ Hodgson, Henry ( 27 September 2014 ). `` Sky Sports extends deal with NFL five years ''. NFL.COM. Retrieved 6 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` Champions League : BT Sport win £ 897m football rights deal ''. BBC Sport. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Fantasy Football Club ''. Sky Sports. 10 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` Sky Sports drops US Open tennis after 25 years ''. The Guardian. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016. Notes External links Official website Sky Sports Virgin Media Football rights hat - trick for Sky BBC News, 28 April 2006 Sky Sports snub sees three Brits get stripped of titles SecondsOut.com Sky Sports drafts in Flintoff for cricket coverage promotion Brand Republic, 15 February 2006 EU tackles Premier League TV deals BBC News, 17 August 2005 Sky unveils high - definition shows BBC News, 22 November 2005 ITV and Sky rapped over World Cup BBC News, 12 August 2002 Links to related articles Sky plc UK and Ireland Channels Sky One Sky Two Sky Arts Sky Atlantic Sky Living Sky Cinema Sky News Sky Sports Sky Sports Box Office Sky Sports F1 Sky Sports News Challenge Pick Real Lives Defunct channels PremPlus Sky 2 ( 1996 -- 97 ) Sky Arts Sky Soap Sky Scottish. tv The Amp The Comedy Channel Sky News Ireland Sky Real Lives Sky Travel The Sports Channel The Movie Channel The Power Station Now Galaxy Channel One Bravo Bravo 2 Challenge Jackpot Sky Living Loves Sky 3D Joint ventures At the Races A&E Networks UK Blaze Crime & Investigation History H2 Lifetime Nickelodeon UK Nickelodeon Nick Jr. Nick Jr. Too Nicktoons Paramount UK Partnership Comedy Central Comedy Central Extra Sky News Arabia Defunct Magazines Sky Magazine Sky Kids Other Amstrad Freesat from Sky On Demand Sky Sports Active Sky+ HD Sky Betting & Gaming Sky Broadband Sky Active Sky Go Sky Text Sky Vision Sky+ Now TV The Cloud Sky 3D Open... Germany and Austria Sky 1 Sky Atlantic Sky Cinema Sky Krimi Sky Select Sky Sport Sky Sport News Sky Bundesliga Sky 3D Italy Channels Sky Atlantic Sky Arte Sky Cinema Sky Meteo24 Sky Primafila Sky Sport Sky Sport F1 Sky Sport MotoGP Sky Sport 24 Sky Calcio Sky TG24 Sky Uno Sky 3D Sky Radio Cielo TV8 Defunct channels Sky Vivo Sky Show Other Sky HD Stream TV See also 21st Century Fox British Satellite Broadcasting Digibox Granada Sky Broadcasting Living TV Group Minidish Osterley Television Centre Sky Multichannels Sky Picnic Sky Television plc Timeline of Sky TV British Satellite Broadcasting BSB channels ( top ) and their replacement by the merger ( bottom ) Galaxy ▼ Sky One The Movie Channel ▼ Retained Now ▼ Sky News & Sky Arts The Power Station ▼ Sky Movies The Sports Channel ▼ Sky Sports Other : Marco Polo House Marcopolo ( now Thor ) Sky Sky Television plc Fox Sports Current properties NFL MLB College Football College Basketball USGA UFC The Jockey Club Horse Races Soccer ( Bundesliga Copa Libertadores MLS UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League FIFA World Cup ) Motorsports ( NASCAR NHRA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship World Endurance Championship AMA Supercross Formula E ARCA Monster Jam ) U.S. networks National FS1 FS2 Fox Sports Radio Big Ten Network ( 51 % ) Fox College Sports Fox Deportes Fox Soccer Plus Regional Arizona Detroit Florida / Sun Midwest ( subfeeds : Indiana, Kansas City ) North Ohio / SportsTime Ohio San Diego Southeast / South ( subfeeds : Carolinas, Tennessee ) Southwest ( subfeeds : Oklahoma, New Orleans ) West / Prime Ticket Wisconsin YES Network Affiliated MASN / MASN2 NESN AT&T SportsNet ( Northwest, Pittsburgh, Rocky Mountain ) International Africa Asia Australia Fox Sports and Entertainment ( Japan ) Fox Sports Racing ( Canada / Caribbean ) Italy Latin America ( Brazil ) MENA Netherlands Eredivisie International Turkey Other properties Fox Footy ( Australia ) Fox League ( Australia ) Fox Sports News ( Australia ) Fuel TV ( Europe, Middle East and Africa ) JTBC3 Fox Sports ( Korea ) Sky Sport Austria Germany Italy Sky Sports ( U.K. ) Star Sports India China Korea Digital Media FoxSports.com Fox Sports Go WhatIfSports Yardbarker Former programs Bowl Championship Series Cotton Bowl Classic Formula One NFL Europa on Fox NHL on Fox Soccer Night in America TNA iMPACT ! Defunct networks Fox Football Channel Fox Footy Channel Fox Sports Houston Fox Sports News Asia Fox Sports Türkiye Fox Sports World Canada Fox Soccer Fuel TV Australia Fuel TV Portugal ( sold to by Fuel TV Global ) FSN Chicago Prime Network Speed Speed Australia Speed Latin America SportsChannel America Media in the United Kingdom UK national newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals newspapers ( history ) Berliner The Guardian The Observer Broadsheet Financial Times The Daily Telegraph The Sunday Telegraph The Sunday Times Compact i The Times middle - market Daily Express Daily Mail The Mail on Sunday tabloid Daily Mirror Sunday Mirror Morning Star The Sunday People Daily Star Daily Star Sunday The Sun Sunday Sport magazines & other periodicals list of magazines by circulation radio in the UK national stations BBC analogue / digital Radio 1 Radio 2 Radio 3 Radio 4 5 live digital only Radio 1Xtra Radio 4 extra 5 live sports extra 6 music Asian Network World Service BBC National DAB ( multiplex ) independent / commercial analogue / digital Absolute Radio Classic FM Heart Kiss Talksport digital only Absolute 80s Absolute Radio Extra BFBS Radio Capital Digital One ( multiplex ) Heart Extra heat The Hits Jazz FM Kerrang ! Kiss Fresh Kisstory LBC Magic Planet Rock Premier Christian Radio Radio X RNIB Connect Radio Sound Digital ( multiplex ) Smooth Talkradio UCB UK Virgin Radio UK regional & local stations BBC list of BBC Local Radio stations list of BBC Regional Radio stations independent / commercial list of community radio stations list of local commercial radio stations list of semi-national / regional analogue and digital radio stations other stations list of hospital radio stations pirate radio Restricted Service Licence ( RSL ) list of RSL stations List of satellite radio stations list of student and schools radio other Broadcasting House FM broadcasting The Studios, MediaCityUK Radio Academy Radio Academy Awards Radio Independents Group RAJAR most listened to programmes television in the UK principal channels ( list ) BBC BBC One BBC Two BBC Four BBC News BBC Parliament CBBC CBeebies ITV ITV ITV2 ITV3 ITV4 CITV ITV Encore ITVBe ITV Box Office Ch 4 Channel 4 E4 Film4 More4 4seven Ch 5 Channel 5 5Star 5 USA Spike Sky Challenge Pick Real Lives Sky One Sky Two Sky Arts Sky Atlantic Sky Cinema Sky Living Sky News Sky Sports Sky Sports F1 Sky Sports News UKTV Alibi Dave Drama Eden Gold Good Food Home Really Yesterday Sony Pictures Television Chart Show TV Chart Show Hits Flava Movies4Men Pop Pop Max Starz TV Sony Channel Sony Movie Channel Scuzz Tiny Pop True Crime True Entertainment True Movies truTV services & platforms All 4 Film4oD analogue analogue terrestrial ( defunct ) BBC iPlayer BBC Three BBC Store TalkTalk TV Store BT TV cable digital digital terrestrial list of channels Freesat Freesat+ Freeview high - definition list of channels ITV ITV Hub, STV Player local television My5 Real Digital Restricted Service Licence satellite list of channels Sky Freesat from Sky On Demand Sky+ Sky+ HD TalkTalk TV Top Up TV TVCatchup Virgin Media FilmFlex TiVo V+ YouView Zattoo studios BBC Elstree Centre BBC Pacific Quay The Bottle Yard Studios Broadcasting House Broadcasting House, Belfast Broadcasting House, Bristol Broadcasting House, Cardiff Elstree Studios ( Shenley Road ) Gas Street Studios The Leeds Studios The London Studios The Maidstone Studios Mailbox Birmingham MediaCityUK Osterley Television Centre Roath Lock Television Centre, London defunct British and Dominions Imperial Studios Fountain Studios Gate Studios Granada Studios MGM - British Studios Pebble Mill Studios Teddington Studios Television Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne Television Centre, Southampton Upper Boat Studios other defunct channels Edinburgh International Television Festival history list of years list of channels student television viewing statistics most - watched broadcasts companies and organisations companies major companies Archant Ascential Bauer Radio BBC Bloomsbury Publishing BT Group Channel Four Television Corporation Daily Mail and General Trust Dentsu Aegis Network Economist Group EMI Music Publishing Endemol Shine UK Global Group Guardian Media Group Haymarket Media Group Informa ITN ITV plc Johnston Press Mecom Group News UK Newsquest Northern & Shell Origin Broadband Pearson PLC Press Holdings RELX Group Reuters Sky plc STV Group Syco TalkTalk Group Time Inc. UK Trinity Mirror UBM plc Virgin Media Wireless Group other resources Arqiva List of largest UK book publishers government & regulatory bodies Advertising Standards Authority BBC Trust British Board of Film Classification British Film Institute Culture, Media, and Sport Select Committee Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Independent Press Standards Organisation Ofcom Press Recognition Panel S4C Authority industry & trades bodies British Academy of Film and Television Arts British Phonographic Industry Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union Clearcast Digital TV Group Digital UK Equity Federation Against Copyright Theft National Union of Journalists The Publishers Association Royal Television Society United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting other BBC Academy National Film and Television School National Science and Media Museum regional and student media regional media Media in England Birmingham London Manchester Media in Scotland Aberdeen Dundee Glasgow Media in Wales Cardiff student media student television category Association football on television Broadcasters by top level league Americas Superliga Argentina ( Argentina ) Campeonato Brasileiro Série A ( Brazil ) Major League Soccer ( MLS Cup ) ( United States / Canada ) Liga MX ( Mexico ) Europe Armenian Premier League ( Armenia ) Belgian Pro League ( Belgium ) Bundesliga ( Germany ) Ekstraklasa ( Poland ) Eredivisie ( Netherlands ) Czech First League ( Czech Republic ) La Liga ( Spain ) Liga I ( Romania ) Ligue 1 ( France ) Nemzeti Bajnokság I ( Hungary ) Premier League ( England ) Primeira Liga ( Portugal ) Russian Premier League ( Russia ) Scottish Premiership ( Scotland ) Serie A ( Italy ) Vala SuperLiga ( Kosovo ) Slovenian PrvaLiga ( Slovenia ) Super League Greece ( Greece ) Ukrainian Premier League ( Ukraine ) Other Ligue 1 ( Algeria ) A-League ( Australia ) Thai League ( Thailand ) Broadcast contracts by country Americas Canada ( history ) United States Central America South America Brazil Asia Japan Middle East Philippines Thailand Europe Albania Denmark Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia France Germany Greece Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Montenegro Netherlands Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Spain Sweden United Kingdom ( commentators, history ) Oceania Australia New Zealand Broadcasters by event Americas Copa Libertadores Europe UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League FIFA World Cup 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 UEFA Euro 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Dedicated channels Canada beIN Sports EuroWorld Sport Fox Sports World Canada Sportsnet World France beIN Sports Canal+ Sport SFR Sports 1 OM TV OL TV Girondins TV Italy Premium Calcio Sky Calcio Inter Channel Juventus Channel Milan Channel Spain beIN Sports beIN LaLiga M. Fútbol M. Partidazo Real Madrid TV Barça TV United Kingdom Sky Sports 1 BT Sport 1 Arsenal TV Celtic TV Chelsea TV LFC TV MUTV Rangers TV United States beIN Sports Fox Soccer Plus GOL TV MLS Direct Kick ESPN Deportes Fox Deportes Univision Deportes Network Individual network coverage A-League Fox Sports FC Shoot Out Thursday FC The World Game Bundesliga Soccer Made in Germany Major League Soccer ESPN MLS Game of the Week MLS Primetime Thursday MLS Soccer Saturday MLS Soccer Sunday Fox Soccer NBCSN TSN Ligue 1 Téléfoot Premier League Monday Night Football Super Sunday Match of the Day Match of the Day 2 The Premier League Show Match of the Day ( U.S. TV series ) The Premiership Soccer Central Matchday Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sky_Sports&oldid=807855954 '' Categories : Sky Sports 1991 establishments in the United Kingdom Sky plc television channels Sports television channels in the United Kingdom Sports television in the United Kingdom Television channels and stations established in 1991 Sports television networks Hidden categories : Pages with citations lacking titles Pages with citations having bare URLs Use dmy dates from January 2017 EngvarB from January 2017 All articles with specifically marked weasel - worded phrases Articles with specifically marked weasel - worded phrases from July 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Italiano मराठी 日本 語 Norsk Polski Русский Scots Simple English Suomi Svenska Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 30 October 2017, at 14 : 09. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when do the new sky sports channels launch
Answer: 18 July 2017