# ABC Sport

ABC Sport is the name given to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's sport programming broadcasts on ABC Television and ABC Radio. From November 2020 the brand includes the former ABC Radio Grandstand.
Since 2021, ABC Sport is a section of the ABC News website (part of ABC Online). As of 2023, ABC Sport has no television sports rights.

## Television
### Past

| Sport | Event | Broadcast partner(s) | Date | Reason/subsequent broadcasters |
| Summer Olympics | Melbourne 1956 Rome 1960 Tokyo 1964 Mexico 1968 Munich 1972 Montreal 1976 | Seven (1956, 1972, 1976) Ten (1968) Nine (1956, 1972, 1976) | 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 | Dropped: Seven |
| American football | National Football League | | 1980s–1990s | Dropped: Seven, ESPN |
| American football | Super Bowl | | 1980s–1990s | Dropped: Seven, ESPN |
| Association football | A-League | Fox Sports | 2013–2017(ABC Radio), 2019–2021 | Dropped: Network 10, Paramount+ Sports |
| Association football | Matildas Internationals | Fox Sports, SBS (2019–2021) | 2008–2016, 2019–2021 | Dropped: Network 10, Paramount+ Sports |
| Association football | Socceroos Internationals | Fox Sports, SBS (2019–2021) | 2014–2015, 2019–2021 | Dropped: Network 10, Paramount+ Sports |
| Association football | W-League | Fox Sports | 2008–2016, 2019–2021 | Dropped: Network 10, Paramount+ Sports |
| Association football | FIFA World Cup | Seven Network (1974), SBS (1982) | 1974–1982 | Dropped: TBA |
| Association football | English Premier League | | 1970s–1990s | Dropped: Optus Sport |
| Association football | National Soccer League | C7 Sport | 2001 | Replaced by the A-League |
| Association football | AFC Asian Cup | Fox Sports | 2015 | Dropped: Network 10, Paramount+ Sports |
| Association football | FA Cup | | 1970s–1990s | Dropped: Optus Sport |
| Association football | Sydney FC v Liverpool FC Match | | 2017 | Dropped: TBA |
| Australian rules | AFL (formerly VFL) | Seven Network HSV7 (1957–1986), Nine Network GTV9 Melbourne (1957–1986), Network 10 TEN10 Sydney (1987), TVQ10 Brisbane (1987) | 1957–1987 | Dropped: Seven, Fox Footy |
| Australian rules | NEAFL | | 2007–2014 | Dropped: Seven |
| Australian rules | NTFL | | 2005–2014 | Dropped: Seven Network |
| Australian rules | SANFL | | 1988–2014 | Dropped: Seven |
| Australian rules | TSL | | 2009–2014 | Dropped: Seven Network |
| Australian rules | VFL (formerly VFA) | | 1987–2014 | Dropped: Seven |
| Australian rules | WAFL | TVW7 (1963–1987) | 1987–2014 | Dropped: Seven Network |
| Baseball | Australian Baseball League | Network Ten (1990s–1996) | 1989–1999 | |
| Baseball | Claxton Shield | | 1970s–1988 | |
| Basketball | FIBA Men's World Cup | | 2014 | Dropped: TBA |
| Basketball | FIBA Women's World Cup | | 2014 | Dropped: TBA |
| Basketball | FIBA Oceania Championship for Men | | 2013 | Dropped: TBA |
| Basketball | FIBA Oceania Championship for Women | | 2013 | Dropped: TBA |
| Basketball | National Basketball Association | | 1983–1991 | Dropped: ESPN, Kayo Sports |
| Basketball | Women's National Basketball Association | | 1991–1999 | Dropped: ESPN, Kayo Sports |
| Basketball | National Basketball League | Fox Sports | 1979–2001, 2017–2018 | Dropped: ESPN, Kayo Sports |
| Basketball | Women's National Basketball League | Fox Sports | 1981–2015, 2020–2022 | Dropped: ESPN, Kayo Sports |
| Commonwealth Games | Cardiff 1958, Perth 1962, Kingston 1966, Edinburgh 1970, Christchurch 1974, Edmonton 1978, Brisbane 1982, Edinburgh 1986 | Nine (1982), Network Ten (1986) | 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986 | Dropped: Seven (2022) |
| Cricket | Sheffield Shield | | 1970s–1990s | Dropped: Cricket Network, Fox Sports (final only) |
| Cricket | Test cricket | Nine Network | 1960s–1979 | Dropped: Seven and Fox Sports |
| Cricket | Women's Twenty20 International | | 2012 | Dropped: Seven and Fox Sports |
| Field hockey | Hockey World Cup | | 2014 | Dropped: Fox Sports |
| Golf | Australian Ladies Masters | | 2017 | |
| Golf | British Open | | 1970s–1980s | Dropped: Fox Sports |
| Golf | PGA Tour | | 2019 | |
| Golf | Women's Australian Open Golf | | 2021 | Dropped: Fox Sports |
| Lawn bowls | Domestic and International Australian Lawn Bowls | | 1981–2011 | |
| Netball | Commonwealth Bank Trophy | C7 Sport (1997–2002) | 1997–2007 | |
| Netball | INF Netball World Cup | | 1991, 1995, 2003, 2007 | Dropped: Nine (2019) |
| Netball | Netball Test Series | | 1990s–2007 | Dropped: Nine |
| Paralympic Games | Paralympic Games | | 1970s–2013 | Dropped: Seven |
| Rugby league | NSWRL/ARL Premiership now National Rugby League | Seven ATN7 1971–1982 0-10 Network 1973–1979 Network 10 1980–1991 Nine Network 1961–1972, 1983, 1992–1995 | 1961–1995 | Dropped: Nine & Fox Sports |
| Rugby league | Australia national rugby league team | Nine 1957–1977, Seven ATN7 1978–1982, 0-10 Network 1979, Network 10 1980 | 1957–1982 | Dropped Nine 1983–1989, 1994–present, Network 10 1990, Seven Network 1991–1993 Fox Sports 1998–present |
| Rugby league | 1986 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, 1990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France French leg | Network 10 British leg | 1986, 1990 | |
| Rugby league | Queensland Cup | Fox Sports | 1996–2012 | Dropped: Nine & Fox Sports |
| Rugby union | Australia national rugby union team | | 1957–1991 | Dropped Nine, Stan Sport |
| Rugby union | Rugby World Cup | | 1987, 1991 | Dropped: Nine, Stan Sport (2023) |
| Rugby union | British and Irish Lions in Australia | | 1959, 1966, 1989 | Dropped: Nine, Stan Sport (2025) |
| Rugby union | Shute Shield | | 1996–2014 | Dropped: Stan Sport |
| Tennis | Hopman Cup | | 1995–2010 | |

### Sports news programs

The program Offsiders is first broadcast on the ABC on Sunday mornings, that reviews 8 debates the previous week's action. ABC News has Grandstand TV hosted by Peter Wilkins on weeknights at 5:30 pm and That Pacific Sports Show focusing on the latest news from the region.

## Radio

ABC Sport also hold the radio rights to several Australian and international sporting events, including Australian Football League, National Rugby League, A-League, Super Rugby, Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Australian international cricket games and selected Ford Ranger One-Day Cup games, amongst other major sporting events.

## Staff and commentators
### Australian Football League

ABC Sport's coverage of the AFL is the flagship sports programme in the southern states. Every game of the season is called by the ABC and is available live nationally on the ABC listen app via the AFL and AFL Extra channels. National radio coverage for games outside the home state is determined by the match with the highest appeal or if there is no clash with other games. ABC Local Radio stations and ABC Sport Digital on DAB+ in the NT, SA, VIC, TAS and WA carry the AFL whilst only local matches are on ABC Radio in the ACT, NSW and QLD, whereas non-local matches in are carried on ABC NewsRadio. The ABC Sport coverage uses "Something Big is Coming" by SATV Music as their 2024 theme song.
The ABC personnel involved in the coverage of the 2024 AFL season include:
Commentators
* Corbin Middlemas
* Matt Clinch
* Ben Cameron
* Kelli Underwood
* Andrew Mayes
* Joel Peterson
* Lauren Bordin
* Brett Sprigg (NSW)
* Daniel Garb (NSW)
* Quentin Hull (NSW, QLD)
* Michael Price (QLD)
* Aaron Bryans (SA)
* Neil Cross (SA)
* Clint Wheeldon (WA)
* Mitch Turner (WA)
* Chris Rowbottam (TAS)
* Michael Maney (TAS)
* Rob Cross (NT)
Experts
* Mick Malthouse
* Cameron Ling
* Brett Deledio
* Brent Harvey
* Adam Ramanauskas
* Luke Ball
* Nathan Burke
* Brad Sewell
* Marc Murphy
* Chad Wingard
* Callum Sinclair
* Kerryn Peterson
* Tadhg Kennelly (NSW)
* Joel Patfull (NSW)
* Dean Brogan (NSW, SA)
* Alicia Eva (NSW)
* Jeff White (QLD)
* Matthew Primus (QLD)
* Jason Akermanis (QLD)
* Jamie Stanton (QLD)
* Josh Francou (SA)
* Rod Jameson (SA)
* Scott Thompson (SA)
* Stephen Williams (SA)
* Chelsea Randall (SA)
* Sharrod Wellingham (WA)
* Kara Antonio (WA)
* Shane Woewodin (WA)
* Chris Waterman (WA)
* Joel Bowden (NT)
Boundary
* Lauren Bordin
* Tim Hodges
* Jess Webster
* Rory Campbell
* Ian Cohen
* Tom Maddocks
* Ben Cameron
* Andrew Mayes
* Declan Byrne (NSW)
* Poppy Penny (NSW)
* Adam Shirley (NSW)
* Zane Bojack (QLD)
* Jamie Stanton (QLD)
* Liz Walsh (SA)
* Josh Money (SA)
* Braden Ingram (SA)
* Bridget Lacy (WA)
* Akash Fotedar (WA)
* Andrew Cooling (TAS)
* Charlie King (NT)
Journalists
* Jake Niall - Chief football reporter at The Age

### Victorian Football League
#### Past

* Darrem Boyd (Commentator)
* Peter Donegan (Commentator)
* Peter Marcato (Commentator)
* David Lithgow (Commentator)
* David Rhys-Jones (Commentator)
* Phil Cleary (Expert Commentator/Boundary Commentator, 1991–2014)
* Gary Ayres
* Peta Searle
* Ed Lower
* Gerald Fitzgerald
* Andy Collins
* Rob Waters (Commentators)
* Ross Booth (Boundary Commentator)

## Awards

Sports coverage and programs made by ABC Sport have been won and been nominated for several awards at the Logie Awards.