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Sports Channels in the UK

On this page, you'll find a list of the various sports channels available in the UK, and how on get them.

Sports Channel Comparison Table

Here's a summary of which major UK sporting TV channels are available on each service. Scroll down for information on each service.

 
Sky Digital
Freeview
Virgin Media
Freesat
BT Vision
TalkTalk TV
Top Up TV
Sky Sports 1
Yes
YES
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sky Sports 2
Yes
YES
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sky Sports 3
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Sky Sports 4
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Sky Sports 1 HD
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Sky Sports 2 HD
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Sky Sports 3 HD
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Sky Sports 4 HD
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
ESPN
Yes
YES
Yes
No
YES
Yes
Yes
ESPN Classic
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
ESPN America
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
ESPN HD
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Eurosport UK
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Eurosport 2 UK
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Eurosport HD
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Motors TV
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
At The Races
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Racing UK
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Sky Sports News
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
MUTV
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Extreme Sports
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Chelsea TV
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Liverpool FC TV
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
MSK
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
MSK Extra
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Real Madrid TV
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Primetime
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No

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Digital TV Providers:

Sky Logo

Sky Digital offers hundreds of TV and radio channels, beamed into your home from a satellite, and received with a digibox and Sky minidish.

Sky Digital offers the largest number of sports channels in the UK. More details: Sport on Sky Digital

Already with Sky? Upgrade to Sky Sports online

Not with Sky? See our latest Sky Offers, or go to www.sky.com

Virgin

To get cable TV, you have to be in a Virgin Media Cable area.

For more on cable, see our Cable TV page or go to www.virginmedia.com

BT Vision Logo

Live TV and on-demand content via BT Broadband. Sky Sports and ESPN now available on BT Vision!

ESPN is free to Vision Unlimited subscribers!

More on our BT Vision Review page or at btvision.bt.com

Top Up TV Logo

Sky Sports 1 and 2, plus ESPN available without broadband or a dish!

More details at topuptv.com, or on our Top Up TV page

TalkTalk Logo

TV channels via a Broadband connection.

More details at talktalk.co.uk/tv, or on our TalkTalk TV page

Freeview Logo

Freeview is delivered to set-top boxes via a TV aerial. Boxes cost from £20, and no subscription is required.

More on our Freeview Explained page

Freesat Logo

Freesat is a subscription-free satellite TV service. You'll need a satellite dish and set-top box

More on our Freesat page

 

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