Sports channels are television speciality channels (usually available exclusively through cable and terrestrial and satellite) broadcast sporting events, usually live, and when not broadcasting events, sports news and other related programming.
The first sports channel was from the SportsChannel networks, which went on the air in 1977 with the original SportsChannel (now MSG Plus). ESPN began broadcasting in 1979. Since then, many channels have surfaced around the world, many focusing on one sport in particular, or one region of a country, showing only their local team's games. These networks have greatly improved the availability of sports broadcasts, generating opportunities such as the ability for one person to see every single game their team plays over the course of the season.
In the United States, these channels broadcast most regular season games of major pro sports league and many other sports as well, with over the air television networks stepping in during the weekends or special events (all-star games, championships, etc.).
Africa Algeria Current channels DZ Sport El Heddaf TV
Former channels Kawaliss TV Stade News
Angola Current channels Arena X A Bola TV Benfica TV Canal 11 ESPN (Africa) ESPN 2 Fast & FunBox FightBox Fight Sports Gametoon Motorvision+ NBA Africa Sport TV (Africa) Sporting TV SuperSport (Angola) SuperSport Blitz (including HD) SuperSport Grandstand (including HD) SuperSport Football Plus (including HD) SuperSport Premier League (including HD) SuperSport La Liga (including HD) SuperSport Football (including HD) SuperSport WWE (channel WWE) (including HD) SuperSport Kickoff (including HD) SuperSport Africa (including HD) SuperSport Action (including HD) SuperSport Extra (including HD) SuperSport Extra 2 (including HD) SuperSport Rugby (including HD) SuperSport Cricket (including HD) SuperSport Golf (including HD) SuperSport Tennis (including HD) SuperSport Motorsport (including HD) SuperSport Màximo 1 (including HD) SuperSport Màximo 2 (including HD) SuperSport Màximo 3 (including HD) SuperSport Màximo 360 (including HD) W-Sport Z Sports Z Sports 1 (including HD) Z Sports 2 (including HD) Z Sports La Liga (including HD)
Former channels Extreme Sports Channel Fight Network SuperSport Variety 2 SuperSport Variety 3 SuperSport Variety 4 Zap Ligue 1
Benin † – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time ADO TV† Africa 24 Sport Automoto La chaîne Canal+ Sport (Afrique) Canal+ Sport 1 Canal+ Sport 2 Canal+ Sport 3 Canal+ Sport 4 Canal+ Sport 5 Eurosport (Afrique) Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 Infosport+ Golf Channel NBA Africa SuperSport (Benin) SuperSport Football Plus (including HD) SuperSport Football (including HD) SuperSport Premier League (including HD) SuperSport La Liga (including HD) Trek W-Sport
Botswana ESPN (Africa) ESPN 2 Gallop TV Gallop TV 1 (horse racing TV) Gallop TV 2 MUTV (Manchester United F.C.) Racing 240 Real Madrid TV StarTimes Sports (Botswana) StarTimes Sports Arena (including HD) StarTimes Sports Focus StarTimes Sports Life StarTimes Sports Premium (including HD) StarTimes World Football (including HD) SuperSport (Botswana) SuperSport Blitz (including HD) SuperSport Grandstand (including HD) SuperSport Football Plus (including HD) SuperSport Premier League (including HD) SuperSport La Liga (including HD) SuperSport Football (including HD) SuperSport Kickoff (including HD) SuperSport Africa (including HD) SuperSport Action (including HD) SuperSport Extra (including HD) SuperSport Extra 2 (including HD) SuperSport WWE (channel WWE) (including HD) SuperSport Rugby (including HD) SuperSport Cricket (including HD) SuperSport Golf (including HD) SuperSport Tennis (including HD) SuperSport Motorsport (including HD) W-Sport
Former channels SuperSport Africa 2 SuperSport Variety 1 SuperSport Variety 2 SuperSport Variety 3 SuperSport Variety 4
Cameroon † – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time
Africa 24 Sport Automoto La chaîne Canal+ Sport (Afrique) Canal+ Sport 1 Canal+ Sport 2 Canal+ Sport 3 Canal+ Sport 4 Canal+ Sport 5 CRTV Sports and Entertainment Channel† Dash TV Sports and Entertainment† Eurosport (Afrique) Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 Infosport+ Golf Channel NBA Africa SuperSport (Cameroon) SuperSport Football Plus (including HD) SuperSport Football (including HD) SuperSport Premier League (including HD) SuperSport La Liga (including HD) Trek W-Sport
Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa 24 Sport Automoto La chaîne Canal+ Sport (Afrique) Canal+ Sport 1 Canal+ Sport 2 Canal+ Sport 3 Canal+ Sport 4 Canal+ Sport 5 Eurosport (Afrique) Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 Infosport+ Golf Channel NBA Africa SuperSport (Democratic Republic of the Congo) SuperSport Football Plus (including HD) SuperSport Football (including HD) SuperSport Premier League (including HD) SuperSport La Liga (including HD) Trek W-Sport
Egypt Current channels Al AHLY TV Free Sports Mazzika Sports Nile Sport ON Time Sports (Egypt) ON Sport (including HD) ON Sport Plus (including HD) ON Sport Max (including HD) ZAMALEK TV
Former channels ON Sport Time Sports
Ethiopia Current channels ETV Sport (Ethiopia) eSports One FightBox NBA Africa SuperSport (Ethiopia) SuperSport Blitz (including HD) SuperSport Grandstand (including HD) SuperSport Football Plus (including HD) SuperSport Premier League (including HD) SuperSport La Liga (including HD) SuperSport Football (including HD) SuperSport WWE (channel WWE) (including HD) SuperSport Kickoff (including HD) SuperSport Africa (including HD) SuperSport Action (including HD) SuperSport Extra (including HD) SuperSport Extra 2 (including HD) SuperSport Rugby (including HD) SuperSport Cricket (including HD) SuperSport Golf (including HD) SuperSport Tennis (including HD) SuperSport Motorsport (including HD) W-Sport
Former channels Canal+ Sport (Ethiopia) SuperSport Liyu 1 SuperSport Liyu 2 SuperSport Africa 2 SuperSport Variety 1 SuperSport Variety 2 SuperSport Variety 3 SuperSport Variety 4
Ghana Current channels Canal+ Sport (DStv French) Canal+ Sport 2 Canal+ Sport 3 ESPN (Africa) ESPN 2 GTV Sports+ InfoSport + Sporty TV StarTimes Sports (Ghana) StarTimes Sports Arena (including HD) StarTimes Sports Focus StarTimes Sports Life StarTimes Sports Premium (including HD) StarTimes World Football (including HD) StarTimes Adepa SuperSport (Ghana) SuperSport Blitz (including HD) SuperSport Grandstand (including HD) SuperSport Football Plus (including HD) SuperSport Premier League (including HD) SuperSport La Liga (including HD) SuperSport Football (including HD) SuperSport WWE (channel WWE) (including HD) SuperSport Kickoff (including HD) SuperSport Africa (including HD) SuperSport Action (including HD) SuperSport Extra (including HD) SuperSport Extra 2 (including HD) SuperSport Rugby (including HD) SuperSport Cricket (including HD) SuperSport Golf (including HD) SuperSport Tennis (including HD) SuperSport Motorsport (including HD) W-Sport
Former channels SuperSport Africa 2 SuperSport Variety 1 SuperSport Variety 2 SuperSport Variety 3 SuperSport Variety 4
Ivory Coast Africa 24 Sport Automoto La chaîne Canal+ Sport (Afrique) Canal+ Sport 1 Canal+ Sport 2 Canal+ Sport 3 Canal+ Sport 4 Canal+ Sport 5 Eurosport (Afrique) Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 Infosport+ Golf Channel NBA Africa SuperSport (Ivory Coast) SuperSport Football Plus (including HD) SuperSport Football (including HD) SuperSport Premier League (including HD) SuperSport La Liga (including HD) RTI Sport TV Trek W-Sport
Kenya Current channels Azam TV Sports (Kenya) Azam TV Sports 1 Azam TV Sports 2 Azam TV Sports 3 Azam TV Sports 4 Azam TV Sports 5 Canal+ Sport (DStv French) Canal+ Sport 1 Canal+ Sport 2 Canal+ Sport 3 InfoSport + ESPN (Africa) ESPN 2 LFC TV Punch TV (Combat sport) Real Madrid TV Sporty TV StarTimes Sports (Kenya) StarTimes Sports Arena (including HD) StarTimes Sports Focus StarTimes Sports Life StarTimes Sports Premium (including HD) StarTimes World Football (including HD) SuperSport (Kenya) SuperSport Blitz (including HD) SuperSport Grandstand (including HD) SuperSport Football Plus (including HD) SuperSport Premier League (including HD) SuperSport La Liga (including HD) SuperSport Football (including HD) SuperSport WWE (channel WWE) (including HD) SuperSport Kickoff (including HD) SuperSport Africa (including HD) SuperSport Action (including HD) SuperSport Extra SuperSport Extra 2 SuperSport Rugby SuperSport Cricket SuperSport Golf SuperSport Tennis (including HD) SuperSport Motorsport (including HD) SuperSport Events (including HD) 365Sports Entertainment W-Sport
Former channels SuperSport Africa 2 SuperSport Variety 1 SuperSport Variety 2 SuperSport Variety 3 SuperSport Variety 4 Zuku Sports Bamba Sport
Libya Libya Sport 1 (including HD) Libya Sport 2 (including HD)
Malawi Current channels Azam TV Sports (Malawi) Azam TV Sports 1 (including HD) Azam TV Sports 2 (including HD) Azam TV Sports 3 (including HD) Azam TV Sports 4 (including HD) ESPN (Africa) ESPN 2 MUTV (Manchester United F.C.) Real Madrid TV StarTimes Sports (Malawi) StarTimes Sports Arena (including HD) StarTimes Sports Focus StarTimes Sports Life StarTimes Sports Premium (including HD) StarTimes World Football (including HD) SuperSport (Malawi) SuperSport Blitz (including HD) SuperSport Grandstand (including HD) SuperSport Football Plus (including HD) SuperSport Premier League (including HD) SuperSport La Liga (including HD) SuperSport Football (including HD) SuperSport WWE (channel WWE) (including HD) SuperSport Kickoff (including HD) SuperSport Africa (including HD) SuperSport Action (including HD) SuperSport Extra (including HD) SuperSport Extra 2 (including HD) SuperSport Rugby (including HD) SuperSport Cricket (including HD) SuperSport Golf (including HD) SuperSport Tennis (including HD) SuperSport Motorsport (including HD) W-Sport
Former channels SuperSport Africa 2 SuperSport Variety 1 SuperSport Variety 2 SuperSport Variety 3 SuperSport Variety 4
Madagascar Automoto La chaîne beIN Sports (France & Réunion) beIN Sports 1 beIN Sports 2 beIN Sports 3 beIN Sports Max 4 beIN Sports Max 5 Canal+ Sport (France & Réunion) Canal+ Sport 1 Canal+ Sport 2 Canal+ Sport 3 Canal+ Sport 4 Canal+ Sport 5 Canal+ Sport 360 Canal+ Foot Canal+ Premier League Canal+ Live (1-18) Equidia Equidia 2 Eurosport (France & Réunion) Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 Infosport+ La Chaîne L'Équipe Punch TV (Combat sport) RMC Sport (France & Réunion) RMC Sport 1 RMC Sport Live 2 SuperSport (Madagascar) SuperSport Football Plus (including HD) SuperSport Football (including HD) SuperSport Premier League (including HD) SuperSport La Liga (including HD) Trek
Mauritius Automoto La chaîne beIN Sports (France & Réunion) beIN Sports 1 beIN Sports 2 beIN Sports 3 beIN Sports Max 4 beIN Sports Max 5 Canal+ Sport (France & Réunion) Canal+ Sport 1 Canal+ Sport 2 Canal+ Sport 3 Canal+ Sport 4 Canal+ Sport 5 Canal+ Sport 360 Canal+ Foot Canal+ Premier League Canal+ Live (1-18) Equidia Equidia 2 Eurosport (France & Réunion) Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 MBC 11 (Mauritius Sports) RMC Sport (France & Réunion) RMC Sport 1 RMC Sport Live 2 SuperSport (Mauritius) SuperSport Football Plus (including HD) SuperSport Football (including HD) SuperSport Premier League (including HD) SuperSport La Liga (including HD) Trek W-Sport
Morocco Arryadia
Mozambique Current channels Arena X A Bola TV Benfica TV Canal 11 ESPN (Africa) ESPN 2 Fast & FunBox FightBox Gametoon Motorvision+ NBA Africa