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'''ABC Sport''' is the name given to the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s sport programming broadcasts on [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television]] and [[ABC Radio and Regional Content|ABC Radio]]. From November 2020 the brand includes the former [[ABC Radio Grandstand]].<ref name="radioinfo">{{cite web | title=Grandstand Summer of Cricket now on ABC SPORT | website=radioinfo | url=https://radioinfo.com.au/news/grandstand-summer-cricket-now-abc-sport | access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>
'''ABC Sport''' is the name given to the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s sport programming broadcasts on [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television]] and [[ABC Radio and Regional Content|ABC Radio]]. From November 2020 the brand includes the former [[ABC Radio Grandstand]].<ref name="radioinfo">{{cite web | title=Grandstand Summer of Cricket now on ABC SPORT | website=radioinfo | url=https://radioinfo.com.au/news/grandstand-summer-cricket-now-abc-sport | access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>


{{as of|2021}}, ABC Sport is a section of the [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] website (part of [[ABC Online]]).<ref name=home>{{cite web | title=[Home page]| website=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/sport/ | access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref>
Since 2021, ABC Sport is a section of the [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] website (part of [[Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation#Online_and_digital|ABC Online]]).<ref name=home>{{cite web | title=[Home page]| website=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/sport/ | access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref> {{as of|2023}}, ABC Sport has no sports rights.

{{as of|2023}}, ABC Sport has no sports rights.


==Television==
==Television==

Revision as of 20:48, 15 August 2023

ABC Sport
NetworkABC Television
Launched1956; 68 years ago (1956)
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
HauptsitzSydney, New South Wales
Sister networkABC TV
ABC iview
Official websiteABC 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.[1]

Since 2021, ABC Sport is a section of the ABC News website (part of ABC Online).[2] As of 2023, ABC Sport has no 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 Network (1956, 1972, 1976), 0-10 Network (1968), Nine Network (1956, 1972, 1976) 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 Dropped: Seven Network
American football National Football League 1980s–1990s Dropped: Seven Network, ESPN
Super Bowl 1980s–1990s Dropped: Seven Network, ESPN
Association football A-League[3] Fox Sports 2013–2017, 2019–2021 Dropped: Network 10, Paramount+ Sports
Matildas Internationals[3] Fox Sports, SBS (2019–2021) 2008–2016, 2019–2021 Dropped: Network 10, Paramount+ Sports
Socceroos Internationals[3] Fox Sports, SBS (2019–2021) 2014–2015, 2019–2021 Dropped: Network 10, Paramount+ Sports
W-League[3] Fox Sports 2008–2016, 2019–2021 Dropped: Network 10, Paramount+ Sports
English Premier League 1970s–1990s Dropped: Optus Sport
National Soccer League[4] C7 Sport 2001 Replaced by the A-League
AFC Asian Cup[5] Fox Sports 2015 Dropped: Network 10, Paramount+ Sports
FA Cup 1970s–1990s Dropped: Optus Sport
Australian rules AFL (formerly VFL) Seven Network HSV7 (1957–1986), Nine Network GTV9 Melbourne (1957–1968), Network 10 TEN10 Sydney, TVQ10 Brisbane (1987) 1957–1987 Dropped: Seven Network, Fox Footy
NEAFL 2007–2014 Dropped: Seven Network
NTFL 2005–2014 Dropped: Seven Network
SANFL 1988–2014 Dropped: Seven Network
TSL 2009–2014 Dropped: Seven Network
VFL (formerly VFA) 1987–2014 Dropped: Seven Network
WAFL TVW7 (1963–1987) 1987–2014 Dropped: Seven Network
Baseball Australian Baseball League Network Ten (1990s–1996) 1989–1999
Claxton Shield 1970s–1988
Basketball FIBA Men's World Cup 2014 Dropped: TBA
FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 2013 Dropped: TBA
FIBA Women's World Cup 2014 Dropped: TBA
FIBA Oceania Championship for Women 2013 Dropped: TBA
National Basketball Association 1983–1991 Dropped: ESPN, Kayo Sports
Women's National Basketball Association 1991–1999 Dropped: ESPN, Kayo Sports
National Basketball League Fox Sports 1979–2001, 2017–2018 Dropped: ESPN, Kayo Sports
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 Network (1982), Network Ten (1986) 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986 Dropped: Seven Network (2022)
Cricket Sheffield Shield 1970s–1990s Dropped: Cricket Network, Fox Sports (final only)
Test cricket Nine Network 1960s–1979 Dropped: Seven Network and Fox Sports
Women's Twenty20 International 2012 Dropped: Seven Network and Fox Sports
Field hockey Hockey World Cup 2014 Dropped: Fox Sports
Golf Australian Ladies Masters 2017
British Open 1970s–1980s Dropped: Fox Sports
PGA Tour 2019
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
INF Netball World Cup 1991, 1995, 2003, 2007 Dropped: Nine Network (2019)
Netball Test Series 1990s–2007 Dropped: Nine Network
Paralympic Games Paralympic Games 1970s–2013 Dropped: Seven Network
Rugby league NSWRL Seven Network ATN7 1971–1982 0-10 Network 1973–1979 Network 10 1980–1991 Nine Network 1961–1972, 1983, 1992–1995 19611995 Dropped: Nine Network & Fox Sports
Australia national rugby league team Nine Network 1957–1977, Seven Network ATN7 1978–1982, 0-10 Network 1979, Network 10 1980 1957–1982 Dropped Nine Network 1983–1989, 1994–present, Network 10 1990, Seven Network 1991–1993 Fox Sports 1998–present
1986 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, 1990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France French leg Network 10 British leg 1986, 1990
Queensland Cup Fox Sports 1996–2012 Dropped: Nine Network & Fox Sports
Rugby union Australia national rugby union team 1957–1991 Dropped Nine Network, Stan Sport
Rugby World Cup 1987, 1991 Dropped: Nine Network, Stan Sport (2023)
British and Irish Lions 1959, 1966, 1989 Dropped: Nine Network, Stan Sport (2025)
Shute Shield 2000s–2014 Dropped: Stan Sport
Tennis Hopman Cup 1995–2010

Sports news programs

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The program Offsiders is first broadcast on ABC on Sunday mornings and reviews and debates the previous week's action. ABC News has Grandstand TV hosted by Peter Wilkins on weeknights at 5:30 pm.[citation needed]

Radio

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

Staff and commentators

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)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Grandstand Summer of Cricket now on ABC SPORT". radioinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ "[Home page]". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "ABC strikes deal with FFA to become free-to-air home of football in Australia". ABC News. 3 October 2019.
  4. ^ name= https://www.austadiums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1609. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Annual Report 2006–07" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 November 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2007.