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ABC Sport is the name given to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's sport's programming broadcast on ABC Television and ABC Local Radio.
Television
ABC Television broadcasts significantly less sport than the other free-to-air Australian TV networks. ABC currently holds the broadcast rights to Women's Golf and Soccer, which is broadcast on ABC TV.
Current
Past
| Sport |
Event |
Broadcast Partner(s) |
Date |
Reason/Subsequent Broadcasters |
| Summer Olympics |
Melbourne 1956, Tokyo 1964, Montreal 1976 |
Seven Network, Nine Network (1956, 1976) |
1956, 1964, 1976 |
Dropped: Seven Network |
| American football |
National Football League |
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1980s-1990s |
Dropped: 7mate, ESPN |
| American football |
Super Bowl |
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1980s-1990s |
Dropped: Seven Network, ESPN |
| Australian rules football |
Australian Football League |
HSV (1957–1980), GTV (1957–1960s), ATV (1965) |
1957–1980, 1987 |
Dropped: Seven Network, Fox Footy |
| Australian rules football |
Northern Territory Football League |
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2006-2014 |
Dropped: TBA |
| Australian rules football |
South Australian National Football League |
Fox Sports (2000s-2008) |
1988–2013 |
Dropped: Seven Network |
| Australian rules football |
Victorian Football League |
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1987–2014 |
Dropped: Seven Network |
| Australian rules football |
West Australian Football League |
TVW 7 (1960s-1987) |
1987–2014 |
Dropped: Seven Network |
| Australian rules football |
Tasmanian State League |
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2009–2011 |
Dropped: WIN |
| Australian rules football |
Tiwi Islands Football League Grand Final |
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Dropped: TBA |
| Baseball |
Australian Baseball League |
Network Ten (1990s–1996) |
1989–1999 |
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| Baseball |
Claxton Shield |
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1970s–1988 |
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| Basketball |
FIBA Basketball World Cup |
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2014 |
Dropped: TBA |
| Basketball |
FIBA Oceania Championship |
|
2013 |
Dropped: Nine Network |
| Basketball |
FIBA Oceania Championship for Women |
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2013 |
Dropped: Nine Network |
| Basketball |
FIBA World Championship for Women |
|
2014 |
Dropped: TBA |
| Basketball |
National Basketball Association |
|
1980s–1991 |
Dropped: ESPN |
| Basketball |
National Basketball League |
STW (1982–1987), SAS (1982–1987), TVQ (1979–1986), BTQ (1987), Fox Sports (1998–2001) |
1979–2001 |
Dropped: Nine Network, Fox Sports |
| Basketball |
Women's National Basketball League |
Network Ten (1992–1997) |
1981–2015 |
Dropped: TBA |
| Commonwealth Games |
Edmonton 1978, Brisbane 1982, Edinburgh 1986 |
Nine Network (Highlights) |
1978, 1982, 1986 |
Dropped: Seven Network |
| Cricket |
Sheffield Shield |
|
1970s–1990s |
Dropped: Fox Sports |
| Cricket |
Test cricket |
Nine Network |
1960s–1979 |
Dropped: Nine Network, Fox Sports |
| Field hockey |
Hockey World Cup |
|
2014 |
Dropped: TBA |
| Golf |
British Open |
|
1970s–1980s |
Dropped: Fox Sports |
| Lawn Bowls |
Domestic and International Australian Lawn Bowls |
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1981–2011 |
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| Netball |
Commonwealth Bank Trophy |
C7 Sport (1997–2002) |
1997–2007 |
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| Netball |
INF Netball World Cup |
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1991, 1995, 2003, 2007 |
Dropped: Fox Sports & Network Ten |
| Netball |
Netball Test Series |
|
1990s-2007 |
Dropped: Fox Sports & Network Ten |
| Paralympic Games |
Paralympic Games |
|
1970s–2013 |
Dropped: Seven Network |
| Rugby league |
Queensland Cup |
Fox Sports |
1996–2012 |
Dropped: Nine Network & Fox Sports |
| Rugby union |
1987 Rugby World Cup |
|
1987 |
Dropped: Nine Network & Fox Sports |
| Rugby union |
British and Irish Lions |
|
1989 |
Dropped: TBA |
| Rugby union |
Shute Shield |
|
2000s–2014 |
Dropped: Seven Network |
| Soccer |
2015 Asian Cup |
Fox Sports |
2015 |
Dropped: TBA |
| Soccer |
Matildas Internationals |
|
2008-2014 |
Dropped: SBS |
| Tennis |
Hopman Cup |
|
1995–2010 |
Dropped: 7mate |
Sports news programs
The program Offsiders is first broadcast on ABC on Sunday mornings and reviews and debates the previous week's action. ABC News 24 has Grandstand TV hosted by Peter Wilkins on weeknights at 5:30 pm.
Radio
ABC Sport also hold the radio rights to several Australian and international sporting events, including Australian Football League, National Basketball League, National Rugby League, Australian international cricket games, the Olympics and selected Ford Ranger One-Day Cup games, amongst other major sporting events.
See also
External links
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