Sports broadcasting contracts in South America

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This is a list of sports events in South America, showing the companies holding broadcasting rights under contract. Companies with rights to a wide range of sports include ESPN.

Badminton[]

• BWF World Tour

Baseball[]

Major League Baseball

• ESPN: Domingo de Grandes Ligas; Lunes de Grandes Ligas; Miércoles de Grandes Ligas; Tuesdays and Fridays games; Festival de Cuadrangulares; All Star Game; Wild-Card Game; Division Series; League Championship Series (TBS games); World Series.
• DirecTV: MLB Extra Innings.

Other baseball

• Mexican League: ESPN
• Little League World Series: ESPN
• College baseball: ESPN
• Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional: IVC Networks, TLT

Basketball[]

National Basketball Association[]

• ESPN: Wednesday and Friday games (mostly doubleheaders); Saturday games (including all ABC games); ESPN USA/ABC games on Sunday and Monday; Mexico games; NBA All-Star Weekend; select NBA playoffs (including ESPN/ABC conference finals) and NBA Finals.
• DIRECTV Sports, NBA TV and NBA League Pass: Regular Season and Playoffs.

FIBA events[]

• DIRECTV Sports: Basketball Champions League Americas, FIBA EuroBasket, FIBA EuroBasket Women, FIBA Americas Championship, FIBA World Championship, FIBA World Championship for Women

Other basketball[]

• ESPN: WNBA, Basketball Africa League, NCAA Basketball, NBA Summer League, The Basketball Tournament and NBA G League
• DIRECTV Sports: Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile
• TyC Sports: Liga Nacional de Básquet and Torneo Nacional de Ascenso

Boxing[]

• ESPN: ESPN Knockout (includes Top Rank, Premier Boxing Champions and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship)

Cricket[]

• ESPN: Cricket World Cup, ICC World Cup Qualifier, ICC World Twenty20, ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier, Under 19 Cricket World Cup and Regional Super50

Cycling[]

• ESPN: Tour de France; Giro d'Italia; Vuelta a España; Tour Down Under; UAE Tour; Paris–Nice; Tirreno-Adriatico; Tour de Romandie; Critérium du Dauphiné; Giro di Sicilia; Vuelta a San Juan; Tour Colombia; Tour of Utah; Milan–San Remo; Paris–Roubaix; Liège–Bastogne–Liège; Giro di Lombardia; Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race; Strade Bianche; Amstel Gold Race; La Flèche Wallonne; Clásica de San Sebastián; Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec; Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal; Paris–Tours; Milano–Torino; Giro del Piemonte; UCI Road World Championships; UCI Track Cycling World Championships; UCI BMX World Championships; UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup

eSports[]

• ESPN: Madden Club Championship; Madden Bowl; eChampions League; MotoGP eSport

Extreme Sports[]

• ESPN: X Games

Field Hockey[]

• ESPN: Women's FIH Hockey World Cup, Men's FIH Hockey World Cup, Women's FIH Pro League and Men's FIH Pro League

Gridiron Football[]

National Football League

• ESPN: NFL Draft; NFL RedZone; Sunday Night Football; Monday Night Football; Three Wild Card games; AFC Division games; AFC Championship game; Pro Bowl; Super Bowl
• DirecTV: Sunday Ticket games

NCAA College Football

• ESPN: Regular season (ESPN or ABC games); selected bowl games; College Football Playoff
• Claro Sports: College Football on CBS

Golf[]

• ESPN: The Masters; PGA Championship; U.S. Open; The Open Championship; World Golf Championships; PGA Tour; Presidents Cup; Ryder Cup; U.S. Women's Open; U.S. Senior Open and U.S. Senior Women's Open; Women's British Open; Senior Open; Senior PGA Championship; Augusta National Women's Amateur; U.S. Women's Amateur; Curtis Cup; Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship; Latin America Amateur Championship
• Golf Channel: The Open Championship; World Golf Championships; PGA Tour; Champions Tour; Ryder Cup; Web.com Tour
• GolfTV: PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA Tour

Handball[]

• European Men's Handball Championship

Horse racing[]

• ESPN: Pegasus World Cup; Saudi Cup; Dubai World Cup; Grand National; Epsom Derby; Royal Ascot; Irish Derby; Sussex Stakes; York Ebor; British Champions Day; Breeders' Cup; Melbourne Cup; Bahrain International

Ice Hockey[]

• ESPN: NHL

Marathon[]

• ESPN: Tokyo Marathon, New York City Half Marathon, Xuzhou Marathon, Rotterdam Marathon, Boston Marathon, London Marathon, Hamburg Marathon, Prague Marathon, Stockholm Marathon, Berlin Marathon, Buenos Aires Marathon, Chicago Marathon, Amsterdam Marathon, Frankfurt Marathon, New York City Marathon and Valencia Marathon

Mixed Martial Arts[]

• ESPN: UFC (except Brazil, except PPV main card)
• Star Premium: UFC (except Brazil, PPV preliminaries)
• Star+: UFC (except Brazil, all events)
• Combate: Ultimate Fighting Championship, PFL (Brazil)
• DirecTV Sports: PFL (except Brazil)

Motor Sports[]

• ESPN: Formula One; FIA Formula 2 Championship; FIA Formula 3 Championship; Moto GP; Moto 2; Moto 3; MotoE World Cup; W Series; Dakar Rally; NASCAR Cup Series; NASCAR Xfinity Series; NASCAR Camping World Truck Series; World Rally Championship; WeatherTech SportsCar Championship; FIA World Endurance Championship; Extreme E; Porsche Supercup; Race of Champions; Superbike World Championship; AMA Supersport Championship; Motocross World Championship (highlights)
• TyC Sports: Súper TC 2000; TC 2000; Top Race V6: Top Race Series

Multi-sport events[]

By Station

2018 Olympic Winter Games[]

Pay TV: Claro Sports

2018 Paralympic Winter Games[]

Pay TV: Claro Sports

2020 Olympic Summer Games[]

Pay TV: Claro Sports

2020 Paralympic Summer Games[]

Pay TV: Claro Sports

2022 Olympic Winter Games[]

Pay TV: Claro Sports

2022 Paralympic Winter Games[]

Pay TV: Claro Sports

2024 Olympic Summer Games[]

Pay TV: Claro Sports

2024 Paralympic Summer Games[]

Pay TV: Claro Sports

Special Olympics World Games[]

• ESPN

Parapan American Games[]

• ESPN

Invictus Games[]

• ESPN

Universiade[]

• ESPN

Aurora Games[]

• ESPN

European Games[]

• Claro Sports

Polo[]

• ESPN: Argentine Open Polo Championship; Hurlingham Open Polo Championship; Tortugas Country Club Open Championship; Copa Cámara de Diputados; Queen's Cup; Municipalidad del Pilar; East Coast Open; Royal Windsor; Coronation Cup; Abierto de San Jorge; Abierto Argentino Juvenil; Torneo Metropolitano de Alto Handicap; Copa Presidente; World Polo League; Copa de Las Naciones; Abierto Argentino de Polo Femenino

Rugby[]

• ESPN: Rugby World Cup; Six Nations; The Rugby Championship; Super Rugby; European Rugby Champions Cup; European Rugby Challenge Cup; Top 14; Premiership Rugby; Súper Liga Americana de Rugby; United Rugby Championship; Currie Cup; National Provincial Championship; Women's Six Nations Championship; World Rugby Under 20 Championship; Americas Pacific Challenge; Rugby World Cup Sevens; World Rugby Sevens Series; World Rugby Women's Sevens Series; World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series; Top 12 de la URBA; World Tens Series; Nacional de Clubes; Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby; Test-matches

Skiing[]

• ESPN: FIS Alpine Ski World Cup; FIS Cross-Country World Cup; FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup; FIS Nordic Combined World Cup; FIS Ski Jumping World Cup; FIS Snowboard World Cup

Tennis[]

• ESPN: Australian Open; French Open; Wimbledon; U.S. Open; ATP Finals; ATP Tour Masters 1000; ATP Cup; ATP Tour 500; ATP Tour 250; WTA Finals; WTA 1000; WTA 500; WTA 250; Next Generation ATP Finals; Laver Cup; World Tennis Championship
• DIRECTV Sports: Davis Cup
• TyC Sports: Davis Cup

Volleyball[]

• ESPN: CEV Women's Champions League, CEV Champions League, FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship and FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
• TyC Sports: FIVB Volleyball World League, FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix and Serie A1

Water Sports[]

• ESPN: FINA World Aquatics Championships; FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m); FINA World Junior Swimming Championships; FINA Diving World Cup; FINA High Diving World Cup

Wrestling[]

• Fox Sports: WWE Raw, WWE SmackDown
• Space: AEW Dynamite,^[1] AEW Rampage^[2]

Yachting[]

• ESPN: America's Cup, America's Cup Qualifiers and Challenger Playoffs and America's Cup World Series^[3]

Association football[]

European international tournaments[]

UEFA Champions League

• ESPN

UEFA Europa League

• ESPN

UEFA Europa Conference League

• ESPN

UEFA Super Cup

• ESPN

UEFA Youth League

• ESPN

UEFA European Championship qualifying

• DIRECTV Sports and ESPN

UEFA Nations League

• DIRECTV Sports and ESPN

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

• ESPN

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

• ESPN

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

• ESPN

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

• ESPN

UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

• ESPN

UEFA Futsal Championship

• ESPN

UEFA Futsal Champions League

• ESPN

UEFA Women's Futsal Championship

• ESPN

UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship

• ESPN

European national leagues[]

Premier League

• ESPN

FA Women's Super League

• ESPN

EFL Championship

• ESPN

La Liga

• ESPN.and DIRECTV Sports

Segunda División

• ESPN and DIRECTV Sports

Serie A

• ESPN

Women's Serie A

• ESPN

Bundesliga

• ESPN

Ligue 1

• ESPN and TV5Monde

Eredivisie

• ESPN

Primeira Liga

• GolTV and RTP Internacional

Belgian First Division A

• ESPN

Scottish Premiership

• ESPN

European national cups[]

• Copa del Rey: DIRECTV Sports
• Supercopa de España: DIRECTV Sports
• FA Cup: ESPN
• Women's FA Cup: ESPN
• EFL Cup: ESPN
• EFL Trophy: ESPN
• FA Community Shield: ESPN
• Women's FA Community Shield: ESPN
• FA Youth Cup: ESPN
• Coppa Italia: ESPN
• Coppa Italia (women): ESPN
• Supercoppa Italiana: ESPN
• Supercoppa Italiana (women): ESPN
• German Cup: DIRECTV Sports
• German Super Cup: ESPN
• Coupe de France: ESPN
• Trophée des Champions: ESPN
• Taça de Portugal: ESPN
• Taça da Liga: ESPN
• Belgian Cup: ESPN
• Belgian Super Cup: ESPN
• Scottish Cup: ESPN
• Scottish League Cup: ESPN

Latin American tournaments[]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

• ESPN and Globo International

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

• ESPN

Copa do Brasil

• GolTV and Globo International

Campeonato Paulista

• Globo International

Campeonato Carioca

• Globo International

Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores

• ESPN

Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana

• DIRECTV Sports and ESPN

Recopa Sudamericana

• DIRECTV Sports and ESPN (Argentina and Uruguay)

CONCACAF Champions League

• ESPN

CONCACAF League

• ESPN

Superliga Argentina

• TNT Sports (Only for Argentina) - Six matches per round
• ESPN (Except Argentina) - Six matches per round
• TyC Sports (Except Argentina) - Seven matches per round

Copa Argentina

• TyC Sports

Supercopa Argentina

• ESPN (Except Argentina)

Liga MX

• ESPN (Atlético San Luis, Mazatlán and Puebla home matches)

Liga de Expansión MX

• ESPN

Bolivian Primera División

• Tigo Sports

Categoría Primera A

• Win Sports: All matches per round.

Categoría Primera B

• Win Sports: 3 matches per round.

Ecuadorian Serie A

• GolTV
• ESPN (except Ecuador)

Chilean Primera División

• TNT Sports: All matches per round.

Primera B de Chile

• TNT Sports: Three matches per round.

Peruvian Primera División

• Gol Perú
• ESPN (except Peru)

Uruguayan Primera División

• VTV/VTV Plus: All matches per matchday.
• ESPN (except Uruguay)

Paraguayan Primera División

• Tigo Sports: All matches per matchday.

Venezuelan Primera División

• TVes and GolTV
• ESPN (except Venezuela)

Other leagues and tournaments[]

• Major League Soccer: ESPN
• USL Championship: ESPN
• USL League One: ESPN
• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: ESPN
• AFC Women's Asian Cup: ESPN
• AFC Champions League: ESPN
• AFC Cup: ESPN
• FFA Cup: ESPN
• Africa Cup of Nations: ESPN
• WAFU Nations Cup: ESPN
• Torneo ESPN: ESPN
• Toulon Tournament: ESPN
• Florida Cup: ESPN
• Emirates Cup: ESPN
• Audi Cup: ESPN
• International Champions Cup: DIRECTV Sports

FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

• DIRECTV Sports and ESPN

FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

• ESPN

FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

• ESPN

FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

• ESPN

FIFA international matches[]

• FIFA World Cup: DIRECTV Sports; Televisión Pública/TyC Sports (Only for Argentina); Red ATB/Unitel (Only for Bolivia); Chilevisión/TVN/Mega (Only for Chile); RCN/Caracol (Only for Colombia); (Only for Ecuador); Telefuturo/SNT/Tigo Sports (Only for Paraguay); (Only for Peru); Canal 4/Canal 10/Tele (Only for Uruguay); TVES/Venevisión (Only for Venezuela)
• FIFA U-20 World Cup: DIRECTV Sports
• FIFA Confederations Cup: DIRECTV Sports
• FIFA Club World Cup: TBD
• FIFA U-17 World Cup: DIRECTV Sports
• FIFA Women's World Cup: DIRECTV Sports

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