ABS-CBN Sports was a sports division of the Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation, which aired some of the notable sporting events in the Philippines.
ABS-CBN Sports began in 1998 as the main broadcaster for the network-backed basketball league Metropolitan Basketball Association which introduced the home-and-away play format in the Philippine basketball landscape. Simultaneous with that (shortly before the MBA collapsed), it acquired the broadcast rights to the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA) collegiate basketball leagues, which bolstered Studio 23's ratings and at the same time aligned further toward the said channel's programming thrust to the youth.
ABS-CBN Sports also supplant contents to their sports channel Studio 23/S+A aired on UHF Channel 23 (main channel) and Sky Cable Channel 166 (HD channel). The division also maintains their official website, sports.abs-cbn.com, one of the top sports news websites in the Philippines.
On July 16, 2020, the final buzzer sounded as the staff and employees of the sports division became part of a series of retrenchments, following the July 10 vote of the House Committee on Legislative Franchises denied the network a congressional franchise, officially ceased its operations on August 31.
Following the closure, several sports rights were transferred to the different TV channels (including TAP Sports and Premier Sports, both owned by TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation). Despite the closure, ABS-CBN Sports continued to deliver sports update on digital platforms.
Final programs
Exclusive contract Note: Titles are listed in alphabetical order followed by the year it debuted in parentheses.
2001 SEABA Championship 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup 2011 Southeast Asian Games 2010 FIFA World Cup 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 Southeast Asian Games 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 FIFA World Cup 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Southeast Asian Games ALA Promotions Bouts (Pinoy Pride) (2009–2019) ASEAN Basketball League (2016–2020) ASEAN Football Federation (official broadcaster for the Philippines) (2011–2016) Asian Football Confederation (official broadcaster for the Philippines) (2011–2014) Bakbakan (2008–2009) Beach Volleyball Republic (2016–2019) Bellator MMA (2016–2019) Brazilian League (2011–2015) FIFA (2009–2019) (official broadcaster for the Philippines; now with TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation) Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup (2006–2017) FIVB (official broadcaster for the Philippines) (2016–2018) Game Na! Gameplan Gametime (2017–2020) Hardball (2006–2020) International Premier Tennis League (2014) (official broadcaster for the Philippine Mavericks) J.League Highlights (2014) La Liga (2017–2019) Ligue 1 (2018–2019) Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (2018–2020; now with Solar Sports) Man-Up Manny Pacquiao fights on ABS-CBN (produced by Solar Entertainment Corporation) (2006–2019) MBA Games (1998–2001) National Basketball Association (2011–2019; now with One Sports/Cignal TV, ESPN-Disney+ and Prime Video) National Collegiate Athletic Association (2002–2011, 2015–2020; now with One Sports/Cignal TV) National Football League (1996–2000; now with TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation and DAZN) NBA Action (2014–2019) NBA Inside Stuff (2014–2019) ONE Championship (2016–2020; now with One Sports/Cignal TV) Palarong Pambansa (2016–2018) Philippine Basketball League Games (2003–2007) Philippine Collegiate Champions League (2009–2017) Philippines National Football Team Games (2010–2014) Philippines Women's National Football Team Games (2012–2014) Premier League (2017) Premier Volleyball League (2017–2020; now with One Sports/Cignal TV) Road to Johannesburg Shakey's V-League (2016–2017) Sports Report Sports TV Sports U (1997–2020) The 1st PBA DLSU vs. PBA ADMU Game The Score (2014–2020) Touchline UEFA (official broadcaster for the Philippines) (2016–2018) UEFA Champions League (2012–2014, 2017–2018) US Open (2007–2016) (official broadcaster for the Philippines) UFC Fight Night (2011–2015) Ultimate Fighting Championship (2005–2015; now with ESPN-Disney+) University Athletic Association of the Philippines (2000–2020; now with One Sports/Cignal TV) Universal Reality Combat Championship (2016–2018) Upfront at the UAAP Wild Card World Pool Championship 2007 WWE (2010–2014; now with Netflix) WWE NXT (2011–2014) WWE Raw (2011–2014) WWE Tough Enough (2014) WWE Superstars (2010–2014)
Sports broadcasters
Final on-air staff
Past on-air staff
See also ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs Liga Studio 23 S+A
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