10 Sport is the brand that all sporting events broadcast on Network 10, an Australian free-to-air commercial television network. Sports streamed on Paramount+ in Australia since August 2021 are also broadcast under the 10 Sport banner.
All sport events were broadcast under the One HD banner from 26 March 2009 until it ceased being a sole sports channel in early 2011.
History Australian rules In 2002, Ten combined with the Nine Network to acquire free-to-air broadcast rights for the AFL, the elite Australian rules competition, displacing the Seven Network which had held the rights for more than 40 years. Ten broadcast Saturday afternoon and Saturday night games and had exclusive rights for all finals games, the network also alternated in showing the pre-season Grand Final and Brownlow Medal count with Nine (Ten telecasted the events in 2002, 2004 and 2006) while they showed each local state team's games that were played by WA, SA, QLD and NSW teams that were played on a Saturday. Along with the Seven Network, Ten placed a successful $780 million bid to jointly broadcast the game from 2007 to 2011. Under this deal, Ten continued to broadcast the Saturday component of the competition. However, unlike the previous deal, Ten did not hold the exclusive rights to the finals series. Instead, the networks shared the broadcasting of the finals series and alternated the broadcast of the grand final. In the years when Ten did not televise the Grand Final (2008 and 2010), it telecast the Brownlow Medal presentation and the Nab Cup Grand Final. Ten ended AFL broadcasting at the conclusion of the 2011 season. At the end of 2011, Network Ten lost the rights to the AFL with Seven taking over the free-to-air TV Saturday games. Ten Sport won a Logie Award for "Most Popular Sport Program" at the 2012 TV Week Logie Awards for its telecast of the 2011 AFL Grand Final which was the last to be broadcast.
Basketball In 1992, Network 10 also used to air the National Basketball League (NBL) during the middle of the basketball boom in Australia from 1992 to 1997, but after delegating games to extremely late night time slots the network eventually ended its broadcasting. In March 2010 however, it was announced that Network 10 and digital channel One would show NBL games for the next 5 years. Starting with 2 games per week, and raising to 5 per week in the 2014/15 season. The network also screened Boomers and Opals games. On the 19 August 2021, The NBL and Channel 10 announced a broadcast deal that would involve showing two games every Sunday. One on the main channel (Network 10) and the other on the secondary channel (10 Bold), starting with the 2021/22 Season.
Cricket In 2013, Ten paid $100 million for exclusive rights to broadcast the Big Bash League from 2013 to 2018, marking the channel's first foray in elite domestic cricket coverage.New Big Bash League broadcaster Channel Ten thrilled with ratings for season opening derby Herald Sun (Melbourne). Retrieved 25 November 2015. Ten previously held the broadcast rights to the Indian Premier League.
Football Network 10 in 2007 broadcast its first football broadcast with the Sydney FC v LA Galaxy exhibition match. The match was broadcast on the main channel nationally in a three-hour special presentation. In 2017, Ten entered a two-year deal becoming the FTA broadcaster of the A-League and Socceroos matches. 27 matches played on Saturday Nights were simulcasted from Fox Sports on 10 Drama along with five finals matches and Socceroos matches over the two-year period. Fox on One was a three-hour programming block produced by Fox Sports for Network 10 each Saturday night on 10 Drama. It included Back Page Live followed by the live broadcast of the Saturday Night A-League match.
In 2021, Network 10 returned broadcasting football acquiring full broadcast rights become the home of Australian Football in a five-year deal. One A-League match each Saturday night will be broadcast on the main channel along with one W-League match each Sunday on 10 Drama. All A-League and W-League finals will also be broadcast live and free on FTA. All remainder matches will be streamed on Paramount+. A separate four-year deal was also struck with Football Australia with all Socceroos and Matildas matches to be broadcast on FTA along with for the first time, the FFA Cup Final. Other FFA Cup matches will be streamed on Paramount+. Other content also acquired which will be shown on Network 10 platforms including Under 23 friendlies, Youth national team home matches along with AFC competitions. 10 and Paramount+ also became the official broadcaster of the FA Cup.
In May 2026, The A-Leagues are staying on Network 10 and Paramount+ for a further three years. One Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s match per week will be broadcast live and free-to-air on Network 10, with marquee games broadcast on Network 10’s primary channel, 10. With all matches broadcast live on Paramount+. All Ninja A-League Women’s matches will be available live on Paramount+, with every game also broadcast live and free on 10 Streaming. The partnership also includes ten women’s matches shown live and free-to-air on 10 Drama each season, including the Grand Final.
Horse racing Network 10 broadcast the Melbourne Cup between 1978 and 2001, and again from 2019 to 2023. For a brief period in 2019 before the Melbourne Cup, Network 10 also broadcast some International Racing meets from the United Kingdom and France.
Motorsport Ten has been a long-standing broadcaster of motorsport events. It has produced the motoring show RPM to complement its coverage.
In 2003, Ten started broadcasting the Formula One World Championship after the Nine Network dropped the rights in 2002 after 22 years of coverage. Other series broadcast include the Supercars Championship from 1997 to 2006 and 2015 to 2020 and MotoGP since 1997.
On 30 September 2017, 10 has dropped its remaining Formula One international live races; it retained the broadcast rights of Formula One Australian Grand Prix live races and rest of highlights from international races of Formula One World Championship.
Rugby league Ten broadcast the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1983 until 1991. The network was experiencing severe financial problems in the early 1990s, and it was the New South Wales Rugby League that successfully applied to place the network in liquidation in 1991.
Rugby union Network 10 has broadcast the 1995, 2007 and 2019 Rugby World Cups. From 2013 to 2020, 10 broadcast Wallabies test matches played in Australia and Rugby Championship matches involving the Wallabies.
Olympic and Commonwealth Games Ten broadcast both the summer and winter Olympics in 1984 and 1988. Network 10 acquired broadcast rights to the 2014 Winter Olympics for $20 million after all three major commercial networks pulled out of bidding on rights to both the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games due to cost concerns. The Nine Network had lost $22 million on its joint coverage of the 2012 Games with Foxtel, and the Seven Network's bid was rejected for being lower than what Nine/Foxtel had previously paid.
Network 10, in joint partnership with subscription television provider Foxtel, had broadcast rights for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. It also broadcast the 1994 and 2014 games. Channel 10 won praise for their broadcast of the Olympics and Commonwealth Games with many Australians hoping they return to 10 in the near .
Events 10 Sport holds broadcast rights to the following events:
Current Sport Event Broadcast partner(s) Dates Notes Combat sports Zuffa Boxing Paramount+ 2026-2032 Select events also available on 10 Combat sports Ultimate Fighting Championship Paramount+ 2026-2032 Select UFC events on 10 Futsal FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup Paramount+, FIFA+ 2025 Final only, LIVE on 10 Motor racing Formula One Australian Grand Prix Fox Sports (2015–) 2003–present Live coverage on 10. Motor racing MotoGP Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Fox Sports 1997–present Live coverage on 10. Motor racing Race of Champions 2025 Live coverage on 10. Soccer A-League Men Paramount+ 2017–2019, 2021–present Two matches every Saturday afternoon & night on 10 Drama, including all finals Soccer A-League Women Paramount+ 2021–present All games live Soccer Socceroos Internationals Paramount+ 2018–2019, 2021–present Every Game LIVE Soccer Matildas Internationals Paramount+ 2021–present Every Game LIVE Soccer Pararoos Internationals Paramount+ 2021–present Every Home Game LIVE on 10 Soccer ParaMatildas Internationals Paramount+ 2021–present Every Home Game LIVE on 10 Soccer Australia Cup Paramount+ 2021–present Every Game LIVE on 10 and the Australia Cup Final on Channel 10 Soccer A-Leagues All Stars Men Paramount+ 2021–present Live on 10 Soccer A-Leagues All Stars Women Paramount+ 2023–present Live on 10 Soccer Football Ashes Paramount+ 2023–present Every Game LIVE Soccer FIFA World Cup qualification Paramount+ 2021–present Every AFC matches live Soccer 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Paramount+ 2027 15 matches on Network 10, all matches on Paramount+ Soccer FIFA Women's Youth World Cups Paramount+, FIFA+ 2024–present Australia Women's U-20 and U-17 matches and a final LIVE on 10 Soccer AFC Asian Cup Paramount+ 2023 and 2027 All Matches Soccer AFC Women's Asian Cup Paramount+ 2022 and 2026 All Matches Soccer AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Paramount+ 2021–2027 Soccer AFC U-23 Asian Cup Paramount+ 2023–2028 Soccer AFC U-20 Asian Cup Paramount+ 2023–2027 Soccer AFC U-17 Asian Cup Paramount+ 2023–present Soccer AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Paramount+ 2021–present Soccer AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Paramount+ 2021–present Soccer AFC Champions League Elite Paramount+ Sports 2021–present Soccer AFC Champions League Two Paramount+ Sports 2021–present Soccer AFC Women's Champions League Paramount+ 2024–present Seven matches live from quarter finals Soccer Coppa Italia Paramount+ Sports 2024–202717 matches live, from round of 16 until final Soccer Supercoppa Italiana Paramount+ Sports 2024–2027Three matches (both semi finals and a final) live Soccer Scottish Cup Paramount+ Sports 2023–present LiveSurfingShaw and Partners Iron Series2010–2013; 2025-present
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