Watch live sport in the UK through a mix of subscription services, free-to-air broadcasters and bookmaker live streams. Sky Sports and NOW remain the main options for Premier League, EFL, F1 and cricket, while TNT Sports covers major European football, UFC, rugby and selected cup competitions. DAZN is now a key boxing platform, Premier Sports is useful for La Liga and rugby, and Racing TV remains the specialist choice for horse racing fans. Some bookmakers also offer free live streams for selected events, usually requiring a funded account or recent bet.

Top Live Streaming Sites Compared

Live Stream Supplier	Sports	Subscription Price	Live Streams	On Demand	Loyalty Programme / Rewards
Racing TV	Horse racing	from £24.98/month	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sky Sports Racing	Horse racing, greyhounds	Included via TV packages	Yes	Yes	No
Amazon Prime Video UK	Tennis, selected football, documentaries	£8.99/month	Yes	Yes	No
TNT Sports (via discovery+)	Football, UFC, rugby, boxing, MotoGP	Bundled via discovery+ Premium	Yes	Yes	No
Sky Sports	Premier League, cricket, F1, golf, darts	From £22–£30+/month (bundle)	Yes	Yes	Yes
NOW Sports	Sky Sports channels (no contract)	From £34.99/month (often discounted)	Yes	Yes	No
DAZN	Boxing, women’s football, global sports	From ~£14.99/month	Yes	Yes	No
Premier Sports	La Liga, rugby, cup football	From ~£9.99–£15/month	Yes	Yes	No
BBC iPlayer	FA Cup, Six Nations, highlights	Free (TV licence required)	Yes	Yes	No
ITVX	FA Cup, England internationals	Free (ads) / paid tier	Yes	Yes	No

UK’s Best & Not Expensive Sports Live Streaming Services

• NOW Sports – Full HD
• Sky Sports Live Streaming
• Amazon prive Video UK
• Racing TV
• TNT Sports

Many live stream sites for sports carry some subscription. However, you can often watch horse races for free if you are a customer of a bookmaker partner. Live stream sites offer plenty of added benefits such as replays on horse races, tips and rewards schemes. Use live streaming videos when placing in-play bets on football, tennis, boxing (UFC fights), F1 races, hockey, Olympics, darts, cricket and more with one of the best bookmakers online, including bet365, William Hill, Betfred and Unibet.

Amazon Prime Video UK

Amazon Prime Video needs no introduction if you’re used to watching boxed sets and on-demand films through your Smart TV. However, Amazon Prime also streams a selection of Premier League football matches throughout the season. You can also stream selected Grand Slam tennis matches.

Racing TV

Racing TV stopped its Freeview station back in 2020 but you can still watch hundreds of horse races live or on-demand through your PC and mobile. Racing TV does cost a monthly subscription, but you can access races for free through many UK online bookmakers.

In addition, you can claim dozens of free bet deals with some of Racing TV’s betting partners, such as BetVictor and BetFred. Racing TV subscribers can also apply for free tickets to dozens of Club Days at UK racecourses. 

Sky Sports Racing

At The Races is Sky Sports’ exclusive horse and greyhound racing channel broadcasting live races from the UK, Ireland and rest of the world. You can watch live races through the ATR Player app or At The Races website, or on the Sky Sports Racing Channel. The channel is also available on Virgin TV.

You can watch hundreds of races broadcast live from UK courses such as Ascot, Chepstow and Lingfield. US and Australian races are also shown, as well as major events such as the Breeders’ Cup and Melbourne Cup.

TNT Sport

TNT Sport is one of the smaller UK broadcasters but has been growing its live streaming output in recent years. For the cost of a monthly pass, you can watch football, cricket and rugby through your TV or tablet. TNT Sport also offers a free catch-up service, plus highlights and news. Check out the Matchday Experience option via the app too. It offers AR (Augmented Reality) on live streams with multi-camera replays and different viewpoints.

Sky Sports

Sky Sports is the market leader in the UK for live streams. There are dedicated sport channels for football, English Premier League and golf, as well as a standalone horse racing station. You can also access Sky Sports News for rolling broadcasts.

Much of the content is exclusive to Sky and you won’t be able to view it anywhere else. Sign up to Sky Sports through your regular cable package (e.g. Virgin, Talk Talk, BT) or add it to your service if you’re a Sky Mobile customer.

NOW TV

You can also watch Sky Sports live streams through NOW TV. Stream all Sky Sports channels on TV or mobile and connect up to six different devices at the same time. There’s no contract, either, which makes it a perfect alternative to Sky. In addition, you can get a free trial to use NOW Boost which gives you full HD streaming.

How Live Sport Streams Work

You can choose from a range of live streaming services now in the UK. Some services are subscription-based and cover a selection of sports. You can watch live through your TV, mobile or PC and use the Catch Up service to see games or races you’ve missed.

Other services are dedicated to a single sport, such as horse racing. While there are usually subscriptions to pay, these may be waived if you open an online bookmaker account and have a positive balance.

Best UK Football Streaming Sites 

It’s hard to believe that at one time in history, watching live football was a non-starter in the United Kingdom. In the 1969-70 season, for instance, the only match broadcast live on television the entire year was the FA Cup final between Leeds United and Chelsea.

Football supporters today perhaps don’t realize how spoiled they are when it comes to opportunities to watch live matches. Every single English Premier League match is shown live. The same is true for the UEFA Champions League and Europa League and major international competitions such as the World Cup European Nations Cup and European Championship.

Those who are fans of other national leagues need not worry. Whether it’s Serie A, La Liga, or the Bundesliga, streams to view these matches are also available.

Let’s take a look at the top 7 football streaming sites in the UK

1. Sky Sports: With eight dedicated channels, Sky Sports offers football fans a smorgasbord of endless action. Sky Sports Premier League offers all of the action from the EPL all season long. As well, SkySports Football provides complete coverage of the English Football Championship. There’s also action from the Scottish Premier Football League. 
2. TNT Sports App: TNT Sport offers football fans access to the EPL, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Europa Conference League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Serie A and the Vanarama National League. 
3. Premier Sports: Premier Sports is an Irish pay television sports channel launched in 2009 and owned by Premier Media Broadcasting. Premier Sports holds exclusive live UK and Republic of Ireland TV rights to La Liga and the Scottish League Cup.
4. BBC: British public service broadcaster the BBC has extended its English FA Cup domestic rights until 2025. The four-year contract renewal, which takes effect in 2021, will see BBC’s free-to-air television channels air up to 18 live FA Cup matches every season. Coverage will include up to six live FA Cup games from the first and second rounds, as well as FA Cup highlights and clips online. The BBC also held exclusive rights to the UEFA EURO 2020 tournament.
5. ITV: At ITV, they offer early-round FA Cup action, as well as live coverage of all England men’s and women’s international matches. 
6. DAZN: While DAZN provides significant football streaming options in other nations, in the UK their main offering is every match of the UEFA Women’s Champions League. 
7. EuroSport: Eurosport owns broadcasting rights for the UEFA Nations League, the African Cup of Nations, the Copa América, and UEFA European qualifiers. Eurosport also offers such domestic leagues as the German Bundesliga, the English Premier League, the Polish Ekstraklasa and the Swedish Allsvenskan.

Best Boxing Streaming Sites In The UK

Without question, British sporting fans love their boxing, including MMA, UFC fights. Whether it’s a bout featuring a UK star such as Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua, or world-class fighters from around the world like Gennady Golovkin or Canelo Alvarez, there’s nothing like a good punch-up to get the blood boiling.

Fortunately for British fight fans, there are plenty of places for them to stream the action LIVE/ONLINE from all the major bouts.

Let’s take a look at what some of the best boxing live streaming sites have to offer.

DAZN: For a fee of £15.99 per month, you can gain access to an array of live sports that includes boxing. DAZN has contracts to show bouts of several elite fighters, including Alvarez, Golovkin, Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk. There’s also offerings of classic fights that can be streamed 24/7.

BoxNation: BoxNation has moved away from its standalone monthly subscription model towards a more integrated streaming approach, after a closer partnership with DAZN.

Sky Sports: Best known as the home of the English Premier League, boxing is also a significant part of the Sky Sports menu. Fighters such as Chris Eubank Jr. and Claressa Shields have been featured on Sky Sports.

TNT Sport: Via their TNT Sport Fight Night Live, boxing fans can see action involving world champs such as Fury, top contenders in all weight classes, and up-and-coming prospects inside the ring. 

Bet365: The British bookmaker maintains one of the largest worldwide online sports betting presences, and boxing plays a big role in that. No online betting site will outdo Bet365 when it comes to streaming live boxing. Their live streams operate seamlessly whether viewed on a laptop or desktop computer or through their mobile app. Best of all, the only requirement to access these streams is that you have an active, funded Bet365 account.

Unibet: Betting site provides its own streaming channel, Unibet.tv. Like Bet365, they offer streaming on all of the top boxing bouts from around the world. These streams of MMA, UFC, and boxing matches are accessible LIVE to anyone holding a live account with Unibet. The cost to watch a fight is £1.

Best Rugby Streaming Sites In The UK

After football, the most popular team sport in the United Kingdom is rugby. Rugby Union is the most traditional form of the sport, although there’s a dedicated following for Rugby League and Rugby Sevens, an Olympic sport, is growing rapidly in popularity.

British fans love to watch their rugby live and if they can’t get to the match, there are plenty of online streaming services ready, willing and able to deliver the most prominent rugby product to the masses in the UK.

Let’s look at some of the major rugby streaming sites in the UK.

Sky Sports: There’s plenty of rugby offered on the dedicated Sky Sports video channels, including Sky Sports Arena and Sky Sports Main Event, as well as the Sky Go live stream. Among the competitions for which coverage is provided are Rugby World Cup matches, British and Irish Lions test matches, international rugby test matches, the BetFred Super League, the European Super League, Super Rugby and the Currie Cup.

Now: Want to stream and watch rugby online from Sky Sports but don’t want to pay for a full Sky Sports subscription? Now is the answer. Offering a day pass for £9.99, or a monthly pass for £33.99, Now delivers all the same rugby action as Sky Sports for those on a budget.

TNT Sport: Subscribers to Sky Sports can bundle it in a package with TNT Sport and get the best of both worlds in terms of rugby streaming. TNT Sport provides rugby action from the Gallagher Premiership, as well as rugby sevens tournaments.

Premier Sports: Premier Sports holds exclusive rights to the United Rugby Championship, formerly known as the Guinness Pro 14. They show every match live across their digital channels and their OTT streaming service, the Premier Sports Player.

BBC iPlayer: The BBC iPlayer offers live streams of the Six Nations. Rugby League Challenge Cup, Super Six Rugby and Ulster Rugby. Best of all, they’re free to access if you have a TV license.