1. BBC Sport operates a sub-site of BBC Online which supplements the television and radio services of the department.
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1. BBC Sport operates a sub-site of BBC Online which supplements the television and radio services of the department.
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5. BBC Sport had coverage of the British and World Superbikes for a few years—often showing the World Championship version live.
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6. The BBC Sport provided live coverage of all races from 2009 to 2011, but from 2012 to 2015 the BBC showed 10 races live each season and highlights of all the races including the ones shown live.
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7. BBC Sport covered Formula One from 1978 until 1996 and from 2009 to 2015.
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8. The BBC Sport gave up the rights to the British Touring Car Championship at the end of 2001, with the rights eventually being picked up by ITV.
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9. BBC Sport covered the World Rally Championship until 2001, when Channel 4 bought the rights.
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10. The BBC Sport was criticised for subsequently not bidding for the rights to show home Test matches.
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11. In 1999 the BBC Sport lost coverage of England home matches to Channel 4.
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13. BBC Sport regained coverage of the Boat Race from ITV Sport who pulled out of coverage after the 2009 event.
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14. BBC Sport previously held the rights to live coverage, highlights and live radio coverage of the NFL from 2007 to 2013.
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16. The BBC Sport lost the rights to the 2011 and 2013 World Championships to Channel 4.
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18. BBC Sport covers events such as the Commonwealth Games, the European Athletics Championships, domestic British athletics and mass-participation events such as the London Marathon and the Great North Run.
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19. BBC Sport showed the 2014 Commonwealth Games with more coverage than ever before.
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20. BBC Sport holds the exclusive terrestrial rights to show Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games and has shown live coverage of every Summer Olympics since 1960.
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21. BBC Sport shows live coverage of the Challenge Cup including both semi-finals and the final, the Four Nations and the Rugby League World Cup.
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22. The BBC Sport held the live rights to the Autumn Internationals for the Scottish and Welsh sides as well as highlights of the English team.
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24. The BBC Sport has covered the tournament since 1979 and has a contract in place until 2024.
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25. BBC Sport currently holds the rights to broadcast the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and the Queen's Club Championships live on its television platforms.
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26. The BBC Sport will broadcast all its matches from the 2018 World Cup in 4K UHD and VR to a limited number of viewers subject to bandwidth.
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28. The BBC Sport holds the television and radio UK broadcasting rights to several sports, broadcasting the sport live or alongside flagship analysis programmes such as Match of the Day, Test Match Special, Ski Sunday, Today at Wimbledon and previously Grandstand.
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