Football FIFA World Cup From 2014 to 2017, beIN Sports held the rights to broadcast the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In 2018, beIN Sports broadcast the 2018
FIFA World Cup. On 23 February 2020, beIN Sports announced to broadcast special shows and dedicated programs for 1000 days until the
2022 FIFA World Cup. To be broadcast from February 25 on its free-to-air and HD1 channel, the programs were supposed to include historic matches, highlights from the international best players, history of Qatari football and special clips of the day
Qatar won the World Cup bid.
UEFA Euro From 2012 to 2015, the network held the rights to broadcast all
UEFA Euro 2012. From 2016 to 2021, beIN Sports broadcast
Euro 2016 matches on the French pay-TV platform while
TF1 and
M6 have the
free-to-air rights to select matches.
Ligue 1 In France, beIN Sports holds one of five rights packages for
Ligue 1 from 2012 to 2016 – the package consisting of Friday night and Sunday evening matches. The other four packages are held by
Canal+. It also airs
FA Cup,
Football League Championship,
La Liga,
Argentine Primera División and
Brasileirao. In the
United States, the network holds the rights package for
Ligue 1,
La Liga, FIFA World Cup qualification rounds in the Americas (
CONMEBOL and
CONCACAF), except for home matches by Mexico and the United States (which are both held by
Univision and
ESPN). In April 2020, beIN Sports announced that it will broadcast a month-long online football gaming tournament organized by
Paris Saint-Germain to entertain people stuck at home, due to Coronavirus. On 13 February 2021, beIN Sports secured exclusive domestic broadcast rights from Canal+ for the remaining matches of Ligue 2's 2020/21 season. BeIN already had the rights to broadcast two live matches per match week under its existing €30 million per season deal with the French Professional Football League (LFP) for the 2020-24 cycle. With this sublicensing deal, beIN can air the remaining eight live matches per week until the end of 2020-21 season.
Ligue 2 On 26 June 2024, all matches of Ligue 2 will be broadcast in Bein Sports from 2024–25 to 2028–29.
Stars League beIN Sports held the rights to broadcast the seasons of
Qatar Stars League.
Süper Lig On December 27, 2017, beIN Sports bought the broadcasting rights of the Turkish
Süper Lig until 2027.
SPFL BeIN shows live Premiership games.
Rugby Rugby union On France, Spain and Latin America beIN Sports broadcasts November test matches,
European Rugby Champions Cup,
European Rugby Challenge Cup,
English Premiership and
Pro14.
Rugby league beIN Sports will broadcast the
Super League including all home matches of French side
Catalans Dragons. Other competitions include the Australian
National Rugby League and
State of Origin series.
Cricket In 2017,
cricket debuted on the channel. BeIN Sports has acquired the
Cricket Australia and
England and Wales Cricket Board rights for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and broadcast the
2017–18 Ashes series and
2017–18 Big Bash League season.
Indian Premier League BeIN Sports also acquired the
Indian Premier League (IPL) rights in April 2018 for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in a five-year deal with
Star India up to 2022.
Pakistan Super League On early December 31, 2024, beIN Sports held the rights to broadcast the
2024 Pakistan Super League.
Motorsports On 23 February 2013, as part of Al-Jazeera's increasing footprint in the
Superbike World Championship, which they hold rights in the Middle East, and the transitional shutdown of
Fox Sports motorsport operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, beIN Sports acquired the rights to the Superbike World Championship in the United States, which also includes live coverage of the races and also the support classes, which had never been televised in the United States in the past. beIN Sports also airs the
FIA World Rallycross Championship in the United States, the Middle East, and North Africa. In 2016, beIN Sports began to broadcast two more Dorna-controlled motorcycle road racing series in the United States and Canada --
MotoGP, the
Superbike World Championship, giving them control of FIM road racing on North American television. The deal ended after the 2019. The channel also aired
MotoAmerica from 2016 to 2017.
Formula One From 2014 to 2018, they had broadcast rights for the MENA, Spain and UK region. However, in February 2019, beIN Sports,
citing market conditions, declined to renew rights, and, until February 2024, the rights were instead given to
MBC Action, whose parent company
Middle East Broadcasting Center is majority-owned by the Saudi government. In early 2023, beIN Sports got the rights to broadcast the
Formula One in southeast Asia from 2023 to 2028, and, in February 2024, reacquired rights for the MENA region as well as Turkey, which runs through 2033.
Team handball beIN Sports has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the
EHF Champions League (
Team Handball). The EHF Champions League is the most important club competition for men's and women's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. In January 2013, beIN Sports also acquired the broadcast rights to the
2013 World Men's Handball Championship. beIN Sports USA aired live, delayed and pre-recorded
HD games in the US, between January 11–27, 2013.
Basketball Basketball programming on beIN Sports has gained prominence with exclusive coverage of the NBA and Euroleague games. The network also highlights basketball’s growing popularity in the MENA region, where events like the annual NBA Abu Dhabi Games have become a major attraction, which draw fans from across the globe (Baraheni, 2024). Expert commentators like Eric Micoud guarantee that both seasoned fans and newcomers gain valuable insights into the games (Sim, 2024). Tennis In France, beIN Sports airs the
Wimbledon Championships,
Davis Cup,
Fed Cup,
ATP World Tour Masters 1000,
ATP World Tour 500,
ATP World Tour Finals, and some
ATP World Tour 250 and
WTA Tour tournaments. beIN Sports will be the exclusive broadcaster of WTA Tour in the United States, Australia, the Middle East, and North Africa from 2017 to 2021 and then returned to 2024 to 2031 with Turkey was added it rights.
With commentators such as Tatiana Golovin and Sébastien Grosjean, the network enhances the viewing experience by offering expert perspectives on player strategies and match dynamics (Martin et al., 2017). Other sports In France, beIN Sports aired the
2012 Summer Olympics tennis, handball and basketball tournaments. In athletics, beIN Sports airs the
IAAF Diamond League and several international marathons and World Indoor Meetings. In cycling, it broadcasts some
UCI World Tour road races, including the
Giro d'Italia, as well as the UCI Road, Track, Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships ("Mountain Bike Mania," 2016-2018). The channel also airs the French Handball Championship,
FIVB World League,
EuroLeague (
top-tier European basketball club competition),
National Basketball Association (NBA),
National Football League (NFL), and
Major League Baseball (MLB). On 25 May 2016, the U.S. beIN Sports announced that it had acquired partial rights to
Conference USA college sports, including a package of selected
college football,
basketball,
baseball,
softball, and
soccer matches. The deal marks the first
American football-related contract the U.S. network has acquired. On 20 April 2018,
professional wrestling debuted on the channel with the premiere of
Major League Wrestling's weekly series,
MLW Fusion, on
beIN Sports USA.
Football broadcasters The channel's football coverage has notably been fronted by
Richard Keys and
Andy Gray since 2013, after their career in British television was upended in 2011 due to a scandal involving sexist comments. In early February 2026 news broke that Keys and Gary are expected to leave beIN at the end of the current Premier League season. ==Football coverage==