BBC UNVEILS SPORTING SLATE FOR THE YEAR AHEAD, INCLUDING SUMMER OF SPORT

The BBC will bring both live event coverage and tell the stories of sport over the next year.

The BBC will the epic title battle in Sheffield at the World Snooker Championship, and the 45th London Marathon, plus looking forward to another summer of sport launching in June with the Wimbledon Championships and audio coverage of England’s home test matches.

Women’s sport takes centre stage from July, with the BBC offering live cross-platform coverage of both the Women’s Euros and the Women’s Rugby World Cup. The Women’s Euros, hosted in Switzerland, will see the Lionesses aiming to repeat their 2022 success, with Wales also vying for the title of European champions in their first ever major tournament.

Alongside the action from the tournament, fans can get closer to the stars of women’s football with an exclusive documentary about a legendary Lioness on iPlayer and series 2 of The Tooney and Russo Show on BBC Sounds. 26 In August, the BBC has exclusive UK broadcast rights for the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England, with matches available live across TV and BBC iPlayer as well as the BBC Sport website and app.

The sporting summer continues with Great Britain & Northern Ireland battling it out on the track at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The domestic football season will herald a new era for the BBC’s offer for fans with new content strands, in-depth storytelling, match highlights on iPlayer from 8pm and a brand new presenting line-up for Match of the Day & the Champions League.

BBC Sounds will also have live commentary of more Premier League games than ever before. The BBC will provide exclusive live television coverage of Scotland and Northern Ireland men’s football internationals, including all their FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026 qualifiers, as well as non-exclusive coverage for the Wales team.

The BBC will also continue to cover the Six Nations Championship 2026 as part of a four-year deal signed together with ITV. Sports Personality of the Year is the culmination of the biggest sporting achievements from the previous 12 months, where the public vote decides who will succeed the fourth female winner in a row, Keely Hodgkinson.

Early in 2026, the 25th Winter Olympic Games will take place in Italy. The Games will feature more than 100 winter sports events, with Team GB hoping to better its medal tally from last time. Once again, the BBC will provide live free-to-air coverage across TV, radio and online.

More details will be announced in due course.