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BT Sport will show all domestic and international cricket in the West Indies and New Zealand, including England men’s and women’s tours, after signing multi-year broadcast deals for each country. 

The deals include multiple England tours, starting this year with England women’s tour of New Zealand, New Zealand men’s series against Australia in February and March and Bangladesh men’s visit in March, and England men’s tour of the West Indies, which will see Joe Root’s Test side looking for revenge following a 2-1 series defeat in 2019. 

BT Sport’s rights with the Cricket West Indies extend to all men’s and women’s domestic and international cricket in the Caribbean which will be played in prime-time slots.

As well as England’s visit in 2022, BT Sport will have a packed schedule of international cricket from the West Indies in 2021. 

Rachel Knight, Sports Rights Director, BT Sport said: “We want to provide customers with the best sport from across the globe, so we are delighted to add the England men’s and women’s cricket teams to our line up.  

“In addition to some hugely important and enticing Test and T20 International matches over the next 18 months, the new rights in New Zealand and West Indies will see the world’s top cricketers regularly on BT Sport.”

Sky Sports will show every match of the Vitality Netball Superleague 2021 after signing a new multi-year broadcast partnership with England Netball.

Matches will be available on Sky Sports Arena & Sky Sports Mix and the Sky Sports YouTube channel, as well as the England Netball YouTube channel. 

Rob Webster, Sky Sports Managing Director said: “Sky Sports has been a long-term partner of netball since 2006. 

We are delighted to be expanding upon our existing deal to bring the thrill of the game to our audiences for years to come.”

Fran Connolly, CEO of England Netball, added: “It is such a pleasure to be able to announce this new deal with Sky Sports. 

“Over recent years they have been able to capture huge moments in our sport and bring fans closer than ever to netball and I can’t wait to see that continue.”

BT Sport will remain the home of MotoGP in the UK and Ireland until at least 2024 following a new broadcast deal with rights owners Dorna Sports.

The deal will see the channel show every practice, qualifying session, and race for MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE.

Manel Arroyo, managing director at Dorna Sports, said: “BT Sport are one of our most important partners and we are delighted to see MotoGP remain with them until at least 2024, securing top quality coverage for the sport in one of our most important markets. 

“Fans in the UK and Ireland couldn’t ask for more. After a thrilling but challenging 2020 season, we are proud to see this partnership confirmed to continue and mark a decade of collaboration. 

“We would also like to thank BT Sport for their support in 2020 and look forward to at least another three seasons working together.”

Simon Green, managing director BT Sport added: “We are extremely proud to continue as the home of MotoGP in the UK and Ireland. 

“BT Sport has the best presentation team delivering the most comprehensive MotoGP coverage that UK fans have ever enjoyed, with every single practice, qualifying and race broadcast in full. 

“I would also like to congratulate Dorna on safely and successfully completing the 2020 season, one of the most exciting we have seen, and thank them for collaborating with us to bring some great new programming to our audiences during last year’s lockdown.”

Sky Sports has signed a one-year deal to broadcast the Extreme E electric off-road racing series and promises fans will see all five X-Prix’s live.

The contest will see electric SUVs racing in five locations that have been detrimentally impacted by climate change and takes place on: 

• 20-21 March 2021: Saudi Arabia (Desert X Prix) 
• 29-30 May 2021: Senegal (Ocean X Prix) 
• 28-29 August 2021: Greenland (Arctic X Prix) 
• 23-24 October 2021: Brazil (Amazon X Prix) 
• 11-12 December 2021: Argentina (Glacier X Prix)

Rob Webster, Sky Sports Managing Director said: “We are really pleased to add Extreme E to our portfolio of live sport. 

“The series not only brings an exciting new racing circuit to the calendar of our motorsport fans, but also carries an important message around climate change. 

“At Sky, we believe that our voice and reach can play a vital role in empowering our customers, partners and industry peers to build a better world.” 

Eleven Sports Belgium has extended its exclusive rights to show LaLiga for a further five seasons, cementing its status as the home of Spain’s top tier until 2025-2026.

The broadcaster says a minimum of five games will be broadcast live each matchday, with expert commentary provided in both Dutch and French for every game.

Fans will also enjoy exclusive LaLiga interviews, documentaries, analysis and giveaways. 

 Guillaume Collard, Managing Director, ELEVEN SPORTS Belgium and Luxembourg & Head of Acquisitions for ELEVEN, said: “Our market research has shown us that Belgian football fans really love Spanish football and it has been a cornerstone of our offering in Belgium since we launched in 2015. 

“The presence of Belgian stars like Hazard, Courtois and Januzaj has given LaLiga an extra dimension for us Belgians and the league is only getting more popular with fans. 

“We’re delighted to be working with LaLiga again for the next five seasons, and I’m looking forward to continuing to build on our already strong partnership in the years ahead.” 

Sports streamer and broadcaster Eleven has renewed its UEFA Champions League rights in Portugal for a further three additional seasons, making the competition’s exclusive home until 2023/24.

Fans will be able to watch 138 games each season on Eleven’s six linear channels, OTT platform and via its operator partners, with games accompanied by exclusive interviews, documentaries and magazine shows. 

Jorge Pavão de Sousa, Managing Director of Eleven Portugal, said: “The renewal of the rights to the UEFA Champions League until 2024 is a massive moment for ELEVEN as we work to deliver a world class offering to Portuguese fans. 

“The Champions League brings together the best teams and players in the world and we’re delighted UEFA are entrusting us to bring the competition to Portuguese fans for an additional three years. 

“It is with joy and great satisfaction that we will continue to be The Home of Champions League in Portugal.”