 ABS-CBN Sports Logo (2014-present) | |
| Launched | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Closed | Template:End date and age (legislative franchise lapsed) |
| Division of | ABS-CBN Narrowcast |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Owner | ABS-CBN Corporation |
| Key people |
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| Headquarters | Quezon City |
| Major broadcasting contracts |
MPBL ABL |
| Sister network | |
| Format | Sports |
| Original language(s) |
Filipino (main) English (secondary) |
ABS-CBN Sports is a sports division of the Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN, which airs some of the notable sporting events in the Philippines.
ABS-CBN Sports began in 1998 as the main broadcaster for the network-backed basketball league Metropolitan Basketball Association which introduced the home-and-away play format in the Philippine basketball landscape. Simultaneous with that (shortly before the MBA collapsed), it acquired the broadcast rights to the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA) collegiate basketball leagues, which bolstered Studio 23 (now S+A, later replaced by A23)'s ratings and at the same time aligned further toward the said channel's programming thrust to the youth.
ABS-CBN Sports also supplant contents to their standalone cable-exclusive sports channel Liga, while also supplant selected contents to ABS-CBN's sister network A23 aired on UHF Channel 23 (main channel) and SkyCable Channel 166 (HD channel). The division also maintains their official website, sports.abs-cbn.com, one of the top sports news websites in the Philippines.
On July 15, 2020, ABS-CBN Corporation announced that its sports division will cease its operations, thus taking hiatus, on August 31, 2020 following the cease-and-desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission due to the expiration of ABS-CBN's legislative franchise to operate and its denial of a new franchise by the House of Representatives.
During the period, several sports rights including UAAP and the PVL were transferred to One Sports (TV5's sports division), while NCAA was transferred to GMA Sports. Despite the closure, ABS-CBN remains the broadcast partner of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) through A2Z Channel 11, as of March 2021.
By 2025, ABS-CBN Sports will reopen following the return of ABS-CBN, as well as acquiring the rights to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and re-acquiring rights to the MPBL.
Programs[]
Note: Titles are listed in alphabetical order.
Upcoming programs (TBA)[]
Local[]
- ALA Promotions Bouts (Pinoy Pride) (2009-2019; 2025-present)
- Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (2018-2020; 2025-present)
- Philippine Basketball Association (2001-2011 (international broadcasts via The Filipino Channel); 2011 (under Solar Sports); 2025-present)
- Sports U (under ABS-CBN News)
- The Score
International[]
- National Football League (1996-2000; 2025-present) (under Premier Sports of TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation)
Previous programs[]
- Upfront
Past programs & notable coverage[]
- 2001 SEABA Championship
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
- 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
- 2010 FIFA World Cup
- 2011 Southeast Asian Games
- 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
- 2013 Southeast Asian Games
- 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
- 2014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
- 2019 Southeast Asian Games
- Asian Football Confederation (official broadcaster for the Philippines) (2011-2014)
- ASEAN Football Federation (official broadcaster for the Philippines) (2011-2016)
- ASEAN Basketball League (2016-2020)
- Beach Volleyball Republic (2016-2019)
- Bellator MMA (2016-2019)
- Brazilian League (2012-2015 on cable; 2011-2015 on Free TV Telecast)
- FIFA (2009-2019) (official broadcaster for the Philippines)
- Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup (2006-2017)
- FIVB (official broadcaster for the Philippines) (2016-2018)
- Game Na!
- Gameplan
- International Premier Tennis League (2014) (official broadcaster for the Philippine Mavericks)
- La Liga (2017-2019)
- Ligue 1 (2018-2019)
- Metropolitan Basketball Association Games (1998-2001)
- Morales-Pacquiao Bouts
- National Basketball Association (2011-2019; now with One Sports/Cignal TV)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (2002-2011, 2015–2020; now with GMA Sports)
- ONE Championship (2016-2020 now with One Sports)
- Palarong Pambansa (2016-2018)
- Philippine Basketball League Games (2003-2007)
- Philippine Collegiate Champions League (2009-2017)
- Philippines National Football Team Games (2010-2014)
- Philippines Women's National Football Team Games (2012-2014)
- Premier League (2017)
- Premier Volleyball League (2017-2020; now with One Sports/Cignal TV)
- Road to Johannesburg
- Sports Report
- Sports TV
- Shakey's V- League (2016-2017)
- Top Rank & Featured boxing matches
- Touchline
- World Pool Championship 2007
- University Athletic Association of the Philippines (2000-2020; now with One Sports/Cignal TV)
- Wild Card
- Universal Reality Combat Championship (2016-2018)
- UFC Fight Night (2011-2015)
- The 1st PBA DLSU vs. PBA ADMU Game
- UEFA (official broadcaster for the Philippines) (2016-2018)
- UEFA Champions League (2017-2018)
- US Open (2007-2016) (official broadcaster for the Philippines)
Sports broadcasters[]
Final on-air staff[]
- Dyan Castillejo (Sports Correspondent, Top Rank Boxing Play-by-play, Sports U host and ABS-CBN News sports reporter)
- Christian Luanzon (UAAP/MPBL Basketball Analyst)
- Alan Edgar Consebido (NBA on ABS-CBN/UAAP/E-Sports/MPBL Lead Play-by-play, ABS-CBN News anchor)
- Leo Isaac (MPBL Basketball analyst)
- Bea Daez (UAAP Basketball analyst)
- Enzo Flojo (UAAP Basketball analyst)
- Judy Saril (PVL Courtside Reporter)
- Migs Gomez (MPBL Lead Play-by-play)
- TJ Manotoc (ABS-CBN News Sports Correspondent for North America)
- Miguel Dypiangco (MPBL lead play-by-play)
- Roxanne Montealegre (MPBL Courtside Reporter)
- Olsen Racela (NCAA Basketball analyst)
- Renren Ritualo (NCAA Basketball analyst)
- Rodney Santos (MPBL Basketball Analyst)
- Sheila Salaysay (MPBL Courtside reporter)
- Cedelf Tupas (MPBL Lead Play-by-play)
- Jeanine Tsoi (PVL Courtside reporter)
- Nikki Viola (MPBL Courtside reporter)
- Synjin Reyes (PVL Lead play-by-play or courtside reporter)
- Kaye Realubit (MPBL Courtside reporter)
- Sydney Crespo (MPBL Courtside reporter)
- Aiyana Perlas (MPBL Courtside reporter)
- Nikko Ramos (UAAP Lead Play-by-play)
- Martin Antonio (MPBL Lead Play-by-play/NCAA Basketball Analyst)
- Migs Bustos (ANC Gametime anchor and UAAP/NCAA Basketball analyst)
- Marco Benitez (The Score substitute anchor and UAAP Basketball analyst)
- Vince Velasco (PVL Courtside Reporter)
- Jing Jamlang (UAAP/PVL Lead Play-by-play)