ABS-CBN Sports


ABS-CBN Sports was a sports division of the Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation, which aired 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, it acquired the broadcast rights to the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) collegiate basketball leagues, which bolstered Studio 23'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 sports channel S+A aired on UHF Channel 23 and Sky Cable Channel 166. The division also maintains their official website, sports.abs-cbn.com, one of the top sports news websites in the Philippines.
On July 16, 2020, the final buzzer sounded as the staff and employees of the sports division became part of a series of retrenchments, following the July 10 vote of the House Committee on Legislative Franchises denied the network a congressional franchise, officially ceased its operations on August 31.
Following the closure, several sports rights were transferred to the different TV channels. Despite the closure, ABS-CBN Sports continued to deliver sports update on digital platforms.
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Note: Titles are listed in alphabetical order followed by the year it debuted in parentheses.2001 SEABA Championship2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup2011 Southeast Asian Games2010 FIFA World Cup 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup2013 Southeast Asian Games2014 AFF Suzuki Cup2014 FIFA World Cup2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup2019 Southeast Asian GamesALA Promotions Bouts ASEAN Basketball League ASEAN Football Federation Asian Football Confederation Bakbakan Beach Volleyball Republic Bellator MMA Brazilian League FIFA Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup FIVB Game Na!GameplanGametime Hardball International Premier Tennis League J.League Highlights La Liga Ligue 1 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Man-UpManny Pacquiao fights on ABS-CBN MBA Games National Basketball Association National Collegiate Athletic Association National Football League NBA Action NBA Inside Stuff ONE Championship Palarong Pambansa Philippine Basketball League Games Philippine Collegiate Champions League Philippines National Football Team Games Philippines Women's National Football Team Games Premier League Premier Volleyball League Road to JohannesburgShakey's V-League Sports ReportSports TVSports U The 1st PBA DLSU vs. PBA ADMU GameThe Score TouchlineUEFA UEFA Champions League US Open UFC Fight Night Ultimate Fighting Championship University Athletic Association of the Philippines Universal Reality Combat Championship Upfront at the UAAPWild CardWorld Pool Championship 2007WWE