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The Internet isn't just kicking goals and slam dunking online streaming for movies and TV shows. It's also knocking sports streaming for six with many services now offering online streams for your favourite sports.
Australians have always had a passionate love affair with sport. We're also a nation of early adopters, catching new technology in our hands and running with it while the rest of the world catches up. While Foxtel is still the dominant force in sports broadcasting and anti-siphoning laws ensure that free-to-air TV gets its fair share of sporting matches, the Internet is rapidly becoming a force to be reckoned with in how Australians watch their favourite sport.
Depending on the sport you want to watch, there are a generally a few ways to watch your team play online. There's a growing trend towards dedicated apps, which promise not only live broadcasts but conveniently curated highlight reels, plus interview shows, on-demand replays and even multiple camera angles.
Updated April 20th, 2019
These apps are generally available for mobile and tablets on both iOS and Android platforms, but there are also Smart TV and streaming device apps that let you enjoy a dedicated big screen experience.
Because the Internet is global, there's also the ability to access global sporting competitions, with apps for US sports like the NBA and NFL all readily available, with an annual subscription pass offering access to the games.
We're still a long way away from streaming becoming the dominant way to watch your favourite sporting match, with big money spent on broadcast rights for all the major Australian sports. In many cases, the only way to watch certain sports online is via Foxtel Now, which retransmits the Fox Sports channels through the Internet.
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But there are more sports being made available for digital streaming every year, so even if your sport of choice isn't currently available to stream, expect it to arrive sooner rather than later.
Streaming sports and broadcast rights in Australia
While sports streaming is still in its relative infancy here in Australia, there's still a robust ecosystem of sporting competitions available to stream. Quite often they are available through a mobile provider who has acquired the digital rights in order to provide an incentive for new customers. These mobile providers can offer you access to the sport that won't count against your monthly data allowance.Below we've listed out some of the major Australian and international sports competitions and the broadcasters and distributors that currently hold the rights. For a more in-depth look at which company currently holds the rights to your favourite league, head over to our broadcast rights guide.
Note: Since Kayo Sport's launch, many of the sports and events below can be streamed there. We're currently updating the table below but in the meantime, you can see a full list of what sports are streaming on Kayo in our guide.
| Sport | Competition | Broadcaster and distributors | Kayo | Foxtel |
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| AFL | Australian Football League (AFL) |   (Finals Replay) |
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| AFL | AFL Brownlow | |
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| AFL | E. J. Whitten Legends Game | |
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| Badminton | Badminton Australia |  |
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| Baseball | Major League Baseball (MLB) |  |
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| Baseball | World Series | |
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| Basketball | National Basketball League (NBL) |  |
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| Boxing | Boxing |    |
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| Cricket | Test Cricket in Australia | |
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| Cricket | Women's Test Cricket in Australia | |
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| Cricket | One-day Internationals (ODI) in Australia | |
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| Cricket | Twenty20 Internationals in Australia | |
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| Cricket | Test Cricket Overseas (except Ashes 2019) | |
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| Cricket | Ashes 2019 | |
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| Cricket | One-day Internationals | |
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| Cricket | One-day Internationals England 2018 | |
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| Cricket | Cricket World Cup | |
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| Cricket | Big Bash League (BBL) | |
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| Cricket | Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) | |
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| Cricket | Indian Premier League | |
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| Cycling | Tour Down Under | |
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| Cycling | Tour de France |  |
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| eSports | EVO Street Fighter V World Championship | |
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| eSports | Australian Esports League (AEL) | |
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| Extreme Sports | X Games | |
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| Extreme Sports | Megaloop Kiteboarding Challenge |  |
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| Golf | Australian Masters |  |
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| Golf | Australian Open | |
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| Golf | PGA Tour |  (Highlights) |
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| Golf | Ryder Cup | |
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| Golf | Women's Australian Open | |
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| Gridiron | National Football League (NFL) | |
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| Gridiron | Pro Bowl | |
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| Gridiron | Super Bowl | |
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| Gridiron | Sunday Night Football + Playoffs | |
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| Gymnastics | Gymnastics Australia | |
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| Horse Racing | Kentucky Derby | |
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| Horse Racing | Preakness Stakes | |
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| Horse Racing | Melbourne Cup |  |
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| Ice Hockey | National Hockey League | |
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| Ice Hockey | Australian Ice Hockey League | (Highlights) |
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| MMA | UFC Fight Night |  
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| MMA | BRACE: Australasia's MMA Event |  |
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| MMA | Bellator MMA |  |
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| Motorsport | V8 Supercars Championship | (7 events) |
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| Motorsport | Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) | |
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| Motorsport | 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
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| Motorsport | Bathurst 12 Hour | |
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| Multi-Discipline | Commonwealth Games | |
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| Multi-Discipline | Summer Olympics | |
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| Multi-Discipline | Winter Olympics | |
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| Multi-Discipline | Paralympic Games | |
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| Multi-Discipline | European Games | |
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| Multi-Discipline | Pacific Games | |
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| Netball | Super Netball | |
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| Rugby League | National Rugby League (NRL) | |
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| Rugby League | NRL Grand Final | (Replay) |
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| Rugby League | State of Origin | (Replay) |
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| Rugby League | NRL Women's | |
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| Rugby League | Rugby League World Cup | |
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| Rugby League | Women's Rugby League World Cup | |
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| Rugby League | Four Nations | |
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| Rugby Union | Rugby World Cup | |
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| Rugby Union | Bledisloe Cup | |
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| Rugby Union | Mitre 10 Cup | |
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| Rugby Union | Six Nations Championship | |
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| Rugby Union | English Premiership | |
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| Soccer | A-League | |
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| Soccer | W-League | |
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| Soccer | English Premier League (EPL) |  (Replays) |
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| Soccer | Spanish La Liga | |
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| Soccer | French Ligue 1 | |
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| Soccer | Italian Serie A | |
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| Soccer | FFA Cup | |
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| Soccer | English FA Cup | |
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| Soccer | FA Cup Final | |
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| Soccer | English League Cup | |
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| Soccer | UEFA Champions League | |
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| Soccer | Women's National Team (Matildas) | |
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| Soccer | FIFA World Cup | |
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| Soccer | UEFA European Championship | |
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| Surfing | World Surfing League |  |
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| Surfing | APB World Bodyboarding Tour |  |
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| Tennis | Australian Open | |
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| Tennis | Wimbledon | |
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| Tennis | U.S. Open. | |
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| Tennis | Fed Cup | |
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| Tennis | ATP World Tour Finals | |
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| Tennis | Laver Cup | |
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| Wrestling | WWE Series |  |
What you need to stream sports in Australia
Thanks to broadcasting rights, sports streaming is generally limited to mobile or tablet devices, although there is no hard and fast rule for device support. You'll need to check device compatibility for whatever sport you want to watch.Because streaming rights tend to be targeted to mobile devices, mobile phone carriers have been spending big to gain those rights. Some providers use the digital sports platform as a tool to entice customers. If you want to watch the EPL in Australia, for example, you need to be an Optus broadband or mobile customer. In other cases, such as Telstra's NRL and AFL apps, you can access the apps regardless of whether you're a Telstra customer or not, though Telstra users will get to watch without worrying about the impact on their data allowance.Of course, there's nothing quite like watching the game on the big screen. Again though, from a streaming standpoint, you are at the mercy of the licensing deals. Some sports offer dedicated Smart TV apps, as well as apps for platforms like Apple TV. Others will let you beam a mobile connection to your TV via a Chromecast or Airplay connection. Others won't let you watch on a TV at all.The one factor that is common to pretty much every sport streaming service is that you'll need to pay to access it. In some cases, the cost of streaming is included as an add-on to another service, like V8 Supercars access for OVO mobile customers. But as a rule, you'll have to pay to watch sports online.Head over to our streaming devices guide for more information on the equipment you will need to kick off.
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Streaming essentials
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Nick Broughall
Nick is the group publisher for tech, telco and utilities at Finder. An award-winning journalist with over 15 years' experience writing about technology, Nick has edited some of the country’s leading tech publications, including Gizmodo, TechRadar and T3 Magazine, as well as contributing to the likes of the Sydney Morning Herald, CNET, Lifehacker, news.com.au and many more. In 2016 he was awarded the Best Reviewer title at the 14th Annual IT Journalism Awards and has been a finalist for Best Reviewer, Best Consumer Technology Journalist and Best News Journalist on multiple occasions. Nick has a Bachelor of Media from Macquarie University and finds joy in solving problems with technology.
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How can I view the 2018 moto gp series online or on tv .I live in st helens tasmania which appears not to be served by foxtel satellite tv.
Hi Richard, thanks for your inquiry!
Please refer to the link I have sent to your email for the 2018 Moto GP calendar on channel ‘ONE’.
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Jonathan