By Laura Wybrow

Published: Thursday, 30 June 2022 at 12:00 am


It’s been a very exciting time in sports recently, from the controversy in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that saw Belgium-Dutch racing driver Max Verstappen overtake British driver Lewis Hamilton to take the winning spot, to the recent FA Cup; one of our Nottingham-born reviewers is having a particularly great time with Forest’s recent performances.

With the highs, the lows, the victories, the losses, the shocks and the controversies of sport, it’s important to have a reliable place to watch matches, and in real-time, too. That’s where Eurosport comes in.

What is Eurosport? Eurosport is an international television sports network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Its channels are available in an impressive 54 countries and in 20 different languages, providing all users with European and international sporting events, such as the Australian Open, the Welsh Open, Tour de La Provence, and the Olympic games.

We’re here to tell you how to watch Eurosport on your TV, smartphone and laptop, how to get it for the best possible price, and just exactly what sport you can watch on the network .

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How to watch Eurosport

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Primož Roglič training for the Tour de France
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Fortunately, there are plenty of ways you can watch Eurosport in the UK. Eurosport is available as part of a package via BT Sport, Sky Sports, Virgin Media and Amazon Prime Video, and you can watch it directly on discovery+.

If you want to watch Eurosport via BT, you will need to buy either ‘Big Sport’ or ‘VIP’ offering.

BT TV ‘VIP’ customers will automatically receive the Eurosport HD channels, and ‘Big Sport’ users will be able to watch games in HD if they select to do so.

Buy BT Big Sport for £41 a month

Buy BT VIP for £74 a month

For Sky customers, you can watch Eurosport on Sky Sports. Sky Sports will set you back an additional £25 a month on top of your Sky Signature bundle, which starts at £26 per month. Alternatively, if you’re not yet with Sky, you can buy a bundle which includes Sky Sports, Sky TV, Sky Q and Netflix from £46 a month with a 20 quid set-up fee.

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Eurosport is available at no extra cost to Virgin Media customers.

Become a Virgin Media TV customer from £29.99 a month

If you already have an Amazon Prime Video subscription, simply add Eurosport via discovery+ as a subscription. The discovery+ ‘Entertainment & Sport’ subscription is £6.99 per month.

Get Eurosport for £6.99 on Amazon Prime Video

Don’t have an Amazon Prime Video account? Sign-up for a free 30-day trial

You can watch also watch Eurosport direct on discovery+. Simply head over to the website, and choose the ‘Entertainment & Sport’ plan. You can either go for the monthly plan at £6.99 per month, or the annual £59.99 one which will save you almost £24 a year as it works out at around £4.99 per month.

Is there a discovery+ free trial? For the ‘Entertainment & Sport’ package, unfortunately, there is no free trial. For the ‘Entertainment’ package, there is a 7-day free trial, however, that won’t help you watch Eurosport.

Watch Eurosport from £4.99 at discovery+

Where to watch Eurosport in the UK

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Simone Biles competes in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
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BT TV customers can find the Eurosport channels on 412 and 413, with Eurosport HD channels on 435 and 436.

Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 can be found on Sky channels 410 and 411, and Virgin Media channels 521 and 522.

Amazon Prime Video users will be able to watch Eurosport through their Amazon Prime Video account, whether that’s on their laptop, TV or smartphone.

If you have a smart TV and discovery+ is your chosen way of signing up to Eurosport, you’ll be able to access the discovery+ app there.

What sports can I watch on Eurosport?

There’s a whole host of European and international sports to watch on Eurosport, and we’ve bullet-pointed just a few examples to give you a taste.

  • Summer Olympic Games
  • All cycling Grand Tours including Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España
  • Australian Open (tennis)
  • French Open (tennis)
  • World Snooker Championship
  • 24hrs of Le Mans (sportscar)
  • Speedway GP (motorcycle)
  • Bennetts British Superbikes
  • UCI Track Champions League (track cycling)

Can I watch live sport on Eurosport?

Can you watch live sport on Eurosport? Absolutely. You can stream live sport as it’s happening on Eurosport.

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