Sport is why most subscriptions get bought, and it is the hardest thing for any provider to get right, because the demand lands in one enormous spike at the first bounce. The line-up runs from the footy codes and the cricket through the A-League, the motorsport and the overnight world sport, plus the pay-per-view cards as they happen. What separates one service from another is never the list — it is what the servers do at half past seven on a Friday.
Live Sport on Xerquvatv: the Australian Codes and the World
Which competitions are carried, the channels they run on, where the 4K feeds sit, and how to hold a stream steady when the whole street is watching the same game.
Competitions and where they play
| Competition | Where it plays on Xerquvatv | Home market | In 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFL and the finals | Fox Footy, Kayo pop-ups, Seven, ABC finals radio-vision | Australia | Full season |
| NRL and State of Origin | Fox League, Kayo pop-ups, Nine, Main Event for Origin | Australia | Full season |
| Big Bash and Test cricket | Fox Cricket, Kayo, Seven for the marquee summer fixtures | Australia | Full season |
| A-League men and women | Network 10, 10 Bold, Paramount feeds | Australia | Key games |
| Supercars and Bathurst | Fox Sports, Kayo, Seven for the enduros | Australia | Key rounds |
| Formula 1, incl. the Melbourne GP | Fox Sports, Kayo, with Sky Sports F1 overseas feeds | Australia / UK | Full season |
| Premier League | Optus Sport, plus Sky Sports and NBC feeds | Australia / UK / USA | Full season |
| Champions League and Europa | Stan Sport, beIN Sports, TNT Sports | Australia / UK | Full season |
| Rugby union: Wallabies and Super Rugby | Stan Sport, Sky Sport NZ | Australia / NZ | Key games |
| Tennis, incl. the Australian Open | Nine, Stan Sport, Sky Sports overseas | Australia / UK | Key events |
| NBA and NFL, overnight | ESPN, NBA TV, NFL Network, US networks | USA | Full season |
| UFC, boxing and pay-per-view | Main Event, ESPN, DAZN, TNT Sports Box Office | Global | Every card |
| Golf: the majors and the tours | Fox Sports, Sky Sports Golf, overseas feeds | Australia / UK / USA | Key events |
| Netball and W-sport | Fox Netball, Kayo pop-ups | Australia | Key rounds |
Holding a stream steady on game night
- Run TiViMate or IPTV Smarters Pro so the guide shows start times in your own state. See the TiViMate guide.
- Group your teams into a favourites row so you are not scrolling 25,000+ channels at the first bounce.
- Plug the main box in by cable on the big nights; wi-fi copes with HD, but 4K much prefers Ethernet off the NBN box.
- Keep the HD and SD versions of your main channels ready as a fallback — they sit right beside the 4K feed in the list.
Try it on the next match
A free 24-hour trial opens every sport channel on the list.
Questions about sport on Xerquvatv
Can I watch the AFL and NRL?
Yes. Fox Footy and Fox League carry every round, the Kayo pop-up channels spin up for the big fixtures, and the free-to-air games on Seven and Nine are there too. State of Origin, the finals series and the grand finals all run live, most with a 4K feed on the night.
Is the Premier League included?
Yes, through Optus Sport and the overseas broadcasters holding the same fixtures. Because several countries carry the same match, a game missing from one feed can usually be found on another with different commentary, which matters at 2am your time.
Do you carry the cricket over summer?
The Big Bash, the Test summer and the one-dayers are all carried through Fox Cricket, Kayo and the Seven fixtures. Day-night Tests and the marquee BBL games generally have a 4K feed, and the HD version sits alongside for a stretched connection.
Are pay-per-view fights included?
They are, at no extra charge on the night. Buying those cards one at a time through Main Event would pass the cost of a full year here inside two or three fight nights, which is the comparison most subscribers actually run for themselves.
Which app is best for sport?
TiViMate on Android hardware. The guide makes finding a fixture quick, and the Premium tier adds a split view so two games run at once, which on a Saturday of footy is the whole point. On an Apple or Samsung screen, IPTV Smarters Pro is the sensible pick.
Will the sport channels freeze at kick-off?
That is the real test, and it comes down to capacity at peak rather than anything clever. Ours are load-balanced and sized for the match-day rush, and every major sport channel exists in HD and SD as well as 4K, so a dip in your NBN line has somewhere to drop to instead of stalling.