Every Netball World Cup 2023 match will be broadcast across Sky Sports channels, with one match per round available to everyone on the Sky Sports YouTube channel until the semi-finals; highlights will be available daily on the Sky Sports app, allowing netball fans to catch up on any missed action
13:04, UK, Friday 19 May 2023
Sky Sports and NOW will broadcast every match in the Vitality Netball World Cup live this summer.
The tournament in Cape Town, South Africa, gets underway on Friday 28 July, with the final taking place on Sunday 6 August.
The deal was facilitated by World Netball’s international broadcast agency, SPORTFIVE, and means Sky Sports will show every match live across Sky Sports channels, with one match a day available to all on Sky Sports YouTube channel.
Highlights will be available daily on the Sky Sports app, allowing netball fans to catch up on any action they may have missed.
Former England stars Pamela Cookey and Eboni Usoro-Brown join Caroline Barker in Cape Town, providing viewers with expert insight and analysis from the competition.
Sky Sports director of multisport Helen Falkus said: “The Netball World Cup is the pinnacle of the international calendar and we can’t wait to show all the action live to Sky Sports subscribers. We will also stream selected matches live on the Sky Sports YouTube channel, making action from the tournament available to everyone .”
World Netball CEO Clare Briegal added: “We are delighted to announce that Sky Sports will be showing every match of the Vitality Netball World Cup 2023 live from Cape Town to our UK and Ireland audience.
“Under our core strategy Grow, we made it our goal to bring more netball to more people, more often by developing our broadcast and digital media strategy and in turn increasing revenue and expanding netball’s reach and profile. This is a clear example of how we achieve that .
“The Vitality Netball World Cup 2023 is our opportunity to showcase the skills of our fantastic international netball athletes on the world stage and we thank Sky Sports for being a part of this.”
SPORTFIVE chief executive Malcolm Thorpe said: “SPORTFIVE is delighted to confirm Sky’s coverage of the 2023 Vitality Netball World Cup.
“Sky’s position as one of the leaders in women’s sport, together with their commitment to delivering exceptional broadcast quality, will see netball continue to deliver high-quality sports entertainment to fans across the UK and Ireland.”
Sixteen teams will compete in the tournament from the five World Netball regions.
New Zealand are the reigning champions, beating 11-time winners Australia by a point in the 2019 World Cup final in Liverpool.
Highlights from the 2019 Netball World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand
England will be looking to end the dominance of the Australian nations after finishing third in the last three netball world championships.
2023 is another incredibly exciting year for women’s sport and as the UK’s leading investor in women’s sport, Sky Sports will broadcast the best of the action, including Netball Super League, Women’s Super League, US Open Tennis, Solheim Cup, The Hundred, Women’s Ashes, and more.
Netball World Cup 2023 pools
Pool A: Australia, Tonga, Zimbabwe, Fiji
Pool B: England, Malawi, Scotland, Barbados
Pool C: Jamaica, South Africa, Wales, Sri Lanka
Pool D: New Zealand, Uganda, Trinidad and Tobago, Singapore
