Festive sport on TV guide: Christmas 2023 and New Year listings

Enjoy a feast of festive sport with football, darts, racing and NFL

Man City fans get into the Christmas spirit at the Etihad Stadium
Man City fans get into the Christmas spirit at the Etihad Stadium
(Image credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

It is the season of good cheer and there will be plenty of cheering for sports fans this Christmas and New Year. In a packed programme of sporting events to watch on TV, as ever, Premier League football provides the centrepiece of the festive offering. 

If football is the main course of the Christmas TV menu, then there are plenty of delicious side dishes in the form of horse racing, rugby union, NFL, and that other Christmas and New Year staple, the PDC World Darts Championship. 

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Mike Starling is the former digital features editor at The Week. He started his career in 2001 in Gloucestershire as a sports reporter and sub-editor and has held various roles as a writer and editor at news, travel and B2B publications. He has spoken at a number of sports business conferences and also worked as a consultant creating sports travel content for tourism boards. International experience includes spells living and working in Dubai, UAE; Brisbane, Australia; and Beirut, Lebanon.