ShowSports is part of the Orbit Showtime Network

Orbit Showtime

Orbit Showtime Network, now officially branded as OSN, is a subscription television service in the Middle East and North Africa. The platform is owned by Panther Media Group, and the company is registered in DIFC. OSN is a joint venture between the Kuwait-based KIPCO and Saudi Arabia-based Mawarid...

. ShowSport 1 HD, 2, 3, 4 and Extreme Sports Channel

Extreme Sports Channel

The Extreme Sports Channel is a Netherlands-based extreme sports television channel available across Europe and the Middle East. Al Gosling had the idea for the channel in 1998.-History:...

 are available on many Orbit Showtime Network packages. They began showing from the first of April 2007.

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Offers HD

High-definition television

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 coverage of selected sporting events. Broadcast also live matches from the Portuguese Liga

Portuguese Liga

The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...

 and the Scottish Premier League

Scottish Premier League

The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...

 in HD.

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Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....

, National Rugby League

National Rugby League

The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...

 (Australia and New Zealand), European Super League

Super League

Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...

, Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 and International Cricket

International Cricket

International Cricket is a cricket video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that was only released in Australia in 1992. Developed by Melbourne-based Beam Software, it was the only cricket game released for the NES. There were no attempts to release a cricket video game to the North...

 are shown on this English channel.

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It shows live cricket matches, notably the The Ashes

The Ashes

The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket and dates back to 1882. It is currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. Cricket being a summer sport, and the venues...

 series, Rugby and golf action through shows and highlights . Sometimes showsports 3 replay smackdown.

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Home for the WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment

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 as it shows WWE Friday Night SmackDown, WWE NXT

WWE NXT

WWE NXT is a sports entertainment television program produced by WWE that debuted on February 23, 2010. Described as a hybrid between reality television and WWE's scripted live event shows, the premise of the show follows select talent contracted to WWE's developmental territory Florida...

, WWE Bottom Line

WWE Bottom Line

WWE Bottom Line is a World Wrestling Entertainment syndicated television program which recaps events taking place on Raw. It replaced the WWE's previous syndicated highlight show, WWE Livewire...

 and WWE Vintage Collection

WWE Vintage Collection

WWE Vintage Collection is a professional wrestling television program from World Wrestling Entertainment showcasing action from the extensive WWE video library...

. Shows as well entertaining sports like UFC

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

, Slamball, Monster Jam and Airsport World. Shows as well Monster Garage

Monster Garage

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.