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BBC Sport website, app issues

Is the BBC Sport website or app down for you today? When it comes to BBC Sport coverage you will nine times out of ten get a fantastic service with hardly if not any issues at all. But when there are problems they can consist of multiple things, and when they do this is where you can come to vent your frustrations if say the BBC server goes down, or there are any type of BBC Sport website problems.

It is the BBC that has all the rights to radio and television UK broadcasting to several sports, such as football, formula 1, cricket, rugby U / L, tennis, golf and athletics. They also broadcast live sports that you can watch on the day of event such as Test Match Special, Match of the Day, Today at Wimbledon, Ski Sunday and many more.

Major issues that do occur can include BBC Sport login, videos not playing the way they should, apps not working and worst case is total BBC server outage leaving all locked out. Are you having any BBC Sports problems? Please do list them below and let the community know.

BBC Sport status reports for Thursday 6th of May 2021

To find out if BBC Sport is down right now, see reports below.

Problems with BBC Sport? Share issues with Is Down Right Now readers:

  • John Whitelock

    For the past few days, none of the Football related pages will load on my ipad. No problems with any other sport page links though.

  • John Barrett

    My BBC sports app has not worked for the last 3 days what is going on.

  • John Farnaby

    App down for two dat a, otley, leeds

  • Richard Thomas

    The sports app never opens in cairo either on iPhone or android. You have to go to BBC.com and then open the sports page from there. Really a hopeless app. A pity because the content is very good.

  • mike marklar

    is bbc sport app down? or its only for me down here in the bundus of Africa?? its now 2days “page temporarily unavailable”

  • Sparticus53

    BBC sports predictor is not loading up in my iPad. Both English and Scottish icons just show loading when selected and don’t complete . Is there an issue since yesterday 28 Oct 2017.

  • Frederic

    BBC Sport not working on NOWTV box – but BBC News is fine ! strange!

  • Michael Lee

    BBC Sport Android app would not update on my phone. I uninstalled it, and now it won’t install again. There is plenty space for it, and bigger apps update with no problems.

  • James McHardy

    I have had a problem loading the videos of the IAAF championships which is most disappointing.

  • World of Ideas

    Same here since a week ago 03/08/2017. It shows only the app header on Samsung Galaxy S6. But working well on Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro.

    What changed in the recent update?

  • Mike Holdsworth

    My app has been playing up for a few days now. Uninstalled and reinstalled on my Galaxy and same problem. App header and nothing else.

  • Allan Smith

    Newly installed on my Galaxy A5 mobile. Shows nothing on the screen apart from the ap header! been happening since yesterday

  • Sally

    I could’nt find any live coverage of the Confederations Cup, will this ever go live…!!!!

  • Jarred

    I tried to watch BBC Sport via the app and it just cut of on me. Hope this does not happen when Wimbledon commences.

  • Fothers

    BBC Sport app will not load via my TV. Been trying to watch Snooker evening sessions all week with no success.

  • Jeff

    Did anyone have issues watching the BBC Sport Snooker? I did via smartphone, app kept on shutting down on me.

  • Simon

    I was watching the Roger Federer v Jurgen Melzer and then it just stoped working, i was watching through the iPad.

  • thjames

    BBC sports app not working for 2 days now (27/Oct/16) any one else having problems?

  • Helen Field

    The app is just saying BBC has stopped, this is the 2md day in a row that I have no access

  • Marc Lawrie

    BBC sport app on android motog3 appears to be having issues. landing page constantly jumps as if can’t load. i have to physically stop it in settings. any reported issues from other android users?

  • anon

    Sport app video content on Android just plays first few seconds then sound only even after force stop and restart. No issue on iPad v

  • Anon

    Movie content not working

  • Terry

    Alerts running 2 hours late

  • Brian

    Latest update just hangs
    Won’t install

  • TheAbleTraveller

    BBC sport website unavailable now

  • sam

    App not working due to hackers

  • Paul Furey

    BBC Sport is down for me at the moment.

  • Richard

    Both the Website and app are
    down for me

  • Jeremy Lee

    BBC Football home page not working – 9.10am 31/12/15

  • Eric S

    BBC Sport site down at the moment 07:53 31/12/2015

  • Qasim

    Match of the day won’t play on media player for samsung s6

  • Leonard

    I cannot get my sport app working, as soon as i open it the think blooming crashes on me. All the frigging time.

  • Jack

    BBC Sport app is working wonders on the iPhone 6 Plus, but when trying to access online via laptop its not showing for me.

  • Tina

    My BBC Sport app on my iPad is not opening, keeps crashing as soon as you open it. What do i do then?

  • Lenny

    I had a few issues when trying to access a video, it just would not open for me.