The Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Sports Coverage is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award is given to recognise outstanding coverage of sports.[1]
The first award for sports coverage was awarded at the 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1977 as Best Sporting Documentary.[2] In 1978, the award became Outstanding Coverage Of A Sporting Event. From 1981 it became Best Sports Coverage and in 1985 Best Coverage of Sport.
Logie Awards chosen by the public began in 1998,[3] [4] which included the Most Popular Sports Program until 2017.[5]
SBS TV's The World Game won at least three Logies for coverage of the FIFA World Cup[6] [7] Les Murray and Craig Foster collected the TV Week Logie Award for Outstanding Sports Coverage in 2015, for their coverage on SBS TV's The World Game of the 2014 World Cup.[8]
| Year | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Australian Open Golf | ||
| 1979 | Bathurst Hardie Ferodo motor race | ||
| Year | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The 1980 Moscow Olympic Games | ||
| 1982 | Cricket | ||
| 1983 | Commonwealth Games | ||
| 1984 | Cricket | ||
| 1985 | James Hardie 1000 | ||
| 1986 | Australian Grand Prix | ||
| Year | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Australia vs Iran World Cup Qualifier | ||
| Bathurst 1000 | |||
| 1997 AFL Grand Final | |||
| Year | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1998 Commonwealth Games | ||
| 1998 Melbourne Cup Carnival | |||
| 1998 World Cup | |||
| 1998 Swimming Championships | |||
| Year | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | FAI 1000 Bathurst | ||
| 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming | |||
| Melbourne Cup Carnival | |||
| 1999 Rugby World Cup | |||
| 2001 | The Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||
| FAI 1000 Bathurst | |||
| Melbourne Cup Carnival | |||
| Nine's Summer of Cricket | |||
| 2002 | Bledisloe Cup | ||
| Bathurst V8 1000 | |||
| Honda Indy 300 | |||
| Wimbledon Coverage 2001 | |||
| World Swimming Championships, Japan | |||
| 2003 | Ashes Test Series 2002-03 | ||
| Australian Formula One Grand Prix | |||
| FIFA World Cup 2002 | |||
| The XIX Winter Olympic Games – Salt Lake City | |||
| The XVII Commonwealth Games – Manchester | |||
| 2003 | Bob Jane T-Mart 1000 | ||
| AFL: Friday Night Football | |||
| Foster's Australian Grand Prix | |||
| Nine's Summer of Test Cricket | |||
| Rugby League State of Origin | |||
| Rugby World Cup | |||
| 2005 | Bob Jane T-Mart 1000 | ||
| AFL Grand Final | |||
| Athens Olympic Games | |||
| The Melbourne Cup | |||
| NRL State of Origin 2: Qld vs NSW | |||
| 2006 | Super Cheap Auto 1000 | ||
| AFL Grand Final | |||
| Australian Tennis Open | |||
| Emirates Melbourne Cup Day | |||
| Lexmark Indy 300 | |||
| 2007 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – Italy vs Australia | ||
| 3 Mobile Ashes Series, Second Test | |||
| 2006 Australian Tennis Open | |||
| 2006 Winter Olympics | |||
| 2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | |||
| 2008 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | ||
| AFL Grand Final | |||
| 3 Mobile Ashes Series, Fifth Test | |||
| Australian Open Tennis Championships | |||
| FINA World Swimming Championships | |||
| 2009 | Beijing Olympics | ||
| AFL Grand Final | |||
| Beijing Paralympics | |||
| Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | |||
| Tour de France | |||
| 2010 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | ||
| 2009 AFL Grand Final | |||
| 2009 Australian Golf Open | |||
| 2009 NRL Grand Final | |||
| Emirates Melbourne Cup Carnival | |||
| 2011 | The Ashes 2010 First Test – Day One at the Gabba | ||
| 2010 AFL Grand Final | |||
| 2010 Melbourne Cup | |||
| Rugby League – 2010 State of Origin – Game One | |||
| XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi | |||
| 2012 | 2011 State Of Origin – Game Three | ||
| 2011 Australian Open Tennis | |||
| 2011 Bathurst 1000 | |||
| 2011 Melbourne Cup Carnival | |||
| 2011 Tour de France | |||
| 2013 | London 2012 Olympic Games | ||
| 2012 Emirates Melbourne Cup Carnival | |||
| London 2012 Olympic Games | |||
| 2012 Toyota AFL Grand Final | |||
| Boxing Day Test Match | |||
| 2014 | 2013 Emirates Melbourne Cup Carnival | ||
| 2013 NRL Grand Final | |||
| 2013 Toyota AFL Grand Final | |||
| The Ashes Cricket — Australia v England | |||
| Tour de France | |||
| 2015 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | ||
| 2014 Emirates Melbourne Cup Carnival | |||
| KFC T20 Big Bash League | |||
| Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | |||
| 2014 Toyota AFL Grand Final | |||
| 2016 | KFC T20 Big Bash League | ||
| 2015 Australian Open | |||
| Emirates Melbourne Cup Carnival | |||
| Holden State of Origin II | |||
| NRL Telstra Premiership Grand Final | |||
| 2017 | Rio 2016 Olympic Games | ||
| 2016 NRL Grand Final | |||
| 2016 Supercars Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | |||
| 2016 AFL Grand Final | |||
| KFC Big Bash League | |||
| 2018 | 2017 Bathurst 1000 | ||
| 2017 AFL Grand Final | |||
| 2017 Australian Open Men's Final | |||
| Jeff Horn vs Manny Pacquiao | |||
| The 2017/2018 Ashes | |||
| 2019 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||
| Australia Vs India: Second Test In Perth | |||
| 2018 Commonwealth Games | |||
| 2018 Invictus Games | |||
| Supercars Championship: Bathurst | |||
| 2022 | Olympic and Paralympics Games Tokyo 2020 | ||
| 2021 AFL Grand Final | |||
| 2021/2022 Fox Cricket Ashes Coverage | |||
| 2022 Australian Open Women's Final | |||
| State of Origin – Game 1 | |||
| 2023 | State of Origin | ||
| 2022 AFL Grand Final | |||
| 2022 FIFA World Cup | |||
| 2022 Melbourne Cup Carnival | |||
| 2023 Australian Open | |||
| Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games |