BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3

BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3 is an additional BBC commentary service with its own allocation of live sporting events. It sits within the Radio 5 sports family, alongside 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sports Extra 2. The service gives listeners another programme choice when several competitions overlap, with the day's broadcasts determined by the events being covered.

Cricket, rugby union and football all appear in its programme. The published schedule has included Women's Big Bash League cricket, international women's rugby through the WXV Global Series and Scottish football. Sportsound coverage of the Scottish Premiership and Scottish League Cup demonstrates how an established BBC sports programme can also appear within this additional national listening choice.

The variety is important: Sports Extra 3 is not exclusively a football station or a channel reserved for a single tournament. One day's sequence can move from an international rugby match to cricket and then to domestic football. Individual fixtures belong to specific scheduled slots, so the service's identity comes from offering additional live commentary rather than maintaining the same subject from morning until night.

Periods between those broadcasts are listed as This Is Sports Extra 3. The presence of the channel throughout the day should therefore not be confused with a promise of uninterrupted live matches. Its programme can differ from Sports Extra 2 at the same hour, giving simultaneous events separate coverage. For listeners following the BBC's sports output, it adds another commentary destination while retaining a distinct schedule within the wider family.