A percentage of the revenue from the sale of free-to-air broadcast rights will be ploughed back into grassroots sport – bringing in millions of pounds.

An agreement to earmark 30 per cent of net revenue derived from the sale of the rights has been put forward by national governing bodies, including the Football Association (FA), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Rugby Football League (RFL), Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA).

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