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I wish Netflix would add a dedicated sports tab

I wish Netflix would add a dedicated sports tab

Netflix is adding new live sports all the time. It’s time for them to have their own section on the streamer’s interface.

David Satin
David Satin has been a dedicated News Writer at The Streamable since 2022, covering a wide range of stories in the entertainment and streaming industries. With years of experience writing online, David previously worked as a list writer for Screen Rant, where he gained recognition for his extensive coverage of sci-fi and fantasy genres. His ability to break and analyze major stories has made him a trusted voice in the streaming world. Over the course of his career, Satin has become an integral part of The Streamable team, contributing to some of the most impactful stories in the industry.
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Known for breaking major streaming stories, he’s covered everything from Netflix policy shifts to Peacock’s ad-tier changes. A sci-fi fan and Toshiba Fire TV user, he brings sharp analysis and a love for the genre to his reporting.
Known for breaking major streaming stories, he’s covered everything from Netflix policy shifts to Peacock’s ad-tier changes. A sci-fi fan and Toshiba Fire TV user, he brings sharp analysis and a love for the genre to his reporting.

Netflix is adding new kinds of content all the time, and its library is already overwhelmingly large. Its catalog runs the risk of being too much for the average customer to handle were it not for the streamer’s top-notch recommendation algorithm, which is my favorite feature of the service.

One thing that Netflix has been adding a lot more of lately is live sports, but the streamer’s interface hasn’t quite kept up with these additions. Given the number of sports Netflix has acquired, and the marquee nature of the events, I think it’s high time the streamer added a Sports tab to its user interface to navigate to sports content more quickly.

The Netflix user interface on smart TVs underwent a big change in 2025. The streamer banished its left-hand menu and has moved all the navigation options to the top of the screen, where users will find Search, Home, Shows, Movies, and My Netflix. I propose that the streamer add a new tab to this row: Sports.

Having a Sports tab would give Netflix users a way to find top live events with just the click of a button when Netflix has them available. The streamer has a formidable lineup of sporting content; in addition to sports entertainment like “WWE Raw” each week, Netflix offers live NFL games on Christmas, boxing matches, celebrity golf and tennis tournaments, and starting in 2026, the MLB Home Run Derby, among other properties.

While Netflix continues to insist that it will be disciplined in its pursuit of live sports in the future, it’s easy to see a time when the platform has a pretty significant lineup of live sports offerings. Adding a Sports tab to its interface now would allow it to get ahead of that influx and work out any bugs or kinks before it has a daily lineup of live events to offer.

It’s not just live sports that Netflix could put into a Sports tab, either. The streamer now has an impressive selection of sports documentaries following teams like the Chicago Bulls and Dallas Cowboys, and performers like Patrick Mahomes, Max Verstappen, and more of the world’s most-recognized names. It would be a simple thing to move these titles into the Sports tab for easy access by fans.

To Netflix’s credit, it has not introduced any plans to make customers pay more for live sports access — though of course, that could change in the future. But there are a large and increasing number of sporting events on Netflix, as well as on-demand content featuring some of the world’s most famous teams and players. Having a dedicated Sports tab would make it a lot easier to access this content easily, and would be the feature I’d suggest Netflix seriously consider adding to its user experience next.

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David Satin
David Satin has been a dedicated News Writer at The Streamable since 2022, covering a wide range of stories in the entertainment and streaming industries. With years of experience writing online, David previously worked as a list writer for Screen Rant, where he gained recognition for his extensive coverage of sci-fi and fantasy genres. His ability to break and analyze major stories has made him a trusted voice in the streaming world. Over the course of his career, Satin has become an integral part of The Streamable team, contributing to some of the most impactful stories in the industry.
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