SporTV is a Brazilian pay television sports network owned by Canais Globo, part of Grupo Globo, launched in 1991.

Before that, select events were broadcast in HD on sister channel Globosat HD (now Modo Viagem).

The channel started broadcasting as Top Sport in 1991, broadcasting 16 hours a day, signing contracts with several sources, including ESPN.

Internal surveys suggested that only a portion of ESPN's output was well-received by the Brazilian elite, including tennis, winter and water sports.

The channel employed off-screen narration instead of presenters in the initial phase.