Sports over illegal IPTV are pretty crappy. 2-3 minute delay in my experience.

I'm not really a sports fan so maybe this will expose my naiveté, but isn't this contextual? If your version is delayed by 2-3 minutes but you're watching at home on your couch, does it matter if you're behind?

It does when your friends are also watching and somebody texts you "GOOOOOOAAALL" 30 seconds before you see it.

For the biggest games, maybe. You might hear your neighbors(or your whole neighborhood!) celebrate or groan and then 2 minutes later see the goal that caused that reaction.