Irish start-up secures €650k in pre-seed funding to roll-out sports wearable to tackle undetected concussions
Sports Impact Technologies, an Irish start-up which has developed a compact, behind-the-ear sports wearable that detects head impacts in real-time to enhance player safety and performance by eliminating undetected concussions,…
An endurance test: how AI is making life A LOT easier for sports coaches
The sports coaching industry is the latest space to be benefiting from the power of Artificial Intelligence. Combining manpower, tech and data to help sports teams achieve their goals is…
HERO Esports ACL Grand Finals 2025 coming to Shanghai
The HERO ESPORTS Asian Champions League (ACL) Grand Finals 2025 (ACL Grand Finals 2025) will take center stage in Shanghai from May 16–18, 2025, transforming the city into Asia’s esports epicenter. The action will unfold across…
ViewLift powers new ROOT SPORTS Stream app for Seattle Mariners
ViewLift, a global leader in end-to-end streaming technology, today announced the launch of the new ROOT SPORTS Stream app, delivering Seattle Mariners games and ROOT SPORTS programming directly to fans…
Amazfit Active 2, the most affordable sports watch
I was in Madrid to attend the launch of two new Amazfit smartwatches, a brand that is part of Zepp Health, a Chinese holding company founded in 2015 that has…
How esports are winning over Italians
Gaming and eSports for Italians: a perfect marriage. The constant expansion of gaming on a worldwide scale, with an increase in the number of players of different ages and playing…
The new era of Netflix goes through sports events
Netflix Sport and advertising: These are the two keywords that symbolise Netflix’s present and future. The video-streaming giant is changing its skin, opening its doors to live sporting events. This…
Economic barriers and disabilities limit access to sports in EU
Sports in EU: Access to sporting events within the European Union reveals stark inequalities. Participation of people with disabilities is limited, with Denmark (21.7%) as the sole outlier exceeding 20%.…
Sony acquires KinaTrax, Inc. to expand its sports data business into player performance
Sony Corporation (“Sony”) announced that Sony welcomed KinaTrax, Inc. (“KinaTrax”), a leader in research-grade markerless motion capture technology for sports that collects in-game biomechanical performance data on athletes, into Sony‘s…
Esports and League of Legends debut at Spanish Universities
The University of Barcelona launches the country’s first intra-university competition. The Spanish University of Barcelona (UB) is making waves in the esports arena with the launch of its inaugural intra-university…