Soccer is truly a sport with global appeal, and a study from FIFA estimates that it is played by an astounding 265 million people around the world. The Football Association (FA), authorities of the game in the U.K., believes that 8.2 million people, the equivalent of more than one in ten, play the game in […]
NEW YORK — When Roger Federer celebrates a high-pressure point over the next two weeks of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium, IBM’s Watson cognitive computer will recognize that as a highlight in real time and alert the United States Tennis Association, which will then blast the highlight video out to fans through its […]
A new app for women promises to help females maximize athletic training during their menstrual cycle. The FitrWoman app is produced by a company called Orreco, a sports and data science company that has partnered with IBM Corp. to utilize Watson supercomputing power for digital coaching. The Irish company announced a $2 million Series A […]
IBM announced Thursday that the company was partnering with the Los Angeles Football Club for its first MLS soccer-specific stadium partnership. The expansion LAFC will utilize IBM’s platforms and technologies to deliver a connected fan experience at the new 22,000-seat Banc of California Stadium for the 2018 season. IBM will design, procure, install and commission the converged […]
Athletics can be a powerful element in an individual’s life. It can help create dreams and goals for someone to work toward. It can bring hope and progress. So when someone who falls in love with a sport but tragically becomes physically unable to continue… what happens? Some become distraught and heartbroken while others, like […]
