Fantasy football can negatively affect your wellbeing, but research shows it doesn't have to
Jan 25, 2023 04:39 am UTC| Sports
Erling Haaland or Harry Kane? Mo Salah or Marcus Rashford? Use the triple captain chip or save it? This weekend (and pretty much every weekend until the end of May), millions of people around the world will be making...
Pokemon Go creator infuses real world experience for NBA game
Jan 24, 2023 23:35 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
Pokemon Go creator Niantic is infusing the real-world appeal into their new basketball game, NBA All-World, which allows players to challenge each other to games in the street. NBA All-World lets players choose their...
NBA and Meta to stream live games in ‘NBA Arena’ VR experience
Jan 24, 2023 23:33 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business Technology
The NBA collaborated with Meta to create NBA Arena, a virtual reality (VR) fan experience on Meta Horizons on the Meta Quest headset. NBA Arena in Meta Horizon Worlds will air 52 live games, including five immersive...
San Antonio Spurs net Victory Capital naming rights for new training facility
Jan 24, 2023 23:25 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
Spurs Sports Entertainment (SSE) inked a multi-year naming rights agreement with Victory Capital for the San Antonio Spurs new training facility at The Rock at La Cantera development, which opens this...
How the Fifa20 video game reproduces the racial stereotypes embedded within football
Jan 24, 2023 10:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
EA Sports Fifa football videogame series is arguably the most successful sports gaming franchise of all time. Since its debut in 1993, it has sold over 260 million copies across 29 iterations. This position was reaffirmed...
Football club collapses in lower leagues: how to avoid them for the good of the community
Jan 24, 2023 05:40 am UTC| Sports
The future of Southend United Football Club hangs in the balance. A petition by His Majestys Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to have the club wound up over unpaid tax liabilities has just been adjourned by the high court until...
NBA to boost presence in France, Africa with new partnership
Jan 22, 2023 22:55 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
The NBA and the French government agreed to create a working group of senior executives that will coordinate with the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) to develop plans and implement initiatives to grow the sport in...
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