The chance to speak with Usain Bolt capped off the first Pho3nix Future camp for high-performing junior athletes across Europe which took place in Lausanne, Switzerland from September 6-12. Continue reading
04Oct/21
Tag Archives: Sports
02Oct/21
Tyson Fury Launches New Creator’s App MY AAA
MY AAA is a brand new and responsibly minded content creators’ app backed by the lineal world heavyweight champion of the world, Tyson Fury. Launching September 30th, just ahead of the British boxer’s mouthwatering trilogy fight in Las Vegas with Deontay Wilder on 9th October, the app is a subscription social network that looks to build stronger connections between content creators and their audiences. Continue reading
30Aug/21
From the recording booth of John McEnroe:
You may know me as tennis legend John McEnroe, or as the voice of Netflix’s hit show Never Have I Ever, but soon you’ll know me as the voice of everything. Yes, I am serious. I’m working with Squarespace, the website building and ecommerce platform, and Netflix, to go from tennis legend to voice legend. Continue reading
30Jun/21
DAZN And YouTube Enter Groundbreaking Partnership To Bring UEFA Women’s Champions League To Fans Around The World, Live And For Free
DAZN, the leading global sports streaming platform, has acquired global rights to broadcast the UEFA Women’s Champions League and has been awarded host broadcaster duties for the next four seasons, from 2021-25. As part of this landmark agreement, to further grow the sport, DAZN has also entered into a groundbreaking partnership with YouTube that will make the competition live and free for fans around the world for the first time. Continue reading
28Jun/21
AEG Sports uses advanced analytics to adapt to fan needs during COVID-19
VIRTUAL SAS GLOBAL FORUM 2021 — In the spring of 2020, as COVID-19 spread across the world, live entertainment and spectator sports were brought to a screeching halt. With stadiums shuttered, sports teams had to find new ways to engage with fans. Thankfully AEG Sports, which includes storied franchises like the LA Kings, the LA Galaxy and the Ontario Reign, was already an analytically savvy organization adept at using data to make informed business decisions. Continue reading
26Apr/21
Double-Amputee Sprinter Blake Leeper To Appeal World Athletics’ Use Of Racially Discriminatory ‘MASH’ Rule To Ban Him From Competition Against Able-Bodied Athletes
On April 26, 2021, World Athletics denied American double-amputee track-and-field athlete Blake Leeper’s application seeking approval to compete in World Athletics-sanctioned events, including the Olympic Games, while using his new, modified running-specific prosthetics (RSPs), and to have his results listed alongside those of able-bodied athletes. Continue reading
23Apr/21
NBA to reach new fans in Europe and Africa with landmark international mobile payment partnership
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has partnered with mobile payment and marketing specialists PM Connect on an international deal for its premium live game subscription service, NBA League Pass. Continue reading
29Jan/18
Six time winner of the Australian Open, Roger Federer poses with trophy
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (JANUARY 29, 2018) (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION) – Roger Federer posed with his Australian Open trophy in Melbourne on Monday (January 29) after winning the title six times and clinching a very “special” 20th grand slam title. Continue reading
28Jan/18
Thousands gather for Switzerland’s annual hot air balloon festival
CHATEAU D’OEX, SWITZERLAND (JANUARY 27, 2018) (REUTERS) – The annual Chateau d’Oex hot air balloon festival kicked off on Saturday (January 27) in the Swiss city for its 40th edition, bringing together more than 70 pilots from 15 different countries. Continue reading
22Nov/17
Trump reignites feud with father of UCLA player accused of shoplifting
(INTERNET (NOVEMBER 22, 2017) (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE, TWITTER VIA DONALD TRUMP) -President Donald Trump on Wednesday (November 22) reignited a feud with the father of one of the three UCLA basketball players who was detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting, calling him an “ungrateful fool” in a series of early morning tweets.
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