How Technology Is Reshaping Professional Tennis
The US Open removed line judges from every court in 2022. The Australian Open had done the same a year earlier. Wimbledon, the last holdout, announced in October 2023 that...
Sports Technology
How technology reshapes professional sports through 3D replays, smart equipment, and stadium innovations.
Leatherhead FC-IBM AI trial ended untested
In 2019, Leatherhead FC, a club at level seven of the English football pyramid in the Isthmian League, announced a partnership with IBM. The idea was to bring artificial intelligence...
Intel True View: 3D NFL Replays from a Player's Perspective
Intel and the NFL built a system that could replay a play from the exact visual perspective of a quarterback or receiver, using arrays of 5K cameras mounted in stadiums....
How Stadium Tech Actually Changes the Live Sports Experience
Professional sports venues spent the 2020s layering on digital tools that promised to make the live event better than watching from a couch. The results have been uneven. Tap-to-pay terminals...
Hawk-Eye offside tech delayed by Premier League
In April 2024, all 20 Premier League clubs voted unanimously to introduce semi-automated offside technology (SAOT). The system, supplied by Hawk-Eye Innovations, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, was...
World Rugby smart ball tracks kicks, passes, tries
October 2023 brought the official launch of a smart rugby ball that tracks kick distance, hang time, velocity and exact position on the pitch. World Rugby developed it with Sportable,...
Intel Sports Shut Down Liverpool FC True View After 2 Years
In February 2019, Intel Sports and Liverpool Football Club announced a partnership to install the True View volumetric capture system at Anfield. The system let fans watch match action from...
