The Tour de brain: The smartest sporting event in the world
The Tour de France is the biggest cycling event of the year and now it is also the smartest. New sensors that produce real time data on speed and location, various social media improvements and the "Siri of Cycling" are just few innovations that were introduced especially for the 105th edition of the tour.
Baseball's Angel - what you need to know
For the first time ever in a baseball match FOX Sports used SkyCam to cover the MLB All-Star game. The system that was used in Football and Soccer gave the viewers the unique overview of the Nationals Park field in Washington as part of the network attempt to bring back fans of the game to the TV screen.
The Superbowl of safety
The NFL and Football Research, Inc announced the 3 winners of the 4th HeadHealth TECH Challenge distributing a support of almost $400,000. Reducing body impact, better helmets and new faceguards were the innovations to stand out in this special project that stimulates research for protective equipment in football.
Wimblechat - You V Serena
It was an unbelievable journey for Serena Williams this year as she gave birth and struggled for fitness prior to her loss in the Wimbeldon final. Snapchat decided to release an interactive 3D Bitmoji lens that lets users play tennis against the American tennis star. Serena couldn't beat her own augmented self but she was not the only one.
Ozil quits the national team citing racism and disrespect
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil decided to put his international career behind citing criticism from German football federation president and implying he is a racist. The German, who has Turkish descent posted a statement on Twitter writing about his meeting with the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, media responses and the mistreatment of the DFB after the latest World Cup failure.
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