One of the most watched spectacles in the Australian sporting calendar is the State of Origin, a best-of-three rugby league series pitting players who began their careers in New South Wales and Queensland against each other. Late in the second game, Queensland’s Johnathan Thurston — who had remained on the pitch despite a season-ending shoulder […]
With the launch of a new app, fans of the Vodafone Warriors rugby league team will be able to livestream the game from the perspectives of the cameras spread throughout Mount Smart Stadium, where the team plays its home matches. The Warriors announced the app’s release on July 13, and it is available for free on iOS. […]
Kitman Labs will deploy its injury management software and services to the Australian National Rugby League organization to help teams advance athlete performance. The Irish company will develop a national program designed to enhance performance and help coaches understand the factors that lead to injuries. It will monitor players, quantify injury and performance metrics, and […]
Sky, one of Europe’s biggest broadcasters with over 22 million customers across five European countries, has released a new virtual reality sports film, “Finding Haka,” through its dedicated Sky VR app. The film focuses on a young man of Maori descent, who are the indigenous people of New Zealand, as he explores his own cultural roots […]
With concussions and other head injuries ever on the minds of athletes, coaches and fans, a new device called the Concussionometer, developed by Australian company HeadSafeIP, could ease their worries by providing objective concussion assessments right on the sideline. The headset looks like a sleep mask, but instead it shines a light into the wearer’s […]
