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During a pre-season friendly between A.C. Milan and 1 F.C. Köln, some players had mics and a GoPro-like body camera attached to their bodies, giving viewers an in-depth perception of what actually goes on during games. The footage from the body cameras gives a similar result to what you would see on the First Person camera angle on FIFA. Getting players to wear body cameras during matches has not been done before in a professional football match. However, on YouTube, there are several channels featuring players recording themselves playing football with a body camera — a notable semi-pro player from South Korea called JFootballTV records himself playing in different positions and the style of various football players in first-person view. During the pandemic’s early stages, fans could not ...

Australian golfer Cameron Smith came back from a four stroke deficit on Sunday afternoon in Scotland to win his first ever major championship at historic St Andrews. Along with the iconic Claret Jug trophy, the win cut Cameron Smith a $2.5 million USD check, and elevated him four spots in the Official World Golf Ranking to second behind Scottie Scheffler. Starting the final round four shots behind Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland, the 28 year old Smith went out in 34 and remained three behind McIlroy halfway through his round. It was on the 10th hole that the Aussie found his groove, stringing together five straight birdies to overtake McIlroy.  On the notoriously difficult 17th (nicknamed the Road Hole), the new leader found himself in an impossible spot in front of the green, bu...

At 32 years of age, Brazilian fighter Charles “Do Bronxs” Oliveira has been named the 2022 ESPYS Fighter of the Year. After what was said to be a close race between fellow UFC fighters Kamaru Usman, Alexander Volkanovski, and Kayla Harrison, Oliveira claims the coveted award, succeeding the now-retired Khabib Nurmagomedov who was chosen for 2021. Do Bronxs holds a record of 33-8 with one no-contest and is currently running hot with an 11-fight win streak. He most recently triumphed over Justin Gaethje in the first round via submission for UFC 273 but was stripped of his belt due to missing weight by 0.5 pounds. Shortly after being picked as the winner of the ESPYS award, the UFC announced Oliveira will be facing off against Islam Makhachev this October in Abu Dhabi for UFC 280. The highly-...

After a brief in-person hiatus, the WNBA All-Star Weekend returns with powerful programming for the league’s ever-growing fanbase. Hosted in Chicago from July 7 to 9, the 2022 WNBA All-Star is an opportunity to celebrate these impressive athletes and amplify on-going efforts to increase intersectionality and empowerment within basketball. Providing a platform for these important conversations to take place, Jordan Brand led powerful programming to bring together creative communities, the ‘In Forum’ women’s collective and its family of WNBA players. Paying homage to basketball through fashion and art, Jordan Brand hosted a party at SVRN, a local boutique, to showcase its new collection with Nina Chanel Abney. The artist’s guests mingled with WNBA players like Isabelle Harrison, Dearica Hamb...

At 38 years old, Lebron James is heading into his 20th season in the NBA next year. Looking to get some runs in during the off-season, James returns to Los Angeles pro-am summer basketball tournament, the Drew League, for the first time since 2011. Joined by Chicago Bulls All-Star DeMar DeRozan on the MMV Cheaters team, James put on a clinic, dropping 42 points, 16 rebounds, and 4 steals, leading his squad to a narrow 104-102 victory while trailing 6 points heading into the 4th quarter. Playing in a packed-out gym with fans flooding over the baselines, DeRozan contributed an impressive stat line of his own with 30 points and 14 rebounds. There to witness the action were Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and Quavo among others. Kyrie Irving was set to play later in the day b...

Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu praised Formula One’s halo head protection system as it saved the driver after being involved in an opening lap accident during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain. Zhou’s car is seen flying upside down across the Silverstone track before being wedged between the tire and barrier and catch fencing. Mercedes driver George Russell, who collided with Zhou, instantly got out of his car during the Red Flag to check up on the Chinese driver. Russell called it “one of the scariest crashes I’ve ever seen.” Russell further added that F1 could learn from the crash, “It was horrible, in that position he was stuck there, (there was) nothing he could have done. The space between the barriers and the metal fence, and he was just stuck in there, nowhere to go. Yeah, something to...

Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu praised Formula One’s halo head protection system as it saved the driver after being involved in an opening lap accident during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain. Zhou’s car is seen flying upside down across the Silverstone track before being wedged between the tire and barrier and catch fencing. Mercedes driver George Russell, who collided with Zhou, instantly got out of his car during the Red Flag to check up on the Chinese driver. Russell called it “one of the scariest crashes I’ve ever seen.” Russell further added that F1 could learn from the crash, “It was horrible, in that position he was stuck there, (there was) nothing he could have done. The space between the barriers and the metal fence, and he was just stuck in ther...

Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu praised Formula One’s halo head protection system as it saved the driver after being involved in an opening lap accident during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain. Zhou’s car is seen flying upside down across the Silverstone track before being wedged between the tire and barrier and catch fencing. Mercedes driver George Russell, who collided with Zhou, instantly got out of his car during the Red Flag to check up on the Chinese driver. Russell called it “one of the scariest crashes I’ve ever seen.” Russell further added that F1 could learn from the crash, “It was horrible, in that position he was stuck there, (there was) nothing he could have done. The space between the barriers and the metal fence, and he was just stuck in there, nowhere to go. Yeah, something to...

Novak Djokovic bested Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon 2022 to win his 21st overall Grand Slam and fourth consecutive Wimbledon titles. The Serbian tennis player, who previously missed the 2022 Australian Open, returned victorious and defeated Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3). This gives Djokovic his seventh singles title and 21st Grand Slam win, inching closer to Roger Federer’s total of eight and Rafael Nadal’s total of 22, respectively. He also joins Pete Sampras, Federer and Bjorn Borg as only the fourth male tennis player to win four straight Wimbledon titles. Although Djokovic has Wimbledon in the bag, it remains unclear whether he will be flying to the United States for the 2022 US Open — the final Grand Slam tournament of the year — due to his vaccination status and the country’s vaccine ma...

Novak Djokovic bested Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon 2022 to win his 21st overall Grand Slam and fourth consecutive Wimbledon titles. The Serbian tennis player, who previously missed the 2022 Australian Open, returned victorious and defeated Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3). This gives Djokovic his seventh singles title and 21st Grand Slam win, inching closer to Roger Federer’s total of eight and Rafael Nadal’s total of 22, respectively. He also joins Pete Sampras, Federer and Bjorn Borg as only the fourth male tennis player to win four straight Wimbledon titles. Although Djokovic has Wimbledon in the bag, it remains unclear whether he will be flying to the United States for the 2022 US Open — the final Grand Slam tournament of the year — due to his vaccination status and the country’s vaccine ma...