Olympics should lead way in AI and lighten impossible load on its judges Sport Business If any sporting body has the means to fund investment in AI judging it’s the International Olympic Committee, writes Ed Warner. I’ve no idea whether Zoe Atkin’s “amplitude” deserved to bag silver rather than bronze in the freeski halfpipe on Sunday. All I know is she didn’t wipe out on all three of her three [...]
Mike Tyson v Floyd Mayweather to ‘give boxing fans what they want’ Sport Business The trend of big-name but ill-matched money-spinning exhibition boxing fights is set to continue after Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr agreed to face off next year. It comes after 59-year-old Tyson’s bout with 28-year-old YouTuber Jake Paul last year became the most-streamed live sports event ever, drawing 65m concurrent views on Netflix. No broadcaster, [...]