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The Olympics cements a place for sports in our virtual reality future

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As the digital and sporting world continue to merge deeper with one another, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is solidifying their connection by hosting the first Olympic Virtual Sports Festival in 2023.    The inaugural festival is a follow-up to the Olympic Virtual Series (OVS) in 2021, which brought together communities from esports, virtual sports …

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Artificial Intelligence is changing football for the better, here’s how

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Valeriy Lobanovskiy may not be a familiar name to football fans today, but many would be accustomed to the playing style he has been widely attributed to as its inventor: total football. At a time when footballers were still enjoying a pint of bevvy before and after a match, Lobanovskiy propelled football to the modern …

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Using Artificial Intelligence to uncover the next football superstar

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Every year, pundits and football fans make predictions of prodigies who may become the next football superstar. Inevitably, these promising youngsters fizzle out and end up becoming squad players or worse — irrelevant.  Teams that can identify and hone the next big talent can build a strong core. So the question beckons: how to know which upcoming …

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How can we better predict the future success of a wonderkid?

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Wonderkids come through the ranks every year. Some live up to the most outrageous of expectations, while others flame out into obscurity. The common denominator amongst all of them is the hot start to their careers. Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi are great examples of wonderkids that grew to surpass expectations. Renato Sanches and Anthony …

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Here’s how the G20 Bali Summit is following up on Cristiano Ronaldo’s efforts to save Indonesia’s mangroves

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Indonesia will be hosting the 2022 G20 Bali Summit this November. Climate change will be one of the key topics of discussion, with Indonesia’s mangrove forests set to take centre stage as a solution to decarbonising the world. Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo had kicked off early efforts to save Indonesia’s precious mangroves in 2013.   …

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Mangrove conservation is a global effort that needs to be addressed

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UNESCO designated 26 July as the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was in Indonesia to aid efforts in saving its mangroves back in 2013 Mangroves can be found all around the world, with a large portion of such forests located in four countries — Indonesia, Brazil, Australia …

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