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AI helps cyclists work out how much to eat during the Tour de France

Cycling teams are beginning to plan their riders' diets using statistical models that analyse data on the route, weather conditions and individuals’ power output

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Higher temperatures are leading to more home runs in baseball

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Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards drives to the basket

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AI that spots basketball players’ weaknesses could help underdogs win

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Golfi, the golf robot

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Watch this golf robot navigate to a ball by itself and sink a putt

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Stadium 974 (Rass Abou Aboud) ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar

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Brazil picked as 2022 World Cup winners by Alan Turing Institute model

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2JRB8F9 Synthetic turf football field fifty, 50, yard line in white.

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Athletes may have higher risk of concussion on artificial grass

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Scotland men's rugby team

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International rugby union players face higher risk of dementia

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LA Rams play in Super Bowl LVI

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How NFL’s Digital Athlete uses AI to reduce concussions and injuries

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GENK, BELGIUM - NOVEMBER 28: Angelo Preciado of KRC Genk battles for the ball with Noa Lang of Club Brugge during the Jupiler Pro League match between KRC Genk and Club Brugge at Cegeka Arena on November 28, 2021 in Genk, Belgium (Photo by Joris Verwijst/BSR Agency/Getty Images)

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Football matches in top European leagues are becoming more predictable

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Football teams lost home advantage in lockdowns but it is coming back

Football fans cheering on their team can influence match results, as a lack of spectators during lockdowns saw a dip in home advantage

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Why are so many records being broken at the Tokyo Olympics?

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Stopwatch errors could make race times wrong by a tenth of a second

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Football teams still get home advantage while stadiums are empty

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Smartwatches could predict your marathon time with increased accuracy

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