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BBC Sport Mobile App Offers Live Scores & News On Android & iPhone

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BBC might be based in the U.K., but people from all over the world consider it a reliable news source. That is why the official BBC app is really popular in the App Store. Even if you use some other app for regional or political news, not many other networks cover sports as thoroughly as BBC does. That is why the announcement of a standalone sports app by the BBC was received favorably by many people. Somewhat disappointingly though, when the app did come out, it was only available in Britain. The situation remained unchanged for more than a month, but just today BBC Sport has been rolled out globally (Update: Now for Android as well). The app offers a customizable news feed and live text commentary for any sporting event you might be interested in. Read More

Follow News From The Sporting World On Windows 8 With Sports Republic

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Sites like ESPN, SkySports and Yahoo! Sports help sports aficionados stay up to date with the latest news and happenings in the sports world. Though when you consider Sports Republic, all the aforementioned options may seem like second choices. The Sports Republic app has already had quite a bit of success on Android and iOS, and now it is available on Windows Store for Windows 8 and RT devices. The app gives you access to sports-related news, articles, pictures and headlines of your favorite teams and games in an impressive Modern UI. Even though it seems a bit short on features compared to its iOS and Android counterparts, it nevertheless makes for a great new entry to the Windows Store. Read More

SportCaster For Android Gets UI Makeover, News Alerts & CBS Articles

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Christmas is still nearly a couple of weeks away but early presents are already heading the way of smartphone users in the form of app updates. Here’s another one for you; OneLouder Apps – the renowned developer of many Android and iOS apps like FriendCaster, Slices For Twitter & 1Weather – has just pushed a significant update to the official Android client of their dedicated social sports news & scores app, SportCaster, which is now available in the Play Store by the name of CBS SportCaster. As its name suggests, the app now features news articles from the globally acclaimed services of CBS Sports. As far as other changes in the update are concerned, sports fans now get a completely redesigned UI that allows you to quickly jump to sections for your favorite sports teams, leagues, conferences, news, scores, standings and tweets through a dedicated sidebar as well as a dropdown menu. Furthermore, the newly added support for real-time breaking news alerts makes sure that you don’t miss out on the most happening stories of your favorite sports. Read More

Get Breaking News Of Your Favorite Sports With Official ESPN App For Windows 8

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All around the year, sports fans are kept engaged with their sports, leagues and clubs such as NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAAF, NCAAB etc. Each one of these has their own loyal fan following and attracts a considerable number of people. The more fortunate fans get the opportunity to witness the action live in the stadiums; however, those who miss the live action can get their fill either by watching the replays, or just checking out the scores and reading about the exciting moments in the game. You can turn on your television and wait for the news regarding your favorite sports to be broadcasted, or just log on to the internet and search for whatever you need. ESPN is a name every sports fan is sure to recognize. Its extensive coverage of all sports in different forms including television, podcasts, and website content make it one of the most popular sources for everything sports. Today, ESPN has released its Windows 8 app that lets users browse through all the information available on the ESPN website in a Modern UI interface. You can read the leading articles, view latest scores, watch videos and photos related to different sports events, listen to podcasts and much more. The app also syncs with your myESPN account to offer you a completely personalized experience and allows you to share your favorite sports highlights with your friends. Read More

Official World of Red Bull App Released For Nokia Windows Phone

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Red Bull’s presence in extreme sports and Formula 1 has elevated it to a status that is far beyond a mere energy drink. The corporation has recently been involved in “Stratos”, the project that resulted in Felix Baumgartner’s historic space jump. In fact, there is so much going on under Red Bull’s wings that all the extreme sports and racing enthusiasts really needed something like World of Red Bull. This Nokia-exclusive Windows Phone app has all the news, event details and latest videos related to the brand. There is so much on offer that World of Red Bull comes with the option to let users create their own customized feed by adding their favorite sports and athletes. Read More

View Live Cricket Scores With The ESPN Cricinfo App For Windows 8

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Cricket might not be the most popular sport in the world, but whatever fans it has are downright crazy about the game. With teams from all regions of the world, such as Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa, fans like to follow the performance of their favorite players and teams, and apart from the television, one of the best ways to do so is the cricinfo.com website. It provides cricket fans with a huge database of news, articles, statistics and other information. Windows 8 and RT using cricket fans would be delighted to know that the official ESPN Cricinfo is now available in the Windows Store. The app allows you to view Live scores, Headlines, Featured articles, Latest news and stay up to date with Current series. Like its iOS, Android and Windows Phone variants, it gives you the option to view news stories related only to your national team or the entire cricket world. You get complete scorecards, along with the latest news and photos of ongoing matches. Read More

365Scores For iPhone Is A Customizable Sports News App With Live Video Updates & Scores

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Thanks to the App Store’s massive size, there are more sports app for iOS than the number of points Roger Federer has won in his entire career. While apps like LiveScore and Mobile ESPN are more than enough to cater to your everyday needs, they don’t really offer anything that you couldn’t have had on your computer. The new 365Scores, on the other hand, goes that extra mile and adds a pretty unique dimension to the genre of sports-related apps. 365Scores does not force users to read whatever the app deems important. Instead, you get to decide everything about the news feeds and displayed fixtures. There are already some apps out there that let users specify one favorite team. 365Scores is different, as it lets you add as many teams, leagues and sports to your favorites, and displays nothing but updates related to items of your interest. Plus, you can get live scores at a lot of places, but this app is among the precious few that actually offer free video updates while a game is in progress. Read More

Basketball Live: Get NBA Scores, Tweets & Team Info On Windows Phone

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With the exception of weather apps, Windows Phone's live tiles are best utilized by apps that deal with sports. It is always nice to stay up to date with a game on the go, without even having to launch an app. It is probably due to this attribute of the platform that the Windows Phone Store has a pretty decent sports section. Although there is a Windows Phone app for almost all major sports, perhaps the most well-crafted apps deal with basketball. We have already covered the basketball stats tracking app, NBA Pro ‘12. Basketball Live is a new release that might appear pretty similar to NBA Pro at first glance, but it has its own unique positives. Basketball Live lets users pin any team to their Start screen as a secondary live tile. Not just that, you can use it to stay apprised of all the latest news and related tweets for any NBA team. Of course, no sports app is complete without live scores, and this feature is present in Basketball Live, too. Read More

Official ESPN Fantasy Football 2012 App Kicks Off On Nokia Lumia Phones

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Nokia really knows how to make other Windows Phone users jealous. The Nokia Collection section of the WP7 Marketplace is always growing, and has got some really spectacular apps. Quite a few of these Lumia-exclusive apps are related to sports, and the latest to join the list is ESPN Fantasy Football 2012. There are already many Windows Phone Mango apps that deal with American football, but ESPN FFL 2012 focuses primarily on ESPN’s famous online Fantasy Football game. With ESPN Fantasy Football 2012, you will be able to manage your fantasy leagues, view the results of your matchups, and get all the latest NFL scores, news and related videos clips. If you're not interested in fantasy football, and are just looking for a companion app for the NFL season, ESPN FFL 2012 is sure to prove quite sufficient for you. Read More

Official WWE App For iPhone, iPad & Android Now Available

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Names like John Cena, Big Show and The Rock are familiar to millions across the world. All these wrestling stars have been made insanely popular by WWE, and the wrestling matches fought under the entertainment corporation’s banner are followed fanatically in many countries. As the franchise has grown with time, it has become almost impossible to keep track of all its events without the help of technology. So, if you are a WWE fan, and own an iOS or Android device, you don’t have to keep searching the internet for information and videos related to wrestling. The official WWE app for iPhone, iPad & Android has just been released, and it features everything related to RAW, SmackDown and your favorite wrestling stars. Not only that, you can also use the app to find upcoming WWE events in your area, and purchase tickets online. There’s also a bunch of interactive material that makes the app a perfect companion for watching all the WWE shows. Read More

BBC Olympics For iOS & Android: Live Text Commentary For London 2012

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Dubbed the ‘digital' Olympics, BBC has just reinforced that notion with the launch of their new BBC Olympics app for iOS and Android platforms. Bringing you extensive and detailed coverage on every aspect of Olympics 2012 when it begins, the app, whilst offering the usual news and other reading material related to Olympics, offers users live coverage in terms of text commentary by journalists. A true Olympic fan, this app is all you need to not only follow every activity, but the activity of your favorite team or country, based on your current location. Read on after the break to learn more about what the app has to offer. Read More

Follow 2012 London Olympic Games With NBC Olympics & NBC Olympics Live Extra [Android, iOS]

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Having an Android or iPhone can really go a long way towards satiating your hunger for sporting knowledge. In recent years, it has become the norm for major sporting events to have their official iOS apps accompanying them. Being a fan of several sports myself, I was pretty satisfied with the Euro 2012 and Wimbledon apps for iPhone. The next big thing on the sporting calendar is the Olympics, and if you are looking for a decent app for the London games, NBC just made life a lot better for you with the release of NBC Olympics and NBC Olympics Live Extra. As can be expected, the apps are available for both Android and iOS. Although the official app for the Olympic games has been released, too (by the name of “London 2012”), the NBC apps will let you view all the events live on your iPhone or Android device! You will need to be a subscriber of any cable network in order to get the videos and streams, but even if you don’t have that, the apps have a lot on offer. We'll take a look at both of them just past the fold. Read More

PGA Tour Brings Golf News, Player Stats & Videos To Lumia WP7 Devices

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The Nokia Lumia series is fast becoming the best smartphone line for golf fans. First, there was the Caddie+ app to help you play the game yourself, and now, PGA Tour has arrived in the Nokia section of the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace. PGA Tour is an app that will let owners of Nokia Windows Phone 7 devices stay up to date with all the latest happenings in the golfing world. There are other apps in the Marketplace that aggregate news items related to the sport, but if you are looking for a true companion app for every worthwhile golf tournament played on Earth, PGA Tour is what you want. This smart app automatically updates its homepage with respect to the current tournament(s) in progress. In addition to keeping you in touch with the proceedings of underway majors, the app is a good place to find detailed stats for any player on the tour. The PGA Tour app has a pretty decent collection of free videos as well, and you can view all the best moments of any tournament right on your Lumia’s screen. Read More

Official Wimbledon App For iPhone & Android Provides Live Scores, Radio Broadcasts & Venue Help

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Tennis is among the truly universal sports on the planet. Soccer doesn’t have many fans in the US, while basketball & baseball aren’t admired too much in Asia, but when it comes to tennis, almost every region has produced some remarkable players. The Wimbledon championship is, rather accurately, known as the World Cup of tennis. It is the most prestigious and oldest tennis tournament in the world, and although the US Open offers more prize money as compared to The Championships, Wimbledon remains the favorite tennis event for most fans and players. In a couple of days, the players are going to be back on the grass courts of Wimbledon, battling it out for prize and glory. As hundreds of player compete in several categories each year, the official Wimbledon app for iPhone and Android is a must-have for all tennis fans who don’t want to miss even a moment of action. The app will keep you informed of all the latest news, results and player updates. The app also comes with the Wimbledon radio that will broadcast live commentary on all the important fixtures. Read More

Official U.S. Open Golf Championship App For Android Released

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The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California, is set to host the 2012 U.S. Open Golf Championship beginning today, and Android users across the globe couldn’t have asked for a better time to get their hands on the tournament’s official app. Now available in the Google Play Store for Android devices running Froyo or higher, the U.S. Open Golf Championship app will be bringing you all the latest stuff from the much-awaited golf event right on your mobile device. Apart from the live scores, latest news, exclusive photos and videos, player biographies, event-related Tweets and schedules, the app also features a dedicated segment for live radio broadcast (powered by American Express). In addition, it packs extensive course details, along with flyover videos, and brings to the fans live video coverage of the tournament, complete with marquee groups, dedicated hole coverage and on-demand highlights, all available for streaming over 3G/Wi-Fi connection. Details to follow. Read More

DjRun Automatically Plays Songs With Tempos Matching Your Walking Pace [Android]

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Tired of manually switching between music tracks to pick the ones that match your sprinting, running or jogging pace? Try DjRun – an innovative Holo-themed Android music player that can automatically play a track whose tempo (beats per minute) matches the pace of your current body movements. The app has the capacity to analyze and automatically select music tracks by their tempo to let you enjoy an uninterrupted walking, jogging, running or sprinting session, at least in terms of music playback. DjRun scans your local music library for all tracks according to their respective beats per minute, and then analyzes your current stride rate to keep circling between songs as per your movements. Already impressed? DjRun is laced with plenty of other goodies, including a built-in pedometer, playlist manager, track filter, visual indicator for current pace and lots more. Read More

Official ESPNsoccernet Android App Released In The Google Play Store

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With the UEFA Euro 2012 Soccer competition about to kickoff, one of the world leaders in sports news, ESPN, has decided to provide soccer-loving Android users with the official ESPNsoccernet app that vows to bring you all the latest proceedings from not just the playing fields of Ukraine and Poland, but from anywhere in the world. Unlike the official UEFA Euro 2012 app, ESPNsoccernet is not about encompassing soccer news from just said event, but rather, from any club or international tournament, league, player and team. The app has been around in the iOS App Store for quite some time before its Android variant just recently launched in the Google Play Store. Providing users with ample control over customizing the app’s content to their own liking, the app touches almost every core aspect of the game, including live scores, latest news, fixtures, videos, tables, statistics, photos, Gamecasts (detailed game info), in-depth analysis and commentary etc. Read More

SportsYapper For Android: Have Real-Time Discussions With Fans Of Your Favorite Sports

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Chanting, cheering, booing, arguing and challenging are a few characteristics that you are almost certain to find in any sports fanatic, and why not, for the best way to enjoy any game is by sharing it with your mates. There are plenty of apps available across various mobile app stores that connect you to worldwide fans for sharing sentiments and insights about your favorite sports with each other. Inject a dose of additional social networking to said concept, and you get SportsYapper – a real-time communication platform for sports fans. Initially launched as an iOS-exclusive app, SportsYapper is now available for Android devices too. Encompassing almost all renowned global sports and teams, the app lets you indulge in real-time conversations regarding anything from live games to a team or player, with other fans (referred to as Yapps within the app). Read More

Sports Republic For Android & iOS Is Like Flipboard For Sports News

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From the developers of the previously reviewed technology news reader, APPY Geek, comes Sports Republic - arguably the best sports news aggregator for mobile devices. Aimed at die-hard sports fans and available for both Android and iOS-powered devices, Sports Republic is a highly customizable and aesthetically-rich sports news app that impresses with its fully-updated news stories, supplemented with high-quality multimedia content and easy sharing options, a Flipboard-inspired magazine-style homepage interface, real-time notifications only for your favorite sports topics, three different styles of homescreen widgets, option to sort and explore news stories by their relevant Moods and pick from one of the eight different international sports editions, a dedicated picture gallery supplemented with detailed photo captions, the TagNav feature that sports three different types of sports-oriented tag cloud explorers, and lots more. Read More

Official Android App Of Yahoo! Cricket Released In Google Play Store

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Most die-hard Cricket fans all across the globe admire the high quality news service of Yahoo! Cricket, as it provides them access to virtually every sought-after aspect of the sport in one place. Be it up-to-the-minute coverage of live cricket matches, latest news, multimedia content, interactive games, social media indulgence of avid cricket fans, team fixtures, player profiles, team/player rankings, or anything associated with the game, the service has you covered. The official iOS, Windows Phone, and Symbian clients of Yahoo! Cricket have been available in their respective mobile app stores for quite some time, while the Android variant has just recently (and finally) been released in the Google Play Store. As one can expect of any app developed by the likes of Yahoo!, the official mobile client of Yahoo! Cricket also depicts quality of the highest order in terms of aesthetics as well as features. Not only does the app bring you the best and latest cricket action from the international arena via news, scorecards and photos, but also features plenty of informative and interactive content. Read More