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Ed-tech company Byju's on Thursday said it has been named as an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Byju's, through this partnership, will leverage its rights to the FIFA World Cup 2022 marks, emblem, and assets, and run unique promotions to connect with football fans around the world, the company said in a statement.It will also create engaging and creative content with educational messages as part of a multifaceted activation plan. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Qatar from 21…

The new technology uses 29 data points on each individual player.Image: FIFAFIFA is leaving no room for debate over whether a goal was offside or onside during the upcoming World Cup. The international governing body of association football announced the use of semi-automated technology to help referees make more accurate offside decisions at the FIFA World Cup being held in Qatar in November.Here’s how it will work. There will be 12 cameras installed underneath the roof of the stadium to track the ball across the field,…

FIFA, the international governing body of association football,* has announced it will use AI-powered cameras to help referees make offside calls at the 2022 World Cup. The semi-automated system consists of a sensor in the ball that relays its position on the field 500 times a second, and 12 tracking cameras mounted underneath the roof of stadiums, which use machine learning to track 29 points in players’ bodies. Software will combine this data to generate automated alerts when players commit offside offenses (that…

FIFA has announced that semi-automated offside technology will be used at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar starting on November 21, offering a support tool for the video match officials and the on-field officials to help them make faster, more accurate and more reproducible offside decisions on the biggest stage of all.Following the successful use of VAR technology at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, FIFA President Gianni Infantino declared in The Vision 2020-23 that FIFA would strive to harness the full potential of…

FIFA World Cup 2022 will feature an updated VAR (video assistant referee) system known as semi-automated offside technology, the international soccer governing body today. SAOT will replace the old (and still ) VAR system that FIFA first debuted at the in Russia. The new system features 12 stadium cameras that will track the positioning of both the ball and each individual player, including 29 different data points on each player’s limbs and extremities. On top of that, a ball outfitted with a motion sensor will be…

Pokémon Go’s Great League, Ultra League and Master League are permanent fixtures in the game that see trainers go head to head to battle it out and achieve Battle League points to garner huge rewards. From time to time, Niantic introduces special limited-time only cups with unique rules to keep trainers on their toes, and this week’s Kanto Cup is the latest installment. As the name might suggest, only Kanto region Pokémon, or the original 151 for those less familiar with the regions, are eligible to take part which adds…

Coors Light has new beer rolling out on draft exclusively in Denver this week that promises to taste like victory. That’s because Coors Light Champions Ice is literally brewed with shavings from the rink at Ball Arena, home of the Stanley Cup winning Colorado Avalanche. Fans will be able to try it on draft starting Thursday at select bars, including many near the victory parade route in downtown Denver. (See full list below.) “Our brewers scraped the ice from early in the Stanley Cup Finals, so Coors Light Champions Ice…

Colorado Avalanche fans didn’t wait until the morning after to load up on new team gear in celebration of the team’s Stanley Cup win. The Dick’s Sporting Goods stores that were open Sunday night were plenty busy. “Avs fans have been passionate this entire year and then last night they really showed their true colors,” said Jessica Gillman, the company’s community marketing manager in Colorado. Several of the Denver-area stores opened after the Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 in Tampa to win the…

We biological beings are messy things, leaving bits of our former selves behind everywhere we go – even in the air. This trail of self includes various secretions like saliva, discarded waste. and our constantly shedding outer layers like dead skin cells – many of which contain our unique DNA signatures.  Bugs are no exception. From spiders to beetles, invertebrates also leave a snail trail of evidence in their wake – including over any growing tea leaves they may have munched on or even just brushed by.Scientists have…

The NHL Playoffs for 2022 have reached the Finals stage and the Tampa Bay Lightning will be taking on the Colorado Avalanche to see who will win the Stanley Cup this year. It’s not as easy to watch NHL in the UK compared to some US sports but here’s what you need to know about watching live streams on TV and online.  The Tampa Bay Lightning have won the cup for the last two straight years, so tune in to see if the Avalanche can break the streak and win for the first time since 2001, or if Tampa will produce the…