Lenovo targets remote classrooms, esports to grow in Saudi Arabia

Lenovo targets remote classrooms, esports to grow in Saudi Arabia

DUBAI: Over a third of Middle Eastern employees worry that their jobs will be replaced by new technologies over the next three years, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey released inJune 2022. According to PwC Middle East’s Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2022, 32 percent of the employees said their companies use technology to improve the … Read more

Logan Sargeant to drive for Williams in 2023 pending FIA super licence approval

Williams announced they want Logan Sargeant to drive for them next season; the 21-year-old American needs to gain further super licence points to be allowed to drive in Formula 1; Sargeant is set to replace Nicholas Latifi and drive alongside Alex Albon in 2023 Last Updated: 22/10/22 6:04pm Logan Sargeant is set to make his … Read more

Kevin Durant latest sports star to own pickleball franchise

Kevin Durant has joined the list of superstar athletes to own a pickleball team. Durant was announced Thursday as an owner of a Major League Pickleball expansion team, along with manager Rich Kleiman and their joint Thirty Five Ventures. “35V is committed to investing in the future of sports and emerging opportunities, and Major League … Read more

Iran’s Elnaz Rekabi, who competed without hijab, in Tehran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday after competing in South Korea without wearing a headscarf, an act widely seen as support for anti-government demonstrators amid weeks of protests over the Islamic Republic’s mandatory hijab. After landing, Rekabi gave a careful, emotionless interview to Iran’s hard-line state … Read more

Fanatics hires finance chief for sports-betting division before launch

Andrea Ellis has been appointed CFO of Fanatics Betting & Gaming. Source: Fanatics Fanatics is getting one step closer to launching its highly anticipated sports-gambling division, nearly five years after the Supreme Court overturned the rule preventing states from legalizing bets on sporting events. The sports platform and e-commerce company, which has been valued at … Read more

Wasps: Gallagher Premiership club placed into administration | Rugby Union News

Last Updated: 17/10/22 2:44pm Wasps have been placed into administration and have immediately ceased trading, a statement from the club has announced. Wasps Holdings Limited is the holding company for Wasps men’s and women’s rugby teams, and Wasps netball. The company now has ceased trading, with Andrew Sheridan and Rajnesh Mittal of FRP have been … Read more

T20 World Cup: Scotland shock West Indies with 42-run win as George Munsey and Mark Watt shine | Cricket News

Mark Watt, Brad Wheal and Michael Leask on form with the ball as Scotland stun two-time winners West Indies at T20 World Cup; Tuesday sees Holland take on Namibia at 5am followed by United Arab Emirates against Sri Lanka at 9am, both matches live on Sky Sports Cricket Last Updated: 17/10/22 10:08am Scotland shocked Group … Read more

Rudrankksh, Arjun, Kiran win India’s fifth gold in ISSF Worlds

Indian men’s 10m air rifle troika of Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Kiran Ankush Jadhav and Arjun Babuta won the country’s fifth gold medal in the ISSF World Championship, routing China 16-10 in the title round. It was also Patil’s second senior world championship gold in his very first outing, having won the individual 10m air rifle … Read more

George Mason University goes all-in on world-class Esports Program | Sports

With the recent craze of esports continuing to expand into the collegiate sports landscape, George Mason University is keen on building a winning program. In just a short period of time, the Patriots have put together several elite squads across multiple games.  Currently, they’re boasting 130 competitors at the varsity level, and in their first … Read more