Apple Sports brings widgets and comes to eight new countries

Apple has released an update to Apple Sports, bringing widgets and expanding to a further eight countries.

In addition, users can now also schedule Live Activities in advance for any upcoming event in the app.

Widgets give fans the ability to customise their iPhone Home Screen with their favourite teams and leagues. Widgets can also be accessed on iPad and Mac, giving fans scores and schedules for their favourite leagues and teams on even more platforms.

To add a widget, users can choose either the “My Teams” view for scores and upcoming schedules for their favourited teams, or the “League” view to keep up with scores and schedules for every team in a league.

Widgets can be customised per device, and there is no limit on how many can be added, keeping sports fans in the know with the information they care about most, no matter what device they are on.

Apple Sports is also expanding and is now available for free in eight additional countries: Austria, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. 

League coverage continues to grow as well, with the addition of new European football competitions, including the 2. Bundesliga, Ligue 2, Segunda División, Serie B, and Primeira Liga.

Apple Sports

Apple Sports gives fans a simple and fast way to stay up to speed on the teams and leagues they love. Users can customise their scoreboards on Apple Sports by following their favourite teams, tournaments, and leagues.

Fans can easily navigate between scores and upcoming games; explore play-by-play information, team stats, lineup details, and live betting odds; and tap to go to the Apple TV app to watch live games from Apple and connected streaming apps.

Apple Sports will also seamlessly sync with favourites selected within the My Sports experience including in the Apple TV app and Apple News.

Apple Sports App Main Features

• Get play-by-play updates, betting odds, results, and more.
• Customise your scoreboard by following your favourite teams, tournaments, and leagues—including MLS, MLB, NBA, WNBA, NHL, Premier League, NCAA basketball and many more.
• Quickly sync your favourite teams and leagues from the Apple TV app and Apple News.
• Enjoy an incredibly fast and easy-to-navigate app designed for sport fans.
• Tap to watch live games on the Apple TV app and connected streaming apps.

Apple Sports is free to download, and is available for all iPhone models running iOS 17.2 or later.