F1 2020 season calendar is now available on Android.

In 56 days, 9 hours and 40 minutes, in Melbourne, about 24 of the world’s best drivers will rev up their powerful engines for the first time this year to claim the F1 teams and drivers’ championship. Lewis Hamilton, the current world champion will try to win his sixth. Hopefully, Ferrari will put up a fight this year, unlike the years where Hamilton won the previous six. 

This year, the official app has been updated with the 2020 race calendar which starts on the 12th of March in Melbourne. Session times for each round will follow soon. The changelog also states that it will be "easier than ever to replay live timing sessions with replay buttons now placed more prominently around the app after a race weekend." Of course, there are the usual bug fixes and performance improvements.

Check out the update on Google Play Store. 

Official Premier League app for Android updated with 2019/20 Fantasy Premier League season.

Originally created in 1971 by Bernie Donnelly, Fantasy football is a game in which participants assemble an imaginary team of real-life players and score points based on those players' statistics; and this is still a thing 45 years later in a variety of sports. With the Premier League starting in August, the Premier League app now includes the 2919/20 league game. So if you're into Fantasy League, hit that update button in Google Play Store on your device. I can't wait for the Premier League season to begin.

SofaScore introduces graph with monthly average player ratings in latest update for Android.

Today SofaScore published an update to its Android app that should make stats geek happy. The app already offers a myriad of built-in tools for users to keep track of their favorite teams and players performance. In today's update, SofaScore introduces graph with average player ratings per month, the ability to switch players with a simple swipe, and more. See the full changelog below for details.

• Graph with average player ratings per month (in player details). Tap on the graph to change between number of matches and average rating.
• Swipe left or right to change the player in pop-up (from lineups and box-score).
• Dropdown menu for easier selecting statistics in "top players" and "top teams".
• "Matches" tab in Manager page.
•  "Media" tab in Motorsports.

The update is available for download in Google Play Store.

Formula 1 app for Android updated with new leadership board for 2019 season.

We're a week away from the beginning of the 2019 seasons and the official Formula 1 app for Android has been updated based on fan feedback. At least, that's what the app "What's New" says.

The app has been redesigned with an optimized live leadership board. With that, users will be able to see more drivers data. I haven't seen what this change brings yet as I haven't downloaded the update yet. And I'm not even sure it will show more driver data. But I'll keep you posted next week after the new season begins.

This update will also allow fans to track driver data with a split screen of the live leaderboard data. Just select a driver and the app will display the driver's data in the other half of the screen. A much welcome addition.

That's all about it for now, but I expect to see another update before the Melbourne GP. The app has yet to be updated for the year 2019 calendar. So expect another update during next week.

In the meantime, download the Formula 1 app update in Google Play Store.

SofaScore for Android now provide links to similar tournaments and detailed Baseball match statistics.

You're a sports fan and away from a TV set while your favorite sport is live on TV, SofaScore is the app you need on your Android device to follow the games and should the name be any indication, SofaScore will bring live scores to your device as well as short videos of the actions. Since SofaScore covers pretty much of any sports, I strongly recommend you download it.

The app was updated today with the following new features:

• In tournament details, we have added links to similar tournaments (other league groups or tournaments on the same division level).
  
• Match statistics in Baseball are now divided to batting, pitching and fielding.

Check out SofaScore in Google Play Store.

F1 TV Pro now available in Cyprus, Greece, Malta, and Portugal.

We're a month away from the 2019 F1 season and the Android app has been updated today. Fans of the sport in Cyprus, Greece, Malta, and Portugal will be able to watch the races on their devices by purchasing an F1 TV Pro subscription. The ability to watch live races on Android phones and tablets was released last year in a few countries. It's great to see the offer being extended to more countries.

This update also allows users to stream live races on the F1 TV app. Previously, this was only possible on the F1 app. If you live in one of the above-mentioned countries, download the Formula 1 app in Google Play Store.

F1 app for Android gets new race and video hub.

Halo F1 fans. There's an update for the F1 app waiting for you in the Google Store.

This update is branded as a major update and introduces a couple of new hubs. As can be seen in the screenshots below, fans will now get a new race and video hub. Basically, the bottom tabs have changed, giving fans the ablity to quickly and easily get to videos with a single tap. Personally, I find this re-design really awesome.

That said, there are more to this update. just check it out below:

• Redesigned live timing experience with smart telemetry data and easy-to-use drive tracker.
• Expanded driver and team biographies.
• Improved push notifications - so you never miss out.

The update is available for download in Google Play Store. Enjoy!

SofaScore adds a dark theme to its Android app.

Dark mode is a very useful feature and it's nice to see more and more developers adding it into their apps, making it easy on the eyes. Even Google is testing dark mode in Android P developer preview and YouTube too. Today, SofaScore, my favorite sports app, is finally adding a dark theme to its Android app.

The night mode is not enabled by default after installing the update. Enabling it can be done quickly and easily in the app settings with a simple slide to 'On'. That done, you can now follow your games in the dark without bothering your partner and blasting your eyes with white light.

The update is currently available globally for all to download and raises the version number to 5.60.1. Check it out in Google Play Store.

SofaScore update provides detailed information for World Cup 2018 stadiums.

The World Cup 2018 is ongoing and the excitement is building up as we get closer to the semis. Today SofaScore is updating its app for Android with info about the stadiums where the games will be played. With this update, SofaScore users will be able to find information about the stadium under the Details tab along with a beautiful picture, the location, and capacity. This is not a big update, but if you're the kind of fans who look into details, you'll like this one. Tomorrow's game opposes Brazil against Belgium will be played at the Kazan Arena. Unfortunately, SofaScore does not provide a detailed map, but, at least, fans will be able to use their phones and Google Maps to find their way.

The update is already available in Google Play Store for download. Enjoy the games tomorrow. 

Yahoo Mail brings World Cup game schedules and scores at the top of your Inbox.

Yahoo Mail has a treat for football fans around the world in the latest update for Android devices. Users of Yahoo Mail will now be able to follow games scores live in their Inbox. Yahoo added a band at the top of the Inbox that shows the teams, games schedule of the day and scores. The band can easily be minimized. The word 'Live' appears in red for ongoing games. 

If users need more info, a tap on each of the games - live or not - takes them to Yahoo Sports page for more details. There, users will get info such as game statistics, game stream and join the conversation with other football fans. A little envelope icon at the top right of the page takes the user back to Yahoo Mail.

I'm watching the game between Egypt and Uruguay as I write this and I'm just curious whether Yahoo Mail will notify me if the score evolves. I'll update this post if it does.

The update also includes the following:

• Now you can see your messages separated by date.
• You can also select all messages from a particular date range and delete, archive, or organize at once.
• Find messages faster with suggestions as you search.
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Yahoo Mail users can update the app in Google Play Store.

World Cup 2018: Forget Paul the Octopus & Achilles the cat. Enter Babushka, SofaScore's human predictor.

We're hours from the official launch of the 2018 FIFA World Cup with the host country, Russia, playing against Saudi Arabia and if you are of the betting type and needs some precog before shelling out money, I strongly recommend you must check with Babushka first. Confused? Let me explain.

Remember Paul the Octopus back at World Cup 2010 who accurately chose the winners of each game and Paul became a star - maybe not for bookies. This year's official soothsayer for the World Cup is Achilles, a deaf,  Russian white cat. He will be presented with bowls marked with playing teams' flag and Achilles first prediction for tonight's inaugural game is naturally Russia. Now, back to Babushka.



Since Paul the octopus, each sports event have had their own animals trying to predict games results, but none have matched Paul's record. Well aware of that fact, SofaScore - my favorite Android sport's app - is bringing in a human predictor called Babushka. According to the SofaScore, "She has lived through almost all of the championships (missed only the first 2), and this will be her 22nd World Cup. So if there's anyone who knows how it's gonna go down - then that's Babushka!" Unlike the 'official' World Cup's animals, Babushka will not only make predictions but also give daily tips and some witty analysis on her YouTube Channel. 

Her first video has been published and, like Achilles the cat, Babushka predicts a Russia win against Saudi Arabia. Whether she gets this right or not, Babushka is just adorable and her pre-games analysis are well thought out. Something animals can't do.

Check out Babushka Tips on SofaScore official YouTube channel and enjoy World Cup 2018.

English Premier League app for Android introduces the newly promoted teams for season 2018/19 season and more.

The English Premier League has updated their Android app for the next season already. The app now shows the three newly promoted teams for the upcoming 2018/19 season: Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City, and Fulham. The updated app also brings the highlights of the 2017/18 season. 

Additionally, "you can also explore all-time Premier League club, player and manager record-holders through the new 'Records' section in the Stats area."

That being said, download the update free in Google Play Store to prepare for the new season.

The official NBA app on Android updated so you do not miss the 2018 Playoffs.

Tomorrow, the 2018 NBA Playoffs will begin and fans around the world will watch as their favorite teams play to reach the finals and gloriously win the Larry O'Brien cup. But we're not there yet and we all won't be able to watch every game, but thanks to the official NBA app, it will be possible to keep tabs on the games as the drama unfold no matter one's location and timezone. The app does let fans watch games live, but geographical restrictions apply.

The NBA official app on Android will bring fans live scores, stats, in-game and post-game highlights and the NBA updated the app so users can track their teams through Playoffs Matchups. This update also includes the usual bug fixes and performance improvements.

If you're a fan of the NBA, make sure you update the app in the Play Store. Enjoy the Playoff and may your team beat them all.

SofaScore added push notifications for soccer goal scorers in big update for Android.

Today SofaScore published a big update to its Android app that brings the app to version 5.51.0 and includes new features that will please soccer and motorsport fans alike. 

As a soccer fan, push notifications is my favorite feature and as I'm not always in front of my TV to watch every game, push notifications on the phone and my Android watch bring me almost every action of the games instantly. Every time a team scores, SofaScore lets me know about it along with the name of the team that scored. In today's update, SofaScore added push notifications for goal scorers, meaning the app will also push the name of the player who scored. This feature must be manually enabled in the app notifications settings. SofaScore says "that if you have notifications for regular "Goals" activated as well, you'll get 2 notifications in short period." The company also said that not all games offer goal scorer notifications.

The 2018 Formula 1 World Championship will begin in 15 days with the Melbourne Grand Prix and it makes sense that SofaScore moved the popular single seater car race to the Motorsport category. I can't wait for the new F1 season to begin and see how it all unfolds in SofaScore.

Here's the complete changelog:

1. Long awaited feature – we have finally added push notifications for goal scorers. Please go to app “Notifications settings” and activate it manually.
   
2. You can now follow Motorsports and Cycling races, receive notifications and have a complete race schedule in Favorites
   
3. Minor, but important change – Formula 1 is now available under Motorsports category!
   
4. Pre-match standings/form is added to event details – quick overview of team’s form, rank, and points before the match.
5. Goal distribution is now visible in “Matches” tab
   
6. Team’s top players' list of ice hockey teams, currently in NHL only but more leagues are coming soon
   
7. Localized “Vavel” news feed for selected tournaments
   
8. Option to change default currency in-app for transfers value, player value, tournament prize money and so on

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SofaScore now remembers previously defined filters and more in Android update.

Two weeks ago, SofaScore updated its Android app with new features that gave soccer fans the ability to track players transfer across many leagues in the world, as well as a filter list to easily retrieve what they're looking for. Today, SofaScore published another update that improves on these features.

From now on, the app will remember “previously defined filters”. Basically, SofaScore will remember your last filter. Unfortunately, the app cannot save more than one filter.

SofaScore also improved the league filter, making it easier to bring up a list of leagues in a particular country. Say you want to retrieve the leagues list for England, simply type ‘England’ in the ‘League’ field and the app will look-up and list all of England’s soccer leagues. This is also a quick and easy way to filter transfers by league.

Finally, SofaScore will list at the top the countries where TV broadcast are available.

Check out SofaScore version 5.50.0 in Google Play Store.

SofaScore for Android updated with latest soccer players transfer data.

SofaScore, my favorite sports app, has been updated. The first update for the year 2018 has for main feature information about players transfers. This new option can be found under the Leagues tab, literally. And that’s quite an extensive list that covers every football league worldwide. Fortunately, SofaScore built-in a good filtering tool.

Tapping ‘Players Transfers’ reveals a long list of transfers with such data as the transfer amount, the date the transfer occurred and, obviously, the teams involved in the transfer. The ‘Player Value’ tab lists the players by value. While the ‘Transfer Fee’ tab lists the transfers from the most expensive to least. You can tap each entry in the list for more details about the player and choose to receive notifications for this player. Finally, the last tab filters the transfers by date. Like I said, the transfer feature covers pretty much every league.

SofaScore makes it even easier to filter that extensive list of transfers. Simply tap ‘Filter list’ to do a manual filter by nationality, league, player position, and age. Start typing and the app will pull up the matching leagues and nationality for you. A quick and easy way to find what you’re looking for.

Here are the other items in the changelog:

·       Squads are now available for teams in Handball (ex. EHF Euro 2018)

·       “Forum” is replaced by “SofaScore News” in navigation drawer. Get an insight in SofaScore project from a slightly different perspective.

Make sure you download/update SofaScore in Google Play Store to get all the info you want on your favorite sport.

Official F1 Android app for Android updated with Season 2018 calendar.

In 82 days, in Melbourne, about 24 of the world’s best drivers will revved up their powerful engines for the first time this year to claim the F1 teams and drivers’ championship. Lewis Hamilton, the current world champion will try to win his fifth.

Last year, at the same period, the F1 app for Android was updated with a new design that makes navigating the app and finding information about races, drivers and other F1-related info easier, thanks to the addition of tabs and the fitting of more data on the screen.

This year, the official app has been updated with the 2018 race calendar which starts on the 25th of March in Melbourne. That is 82 days from today. That is the only change mentioned in the changelog.

Fans can get the Official F1 App for Android for free in Google Play Store.

Formula 1 official app for Android gets a new logo.

The Official F1 app for Android is a definite source that brings exclusive content such as team radio transmissions, DRS usage indicator, live tire information and more. The app also provides the latest news, features and videos, post-race highlights, live leaderboard during every race, qualifying and practice session.

Today, the app was updated with general improvements and updates. The change log does not provide any details about the improvements and which features were updated. The onl.y visible change I spotted is the new logo. I posted the old and new logo above. In case you're not a fan, the old logo is on the left

The season 2017 just ended last Sunday with Lewis Hamilton winning his forth Grand Prix, and Sebastian Vettel finishing second. The next season will start next year on the 25^th of March in Australia and promises to be exciting with Hamilton and Vettel now being even on championships won.

Who will be the 2018 champion? We’ll find out next year. Until then, download the update in Google Play Store. Note that this update is also available on Windows 10.

  

SofaScore now supports Beach volleyball and Table tennis; Automatic forum sign in.

SofaScore is my favorite sports app on my mobile phones and Android Wear watch - I currently use a Zenwatch 2. It's my go-to app for live scores, sports news for all leagues and competitions in 22 sports, a kind of a one-stop shop for your favorite sports.

SofaScore was updated today with support for two additional sports: Beach volleyball and Table tennis. Fans of these two sports will get live scores and other data about their favorite sports and players.

This update also includes other new features like automatic sign in to forums, provided you are already signed in to the app. Check out the full change log below:

·        Link to “Dropping odds” page in app navigation drawer.

·        Option to filter players with minimum number of appearances in “Top Players” tab (50% in Football and 30% in Basketball).

·        Improved suggestions for venue/stadium changes.

·        In Android 8.0, new set of adaptive launcher icons

SofaScore is an app that is regularly updated with new features and one that I strongly recommend if you’re a sports fan. Oh, you can also get live score on your home screen thanks to widgets for all supported leagues.

If you want more features, SofaScore includes in-app purchases to unlock them. Before you can achieve that, download the free app in Google Play Store.

Live sports score app SofaScore gets new Android 8 notification features, now covers Cycling & FIFA rankings.

Cycling fans rejoice. SofaScore, the popular live sports score app on Android, has been updated today and the team added Cycling to the app. I must admit I am not a fan of cycling, so there’s not much I can write about that sport. The change log itself does not provide any details. If you’re a cycling fan, grab the update in the store to learn more.

This update also makes SofaScore compatible with Android 8.0 Oreo and will provide a completely new notification settings experience. I expect SofaScore to take advantage of the new notifications features Google added to Android 8.

Soccer managers are always the least talked about, unless they’re fired or are Jose Mourinho, the Manchester United coach. In this update, SofaScore is introducing a history chart for managers showing average points and time spent with teams.

SofaScore now also covers FIFA games and will give details on international matches and national teams.

This update, version 5.44.3, also includes the following:

·       More odds are now available in app.

·       ATP series information for tennis tournaments.

·       Information about matches played on neutral ground.

Check out the update in Google Play Store.