Start Your Apps: Apple Sports Adds F1, March Madness Tracking, More

With March Madness kicking off this weekend, Apple is rolling out an update to its Sports app intended to help you more easily follow your favorite teams. But it’s not just basketball; Apple’s also adding the ability to track Formula 1, the UEFA Women’s Champions League, and NASCAR.

Racing fans will be able to see start times, live leaderboards, and lap times. Fans across multiple sports will also be able to find out where to watch the action. If multiple channels show a race, match, or game, the Sports app will show them all, starting with national broadcasts and expanding to regional options later.

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As the NCAA’s March Madness men’s and women’s basketball tournaments begin, Apple Sports will highlight those games and the ability to follow those match-ups to all users, regardless of whether they’re following the sport or not. Users keeping track of their brackets will be able to queue up multiple games on their lock screens using Live Activities and follow all the real-time action happening at the same time. (Here’s how to livestream those games.)

Also on tap for a future update will be the ability to share games and sporting events in a more visual way. Match-ups shared beforehand or in progress will use the team colors and logos, while finalized events will show the scores and results in the shared information.

Apple first released its Sports app in 2024, aiming to provide the fastest way to get real-time info on a few select sports. With the release of iOS 18, the app resolved its most glaring omission by adding support for Live Activities

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