I remember when Apple Sports was announced. Not the exact date, month or year. No. I remember back then when it had been announced, I had looked at it and thought to myself - this seems cool, I want to use it.

I could not use it then.

It was only available in the USA then. And Canada and the UK perhaps. It does not really matter. It was not available where I was. So I stopped thinking about it basically.

Apple Sports expanded to 90 new countries and regions recently. Gruber wrote about it. I decided to revisit it then. I downloaded it. I added Premier League and Manchester United to things I cared about. And also the World Cup. The World Cup feels like the main reason Apple Sports is expanding now.

It is a nice app. I had a chance to test-drive it during Manchester United’s last match of the season. I could not watch it on TV. And with this app, weirdly enough, it feels like I don’t need to. While I tried to find a way to watch the match live, frequent alerts on my watch and live activities kept me abreast with the happenings in the match. Once United were up 3-0, I did not feel the need to watch the match anymore.

Cricket is not supported yet though.