Twitter has agreed to acquire a London-based artificial intelligence startup to make tweeted live videos look more professional. 

Saracens’ players are taking part in a research project that could have a bruising impact on rugby and other sports with high levels of physical contact.

Tom Brady threw for two fourth-quarter touchdowns and notched a career rushing first, leading New England to a 30-23 win over the New York Jets that kept the Patriots unbeaten this NFL season.

So will the GPA find consensus among its members on this latest idea of theirs to restructure the All-Ireland senior football championship?

US telecommunications giant Verizon has confirmed its intention to buy AOL for $4.4bn (€3.9bn), turning the biggest US wireless carrier into a leading provider of content and video for the web and mobile phones.

Eighteen-time major champion Jack Nicklaus has built quite an athletic legacy for his descendants to follow, and now his grandson Nick O’Leary will have his chance to thrive in the world of professional sports, specifically the National Football League.

Among the many newsletters I subscribe to — The New Taxidermy, The Modern Man’s Guide to Panache — is The New Yorker’s daily offering, which never fails to uplift, educate, and spell out the pressing concerns of the Manhattan middle class, writes Michael Moynihan.

By Daragh Ó Conchúir

A deadly snowfall that crippled a US state is finally expected to stop – but people now face the threat of massive flooding as temperatures rise through the weekend.

US federal agents conducted surprise inspections of National Football League team doctors and trainers on Sunday as part of an ongoing probe into painkiller drug abuse, the US media reported on Sunday.

The National Football League is "exactly on track" with its plans to field a team in London and could have a franchise there by 2022, the league’s international chief said yesterday.

It may seem emotional rather than rational, but the idea of Oscar Pistorius returning to the track competitively feels wrong, suggests Derval O'Rourke.

Manchester United striker Robin van Persie is among those to have extended their condolences to the family of Malcolm Glazer following the American businessman’s death.

I’M fairly certain that in this part of the world the name Joe Klecko means fairly little to most people. Some sports fans might think they remember the name from somewhere, but to fans of the National Football League (NFL) and in particular to fans of the New York Jets, Klecko is a living legend.

Singers MIA and Janelle Monae have shared the stage during separate concerts on opposite coasts of America through the magic of holograms.

Screened in over 200 countries, Super Bowl will be lapped up by well over 100 million Americans for whom it has become as symbolic of their country as Apple Pie.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to perform with Bruno Mars during the Super Bowl Half-time Show.

The NFL have agreed to pay $765m to ex-players suffering the effects of concussion — but have not admitted liability.

The $765m (€578m) settlement the National Football League in the US has reached with 4,500 former American football players over concussion-related lawsuits to would fund medical examinations, concussion-related compensation, and medical research could have serious implications here.

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s trip to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin was overshadowed by a spat about a museum event, apparently cancelled by Russia, where she was due to refer to German art seized by the Soviets in the wake of World War Two.

CONNACHT SFC SEMI-FINAL:

Rihanna partied with NFL players at a pre-draft bash.

GAA officials have reacted to Kilkenny’s strong criticism of the new sideline regulations, pointing to the successful implementation of those rules in the National Football League and rejecting suggestions there had not been consultation on the matter, stating that “consultation does not constitute a veto.”

US sports star Manti Te'o is facing questions over whether he was really duped by a bizarre lie about a fake dead girlfriend.

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has held “encouraging” talks with senior National Football League officials over the prospect of staging games at the Olympic Stadium.

Embattled Meath manager Seamus McEnaney insists he was never distracted from getting his team ready for their Leinster SFC opener against Wicklow on Sunday.

I’M fairly certain that in this part of the world the name Joe Klecko means fairly little to most people.

SEVENTY years ago Billy Conn, weighing 174 pounds and fighting out of East Liberty, Pittsburgh, took on the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis, for the heavyweight title.

THE latest instalment of the video game series Call of Duty has become the fastest-selling entertainment product of all time.

Stan Kroenke’s controlling interest in Arsenal has been officially ratified by the Premier League and the American has given other shareholders a fortnight to accept his unconditional offer for their holdings.

A massive winter storm roared into America’s heartland today, carrying a paralysing punch of dangerous ice and snow that shut down airports, schools, colleges and government offices.

DONEGAL manager Jim McGuinness has warned he may be unable to field a team against Fermanagh in the Dr McKenna Cup on Saturday night.

BRIAN DOOHER has admitted there were times when he doubted whether he would make it back for a 15th season with Tyrone.

CHEAP hot dogs, subsidised travel and discounted tickets.

Kildare defender Kevin O'Neill has been excused from the Lilywhites senior football panel for the forthcoming Championship owing to personal reasons.

IT’S been a spring that has tested Graham Canty’s composure. The National Football League has been a frustrating exercise for the Cork captain, mainly peering in at the action from the sideline rather than being stuck in the maelstrom in the middle of the pitch.

KERRY’s relief at the preservation of their top-flight status in the National Football League was ironically overshadowed by the jubilation of the Monaghan players and a decent travelling support when it emerged that a superior scoring rate to Derry also ensured their survival.