Saturday, March 25, 2017 | By Jonathan Harley (@jharleyaus), Content Partnerships [03:07 UTC] This Sunday on 26 March, the Formula 1 season kicks off at the Australian Grand Prix, #AusGP, and Twitter is your first destination for breaking news, exclusive updates and live conversations on and off the track. Formula 1 will be sharing videos all day via their @F1 Twitter account for racing fans looking to get the inside scoop. These clips will be complemented by infographics, showcasing key stats about the Grand Prix: Read more... |
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 | By David Herman (@davidbherman), Sports Partnerships [19:56 UTC] With Selection Sunday behind us, 68 college basketball teams are now vying to cut the nets down and win the #NationalChampionship in Phoenix. Follow all of the live #MarchMadness action on and off the court on Twitter. Read more... |
Thursday, March 2, 2017 | By Aneesh Madani (@aneeshmadani), Head of Sports Partnerships, India and Southeast Asia [03:02 UTC] Twitter and the Bengaluru FC (@BengaluruFC) launched a series of press conferences on Twitter this week and through the rest of the football season. India’s reigning champions and one of the most loved football teams, Bengaluru FC, will be leveraging Twitter’s Q&A app to take questions with #AskTheBlues press conference style a day before every match with fans. Read more... |
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 | By Adam Newman (@sharkcastpod), The Shark Cast [22:30 UTC] #NRL season is upon us again! To celebrate, @TwitterAU have asked us blokes from the @sharkcastpod, the biggest club-focused supporter podcast in Australia, to give you the skinny on the best fan accounts and podcasts on Twitter around Rugby League, the greatest game of all. Read more... |
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 | By Aneesh Madani (@aneeshmadani), Head of Sports Partnerships, India and Southeast Asia [14:35 UTC] Twitter reacts in real-time as history was made at this year’s #IPLAuction on February 20th. Mohammad Nabi (@MohammadNabi007) became the first Afghanistan cricketer to join VIVO @IPL while Ben Stokes (@BenStokes38) breaks record with 14.5 crores (US$2.16 million) fee for an overseas player from the Rising Pune Supergiants. Read more... |
Friday, February 17, 2017 | By TJ Adeshola (@TJay), Sports Partnerships [00:35 UTC] Twitter and the NBA have unveiled unique hashtag-triggered Twitter emojis for all 24 NBA All-Stars. The emojis, revealed on Twitter by Tweeting #firstnamelastname (e.g., #StephenCurry, #LebronJames; Note: Giannis Antetokounmpo only requires his first name #Giannis), are now live through Monday, Feb. 20. Read more... |
Monday, February 6, 2017 | By Stacy Minero (@sminero), Head of Content Planning [06:03 UTC] The most discussed brands of the Big Game on Twitter. Read more... |
Monday, February 6, 2017 | By Andrew Barge (@abarge), Sports Partnerships [05:15 UTC] The live #SB51 conversation amongst football fans, analysts, writers, teams, athletes, celebs, and more around the @Patriots thrilling comeback Super Bowl victory over the @AtlantaFalcons in overtime unfolded on Twitter. Read more... |
Thursday, February 2, 2017 | By Andrew Barge (@abarge), Sports Partnerships [14:28 UTC] |
Monday, January 30, 2017 | By Jonno Simpson (@JonnoSimpson), Head of Sport, Twitter Australia [01:47 UTC] The #ausopen delivered again in 2017 on and off the court, with dream finals every fan would have wished for in the men’s and women’s tournament, and raising the bar again for the Grand Slams on Twitter. Read more... |
