Sports are an interesting application of many machine learning algorithms since sports, in general, are very fast-paced and (many) include a group dynamic. Therefore algorithms tailored to sports may help to push the boundary of what is possible in Computer Vision.
WHY IT MATTERS: real-time analysis of sporting events to provide insights into players and teams is big business where digital transformation will have a profound impact if this recent research is to be believed...
it explains that tomorrow with new technologies , we will be able to measure performance more accurately, give an better experience to the consumer and more of that control illegal things in sport.