John Beneke

Abstract

Artificial intelligence has become a common theme in most day-to-day discussions. Sports have been part of human history since prehistoric times and have developed into a multibillion-dollar industry. Moderate sports consumers and amateur enthusiasts face a unique challenge in understanding and benefiting from the rapidly growing field of artificial intelligence (AI) in sports. This study aims to identify the main themes of AI in sports from published research articles and conference proceedings between 2020 and 2024. The main themes were identified using content analyses. The 50 top-cited articles and conference proceedings between 2020 and 2024 were downloaded and analysed using Atlas.ti. The main themes identified were machine learning in sports, data collection through wearable technology, sports fans, and AI.