Sports, the app developed by Apple, reached version 3.0 June 25, 2025, with two great new features that make it the ultimate sports companion: a personalized Home screen and complete tennis support, although people might be a bit late to make it in time to enjoy Wimbledon. In this article we are going to take a look at the reasons why this minimalist score tracking application is becoming a sensation, what has been added in the update, and how it supports you to track your favorite games, as well as why it can find itself supplanting the bigger applications like ESPN.
Apple Sports or Why It Is not like Company X
Apple Sports is minimal and fast in a saturated world of sports apps. No advertisements, no rumors, no fluff, instead, live scores, statistics and live games tracking. Apple created it in order to provide fans with what they desire in nearly a moment. It is a concept of a personal sports ticker that has no breaks.
What is new with Version 3.0
Apple comes with two headline improvements with 3.0:
- An all-new Home screen that puts your favorite teams in focus.
- Tennis coverage, including Grand Slams, tournaments of the ATP/WTA 1000 level, and each point in tournaments such as the Wimbledon.
The Remodeled Home Hub
Launch the app and it will show a Home screen that will display events organized by sport. Feeling like MLB, NBA and tennis side-by-side? Done. Dying to know why you need soccer more than hockey? No problem. Apple refers to it as a brand new personalized home experience, which will make searching what matters to you easier than ever .
The Way to Customize Your Experience
It is simple to customize-it is fun:
- Make a tap on Home followed by Edit.
- Drag and drop leagues and teams into order of your choice.
- Hit Done.
Always have your favorites up top-no scanning menus.
What Is Tennis Support?
Prior to this update, tennis was one of the largest gaps in Apple Sports. Version 3.0 addresses that: it also features live scores, point-by-point scoring, and tracking of players in the tournaments, as well as match results, all of them available in the men and women Grand Slam and 1000-level events.
It implies that you can watch the Roland-Garros, Wimbledon, the US Open, and other watches through this compact app.
Lock screen magic & Live activities
Tap any match, whether that is an NBA game or a Wimbledon game, and you trigger a Live Activity. That will keep your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island (iPhone 14 Pro and later) updated with score and important stats without having to unlock your phone. Just as though you have lived score widgets on your home screen that updates throughout the game.
Visual Touches: Themes of the Surface of the Court
The designers of Apple were extra thoughtful; the background theme looks like court surfaces, it is bright green on the Wimbledon, reddish on Roland Garros and Australian Open, and the smooth hard court images on the US Open. It is a minor touch, but it helps to establish place.
Increased Bonus Baseball
Baseball spectators are not left out. The update also includes pitcher vs batter matchup information below each baseball scorecard which is excellent to help you quickly get up to date with who is up, on deck and throwing heat.
What to do to Get the Update
Apple Sports is due to be automatically updated on your iPhone in the course of the next few days. But you are in a hurry:
- Go to the App Store.
- Click on your profile picture.
- Choose My Apps.
- Scroll down to the Apple Sport and Update.
That’s it!
Availability and Requirements App
Apple Sports needs:
- An iPhone with iOS 17.2 and above.
- live activities require iOS 18 (Lock Screen updates) and watchOS 11 (Apple Watch).
- Currently limited to U.S., U.K. and Canada.
What is Remaining Lacking
The app retains its minimalist identity during it happens that some of the gaps are left behind:
- No support Android.
- There is no iPad version.
Others such as golf or cricket or FIFA leagues have not been incorporated.
To gain in-depth coverage on less common sports or pundits, you are going to have to use apps such as ESPN or Fox Sports.
Who Slams This Update Out of the Park
This update is the sweet spot when it comes to people that desire:
- Up to date scores presently.
- An intelligent, personalisable home feed.
- Live tennis action e.g. during big tournaments.
That is: regular fans who like sports, but dislike the noise of bloated apps.
Is It a one sports application?
It is near-at-hand a small fan. That is what the spaceship is compared to the clunky van of ESPN. Sculpted, trim and quick. However, you may still maintain other apps in case you are interested in detailed coverage of the news or fantasy participants or commentaries.
Final Thoughts
The Apple Sports 3.0 shows that even more can be less. Refined Home screen, easy customization, live Lock Screen refresh, long-belated tennis support make it seem like swiss army knife of scores- concise, pretty, and prepared to swing as Wimbledon arrives.
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