What are the most exciting sports to follow online?

These days everyone seems to have a smartphone, a tablet, or a laptop computer. This, along with increasingly faster internet connections and the prevalence of Wi-Fi hotspots means that it is becoming much easier to keep up with worldwide events just by checking your phone. This makes it very easy to keep up with all your favourite sports at the press of a touchscreen. So, with everything at your fingertips, how do you know which sports to keep track of with so many to choose from?

Football (or soccer) is a great place to start as it has probably the best coverage of any sport worldwide, plus an unrivalled fan base. With so much attention drawn to football around the world, it is one of the easiest to become involved with. Thanks to the internet, conversations about how your team are doing is no longer confined to just a small group of friends but can be explored worldwide on fan forums and social media. Fantasy football is another popular way of getting involved with the sport, picking players and trying to beat your friends’ scores each week.

Online bookmakers are a great way to become involved with sports, and placing small wagers can really leave you excited while watching a game, hanging on a result hoping your prediction will come true. Betting on horse racing is a very popular concept, especially around some of the bigger races and events, such as the famous Grand National. According to some reports and statistics, a staggering £80M is placed on the main race alone. Horse racing is not just confined to the UK however. The annual Dubai World Cup holds the title of highest prize for the victor, and the lavish Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in Paris certainly offers some of the most scenic views for a race, stretching along the banks of the famous river Seine.

Another sport increasing in worldwide coverage and popularity is cricket. It has always been enjoyed but with an increase in the number of countries participating in international tournaments, the number of areas taking on the sport is going up, along with the amount of coverage and the ability to follow events. One of the biggest positive developments to happen to cricket in recent years was the advent of Twenty20, where each side only has 20 overs to score as many runs as they can. This leads to more attractive play in these exciting matches – to the delight of entertained fans worldwide. Such is the popularity of this format that more and more money is being offered to tempt all of the players to come together for the biggest tournaments.

Now for one sport that is often over in just a few seconds. Athletics has many different events but the most popular is always the 100-metre sprint. So much hype descends every four years for the Olympics as the world watches to see incredible human feats.

There are now so many opportunities to catch all of the events that it is definitely getting easier to follow what is going on. So, what sport will you choose to follow next?