But will the global sport reconnect with some of its deepest roots?

It may work, although if technology is a global sport, television, at least, tends to be more local.

Football has become a global sport where spectators from around the world can enjoy many different leagues.

A great number of the popular global sports were first developed or codified in Europe.

In that sense, the slogan was a justified attempt to grow the game worldwide, and make it a global sport.

There are only a few global sports: soccer, basketball, tennis and golf.

The boundaries have been extended in global sports, economics and politics.

On the other hand, downsizing is a global sport, too.

This seems to have all the makings of the biggest non-event global sports has ever produced.

"A very few global sports icons are becoming more and more important," he says.