# Apple Sports (آبل سبورتس)

> Apple Sports is accessible in Syria, as of 2026-07-30.

- Status: accessible
- Outreach: No Response
- Company: [Apple](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/apple.md)
- Categories: Sports & Esports, News & Media
- Official site: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-sports/id6446788829
- Community votes: 1
- Last updated: 2026-07-30
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/apple-sports

## About

Apple's free sports app with real-time scores, standings, and stats for followed leagues and teams

## Activity summary

Accessible in Syria. The team wrote to Apple several times between February and March 2026 about broader Syria access, and by July community testing confirmed the Sports app itself works fully.

## Progress timeline

- 2026-07-30 — Verified (Community Updates). Community testing confirmed the Apple Sports app is fully accessible from Syria, with league following, live scores, and search all working. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/tr0gq3jkckpgt4b6togqit9e/n4ljsfyaq7xyucjht72444jv-img-6630.png)
- 2026-03-03 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). A community volunteer followed up again with Apple's executive escalations team, repeating the request to enable Syria access after the 2025 sanctions lift.
- 2026-02-24 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). A community volunteer again emailed Apple's executive escalations team asking whether Syria access was being reviewed after the 2025 sanctions lift.
- 2026-02-16 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). A community volunteer emailed Apple's data protection office requesting that access be enabled for Syrian users following the 2025 sanctions lift.
- 2026-02-15 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). The same volunteer also emailed Apple's executive escalations team eight minutes later, repeating the request to enable Syria access.
- 2026-02-15 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). A community volunteer emailed Apple's legal team requesting that access be enabled for Syria, citing the 2025 sanctions lift and other companies that had already restored service.

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/apple-sports?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/apple-sports/timeline-entries?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/apple-sports
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/apple-sports.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/apple-sports.md