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NEW YORK: The NFL has unveiled a new five-year sponsorship deal with Accenture naming the US professional services firm as Official Business and Technology Consulting Partner of American football's top-tier league.  

Per an official release, throughout the five-year partnership, the NFL will harness Accenture's technology and data expertise to "help shape the future of football".

Oct 28, 2020 11:10
NEW DELHI: The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) is worried that Indian shooters might head to next year’s Tokyo Olympics without any competitions as uncertainty looms over international shooting tournaments due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation, The Tribune reports.
Oct 27, 2020 18:10
MUMBAI: Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020, Asia’s most prestigious marathon and a World Athletics Gold Label Race, has surpassed all previous records by raising Rs459 million (Rs 45.9 crore) for charity, it was announced Tuesday by United Way Mumbai, the event’s Philanthropy Partner.
Oct 26, 2020 12:10
CHANDIGARH: To preserve the sporting heritage and dominance of the state in sports, the Punjab Government will establish a sports educational institute of international eminence, with an ultra-tech campus of the first sports university of the state Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University, Patiala, PNS reports.
Oct 22, 2020 14:10
DUBLIN: Pay TV broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired rights to the Guinness Six Nations and Autumn Nations Cup rugby and is set to launch in 22 Asian countries this weekend.  ‘Premier Player Asia’ will broadcast solely via an OTT platform, similar to the Premier Player that is already in the UK market.
Oct 22, 2020 11:10
NEW DELHI: Adille Sumariwalla is set to be elected unopposed as Athletics Federation of India president for his third term, while former long jumper Anju Bobby George will be made senior vice-president in the polls of the national governing body on October 31st.  Sumariwalla and Anju were the only candidates who filed their nomination papers.
Oct 15, 2020 17:10
LONDON: The final schedule for Season 2020 of the International Swimming League (ISL) was announced Wednesday by the organizers, with competition beginning this Friday in Budapest, Hungary, and concluding on Sunday, 22 November. While the upcoming ISL 2020 season 2 will broadcast to more than 140 countries, and territories around the world, in India it will be showcased by Discovery-owned Eurosport.
Oct 15, 2020 17:10
BHUBANESWAR: The Biju Patnaik-led Odisha state government has announced that it will sponsor the Indian national rugby teams for the next three years and facilitate high performance training and conditioning of the players.
Oct 15, 2020 11:10
BIRMINGHAM: The City Council's direct contribution to Birmingham 2022 remains at £184 million ($238 million/€203 million), around 25 per cent of the total cost of the event. 
Oct 14, 2020 11:10
AUCKLAND: New Zealand Rugby is expecting a "near-capacity" crowd in Auckland's Eden Park for the second Bledisloe Cup international against Australia on Sunday. New Zealand has been relatively successful in the fight against COVID-19.  NZR said on Tuesday that 40,000 tickets for Sunday's match in the city had already been sold. 
Oct 14, 2020 11:10
NEW DELHI: In a bid to promote aquatic sports and to help swimmers and coaches reach their fullest potential at the International level, the Swimming Federation of India on Tuesday announced that SFI has entered into a strategic partnership with Moregold Sports for the purpose of developing a world class swim coach education, development and certification pathway for India.