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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".

Aug 27, 2019 17:08
NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has played down calls to boycott the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games over shooting's exclusion, saying it is too early to take a decision of such magnitude.
Aug 27, 2019 16:08
PARIS: In the lead up to Tokyo 2020, Discovery-owned sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights to the new franchise based International Swimming League (ISL) for the next two years. As part of the agreement with the ISL, Eurosport will also have digital rights to the competition and exclusive sublicense rights worldwide (except the USA and Australia).
Aug 26, 2019 15:08
PANAJI (Goa): With a vision to make top International events accessible for aspiring triathletes in the country, Yoska – a fit-tech company based in Bengaluru – will host India’s first-ever IRONMAN 70.3 to be held in Panaji, Goa on 20 October.
Aug 26, 2019 09:08
BASEL, Switzerland: A year after she dissolved into tears in Nanjing, Pusarla V Sindhu silenced her critics and vanquished her demons in emphatic, thumping fashion Sunday afternoon, winning the women’s singles world title in her third consecutive final – and creating history as the first person from her country to land a world championship.
Aug 24, 2019 15:08
NEW DELHI: The Athletics Federation of India has roped in Nestlé, the world’s largest packaged-foods company, as title sponsor of its grassroot development National Inter District Junior Athletics Meet (NIDJAM).
Aug 24, 2019 13:08
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Swish Analytics has agreed a multi-year partnership with Major League Baseball in a deal that designates the San Francisco-based technology company as an authorized MLB data distributor to US sports betting operators.
Aug 23, 2019 18:08
NEW DELHI: An advisory committee comprising members of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), national sports federations (NSFs), government officials, private bodies and celebrated fitness enthusiasts has been formed to advise the government on the "Fit India Movement" which will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 29.
Aug 21, 2019 18:08
NEW DELHI: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a probe against Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) for alleged abuse of dominant position, PTI reports.
Aug 21, 2019 18:08
GURUGRAM: Apollo Tyres Millennium City Marathon (MCM), conceptualized by Abhishek Mishra, ULTRAMAN & IRONMAN Triathlete and CEO – Tabono Sports & Events Pvt Ltd, will be partnering with Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) to promote water conservation for the 2019 edition.
Aug 20, 2019 18:08
MUMBAI: Procam International, promoters of Asia’s prestigious Tata Mumbai Marathon, Monday announced a new partnership with Adventures Beyond Barriers Foundation (ABBF) as its Inclusion Ally to encourage Persons with Disability in the Open 10K category. ABBF, a not-for-profit organization, works extensively towards inclusion via sports for persons with and without disability 67.