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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".

May 08, 2020 19:05
LAUSANNE: The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Friday announced the cancellation of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2020 due to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic and its impact on host cities being able to deliver safe, accessible and high-quality competitions.
May 05, 2020 18:05
NEW YORK: The 2020 NFL schedule will be unveiled Thursday night at 8 ET on the NFL Network, the NFL app and NFL.com. Opponents for all 32 teams were previously released on December 30, 2019, but Thursday will see the 2020 slate unveiled with times and dates. Hence, Thursday will be the first opportunity to look forward to just when the league's biggest and best matchups will be played.
May 04, 2020 20:05
NEW DELHI: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Saturday decided to tentatively start the 2020 season's competitions in September. The decision was taken at an online meeting of the AFI's executive committee Saturday.
May 04, 2020 20:05
LAUSANNE: Following consultation with the city of Fukuoka, Japan Swimming Federation, organisers, athletes, coaches, technical committees, TV partners and sponsors, FINA announced Monday that the World Championships in Fukuoka (JPN), initially scheduled for the summer of 2021, will now take place from May 13-29, 2022.
May 04, 2020 19:05
LONDON: Bill Beaumont has called on the game to become more united than ever and get working immediately to achieve sustainable growth in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic after being elected for a second four-year term as World Rugby chairman. 
May 04, 2020 18:05
NEW DELHI: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said his ministry is devising a plan for phase-wise resumption of national camps for Olympic-bound athletes by the end of this month, PTI reports.
Apr 30, 2020 18:04
NEW YORK: The National Football League (NFL) and Amazon have reached a multi-year agreement to renew their exclusive partnership to deliver a live digital stream of "Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light Platinum" to a global audience across hundreds of compatible devices.
Apr 29, 2020 16:04
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.: Electronic Arts Inc. and Google Tuesday announced a partnership to launch five EA games on Stadia - Google’s cloud-based gaming platform. 
Apr 29, 2020 16:04
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN) will bring fans closer to some of the biggest names in Indian Olympic history with the launch of the new digital series called ‘Sony Ten presents The Medal of Glory’. The 15-episode digital miniseries fills the void of LIVE sports for viewers and will be streamed exclusively on the sports network’s digital assets.
Apr 28, 2020 18:04
MONACO: World Athletics, together with the International Athletics Foundation (IAF), has launched a $500,000 fund to support professional athletes experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic.