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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".

Apr 14, 2020 16:04
NEW DELHI: All training camps at Sports Authority of India (SAI) centres across the country will remain suspended till May 3 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an extension of the ongoing national lockdown to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 14, 2020 16:04
NEW DELHI: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) is hoping domestic competition can resume in September-October, and international competitions and training camps in early 2021. Speaking during an online meeting of the AFI Planning Committee with athletes, coaches and support staff on Monday, April 13, AFI president Adille Sumariwalla said the targeted date for resumption of competition in India was September.
Apr 13, 2020 20:04
NEW DELHI: India will host the Asian Boxing Championships for men and women in November-December this year, the national federation revealed on Monday, expressing confidence that the COVID-19 pandemic will be well and truly under control by that time.
Apr 09, 2020 13:04
MONACO: The World Athletics Championships in Oregon have been rescheduled to 15-24 July in 2022, following the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Oregon World Championships were originally scheduled for 6-15 August, 2021, but have been rescheduled to the following year to avoid a clash with the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Apr 09, 2020 13:04
MONACO: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, World Athletics has postponed the bidding processes for 2023 World Athletics Series events. The bidding processes for the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships and the 2023 World Athletics Relays will now open in November. Bidding processes for future World Athletics Series events beyond 2023 remain unchanged.
Apr 08, 2020 15:04
MONACO: World Athletics announced Monday that the qualification period for the Tokyo Olympic Games is suspended effective from 6 April until 30 November included, following consultation with its Athletes' Commission, Area Presidents and Council.
Apr 08, 2020 13:04
LAUSANNE: As part of the work of the “here we go” task force currently addressing the list of questions raised by the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) qualification task force has approved a series of amendments to the tokyo 2020 qualification system principles.
Apr 07, 2020 18:04
DUBAI: Amidst the COVID-19 lockdown, Dubai’s latest fitness challenge for its residents is to put on their running shoes and participate in a ‘Marathon at Home’.
Apr 07, 2020 17:04
MUNICH: Due to COVID-19 pandemic the New Delhi Organising Committee has been forced to cancel Rifle/Pistol and Shotgun World Cups, International Shooting Sport Federation announced Monday. Both of these were due to take place in New Delhi.  Rifle and Pistol events were planned to be held from 5th to 13th May and Shotgun from 20th to 29th May.  
Apr 06, 2020 19:04
NEW DELHI: The country's only website dedicated to shooting, indiashooting.com, on Sunday completed 15 years. Fifteen years ago on this day, former India shooter Shimon Sharif launched the website while he was still an active rifle shooter.