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IBM extends US Open backing

8/31/2017

Multinational technology company IBM has renewed its sponsorship of the US Open tennis event and has launched its Watson Media platform at this year’s edition of the grand slam tournament to enhance broadcast coverage.

The length of the new agreement was not disclosed but the VentureBeat website reported that IBM has signed a five-year deal with the United States Tennis Association, which organises the tournament.

Monster upgrades AUS-X Open partnership

8/31/2017

Monster Energy has been announced as the title sponsor of this year’s AUS-X Open, Australia’s largest supercross and motocross event, which is due to be staged in Sydney on 11th and 12th November.

The two-day competition will formally be known as the 2017 Monster Energy AUS-X Open Sydney. The deal will see the event’s logo turned from red to Monster’s trademark green, with the brand’s own logo positioned above. The company will also benefit from a prominent presence across all marketing content.

Angola set to face endless challenges at FIBA AfroBsket 2017

8/31/2017

Angola gearing up to reclaim continental title

LUANDA (FIBA AfroBasket 2017) - In the lead-up to the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 to be co-hosted by Senegal and Tunisia, we take a closer look at all 16 participating teams competing in the championship running from September 8-16.

12Bet sponsors ITTF Team World Cup

8/31/2017

12BET has signed a deal with Table Tennis England and the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) to be the official betting and gaming sponsor of the ITTF Team World Cup 2018.

The global betting and gaming brand has come on board for the event, at the Copper Box Arena in London from 22nd – 25th February next year.

Macron partners with Guinness PRO14

8/31/2017

Macron has been announced as the match official kit and retail partner to the Guinness PRO14.

From the start of the season Guinness PRO14 referees will be wearing Macron match kits after a multi-year deal was signed with the Italian kit manufacturer, who provide sportswear and leisurewear for elite level clubs and national bodies around the world.

Decisive weekend for women's rugby inter-provincials

8/31/2017

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Border, Western Province, Eastern Province, SWD and the Golden Lions will have everything to play for in the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Competition on Saturday as the finalists in the A and B Sections will be determined at the end of the round.

MTN GHANA FOUNDATION JOINS THE FIGHT AGAINST HEPATITIS B AGAIN

8/31/2017

MTN Ghana Foundation has supported Hepatitis B screening and vaccination for over 300 persons in partnership with Okyeame Kwame Foundation at La Bawlaeshi in Accra.

The programme started with pre-test counseling done by doctors, followed by screening and vaccination. A total of 351 people were screened out of which 301 were vaccinated against Hepatitis B disease. There was also post-test counselling by doctors from the Ghana Health Services.

PyeongChang stage prepared for successful Olympic Winter Games

8/31/2017

Following its ninth and final visit to PyeongChang (29-31 August), the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission left the Republic of Korea very confident that the city is prepared to welcome the world to the XXIII Olympic Winter Games.

Over the course of our three-day evaluation visit, PyeongChang’s readiness to host the Olympic Winter Games 2018 was highlighted,” said IOC Coordination Commission Chair Gunilla Lindberg. “We saw first-hand the advances that have been made on venues and infrastructure, as well as heard updates on plans to further engage with Olympic fans. While details must continue to be refined in the coming months, it was evident that the Organising Committee is well on its way to delivering successful Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Update on Russia 2018 stadium progress

8/31/2017

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As national teams from all over the world enter the final stretch of their qualifying campaigns for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, the finishing touches are being applied to seven stadiums that will be hosting matches in ten months. FIFA.com provides an update on how the construction and renovation of these venues are going.

Shalina Health Care and Others Donate Towards 2017 Unity Games

8/31/2017

Shalina Health Care Limited on Wednesday donated assorted drugs and an amount of ghc 15,000 towards this year’s National Sports Festival also called the 2017 Unity Games slated for the Paa Joe Stadium at KNUST and the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

Amrit Pal Singh, Business Manager said they are very glad to be associated with the Games and look forward to more fruitful relationship with the sports and health fraternities.

BRATHWAITE, HOPE REACH CAREER-BEST RANKINGS

8/31/2017

Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope have attained career-best positions in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after their splendid performances in Leeds helped the Windies complete a series-levelling win against England.

The Barbados pair, which orchestrated a 322-run chase for an unforgettable five-wicket victory, gained massively in the latest rankings that also takes into account the opening Test in Dhaka which saw Bangladesh pull off a 20-run win over Australia on Wednesday.

New football fields for the Home of FIFA

8/31/2017

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On Monday 21 August, the three football turf fields at the Home of FIFA were removed and recycled to make place for new football turf fields. After 11 years of service, the old fields will be renewed by the FIFA Preferred Producer Polytan.

During the next five weeks, Polytan will install three football turf fields with the latest football turf products. The full-size field will be equipped with their LigaTurf RS Pro II 240 18/4 EPDM BionicFibre.

Pacific pair read for final push

8/31/2017

New Zealand and Solomon Islands meet in the OFC World Cup play-off
The winner faces South America's fifth-best nation
The Kiwis featured at Russia 2017 while it is Solo's first OFC final since 2004

Just two matches separate New Zealand and Solomon Islands from a berth in a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ intercontinental play-off against a South American opponent. The pair have outlasted Oceania’s other nine Member Associations and will meet on Friday and Tuesday to determine the continent’s last remaining contender on the road to Russia 2018. FIFA.com offers you everything you need to know ahead of the OFC decider.

Champions aplenty at Men’s World Grand Champions Cup

8/31/2017

Brazil and USA will be two teams to watch at the Men's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan from September 12 to 17

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 31, 2017 - Fans at the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup can look forward to seeing a host of champions. The stars of the Olympic-winning Brazilian team will be the centre of attention in Nagoya and Osaka from September 12 to 17 – after all, the South American team have claimed four of the six titles in a competition which only takes place every four years.

WISA NGO to Mark 3rd Anniversary With Walk And Achievers Awards On September 30

8/31/2017

Women In Sports, a non governmental organization committed to the development and promotion of sporting programmes involving girls and women have lunched their third anniversary and an Achievers Day to reward outstanding women who have contributed to Ghana Sports.

Madam Gloria Commodore, Executive Director of WISA who was an athlete and gained scholarship to travel broad and later became a journalist said many people have sacrificed for Ghana Sports and it is by recognising and honouring them that the youth can do same.

Tender process launched in Italy for media rights to 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups

8/30/2017

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On behalf of FIFA, MP & Silva has today launched an invitation to tender for media rights to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ in Italy.

Gold Cup countdown looms

8/30/2017

The countdown to the fifth edition of the Gold Cup – SA Rugby’s flagship three-nation champions’ league for non-university clubs – has begun in earnest with all 20 participating teams now confirmed.

The tournament kicks off next Saturday, 9 September, with eight matches in the first of five rounds of the pool stages being staged simultaneously across South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe – in Windhoek, Harare, Rustenburg, Cape Town, East London, Welkom and Orkney.

2017 AIBA World Championships reach Semi-Final stage with 40 boxers from 20 nations now standing just two wins away from gold

8/30/2017

The 40 boxers remaining in the AIBA World Championships spent the rest day focussing on final preparations for Thursday and Friday’s all-important Semi-Finals. Among the 20 nations left in the hunt for gold are boxers from Cameroon, Ireland, Colombia, Mongolia and Ecuador, while Cuba still feature in seven of the ten weight categories, both Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in six.

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The first boxer in the ring on Day Six, defending champion Johanys Argilagos, will know that he must be at his very best to overcome Yerzhan Zhomart, the Kazakh newcomer having impressed so far in Hamburg. The winner will no doubt watch on with interest as Hasanboy Dusmatov and Yuberjen Martinez then come together in a repeat of the Rio 2016 Olympic Final, the high point of the Uzbek’s brilliant unbeaten run since disappointment in Doha.

Mweene: Zambia can break the Algeria jinx

8/30/2017

Zambia will face Algeria in crucial back-to-back 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Group B qualifiers on Friday, 2 September 2017 at home in Lusaka and three days later away in Constantine.

Chipolopolo and ‘Les Fennecs’ are tied on one point heading into match-day-three, whilst Nigeria leads the pack in Group B on six points, with Cameroon on two points.

Curtain set to lift on FIBA EuroBasket 2017

8/30/2017

CLUJ-NAPOCA, HELSINKI, ISTANBUL, TEL AVIV (FIBA EuroBasket 2017) - The eyes of the basketball world will turn on four European countries beginning Thursday, when the 40th edition of FIBA EuroBasket tips off.

Falcao: I feel better and better

8/30/2017

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Colombia face Venezuela and Brazil in penultimate double-header
Second in the table, the Colombians can take a big step towards Russia 2018
His country's all-time leading scorer, Falcao is currently in fine form

Radamel ‘El Tigre’ Falcao is back and roaring louder than ever. After standing tall as the captain and leader of last season’s surprise packages Monaco, he has spent the first few weeks of the new campaign proving his welcome return to form was no fluke.

Kwesé Sports confirms IAAF rights deal

8/30/2017

Econet Media will bring International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) competitions to its Kwesé TV platform in sub-Saharan Africa from 2018, having reached an exclusive agreement with ESPN, who were representing the IAAF. The six-year deal, brokered by ESPN’s Media Distribution unit, begins on 1 January 2018 with Kwesé TV becoming the exclusive broadcaster for IAAF events and content in sub-Saharan Africa, these will feature across its free-to-air and pay TV channels as well as the new Kwesé Play service.

Six teams ready for battle in Women's World Grand Champions Cup

8/30/2017

Defending champions Brazil will play for gold in the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup after their victory in the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix at the beginning of August

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 30, 2017 - The top female volleyball players in the world will do battle for the title of champion of champions at the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup from September 5 to 10.

Simon smells victory for Nigeria in Uyo

8/30/2017

Nigeria midfielder, Moses Simon, has admitted Friday’s 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia qualifier between the Super Eagles and Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at the Uyo International Stadium would not be for the faint-hearted as such his outfit will do everything to grind a positive result.

The Super Eagles currently lead Group B with the six maximum points after claiming victories over Zambia and Algeria as against Cameroon’s two points in same number of matches.

IJF unveils CNN partnership

8/30/2017

The International Judo Federation (IJF), the global governing body for judo, has entered a new partnership with CNN.

The deal will see the international news network launch a new programme called Judo World, a series of 30-minute shows featuring interviews and action from the most important events in the sport’s calendar.