Author: Abdul Rahim
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Nicholson elected Chairperson of Athletes’ Council
Germany, May 06, 2013: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that Todd Nicholson has been elected as Chairperson of the IPC Athletes’ Council for the next four years. Nicholson, 44, a five-time Paralympian and part of Canada’s 20006 Paralympic gold medal winning ice sledge hockey team takes over the role of Chairperson from American…
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Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan fined
Dubai, May 06, 2013: Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan has been fined 75 per cent of his match fee after pleading guilty to a Level 2 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during Zimbabwe’s victory in the second One-day International at Bulawayo on Sunday. Shakib was found to have breached Article 2.2.1 of the ICC…
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Baku Grand Slam 2013, Sarhadchi” Sport Olympic Centre
Baku – Azerbaijan, May 6, 2013: Saturday was the opening day of the first Baku Grand Slam as the Azerbaijan capital hosted the second Grand Slam of the year at the “Sarhadchi” Sport Olympic Centre. In an ever-evolving city where sport is an integral part of society, the judo events have advanced at the same…
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ICC Cricket Committee to meet in London
Dubai, May 06, 2013: The International Cricket Council today announced that the annual ICC Cricket Committee meeting will take place in London on 28 and 29 May. The committee will be chaired for the first time by former India captain Anil Kumble, who has succeeded ex-West Indies captain Clive Lloyd. Former England captain Andrew Strauss…
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ITTF releases May World Ranking
Lausanne, May 6, 2013: The World Rankings for May 2013, which determines the seeding for the upcoming LIEBHERR 2013 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris on 13-20 May 2013, has been released. XU Xin of China regains his position at the top of the Men’s World Rankings, which he held in January and February this…
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OSIM BWF World Superseries tour
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, May 6, 2013: Players will have two challenges per match when the new instant review system comes into effect on the OSIM BWF World Superseries tour at the Indonesia Open. Singles players or doubles pairs will be able to challenge line calls or umpire overrules of line calls. If a line…
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Media accreditation AFC Confederation Meeting
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, May 6, 2013: Media accreditation for the AFC Confederation Meeting 2013, to be held in Mauritius on May 29, 2013, is now open. The accreditation window will close on May 25, 2013. AFC’s 47 Member Associations will take part in the meeting, which will be chaired by AFC President Shaikh Salman…
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Auction at ITTF Dream Building Fundraiser Dinner
The Double Happiness table tennis table that will be used for all the gold medal matches at the LIEBHERR 2013 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris, France will headline the auction items at the inaugural ITTF Dream Building Dinner, on 17 May 2013. One lucky person will walk away with this awesome table tennis table…
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Judo Grand Slam Baku 2013
The second Grand Slam of the year, Baku 2013, is set to grace the Sport Olympic Complex as the Azerbaijan Judo Federation hosts one of the World Judo Tour’s four annual Grand Slam events for the first time in history on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May. Women: -48kg Ebru SAHIN (TUR) will compete in…
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Media to implement new messaging tool
May 03, 2013: With the aim of further improving our media services, the FIFA Media Department