Author: Abdul Rahim

  • Pakistan’s Judoka’s off to Nepal

    Pakistan’s Judoka’s off to Nepal

    Peshawar – Pakistan, Sept 6, 2012: Pakistan Judo Federation in the Pakistan’s Judo history first time decided that its young and upcoming Judo stars should not only attend the international Judo coaching & KATA Seminar but also practiced internationally for which it sends 02 upcoming Judokas, Karamat Butt and Ghazanfar Ali to Kathmandu, Nepal for…

  • Preliminary Draw and Logo Launch

    Preliminary Draw and Logo Launch

    Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, Sept 6, 2012: The media accreditation process for the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 preliminary draw and logo launch is now open. The accreditation window will close on October 5, 2012. Twenty teams will be drawn into five groups of four teams each. The qualifiers will be played from February 6,…

  • Ajmal becomes number-one ranked ODI bowler

    Ajmal becomes number-one ranked ODI bowler

    Dubai, Sept 6, 2012: Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has moved up two places to replace teammate Mohammad Hafeez as the number-one ranked bowler in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers. The latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings that were released on Thursday incorporate both the Pakistan-Australia and England-South Africa ODI series. Saeed was the…

  • ICSS announces new partnership with the ESSMA

    ICSS announces new partnership with the ESSMA

    Munich – Germany, Sept 6, 2012: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), the not-for-profit organisation that specialises in sport security, safety and integrity, has today signed a new agreement with the European Stadium & Safety Management Association (ESSMA), Europe’s leading stadium and safety management body. As part of the agreement, international experts and practitioners…

  • 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

    2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

    London – UK, September 04, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Tuesday (4 September) that Canada will be the host country for the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships next August. While the host city is yet to be confirmed, Swimming Canada CEO, Pierre Lafontaine says that he is excited to bring another major…

  • CAS confirms the life ban imposed on Savic

    CAS confirms the life ban imposed on Savic

    Lausanne, Sept 6, 2012: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rendered its decision in the arbitration between the Serbian tennis player David Savic and the Professional Tennis Integrity Officers (PTIOs). The CAS has confirmed the decision of the Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer (AHO) to rule that David Savic be permanently ineligible to participate in…

  • Dujardin becomes first Briton to lead Rankings

    Dujardin becomes first Briton to lead Rankings

    Lausanne, Sept 6, 2012: Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin and the 10-year-old Dutch warmblood gelding Valegro, double Olympic gold medallists at London 2012, have taken over as world number one in the FEI World Individual Dressage Rankings and are the first British combination ever to top the world rankings. With 2,867 points, the combination have moved…

  • FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012

    FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012

    Tokyo – Japan, September 04, 2012: FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) are pleased to invite you to the closing press conference for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012. The press conference will follow a meeting of the Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Date and time: 7 September…

  • RWCL Welcomes ER 2015 Appointment & Rugby World Cup Limited Statement

    RWCL Welcomes ER 2015 Appointment & Rugby World Cup Limited Statement

    Dublin – Ireland, Sept 5, 2012: Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) welcomes the appointment of Debbie Jevans by the England Rugby 2015 (ER 2015) Board as Chief Executive of the organising body responsible for the delivery of Rugby World Cup 2015. Jevans succeeds Paul Vaughan, who has stepped down having guided the early stages of…

  • Death of IOC Member Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah

    Death of IOC Member Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah

    Lausanne, Sept 5, 2012:  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was saddened to learn of the death of IOC Honorary Member Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah, yesterday at the age of 88. An IOC member since 1978, Abu Samah was a member of the IOC’s Juridical (1984-1985), Cultural (1984-1987) and Eligibility (1989-1998) commissions before becoming an…