Author: Abdul Rahim
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My Olympics – London 2012 in their words
London – GBR, August 14, 2012: “We are superheroes and we do tricks that no one can do.” It reads like the tagline for a summer blockbuster movie but in fact these were the words of the United States’ Gabby Douglas, winner of the Women’s Individual All-around crown at London 2012. Superheroes they may seem…
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Celebration of 14th August Throwball & Netball
Karachi – Pakistan, August 14, 2012: Sindh Throwball Association organized the celebration of 14th August Throwball (Men & Women) Matches 2012 at Mini Sports Complex, Nazimabad Karachi, with collaboration Karachi Throwball Association Girls Match Raqqu -e- Club beat Throwball Academy Club, 2-0 sets Men Match Sindh Police Beat Student Club, 2-1 Sets T- Officials supervised…
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Karachi Judo Championships 2012
Karachi – Pakistan, August 14, 2012: The Sindh Judo Association (Adhoc Committee) has organized the Karachi Judo Championship 2012 for the celebration of Independence Day (14th August 2012) with the collaboration of Pakistan Judo Federation. According to the SJA adhoc committee, the five teams were taken part in this championship, Sindh Police, South Zone, East…
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Glorious’ Games end with British pop pageant
London – GBR, August 14, 2012: Pageant, There was music, there were lights and there were doubtless tears in a few eyes as the London Olympics ended on a night of celebration on Sunday. The Olympic Stadium that had served as a field of dreams for the past fortnight became a stage for ‘A Symphony…
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A campaign to bring more girls to the game
Zurich – Switzerland, August 13, 2012: FIFA and the Japanese Football Association launched today the third Live Your Goals festival in Japan. The series of 20 festivals is part of the FIFA Live Your Goals campaign which aims at developing women’s football and increasing the number of players in Japan. The campaign is an essential…
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Egberink, Kruger and Cotterill win Austrian Open
Prostejov – Czech Republic, August 13, 2012: Kruger, Please find below Monday’s results from the 2012 ITF World Junior Tennis Finals taking place in Prostejov, Czech Republic on 13-18 August. Sixteen boys and 16 girls’ teams are taking part in the finals of the ITF’s world junior team competition for players aged 14-and-under. A total…
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UN ignites the flame of social change
Geneva, August 13, 2012: Flame, The London 2012 Olympic Games came to an end yesterday and are already widely lauded as an overall success, with plenty of historic moments that will stay fresh in the minds of many for years to come. But beyond the stadiums, courts and fields where sporting excellence prevailed, the event…
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Klimke triumphs at third leg of FEI World Cup™ Eventing series
Lausanne (SUI), August 13, 2012: Less than two weeks after netting Olympic team gold, Germany’s Ingrid Klimke triumphed in the third leg of the FEI World Cup™ Eventing held in Malmö, Sweden. Riding the 12-year-old Trakehner Tabasco 70, her winning mount at this year’s Luhmühlen CIC***, Klimke added just one knockdown in the Jumping to…
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USA Sprinter Voted Athlete of the Month
Germany, August 13, 2012: USA’s sprinter Blake Leeper was voted the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athlete of the Month for July by the public on www.paralympic.org after tying South African Oscar Pistorius’ world-record time of 10.91 seconds in the 100m T43 class. Leeper tied the benchmark at the Boiling Point Track Classic in Windsor, Canada…
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Australia registers massive win over Nepal
Brisbane, 13 August 2012: Competition heavyweights Australia, the West Indies and Pakistan swept aside their rivals from qualifying nations, and Sri Lanka got its tournament back on track on the third day of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 in Queensland, Australia, on Monday. Before the ESPN STAR Sports HD cameras at the Tony…