Author: Abdul Rahim

  • Rudisha ready to rule again in the Samsung Diamond League – ONE MONTH TO GO

    Rudisha ready to rule again in the Samsung Diamond League – ONE MONTH TO GO

    Monte Carlo – April 11, 2012: David Rudisha became the latest global superstar of the sport to commit himself to the 2012 Samsung Diamond League and heralding the fact that there is exactly one month to go before the opening meeting on Friday 11 May in Doha, Qatar, Kenya’s 800m World record holder and World…

  • Russian Nordic Skier Polukhin Voted March’s IPC Athlete of the Month

    Russian Nordic Skier Polukhin Voted March’s IPC Athlete of the Month

    Nordic skier Nikolay Polukhin became the third Russian in as many months to win the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athlete of the Month award, taking home the honours for March. Polukhin was voted the winner by the public after a top finish in the men’s Biathlon Visually Impaired class at this season’s IPC Nordic Skiing…

  • GERMANY POISED TO SET NEW RECORD AT 2011/2012 ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING FINAL

    GERMANY POISED TO SET NEW RECORD AT 2011/2012 ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING FINAL

    By Louise Parkes, Switzerland. April 11, 2012: In the long and distinguished history of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping series, no country has ever won the title on more than four consecutive occasions. American riders dominated throughout the early years with seven victories over the first nine seasons, including four between 1980 and 1983, but…

  • WSF: Squash Surges in Australia

    WSF: Squash Surges in Australia

    London. April 11, 2012: A new four million (Australian) dollar squash centre close to completion in Darwin is yet another example of squash’s resilience and growth in Australia. The new 12-court facility has been developed through a partnership between the squash authority and the Northern Territory government (Squash Surges). “The Territory government is committed to…

  • AFC U14 (Boys) festival of football kicks off in Islamabad

    AFC U14 (Boys) festival of football kicks off in Islamabad

    Islamabad-Pakistan. April 11, 2012: The Under-14 (Boys) Festival of football has been launched on Wednesday at Jinnah Stadium Islamabad in a most colorful manner. The opening ceremony was started with the passing out parade of the participating teams of Pakistan, Pakistan A, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. The opening ceremony was witnessed by a large gathering of…

  • Breakfast with Seb and Dima Coe, Chernyshenko Headline Newsmaker Breakfast Moscow

    Breakfast with Seb and Dima Coe, Chernyshenko Headline Newsmaker Breakfast Moscow

    Atlanta-USA. April, 11, 2012: Looming deadlines–and perhaps a few memories–will be chief among the topics discussed when Sebastian Coe, chairman of London 2012, and Dmitry Chernyshenko, president and CEO of Sochi 2014, join Around the Rings editor Ed Hula for the Around the Rings Newsmaker Breakfast in Moscow next Monday April 16 (Breakfast Moscow). London…

  • Organizers of the Global Junior Program Events Decided

    Organizers of the Global Junior Program Events Decided

    By Judit Farago (Laussane-SUI): During its meetings at the recent LIEBHERR World Championships the International Table Tennis Federation decided on the host for several future ITTF title events (Organizers). The Annual General Meeting awarded the 2015 WTTC to the Chinese Table Tennis Association and to the city of Suzhou, while the ITTF Board of Directors…

  • Beckenbauer reminisces about class of ’72

    Beckenbauer reminisces about class of ’72

    Switzerland, April 10, 2012: From the “father figure” of Helmut Schön to the “phenomenal” Gerd Müller, Franz Beckenbauer looks back on a golden era for the West Germany team he captained to 1972 glory. A Rolls Royce of a sweeper in an equally majestic West Germany side, Franz Beckenbauer looks back on the team he…

  • ITF confirms dates for 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas

    ITF confirms dates for 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas

    London-April 10, 2012: The ITF today confirmed the calendar dates for the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas (ITF confirms): World Group and World Group II first round: 9-10 February 2013 World Group semifinals / World Group and World Group II play-offs: 20-21 April 2013 World Group Final: 2-3 November 2013 Team nominations for the…

  • WSF Launches Olympic Bid Brochure

    WSF Launches Olympic Bid Brochure

    London, April 10, 2012: In the latest step in its campaign to have Squash included in the programme for the 2020 Olympic Games, the World Squash Federation has launched a Bid Brochure. The 48-page full colour publication underscores Squash as an innovative and growing sport with a global reach across all five continents. “I am…