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PFF approves eight cities for 9th edition of PPFL
Lahore – Pakistan, August 01, 2012: The 9th Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) will kick off on 5th September and conclude on 30th December-2012 According to PFF, The league will be played in .Karachi, Quetta, Noushki, Chaman, Faisalabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The Venues will be finalized after the visit of PFF ground inspection team.…
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Award winner via ICC Official Facebook page
Dubai, August 1, 2012: Facebook, The third LG People’s Choice Award this year sees two former winners nominated alongside three other international cricketing stars in a bid win the only award voted for by the public at the annual LG ICC Awards. Those nominated include Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, India’s Sachin Tendulkar, South Africa’s duo…
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Manoj Kumar into next round after win
London, Great Britain, August 01, 2012: Manoj, Boxing continued with the evening session at the ExCeL arena on day four of the London 2012 Olympic Games as the remaining eleven Men’s Light Fly (46-49kg) and Light Welterweight (64kg) bouts went ahead. The capacity crowd was once again treated to a pugilistic feast. First up in…
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Barriga announces his arrival on world stage
London, Great Britain, 1 August 2012 – Philippines’ new boxing sensation, two-time Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament winner Mark Anthony Barriga is really making a name for himself after defeating world class rivals in recent months and impressing at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Filipino Light Flyweight (46-49kg) fighter was part of the AIBA Road…
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Badminton Players to Answer Charges
London – GBR, July 31, 2012: Answer Charges, Badminton World Federation (BWF) has opened two disciplinary cases against four women’s pairs who contested Women’s Doubles matches in the London 2012 Olympics last evening (Tuesday 31 July) at Wembley Arena. The pairs have been charged under BWF’s Players’ Code of Conduct – Sections 4.5 and 4.16…
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OVTCHAROV and CHUANG Enter into the Semies
London – GBR, July 31, 2012: Chuang, Top seed DING Ning (CHN) will play LI Xiaoxia (CHN) in the final of the women’s singles, after both players breezed through their semifinals in the afternoon session at Excel on Tuesday. A chinese player will succeed Zhang Yining to become the title holder : she was crowned…
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USA wins first Team Gold since 1996 in Women’s
London – (GBR), July 31, 2012: USA vaulted to the lead in the opening moments of the competition and surged through their remaining three apparatus to win their first Olympic Team Gold since Atlanta 1996 in the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Team Final at the North Greenwich Arena on Tuesday. Gabrielle DOUGLAS (USA) performed energetically on…
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Phelps is the best ever in Olympic history!
London – GBR, July 31, 2012: Throughout his amazing Olympic adventure, Michael Phelps (USA) had accumulated two important records: the most gold medals (14) and the most gold medals in a single edition of the Games (8). One last record was missing to definitively put his name in the highest march of the Olympic Pantheon:…
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FIG online Photo Contest, winners are revealed!
London – North Greenwich Arena, July 31, 2012: Photo Contest, The impact of the photo competition launched by the FIG on its Facebook page has surpassed all expectations. Over 650 pictures have been registered and put before a jury composed of FIG Media Staff, under the supervision of Olympic champion Nastia Liukin. The winners, eight…
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2012 Olympic Tennis Event Results
London – GBR, July 31, 2012: Please find below Tuesday’s results for the 2012 Olympic Tennis Event being held at the All England Club, Wimbledon from Saturday 28 July until Sunday 5 August. All the latest news from the Olympic Tennis Event, including live scores, can be found on the ITF’s official Olympic websites in…
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