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U19 World Cup, a trip down memory lane
Dubai, July 11. 2012: The ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 will be the ninth edition of the event which was first staged in Australia in 1988 as part of Australia’s Bicentenary celebrations. In 1997, it became a biennial event and since then, it is seen as an important opportunity for the up-and-coming players to…
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Lithuania, Nigeria, Russia complete line-up
CARACAS, Venezuela | LONDON, July 11, 2012: Lithuania, Following the conclusion of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT), the groups and schedule of the London 2012 Olympic Basketball Tournament have been finalised. Lithuania, Nigeria and Russia complete the line-up having secured qualification through the OQT, held in Caracas, Venezuela from 1-8 July. Immediately after the…
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UN signs agreement with Gwangju Universiade
Geneva/Seoul, July 11, 2012: The United Nations (UN) and the Gwangju Universiade 2015 Organizing Committee (GUOC) yesterday signed a partnership agreement seeking to support the attainment and awareness of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), as well as to promote dialogue and mutual understanding through sport. One key component is to explore the possibilities of…
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PFF decision for maintaining U-19 teams
Lahore – Pakistan, July 11, 2012: PFF decision, A meeting for mangers of participating A division clubs and departments for Pakistan Premier Football League-2012 (PPFL-2012) was held in Football House Lahore chaired by Lt. Col. ® Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi, General Secretary Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), where the issues of maintaining U-19 teams by the…
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FIFA expresses satisfaction at court decision
Zurich, July 11, 2012: court decision, FIFA is pleased that the ISL non-prosecution order can now be made public, following the decision announced today by the Swiss Federal Court to allow the publication of the document by the Prosecutor of Zug. This decision by the Federal Court is in line with what FIFA and the…
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Youth Conference to mark IAAF Centenary
Monaco – July 11, 2012: Youth Conference, A special IAAF International Youth Athletics Conference is being held from 16 and 17 July in Barcelona, Spain, and will be opened by IAAF Vice-President Sergey Bubka. The conference, which is supported by the IAAF Centenary Main Partner VTB and Supporting Partners adidas and Mondo, takes place following…
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Qualification: Li Xuerui’s London calling
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, July 10, 2012: The final qualifying phase of the London 2012 Olympic Games has concluded on July 9 with world number 3 Li Xuerui receiving her London call-up after China turned down world number 4 Wang Shixian’s invitation. After an inconsistent second half of 2011, Wang had found herself barely hanging…
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Abouelghar Survives Marathon World Battle
Doha, Jul 10, 2012: Second-seeded Egyptian Abouelghar survived the longest match of his life to overcome India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar and claim his anticipated place in the men’s semi-finals of the Doha WSF World Junior Squash Championships in Qatar. The 18-year-old from Cairo recovered from two games down at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex…
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Judo for Peace, Military, Police commissions
India, July 10, 2012: Police commissions, Recently the Director of the IJF Judo for Peace commission, Jan Eirik Schiotz, went to India with, Johannes Daxbacher, from the IJF Police and Army Commission to evaluate the possibility to develop joined projects. Then Mr. Shiotz went to Bangladesh to follow up with some previous discussions and discover…
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Time Modification for the Draw
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: TIME MODIFICATION FOR DRAW DURING THE LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES Technical meeting and Competition draw Date: 26 July 2012 Time: 10:00 Location: Capital Suite, International Conference Centre (ICC) at ExCeL Best regards, INFORMATION IMPORTANTE : MODIFICATION DE L’HEURE DU TIRAGE AU SORT LORS DES JEUX OLYMPIQUES DE LONDRES La réunion technique et le tirage…
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