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September 18 Start Date for Rugby World Cup 2015
Dublin-Ireland, May 15, 2012: Rugby World Cup 2015 in England will kick off in 1,221 days’ time after the IRB Council approved September 18 as the start date for Rugby’s showcase event. The announcement is a key aspect of tournament preparation and enables tournament owners Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL), Tournament Organisers England Rugby 2015…
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Argentina WSB Franchise launched for 2012-2013 season
Lausanne-Switzerland, May 15, 2012: Argentina WSB, Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, AIBA President and WSB Board Chairman, and Osvaldo Bisbal, President of the Argentinean Boxing Federation, signed a WSB Franchise Agreement for Argentina that gave birth to a new World Series of Boxing Franchise and established the principles of the country’s involvement in the upcoming AIBA Professional Boxing…
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FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Cup B, Dress rehearsal for Aerobic Worlds at Azores
LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, May 15, 2012: Aerobic Worlds, The FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Cup in Ponta Delgada (POR), an event that was held for the first time in 2010, returns to the Azores on May 18 – 20, 2012 for its second edition. The city’s Teatro Micaelense will set the backdrop for competitions in…
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Tennis Anti – Doping Programme: Decision in the case of Dimitar Kutrovsky
London-UK, May 15, 2012: The International Tennis Federation announced today that Dimitar Kutrovsky has been found to have committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under Article 2.1 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (presence of a Prohibited Substance in player’s sample). Mr Kutrovsky, a 24-year-old tennis player from Bulgaria, provided a sample on 14 February 2012 at…
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ITF appoints Executive Director of Professional Tennis
London-UK, May 15, 2012: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) today announced the appointment of Kris Dent as its new Executive Director of Professional Tennis, starting in mid-June. The role will oversee the three ITF departments within the professional game: Davis Cup and Fed Cup, Professional Tournaments and Officiating. Dent will be responsible for the management…
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Korea to Host 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
Bonn-Germany, May 15, 2012: IPC Ice Sledge Hockey, Goyang City, Korea will play host to the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey A Pool World Championships, the IPC announced on Tuesday (15 May), the first time an Asian country will stage the event. Organized by the Korea Ice Hockey Association for the Disabled, the…
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Heading for London, Heading Seeding in Korea
Lausanne-Switzerland, May 15, 2012: Heading London, Less than three months away from the start of the London Olympic Games, when China will defend the four table tennis titles won in Beijing, those charged with the task, are all on duty at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour KRA Korean Open which starts in Incheon…
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Qualifiers for Team Events at London 2012 Olympic Games Announced
Lausanne-Switzerland, May 15, 2012: Olympic Games Announced, Following the conclusion of the Final World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Doha on Sunday 13th May, the provisional lists for the Men’s and Women’s Team events at the forthcoming London 2012 Olympic Games are known. The lists are provisional and will not be finalized until all teams concerned…
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Trinity Girls Netball Coaching & Development Program 2012
Karachi-Pakistan, May 15, 2012: Secretary, PNF has informed that Trinity Girls Netball Coaching & Development Program 2012 started at Trinity Girls College, Karachi on 15th May 2012, organized by Trinity Netball Club & Pakistan Netball Federation in collaboration with British Council’s International. Mrs. Irene Pearl, Principal, Trinity Girls College was the chief guest and declared…
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ITF selects Sportradar AG for the exclusive worldwide distribution rights for ITF Official Data
London-UK, May 15, 2012: The International Tennis Federation announced today that the Swiss-based company Sportradar AG has been chosen as the worldwide distributor for ITF Official Data. The four-year agreement will officially commence in 2013. The ITF and Sportradar will begin to cooperate in 2012 to assure the supply of live data from selected ITF…
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