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Saudi Equestrian fund to finance FEI Nations Cup™ Face-Lift
Lausanne (SUI), April 30, 2012: FEI President, HRH Princess Haya, announced today that the Saudi Equestrian Fund will finance the revitalisation of the FEI Nations Cup™ series. Announcing the agreement at the opening of the FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne (SUI) today, Princess Haya informed delegates that the Saudi Equestrian Fund will provide full financial…
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Dan James wins Coach of the Year Award
Dan James (USA) has won the 2011 Coach of the Year Award. Known as the “man of the people” he is often surrounded by others and his ability to connect with players has been critical to the USA team’s success in 2011. He played a critical role in Team USA’s five medals (three gold, one…
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WSB Team Final line-up revealed
London, Great Britain, April 30, 2012 – With just two days to go now until the World Series of Boxing showpiece Team Final between Dynamo Moscow and Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder gets underway, both teams have arrived in London with their entourages for this season’s title decider. The two strongest teams in the competition…
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Ukraine and Poland unveil EURO ticket design
By Dmytro Sobko & Daniel Olkowicz from Kyiv and Warsaw: The UEFA EURO 2012 ticket design has been unveiled at special presentation ceremonies in Warsaw and Kyiv. EURO ticket design, With 46 days to go before the opening match of this summer’s tournament in Poland and Ukraine the design of the tickets was revealed at…
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Draw results for the London 2012 Olympic Basketball Tournaments
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Olympics) April 30, 2012:- The draw for the Olympic Basketball Tournaments for Men and Women at this summer’s London Games was held on Monday. The qualified teams for both the Men and Women’s tournaments were divided into two groups of six teams each. The two Olympic Basketball Tournaments will then see…
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Gao Ning and Kim Kyung Ah Crowned Champions in Chile
Lausanne-Switzerland, April 30, 2012: Singapore’s GAO Ning and Korea’s KIM Kyung Ah, both players who have qualified to compete in the forthcoming London Olympic Games, won the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Chile Open in Santiago on Sunday 29th April 2012. It was for 29 year…
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The BOA bye-Law is not in Compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code
Lausanne-Switzerland, April 30, 2012: BOA bye-Law, Following the appeal filed by the British Olympic Association (BOA) against a decision of the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) to declare the BOA Bye Law on selection of British athletes for the Olympic Games to be non-compliant with the World Anti-doping Code, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)…
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Top Seeds Crash in Chile Quarter-Finals
Lausanne-Switzerland, April 30, 2012: Top Seeds Crash, Japan’s Jun MIZUTANI and Singapore’s FENG Tianwei, the top two seeds in the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles events at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Chile Open in Santiago, both crashed to defeat at the quarter-final stage on Saturday 28th April. Jun MIZUTANI was beaten by…
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Iranian Power lifter to miss Paralympic Games due to Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Bonn-Germany, April 30, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Iranian Power lifter Seyed Yousef Yousefi Pashaki has been suspended for two years for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Yousefi Pashaki returned an adverse analytical finding for Methylhexaneamine in a urine sample provided on 5 February 2012 during the Malaysia Open Power lifting…
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Chanderpaul back on top of the world after nearly four years
Dubai, April 29, 2012: West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has regained the number-one ranking in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after hitting two half-centuries in the Dominica Test which Australia won by 75 runs to claim the series 2-0. The series victory put Michael Clarke’s side ahead of India in third position…
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