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18th Title for Both Chinese Teams, World Champions Defeat European Champions
Dortmund-Germany, April 01, 2012: Title Chinese Teams,The winners two years earlier in Moscow, China retained their Men´sTeam title at the LIEBHERR World TeamTable Tennis Championships in Dortmund on Sunday 1st April 2012, and thus held high the Swaythling Cup for an unprecedented 18th time. At the final hurdle, China overcame Germany as they did in…
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USA Wins Gold and Canada Captures Bronze at IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
Hamar-Norway, April 01, 2012: USA Wins Gold, USA defended its world title by defeating Korea, 5-1, in the gold-medal game of the 2012 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships on Sunday (1 April) in Hamar, Norway. The Americans have now finished first at the last three major international tournaments – the 2009 and 2012…
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IRB confirms pool draw for Glasgow Sevens
Dublin-Ireland April 01, 2012: The IRB has confirmed the pool draw for round 8 of the HSBC Sevens World Series, the Emirates Airline Glasgow Sevens to be played at Scotstoun Stadium on 5-6 May 2012. The draw was made live on television before the Cup final of the Tokyo Sevens, the seventh round of the…
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Australia strike gold to win Tokyo Sevens, Lapasset Hails Wonderful Tokyo Sevens
Australia strike gold, Australia defeated Samoa 28-26 in dramatic fashion in the final of the Tokyo Sevens to become the fifth Cup winners in the HSBC Sevens World Series 2011/12. 19-year-old Matt Lucas held his nerve to slot a long-range conversion in the dying seconds after his captain Ed Jenkins had crossed to level the scores.…
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Boy Band’ leader ready to be on song in Melbourne Perkins escapes serious injury in car clash
Melbourne Perkins, If the leader of Australia’s world champion team pursuit squad was worried about the rapidly improving form of arch rivals and reigning Olympic champions Great Britain, then Bobridge certainly wasn’t going to admit it. The Brits scorched the boards on Wednesday in an impressive hit out at the training venue for this week’s…
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Egypt is ready for WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships 2012
Seoul-Korea, April 01, 2012: The Egyptian city of Sharm El Sheikh is ready for the upcoming WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships. The 9th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships will kick off on April 4 for a five-day run at the Sharm El Sheikh Covered Hall. 9th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships Venue – Sharm El Sheikh Covered Hall.…
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IRB Partners With HSBC to Deliver Leading Coaching Website
Leading Coaching Website, The IRB’s popular coaching website www.irbcoaching.com has received a massive boost with the announcement that HSBC has partnered with the innovative resource to ensure that more men, women and children around the world are able to experience and enjoy Rugby by being coached the best-possible techniques. The innovative website, which is currently…
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Suzhou to host 2015 World Championships
ITTF membership now 217-strong, 2015 World Championships 2015 World ChampionshipsThe Annual General Meeting of the International Table Tennis Federation takes place annually during the World Table Tennis Championships. For the 2012 congress held today in Dortmund, 133 National Associations sent delegates (furthermore 7 associations had proxies for voting). By the end of the meeting the ITTF…
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5th Aerobic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions
SOFIA (BUL) – LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, April 02, 2012: The President of the FIG Aerobic Gymnastics Technical Committee, Mireille Ganzin (FRA), has proceeded on Wednesday to the drawing of lots of the 5th World Age Group Competitions and the 12th World Championships of the discipline, to be held respectively May 29 – 31 and…
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Media Accreditations EuroChallenge Final Four 2012
Munich-Germany March 30, 2012: EuroChallenge Final Four, The Media accreditation procedure for the EuroChallenge 2012 Final Four in Debrecen, Hungary, 27 – 29 April, is now open. To apply, please log on to your FIBA Europe Media Centre account or create a new one at http://media.fibaeurope.com. Please note that requests for accreditation will be accepted only online,…
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