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Karachi Table Tennis Championships 2012
Karachi-Pakistan Jan 29, 2012: Following are the results of the Karachi Table Tennis Championships 2012. Mohammed Muzammil of Islamia Club Becomes Men’s Singles (Ranking) Champion of Karachi Table Tennis Championship. This was the best final of the day; he won the match against Tabish Khurshid of Islamia Club in nail biting thriller. Muzammil was leading 2-0,…
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ICC Executive Board to meet in Dubai
Dubai Jan 29, 2012: Independent Governance Review, The ICC Executive Board will hold the first of its scheduled 2012 meetings in Dubai, starting on January 31, 2012 and concluding on February 01, 2012. The major topics on the agenda are: Independent Governance Review In April 2011, the ICC had adopted a new strategic plan which identified…
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Australia reduces the gap with third-ranked India to just fraction of a point
Dubai, Jan 28, 2012: THIRD RANKED INDIA, India and Australia have moved in opposite directions in the Reliance ICC Test Championship table after the conclusion of their four-Test series in Adelaide on Saturday. India, which had entered the series in second place on 118 ratings points, has fallen to 111 ratings points while fourth-ranked Australia…
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Upcoming Coca Cola PTF National Junior Grade-5 Tennis Tournament and 17th STA development Series Ranking Tennis
Karachi-Pakistan, Jan 28, 2012: Pakistan Tennis Federation will hold Coca Cola PTF National Junior Grade-5 Tennis Tournament at PTF Tennis Complex from 30th January to 2nd February 2012. Three events Junior Boys U/18, Boys U/14 and Girls U/18 will be contested during the championship. Mr. Shahzad Akhtar Alvi, ITF White Badge official will officiate as…
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Rehman stuns England to give Pakistan series 2nd Cricket Test
Abu Dhabi, Jan 28, 2012 (Report by David Hopps): Rehman stuns England, England suffered one of their most disastrous batting collapses in Test history as they disintegrated against Pakistan’s spinners to lose the second Test in Abu Dhabi and with it the series. Pakistan went 2-0 up with one to play as Abdur Rehman, their…
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Saudi Arabia Hosts a Technical Course, 31 coaches took part to a level 3 technical course held in Riyadh
Jan 27, 2012: Saudi Arabia Hosts Technical Course, The coaching session started on 26th December 2011 and ended on 5th January 2012. It was conducted by Ahmed MOUSSA, a 7th Dan IJF expert from Algeria. During this course, the attendees have undergone very interesting teaching points to meet their needs and requirements. The theoretical sessions…
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Cricket’s Day of Shame
By: Rashid Ali Siddiqui, President, Pakistan Sports Writers Federation (PSWF). The conviction by an English court of three Pakistani cricketers in a spot-fixing case has finally opened the can of worms and the truth behind what sports officials have tried not to divulge for more than three cricketing decades and, possibly, fifty years in other sports.…
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Indoor World Championships & World Cup Final contenders set sights on Las Vegas
Las Vegas (USA), Jan 27, 2012: Archers across the globe are getting geared up for Vegas. You can read it in their Face book posts, see it in their Tweets: all eyes are on Sin City. The World Archery Indoor Championships will take place from 5-9 February 2012. Stage 3 and the Final of the Indoor…
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Essa Lab wins the Men’s and Women’s Team Title by defeating Islamia Club
Karachi-Pakistan, Jan 27, 2012: essa lab, Sulman Saleem an upcoming junior of Islamia club created the biggest upset of the tournament beating top seed Kamran Sarrang also of Islamia Club in the Men’s Singles Ranking event 3-1. Farah Ilyas of Islamia Club wins Girls Junior Singles under 18 title beating Abeera Ali (National Junior Singles Under…
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IJF President, Marius L. Vizer Back on the Tatami
IJF News, Jan 26, 2012: IJF President Marius Vizer, On the occasion of the recent Judo Grand Prix, Qingdao 2011 (last December), the IJF President, Marius L. Vizer, visited several places where judo is used as a tool for the development and the education of the youth. During his visits, he was also accompanied by several Chinese…
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