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Flurry of transfer activity as race for quarter-final positions hots up
Lausanne-Switzerland, WSB, Jan 11, 2012: With all World Series Boxing Franchises now primed to start the second part of the season this weekend, the teams have been working at full speed to finalise their squads before the window for the registration of new boxers shuts on Monday 16 January at midnight. Baku Fires announced yesterday…
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GAC GROUP & ITTF Announce Groundbreaking Sponsorship Deal
ITTF, Jan 11, 2012: GAC GROUP ITTF Groundbreaking Sponsorship Deal, The International Table Tennis Federation announces an impressive 2.5 Million US-Dollar prize fund for the all-new GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour with 1 Million US-Dollar allocated to the World Tour Grand Finals in December. The announcement and official contract signing was made today in Beijing at…
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International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Media Scholarship Opportunity
Lausanne, Switzerland Jan 10, 2012: ITTF Media Scholarship Opportunity, The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is pleased to offer three (3) scholarships for journalists to attend the LIEBHERR 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Dortmund, Germany from Sunday 25th March to Sunday 1st April 2012. The ITTF wishes to invite young journalists to increase their knowledge…
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Teymur Mammadov joins Baku Fires
Lausanne, Switzerland, WSB, Jan 10, 2012: In a move that will send shock waves through the Light Heavyweight division, the Azeri based World Series of Boxing Franchise the Baku Fires have just announced that local hero Teymur Mammadov has officially joined their ranks for the second part of the season. The current National and European…
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Coverage of Innsbruck 2012 – Information for the Media
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jan 10, 2012: Coverage Innsbruck 2012, There are just three days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the first Winter Youth Olympic Games, being held from 13 to 22 January. For those who are travelling to Innsbruck, and for those who will be reporting on the event remotely, you will…
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Two hundred days to go to London 2012
FEI-Lausanne (SUI), Jan 09, 2012: Two hundred days, Twenty one nations are celebrating their Olympic qualification today, 9 January, which marks the 200-day countdown to London 2012 and 100 years of equestrian sport in the Olympic movement. Eleven countries have now secured the opportunity to join the nine nations already qualified at the Alltech FEI World…
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First United Nations Sport Youth Camp Kicks off in DOHA
Doha, Qatar, Jan 09, 2012: First United Nations Sport Youth Camp, UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, today kicked off a 10-day leadership camp for underprivileged youth from nine countries in Sub–Saharan Africa and the Palestinian Territory. Taking place in Doha, the ‘UNOSDP 2012 Youth Leadership Camp’ serves as a…
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How to follow the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games, Innsbruck 2012
International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jan 09, 2012: The Winter Youth Olympic Games Innsbruck 2012 will take place in Innsbruck, Austria, from 13 to 22 January and you can follow them from wherever you are in the world. News, interviews and loads more exclusive content from Innsbruck 2012 can be viewed on olympic.org and Innsbruck2012.com, while daily highlights…
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ITF-Fed Cup by BNP Paribas – Zone Groups draw
ITF Press Release Jan 09, 2011: Zone Groups draw, The ITF has announced the draw for the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Americas Zone Group I and Asia/Oceania Group I competitions that will take place during the week starting 30 January. The draw was held in London on 9 January.…
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World No 1 spin bowler Saeed Amjal amongst Pakistan’s sporting best for 2011
By: Rashid Ali Siddiqui, President PSWF: Asian Karate Champion Saadi Abbas, World number 1 spin bowler Saeed Amjal, Tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq and Women’s cricket captain Sana Mir were adjudged the best athletes of the year 2011 by the Pakistan Sports Writers Federation (PSWF). PSWF is the sole representative sports journalist body in Pakistan and affiliated with…
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