Category: OTHER SPORTS
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Ammerlaan, Vergeer and Norfolk lift Eton Manor titles
London, May 08, 2012: Robin Ammerlaan and Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands clinched the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively on Sunday’s final day of the Eton Manor Wheelchair Tennis International, a part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour and the ‘London Prepares’ series. World No. 2 ranked Briton Peter Norfolk won the quad singles.…
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Pivotal Opening Round at LA BAULE as FEI Nations Cup™ 2012 paves way to London Olympic Games
By Louise Parkes-Lausanne (SUI), 8 May 2012: Pivotal Opening, As the FEI Nations Cup™ celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2012, the world-class series will have an extra edge in the lead-up to this summer’s London Olympic Games. Chefs d’Equipe and trainers will use this most testing team Jumping tournament to view the form and medal-winning…
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Non approved landing mats SANCTIONS RELEASED & Judging
Lausanne (SUI) / FIG Office, May 8, 2012: SANCTIONS RELEASED, On March 3, 2012, American apparatus manufacturer American Athletic, Inc. was reported for having supplied non-approved landing mats to the Visa American Cup in Madison Square Garden, New York (USA), an event that counts for the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup. Referred to the FIG…
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The IIHF and ICSS formally sign new partnership at the IIHF World Championship
Stockholm-Sweden, May 08, 2012: IIHF World Championship, The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) formally signed a new agreement over the weekend, which will see the two organisations work together on all aspects of Risk Management and Crisis Communication for the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. As part…
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YIA exchange to 5th ESSA Conference-2012
London-UK, May 08, 2012: ESSA Conference, For the first time the ECSS together with Exercise & Sport Science Australia (ESSA) organised a poster exchange for young upcoming scientists in the field of sport and exercise science. This year, Jelena Stosic from the University of Queensland (AUS) participated as as former Young Investigators Award (YIA) winner…
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SQUASH – India Celebrate Historic Asian Championships Success
Kuwait City-Kuwait, May 08, 2012: RESULTS: Historic Asian, Asian Team Championships, Kuwait City, Kuwait Men’s Final: [4] PAKISTAN bt [1] INDIA 2/0 Farhan Mehboob bt Saurav Ghosal 10-12, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 & Farhan Zaman bt Siddharth Suchde 11-7, 11-6, 11-13, 7-11, 11-9 Remaining final positions: 3 Kuwait & Malaysia, 5 Hong Kong China, 6…
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Sport Journalists Association of Sindh to host 3rd PSWF Congress, Karachi
Karachi-Pakistan, May 07, 2012: The Sport Journalists Association of Sindh (SJAS) has decided to host 3rd PSWF Congress from June 1-3, 2012 in Karachi. Five delegates from each of all five units, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber PK, Baluchistan and Islamabad will attend the Congress. First day of the congress, award-ceremony for the 5 best athletes of…
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Who will succeed “flying Balic”? – IHF awards Handball Photo of the Year
May 07, 2012: Cheering players or fans, fountains of sparkling wine when the trophy is raised, spectacular pictures of speed and emotions, totally different angles or just a brilliant snapshot – everything is possible! The International Handball Federation is again awarding the prize for the best handball photo of the year. The winner of the…
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FEI List Group to add GABA and Hydroxy-GABA to Prohibited List
Lausanne (SUI), May 07, 2012: The FEI has warned its member National Federations against the use of Gamma amino butyric acid and Hydroxy-gamma butyric acid, following advice from the FEI List Group. The warning has been issued outside the List Group’s usual annual review process. National Federations were advised in an email alert from FEI…
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IRB Unveils Shortlist for IRB Sevens Player of the Year
IRB Unveils, A shortlist of three nominees, two New Zealanders and one Englishman, has been unveiled for the IRB Sevens Player of the Year Award, in association with HSBC. With just one round left to play in the 2011/12 HSBC Sevens World Series, in England’s capital London, Tomasi Cama (NZ), Frank Halai (NZ) and Mat…