Category: OTHER SPORTS
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Afghan Rugby Offers Hope in Kabul
Dublin-Ireland, April 25, 2012: From a starting point of three players less than a year ago, Afghanistan Rugby has been making mighty strides. Based in Kabul, Afghan Rugby is hoping to inspire a rare positive narrative in a country that has endured its fair share of hardship, instability and tragedy over the years. This week,…
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Faiz Ahmed Faiz School won the ASC Girls Netball Tournament 2012 at Lodhran
Lodhran-Pakistan: April 25, 2012: PNF has informed that ASC Girls Netball Tournament 2012 has completed successfully held at Faiz Ahmed Faiz School, Lodhran from 23rd to 25th April 2012, organized by Pakistan Netball Federation in collaboration with Australian Sports Commission & LSRI. The Final Match was played between Faiz Ahmed Faiz School and 49-M School…
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IIHF and ICSS announce new partnership to work together
By Will Shand, Doha, Qatar, 25 April 2012: The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) have today announced a new agreement to work together ahead of the forthcoming 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, which takes place on 4th – 20th May in Finland and Sweden. The agreement will…
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Women´s U19 WFC 2012 Referee presentations
Helsinki-Finland, April 25, 2012: There will be seven referee pairs from six different countries refereeing the upcoming Women´s U19 WFC in Nitra, Slovakia. Some are very experienced and have been in several IFF events, but there will be some fresh faces seen in action as well (Referee presentations). The referee management of the tournament has…
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ECSS awards Prof. Paavo Komi to become first ECSS Patron
The European College of Sport Science awards Prof. Paavo Komi to become first ECSS Patron, Sigmund Loland On behalf of the European College of Sport Science, President Prof. Sigmund Loland appointed Prof. Paavo Komi to become first Patron of the ECSS at this year’s ECSS winter meeting in St. Christoph, Austria. In a cordial ceremony the…
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Bangladesh retain AHF (Asian Hockey Federation) Cup title
Bankok-Thailand, April 24, 2012: Bangladesh retained the title of 4th AHF (Asian Hockey Federation) Cup with a convincing 6-3 win over Oman in the final in Bangkok yesterday. Striker Krishna Kumar struck three goals, Mamunur Rahman Chayan converted two goals and promising forward Iqbal Nadir Prince netted the other goal for Bangladesh to win the…
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Top Seeds in Chile Seeking to Make Amends for Spanish Defeats
Lausanne-Switzwerland, April 24, 2012: Japan’s Jun MIZUTANI and Singapore’s FENG Tianwei are the top seeds in the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles events at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Chile Open, which starts in Santiago on Wednesday 25th April (Spanish Defeats). Both will be seeking better fortunes than experienced in Almeria at the…
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RWCL Opens Rugby World Cup 2015 and 2019 Broadcast Tender Process in France
Dublin-Ireland, April 24, 2012: Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) today announced the launch of the tender process for the French Broadcast rights to Rugby World Cup 2015 and Rugby World Cup 2019 (Broadcast Tender). The first phase of a detailed and thorough process will be the opening of an Invitation to Tender (ITT). An ITT…
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Invitation to the Men´s U19 WFC 2013
Helsinki, Finland, April 24, 2012: The International Floorball Federation invites each IFF Member Association to the 7th Men´s U19 World Floorball Championships (U19 WFC) to be played in Hamburg, Germany 7th – 11th of May 2013. The official invitation was sent to all IFF member associations 20.04.2012. If more than 16 teams register a qualification…
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HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012: The season resumes with record entries at Kentucky
Lausanne (SUI), 24 April 2012: Great anticipation surrounds the resumption of the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012 season, with record entries for the third leg, the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA) presented by Bridgestone this week (26-29 April). With CCI4* competitions having taken place in France and, for the first time Australia, the HSBC FEI Classics™…