Category: OTHER SPORTS

  • World Rugby hosts Women’s High Performance Academy in San Diego

    World Rugby hosts Women’s High Performance Academy in San Diego

    Dublin, June 27, 2019: Following the ground-breaking launch of its high profile Women in Rugby brand campaign in May, World Rugby continues to make great strides in its commitment to the development of the women’s game by hosting the second Women’s High Performance Academy in San Diego, California on 29 June to 1 July 2019.…

  • Lobban & Pilley Strike Double Gold As Hosts Australia Celebrate World Doubles Clean Sweep

    Lobban & Pilley Strike Double Gold As Hosts Australia Celebrate World Doubles Clean Sweep

    Gold Coast, June 21, 2019: Australian cousins Cameron Pilley and Donna Lobban struck double Doubles gold on the final day of action in the WSF World Doubles Squash Championships as hosts Australia claimed eight medals across the three events at the Carrara Squash Centre on the Gold Coast. Pilley and Ryan Cuskelly defended their world…

  • Equestrian sport boosted with allocation of major events through 2021

    Equestrian sport boosted with allocation of major events through 2021

    Lausanne, June 20, 2019: The Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) has today allocated host cities for 13 FEI Championships for the next two years and nine FEI Driving World Cup™ legs for the 2019/2020 season (Equestrian sport boosted). Budapest (HUN) will lead the way as host of the FEI Jumping, Dressage, Para Dressage, Driving and Vaulting…

  • Hosts Australia Undefeated On World Doubles Championships Day One

    Hosts Australia Undefeated On World Doubles Championships Day One

    Gold Coast, Australia, June 17, 2019: Hosts Australia made a perfect start to the WSF World Doubles Squash Championships at the Carrara Squash Centre on the Gold Coast, going through day one of the event undefeated. Defending men’s doubles champions Cameron Pilley and Ryan Cuskelly from New South Wales were tested against South African pair…

  • 2019 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Returns to Huntington Beach, USA

    2019 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Returns to Huntington Beach, USA

    By Tom Lloyd, La Jolla, California, June 13, 2019: The International Surfing Association (ISA) is pleased and proud to announce Huntington Beach, California, USA, as the host of the 2019 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, October 26 to November 3. The event, which presents by Visit Huntington Beach, will return to ‘Surf City USA’…

  • Stage set for spectacular Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan with 100 days to go

    Stage set for spectacular Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan with 100 days to go

    Dublin, June 12, 2019: With 100 days to go until Rugby World Cup 2019 kicks off in Japan, World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont is confident the ninth edition of the showcase event will be a very special and game-changing celebration of rugby and the host nation (spectacular Rugby World Cup). Rugby World Cup 2019…

  • JustWorld International signs Memorandum of Understanding with FEI

    JustWorld International signs Memorandum of Understanding with FEI

    Lausanne, June 11, 2019: The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), world governing body of equestrian sport, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with JustWorld International. JustWorld International, formed in 2002, a non-profit organisation aimed at uniting the global equestrian community to provide basic needs programmes to children around the world focusing on education and nutrition…

  • ITF announces SANDEVER as Global Development Partner for Beach Tennis

    ITF announces SANDEVER as Global Development Partner for Beach Tennis

    London, June 11, 2019: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has today announced SANDEVER as Global Development Partner for Beach Tennis ITTF. SANDEVER Beach Tennis, the new Decathlon dedicated brand for Beach Tennis equipment will provide Beach Tennis ITTF ‘Superkits’ to ITF member nations who are keen to adopt, develop and grow Beach Tennis. SANDEVER Superkits…

  • The Webb Ellis Cup arrives in Japan ahead of  Rugby World Cup 2019

    The Webb Ellis Cup arrives in Japan ahead of Rugby World Cup 2019

    Tokyo, June 11, 2019: The iconic Webb Ellis Cup has landed in Tokyo to celebrate 100 days to go to Rugby World Cup 2019™ in Japan. The trophy, presented since the inaugural Rugby World Cup tournament in 1987, transported on Emirates flight EK318 from Dubai to Tokyo, arriving to a champion’s welcome. On touchdown in…

  • AELTC Chairman Philip Brook awarded CBE

    London, UK, June 8, 2019: Philip Brook, Chairman of The All England Lawn Tennis Club and The Championships, Wimbledon, has been awarded a CBE in Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Honours. Brook has recognised for services to tennis during his tenure as Chairman of the AELTC, which began in 2010 and will conclude in December…