Author: Abdul Rahim
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AFC Futsal Club Championship 2013 Japan
Malaysia, July 01, 2013: Media accreditation for the AFC Futsal Club Championship 2013 Japan is now open. The accreditation window will close on August 20, 2013. The 8-team competition will be played from August 27 to September 1, 2013, in Nagoya, Japan. Media wishing to cover this event must apply for accreditation online via their…
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New Zealand wins Men and Women’s Rugby
Moscow – Russia, June 30, 2013: After an enthralling tournament and two incredible finals, New Zealand are both the men’s and women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 champions. New Zealand’s men emerged victorious after beating England 33-0 on a rain-soaked pitch at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow to claim the Melrose Cup. New Zealand’s women…
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Clare Connor hails schedule of ICC women’s events
Dubai, June 30, 2013: Chair of the ICC Women’s Committee Clare Connor has hailed the decision by the IDI Board which approved six global women’s tournaments in the next ICC events calendar from 2016-2023. The schedule will see two ICC Women’s World Cups as well as four ICC World Twenty20 events, including the continuation of…
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AIBA Statement against the accusations
Lausanne – Switzerland, June 30, 2013: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) strongly defends its position and images tarnished by non-AIBA pro boxing organizations in regard to the Olympic Games. As defined in Chapter 1, Point 6 of the Olympic Charter, the Olympic Games “are competitions between athletes in individual or team events and not between…
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Brian Lewis has set a national objective to achieve
Trinidad and Tobago, June 30 2013: Brian Lewis, While this goal may be deemed unrealistic, Lewis boldly revealed that if athletes, national sporting organisations (NSO) and a nation, do not set big targets, then we will continue to produce average and mediocre performances on the global sporting stage. With TT’s two lone golden Olympic performances…
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ICC to strengthen anti-corruption approach
London, June 29, 2013: The ICC Annual Conference 2013 concluded in London on Saturday with the ICC Board agreeing to strengthen the sport’s approach to fighting corruption. Key decisions from the meetings related to integrity issues included: Enhanced anti-corruption protocols The Chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), Sir Ronnie Flanagan, presented his annual…
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IRB announces final nominees for Sevens Players
Dublin – Ireland, June 29, 2013: The International Rugby Board has announced the final shortlist of nominees for the prestigious IRB Sevens Player of the Year, in association with HSBC, and the IRB Women’s Sevens Player of the Year. Three men and three women from across five nations and four continents remain in contention for…
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WSF Ambassador visit to inspire Panama
London, June 29, 2013: “This visit will help us achieve our goal – to see Panama represented for the first time at the next Men’s World Team Squash Championship,” said the country’s former national champion Pedro Altamiranda as the 2013 WSF Ambassador Programme visit to Panama reached its climax. Led by Malaysia’s record seven-time world…
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Outcomes from ICC Annual Conference week
London, June 29, 2013: The ICC Annual Conference 2013 concluded in London on Saturday with the ICC and IDI Board meetings. Some of the key decisions taken included: ICC global events from 2015-2023 The IDI Board confirmed that the ICC World Test Championship will be staged in 2017 and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)…
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Russian Judo Star Yelena Ivashchenko Passed Away
It is with great sadness that the International Judo Community learned that Russian judo star Yelena Ivashchenko, 28, passed away. Living in Tyumen, Russia, where the World Judo Masters recently took place, Yelena Ivashchenko won a gold medal at the European Judo Championships in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012. Born in the Siberian city of…