Author: Abdul Rahim
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Cricket: ICC reaction to CAS decisions
Dubai, April 17, 2013: ICC Chief Executive Mr David Richardson has issued the following statement after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected appeals by Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif against the decisions of the independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal, which had been imposed under the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Code in February 2011. “The ICC notes and…
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Record participation expected in Donetsk
Monaco – April 17, 2013: The IAAF World Youth Championships, which will take place from 10 to 14 July 2013 in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, is on course to become the biggest gathering of participating athletes in the history of the Championships. With the deadline for the Preliminary Entries now closed, we are proud…
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Results from ICC and IDI Board meetings
Dubai, April 17, 2013: The ICC and IDI Boards held the second of their four meetings of 2013 in Dubai on 16 and 17 April. The results of those meetings include: Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has been allocated US$422,000 from the ICC’s Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP),which is aimed…
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Women’s Sevens World Series Visits Amsterdam
Dublin – Ireland, April 17, 2013: With just a month to go until the Women’s Sevens World Series in Amsterdam, the IRB has announced the pools and schedule for the fourth and final leg of the tournament. Twelve international sides from across the globe will compete in the last round of the inaugural Series on…
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Reviews coming for BWF World Superseries
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, April 17, 2013: SUPERSERIES, Players at this year’s Indonesian Open will have an instant review system at their disposal for the first time in badminton history. Following a vote by the Badminton World Federation Council last week to amend regulations to permit the introduction of a challenge structure, it has been…
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ITTF Secures Long Term Sponsorship Deal
Lausanne, April 17, 2013: TMS International, the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) marketing partner has signed China Unicom on a four year event sponsorship deal, which starts from the LIEBHERR 2013 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris, France on 13-20 May 2013. The Chinese telecommunications operator joins LIEBHERR and Enlio in recently becoming long-term sponsors…
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IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
Germany, April 16, 2013: Sochi 2014 host nation Russia will face defending world champions USA and the Czech Republic will challenge Canada in Thursday’s (18 April) semi-finals at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Goyang, Korea. By guaranteeing a top-four finish in Goyang, all four teams have now qualified for the…
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Appeal Rejected OF Asif and Salman
Lausanne, April 17, 2013: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeals filed by the Pakistani cricket players Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt against the decisions taken by the International Cricket Council Tribunal on 5 February 2011 in which Mr Asif received seven years ineligibility (two suspended) and Mr Butt ten years…
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Host the World’s Leading Sports Journalists
Sochi – Russia, April 16, 2013: From the 15th-18th of April, Sochi will host the 76th Congress of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS). In total, 340 participants from leading international and Russian sports media from over 100 countries will meet in Sochi for the event. The most prominent sports journalists from the biggest international…
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Paralympic Movement shocked by tragic
Germany, April 16, 2013: The Paralympic Movement, led by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has today expressed its shock and sadness at the tragic events which occurred at yesterday’s Boston marathon. Sir Philip Craven, IPC President said: “On behalf of the Paralympic Movement I’d like to offer my deepest condolences and sympathies to the families…