Author: Abdul Rahim
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IWF Grand Prix – President’s Cup 2012
Budapest – Hungary, Sept 8, 2012: The IWF Grand Prix – President’s Cup will be held from 12 to 14 October, 2012 in St. Petersburg, Russia at the Palace of Sports “Yubileyniy”. The training will also be organized in the same venue. The high organization level event delivered in 2011 will certainly be topped by…
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USA defeated Germany, in FIFA U-20 World Cup
Tokyo – Japan, Sept 8, 2012: World Cup 2012, THE DAY REPLAYED – USA upset the odds to edge Germany in a battle of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup elite. Germany had comprehensibly overcome their rivals 3-0 in a Group D encounter just a fortnight ago, and went into the contest without having conceded…
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London Paralympic five-a-side football 2012
London – GBR, Sept 8, 2012: Brazil defended their unbeaten record in Paralympic five-a-side football, beating France 2-0 to clinch their third gold in three Games. Gabriel Da Silva converted a first-half penalty after Ricardo Steinmetz Alves was brought down in the box, while Martin Baron deflected the rattling ball into his own net in…
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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan Closing
Tokyo – Japan, Sept 7, 2012: Closing Ceremony:- The final match of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012, which kicked off at the Miyagi Stadium on 19 August, will be played at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 8 September. A 10-minute closing ceremony will take place before the final, from 19:00, in…
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Women’s football is developing rapidly
Tokyo – Japan, Sept 7, 2012: Rapidly, On the eve of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final between USA and Germany, a press conference was held in Tokyo to look back at the three-week event, and ahead to tomorrow’s finale. On hand were FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter; David Chung, Chairman of the Committee…
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Sweden’s Pernilla Larsson in charge of Final
Tokyo – Japan, Sept 7, 2012: FIFA’s Referee Committee has selected Sweden’s Pernilla Larsson to officiate the Final of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012 when USA meet Germany in Tokyo on Saturday evening. Larsson will be assisted by Slovakia’s Maria Sukenikova and Croatia’s Sanja Rodak, with Nami Sato of Japan acting as…
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Acer gives boost to IPC’s Agitos Foundation
London – GBR, Sept 8, 2012: Acer, a London 2012 Paralympic Games partner, is contributing to the legacy of the London 2012 Paralympic Games by donating 50 laptops with the accessible hardware and software to the IPC’s newly launched Agitos Foundation. Through developing sport opportunities, the Agitos Foundation, launched earlier in the week, aims to…
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Monica and Juliette join ICSS Advisory Board
Doha – Qatar, Sept 7, 2012: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), the international organisation that specialises in safety, security and integrity in sport, has today announced the appointment of Monica Seles and Juliette Kayyem to the ICSS Advisory Board. Seles, a former world number one, is one of the most-decorated female player’s in…
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ICC signs up SNTV, Reuters News and PERFORM
Dubai, Sept 7, 2012: The International Cricket Council has ensured that news from the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 will reach every corner of the globe by signing Sports News Television (SNTV), PERFORM and Reuters News as distributors for the event. These deals guarantee news broadcasters around the world will have access to news…
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Evaluation Commission to be chaired by Sir Craig
Lausanne – Switzerland, Sept 6, 2012: The IOC is pleased to announce that the Commission to evaluate the candidatures for the 2020 Olympic Games (Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid*) will be chaired by Sir Craig Reedie, IOC Vice-President and an IOC member in Great Britain. A board member of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic…