Author: Abdul Rahim
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IFAB makes three unanimous historic decisions
Zurich – Switzerland, July 05, 2012: The International Football Association Board (IFAB) convened at the Home of FIFA in Zurich today, 5 July 2012, for a Special Meeting under the chairmanship of FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter. The first item on the agenda was goal-line technology (GLT). Following the conclusion of a nine-month test process…
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Hudayberdiyev reaps rewards from AIBA
Lausanne, Switzerland, July 05, 2012 – Turkmenistan’s 26-year-old former Asian Champion and AIBA World Boxing Championships quarter-finalist Serdar Hudayberdiyev took on board all the advice he was given during the first phase of the AIBA ‘Road to London’ Program in Cardiff, Wales, earlier this year and put what he learnt into practice as he captured…
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One day seminar on Football Activity
Quetta – Pakistan, July 05, 2012: Baluchistan, Since 2004 Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), under the dynamic leadership of Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, had been carrying out all football activities centrally based upon PFF Annual Calendar. Resultantly, PFF was able to carry out 30 times more activities in last 8 Years as compared to the…
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Olympic Games List Sees New Career High
Lausanne, July 05, 2012: Japanese Star, Winner of the Men’s Singles title at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Japan Open in Kobe, in June, Japan’s 23 year old, Jun MIZUTANI climbs to two places to no.5 on the Men’s World Rankings, issued by the International Table Tennis Federation on Wednesday 4th July 2012.…
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Sangakkara returns to the top of the world
Dubai, July 05, 2012: Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara has reclaimed the number-one batting spot from West Indies’ Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after another big century against Pakistan in the second Test that ended in a draw at the Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo on Wednesday. Sangakkara, who…
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CHF 20 million donation for amateur sport
Zurich – Switzerland, July 4, 2012: million donation, The City of Zurich has announced six projects that will benefit from a donation provided by FIFA. At its meeting on 29-30 March 2012, the FIFA Executive Committee confirmed that it would make CHF 20 million available to the City of Zurich. “FIFA has been based in…
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Egyptian quartet on the road to London
LAUSANNE (SUI), July 4, 2012: The road to London 2012 has not been easy for Egypt’s gymnasts. But thanks to the determined efforts of the President Amr Mostafa El Saeid, the board members and the technical committees of the Egyptian Gymnastics Federation, various obstacles have been overcome and they can now look forward to what…
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Jordan hosts AGU preparatory course
LAUSANNE (SUI), July 4, 2012: WAG judges, On 21-26 June in Amman (JOR), the Jordan Gymnastics Federation, with the support of the Asian Gymnastics Union (AGU), played host to the AGU’s annual Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) Judges Course, as part of the AGU Development Programme for 2012. The course was overseen by Mrs. Rima (Radiye)…
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International Rugby Board Committed to Acquisition
Dublin – Ireland, July 04, 2012: Acquisition, The application by the International Rugby Board (IRB) to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to acquire the .RUGBY internet domain name is the only .RUGBY application supported by the representatives of the global Rugby community and is in the best interests of the sport.…
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Africa Rugby World Cup 2015 Qualification
Dublin – Ireland, July 04, 2012: Africa Rugby World Cup, The road to Rugby World Cup 2015 in England continues today with Madagascar hosting the beginning of the African qualification process that will deliver at least one team from the Region to Rugby’s showcase event. The Confédération Africaine de Rugby (CAR) Championship Division 1B event…