Author: Abdul Rahim
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2012 BWF World Superseries Finals heads to stunning Shenzhen
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 12, 2012: The cosmopolitan city of Shenzhen was recommended to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) as the host city for the 2012 BWF World Superseries Finals, and has been officially accepted by the BWF after assessing its suitability for the prestigious season-ending event. In 2011, an agreement was reached with the…
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Cecil Afrika Joins Future Stars in Campaign to Keep Rugby Clean
Dublin-Ireland, June 12, 2012: South Africa Sevens star and IRB Keep Rugby Clean Ambassador Cecil Afrika has joined the future stars of Rugby at the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 in Cape Town today, to help drive the IRB campaign to ensure a drug-free sport. Afrika is one of eight Keep Rugby Clean Ambassadors, along…
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China’s Chen Xue and Xi Zhang claimed their third Moscow title
Moscow, Russia, June 11, 2012 – China’s Chen Xue and Xi Zhang claimed their third Moscow title at the fifth consecutive FIVB SWATCH World Tour Grand Slam in the Russian capital. The first seeded team overpowered USA’s Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh in the final on Monday to collect their overall 12th FIVB title and…
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Sharapova completes career Grand Slam in Paris
ITF News – June 11, 2012: DAY 14: Maria Sharapova wrote herself into the tennis annals on Saturday as she defeated Sara Errani 63 62 to win the Roland Garros title for the first time and seal her career Grand Slam. Eight years after lifting the Wimbledon trophy as a 17-year-old, Sharapova completed the set…
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Nadal claims record Roland Garros title
ITF News – June 11, 2012: Rafael Nadal is officially the ‘King of Clay’ after he completed a four-set victory over Novak Djokovic on Monday to eclipse Bjorn Borg and become the first man to win seven Roland Garros titles. This was his 11th Grand Slam triumph. After rain had forced the match into a…
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FIG Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup 2012
Lausanne (SUI), FIG Office, June 11, 2012: impress, China, the Netherlands and Romania came out on top of the medal table at the FIG Challenge Cup in Ghent (BEL) last weekend. With two Gold medals each, the three nations made a strong appearance at the ultimate FIG event prior to the Olympic Games in London.…
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New version of the IFF Event Handbook published
Helsinki, Finland, June 11, 2012: The IFF has edited the IFF Event Handbook and the new revised version is now found in an “easy read” version on issuu, http://issuu.com/iff_floorball. It is also possible to download each section of the IFF Handbook in PDF format from the IFF Materials or to order the Handbook CD. The…
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Netherlands is the Electric Wheelchair European Champion
Helsinki, Finland, June 11, 2012: Electric Wheelchair, The Netherlands played against Belgium in the final and took a convincing 10-3 victory. The Dutch team was outstanding through the whole tournament by winning all matches. The loud Finnish audience got to see very exciting and even bronze match between the host country and the world Champion…
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Alberto Juantorena to be inducted into the IAAF Hall of Fame
Monaco – June 11, 2012: Cuba’s Alberto Juantorena, the 1976 double Olympic champion and former World record holder, is the latest athletics legend to be named as one of the 24 inaugural Members of the IAAF Hall of Fame which has been created to mark the year of the IAAF Centenary. The announcement of this…
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THE BANS OF ABDULLAZIZ AL EID & ABDULLAH WALEED REDUCED
Lausanne, 11 June 2012 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rendered its decisions in the appeals filed by the riders Khaled Abdullaziz Al Eid and Abdullah Waleed Sharbatly (Saudi Arabia) against the decision of the Tribunal of the International Equestrian Federation On 23 May 2012 the FEI Tribunal found that the riders…