The Olympics Sports

Author: Abdul Rahim

  • Doha 2020 Applicant File Reaches International Olympic Committee

    Lausanne, Switzerland, Feb 13, 2012: Doha 2020 Applicant File: The Doha 2020 Bid Committee bidding for the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games today delivered its Applicant File to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Doha 2020 delegation was led by His Excellency Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, General Secretary of the Qatar…

  • 2012 ITF Seniors World Team Championships

    Please find below the final results for 9 cups from the 2012 ITF Seniors World Team Championships in San Diego, USA. Please note that the Maria Esther Bueno Cup (Women’s 50) is still to be completed due to bad weather stopping play at 1-1 . The finals took place over 2 days at 6 different…

  • Wilson extends sponsorship of Davis Cup and Fed Cup

    London, Feb 11, 2012: The ITF announced today that it has renewed its sponsorship agreement with Wilson Racquet Sports as an international partner of Davis Cup and Fed Cup. Wilson will remain the Official Ball of Davis Cup and Fed Cup for a further five years, starting in 2013 through 2017. Wilson joined Davis Cup in 2002 as…

  • Six nations remain unbeaten at USA Sevens in Las Vegas

    Dublin-Ireland, Feb 10, 2012: USA Sevens Las Vegas ‘Friday night football’ heralded a success, – 2016 Olympic hosts Brazil revel in return to World Series. New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji, South Africa, Kenya and England all remain unbeaten after the opening day of action at the USA Sevens, round five of the HSBC Sevens World Series in…

  • The USA win four team golds in Vegas

    USA win four team golds: The senior team finals for the gold and bronze medals took place on Thursday at the Indoor World Championships in Vegas. The USA dominated the team competition, winning the four gold medals at stake. Recurve Men Team: Gold Medal – USA (1) v Russia (3) These teams had met at…

  • 200 Days to go to London 2012 Paralympic Games

    Lausanne (SUI), Feb 10, 2012: The London 2012 Paralympic Games look set to take Paralympic Equestrian into the history books for many reasons, as we get one step closer on the eve of the 200-day countdown (11 February). Sales of Paralympic Equestrian tickets for London 2012 have already broken records. More than 40,000 tickets were…

  • Paralympic Torch Relay Places up for Grabs

    Paralympic Torch Relay Places up for Grabs

    Germany, Feb 10, 2012: To mark 200 days to go until the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is launching a new-look website on Monday 13 February and is giving visitors to it and Paralympians the chance to take part in August’s Paralympic Torch Relay. Designed and built by…

  • ICC rebrands 50-Over League as Pepsi ICC WCL

    Dubai, Feb 07, 2012: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that the current 50-Over League played by the top eight Associate and Affiliate Members (AMs) will now be called the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championship (WCL Championship). The WCL Championship, together with the ongoing global divisions of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League…

  • Sunil Gavaskar inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

    Dubai Feb 09, 2012: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on Wednesday in Dubai when he received his commemorative cap from fellow Hall of Famer and team-mate Kapil Dev. Gavaskar is one of the initial 55 inductees in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame which was…