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USA mark historic PanAm Games double as Sobhy celebrates triple gold double
Lima, August 1, 2019: Against expectations, USA mark historic both team gold medals in the XVIII Pan American Games Squash Championships in Peru, becoming the first country to achieve the team double since hosts Canada 20 years ago in 1995. Furthermore, by leading the country to a successful defence of the women’s team title, world…
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Americans turn the tables to take Dressage Individual gold and bronze Canada scoops the silver
By Louise Parkes, August 1, 2019: It was Team USA on the top step of the podium today when Sarah Lockman steered the lovely chestnut stallion, First Apple, to clinch Individual Dressage gold at the Pan American Games 2019 taking place at the Army Equitation School at La Molina in Lima, Peru. A superb score…
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New South Wales Government Backs Australia’s FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Bid
Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Sydney, Australia, July 31, 2019: Football Federation Australia (FFA) has congratulated and thanked the New South Wales Government for its support of the bid to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023. NSW Premier the Hon Gladys Berejiklian MP made the announcement at Parliament House in Sydney, and FFA Chief Executive David…
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Royal Porthcawl confirmed as venue for 2021 AIG Women’s British Open
Woburn Golf Club, England, 31 July 2019: Royal Porthcawl confirmed was announced today as the venue for the 2021 AIG Women’s British Open, following on from Royal Troon, which makes its debut on the Championship roster in 2020. Royal Porthcawl confirmed is renowned to be as challenging a course and as hospitable a club as…
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Pan American Games Lima 2019: It’s Dressage team gold and a Tokyo ticket for Canada, USA clinches silver while Brazil bags bronze and the second Olympic team qualifying spot
By Louise Parkes, July 30, 2019: Canada came out on top in a tight battle with the USA when the Team Dressage medals were decided today at the Pan American Games 2019 taking place at the Army Equitation School at La Molina in Lima, Peru (Canada Dressage team gold). The three-member US side had a…
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Brazil command mixed relay gold in the Pan American Games
Lima, July 30, 2019: The triathlon competition continued at the Pan American Games, with the unpredictable drama of the mixed relay at Playa Agua Dulce, Lima, Peru (Brazil command mixed relay). This was the first time that the mixed relay featured on the triathlon competition schedule at the Pan American Games. 10 teams lined up…
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Basketball Africa League announces seven host cities for inaugural season
Dakar, Senegal, July 30, 2019: The Basketball Africa League (BAL) today announced Cairo (Egypt), Dakar (Senegal), Lagos (Nigeria), Luanda (Angola), Rabat (Morocco) and either Monastir or Tunis (Tunisia) as the host cities where the inaugural Africa Basketball League regular season will take place and Kigali (Rwanda) as the host city for the first-ever BAL Final…
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Martin Nguyen stares down Koyomi Matsushima at ONE: Dawn of Heroes Kick-Off
Manila, Philippines, 30 July 2019: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), in cooperation with City of Dreams Manila, held the official ONE (Martin Nguyen Koyomi Matsushima): DAWN OF HEROES Kick-Off Press Conference on Tuesday, 30 July. The world’s finest martial arts athletes came out to address fans and media…
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ONE Esports officially launches ASIA’s largest Esports World Championship Series, Appoints Esports Veteran Carlos Alimurung as CEO
Singapore, July 29, 2019: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has announced the official launch of Asia’s largest esports world championship series with ONE Esports’ first confirmed events of the 2019-2020 season (Esports officially launches). In addition, Carlos Alimurunghas named CEO of ONE Esports, and will be responsible for…
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ICC launches World Test Championship, Two years, nine teams, 27 series, 72 Test Matches
Dubai, July 29, 2019: The International Cricket Council has today, Monday 29 July 2019, officially launched the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC). Getting underway on 1 August 2019, the WTC will see the top nine Test teams in the world – Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the…
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