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Thai Superstars Showcase skills at ONE: Dreams of Gold Open Workout
Bangkok, July 25, 2019: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently held the official ONE (Thai Superstars Showcase): DREAMS OF GOLD Open Workout last Thursday, 25 July at the Golden Tulip Sovereign Hotel in Bangkok. In attendance were ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Petchdam Petchyindee Academy, Smokin’ Jo Nattawut,…
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Javeria to lead Women’s Global Development squad, Players from seven countries feature in the third WGDS squad
Dubai, July 25, 2019: Pakistan’s star batter Javeria Khan has been named to lead a multi-nation Women’s Global Development Squad (Javeria Khan lead WGDS) that will play six Twenty20 matches on a tour of England, including two each against ECB Super League teams Southern Vipers and Surrey Stars. The International Cricket Council announced the third…
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ICC accredits biomechanics lab at LUMS as testing centre
Lahore, July 25, 2019: The biomechanical lab at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has accredited by the International Cricket Council as a testing centre for suspected illegal bowling actions, becoming the first such facility in biomechanics lab Pakistan. The centre joins the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane, Loughborough University, Sri Ramachandra University in…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medal Designs Unveiled Symbolising diversity and embodying the energy and commitment of athletes
Tokyo, 24 July 2019 – The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) unveiled the designs of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals today, exactly one year before the commencement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Olympic Medal Designs Unveiled). The medal ribbon and case designs also unveiled. The design of the…
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Volleyball ready for Olympic homecoming at TOKYO 2020
Lausanne, July 24, 2019: Lausanne, Switzerland, July 24, 2019 – The FIVB has promised a volleyball homecoming party one year from today when the sport returns to its Olympic birthplace, alongside beach volleyball, at Tokyo 2020 (Volleyball ready for Olympic). Volleyball first included in the Olympic Games at Tokyo 1964 and cemented place in the…
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Alex Hales has one eye on T20 World Cup as he prepares for Caribbean Premier League
By Peter Miller, Bridgetown, Barbados, July 23, 2019: The very first pick at the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) draft was opening batsman Alex Hales CPL who will be playing for the Barbados Tridents. Hales says he is really looking forward to turning out at the CPL for the first time. Barbados is probably…
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Surfing and StandUp Paddle Close in on Historic Pan Am Games Debut
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, La Jolla, California, July 23, 2019: The world’s top surfers from the American continent are set to make their debut in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, where shortboard, longboard, SUP surfing and SUP racing will feature on the Sports Programme for the first time. Led by the International Surfing…
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NBA announces roster of boys and girls teams that will represent Africa in the Jr. NBA Global Championship
Johannesburg, South Africa, July 23, 2019: The NBA today announced the 10 boys and 10 girls who will represent the African continent in the second Jr. NBA Global Championship, a youth basketball tournament for the top 13- and 14-year-old boys and girls teams from around the world that will be held Aug. 6-11 at ESPN…
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International Federation (IF) Forum 2019 to Explore Athlete-Focused Strategies
Lausanne, July 23, 2019: ‘Athlete Centred Sport’ has unveiled as the theme of the International Federation Forum 2019, giving custodians of sport the opportunity to explore the game-changing benefits of putting athletes at the heart of their strategies. The International Federation Forum 2019, which organises for GAISF members and supported by the International Olympic Committee…
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WBSC Premier12 new Sponsorships revealed, Ticket Sales set to launch for Super Round and Finals in Japan
Tokyo, July 22, 2019: Approaching 100 days to the Opening Day of the year’s top major international baseball competition and Olympic qualifier, sponsorship and ticketing announcements were made on the second edition of the World Baseball Softball Confederation WBSC Premier12, which will feature the world’s Top 12 ranked men’s national baseball teams and run from…
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