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Justyna Kowalczyk and Petter Northug Jr. win
Oberhofen, Mar 28, 2013: The FIS Cross-Country World Cup presented by Viessmann finished last weekend with the FIS World Cup Final, which consisted of four races; a sprint in Stockholm and three races in Falun (both SWE). Poland’s Justyna Kowalczyk conquered her fourth victory in the overall World Cup with an amazing margin of 514…
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2nd SSB Karachi Beach Games 2013
Karachi – Pakistan, Mar 28, 2013: The Executive Committee & organizing committee meeting of Karachi City Sports Association was held at KMC Sports Complex Karachi to discuss the details and make decisions for the forthcoming 2nd Sindh Sports Board Karachi Beach Games 2013. Meeting was chaired by Muhammad Aslam Khan , president KCSA ,and attended…
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World Archery is delighted to announce
Lausanne, Mar 28, 2013: World Archery (WA) is adding FILA, another strong partner and a leading sports brand with a rich tradition, to its line-up of sponsors for its World Cup and World Championships circuit. FILA is one of the largest sportswear manufacturing companies which was founded by the Fila brothers in 1911 in Italy’s…
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National Junior Snooker team leaves for India
Karqachi – Pakistan, Mar 27, 2013: The Pakistan Junior Snooker Team has been granted the necessary Visas by the India High Commission in Islamabad. According to the President of PBSA wishes to place on record his appreciation for Indian High Commission for their kind support and cooperation in the issuance of the Visas on fast…
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Nominations for BWF 2012 Player Awards
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, Mar 27, 2013: Some of badminton’s best will battle it out for Player of the Year honours for last season! Among those nominated for the Male Player of the Year for 2012 are two-time Olympic gold medallist, Lin Dan of China, and his perennial rival Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei; the current…
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WSB to decide the strongest in Selimov
Lausanne, Mar 27, 2013: Following the first leg of the World Series of Boxing (WSB) quarter-final when Ukraine Otamans inflicted a tough 5-0 on Azerbaijan Baku Fires in Kyiv, the whole boxing word is in a fever of expectation for the second leg in Baku. A major reason of excitement stands in the presence of…
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UN Special Adviser on Sport promotes Peace
Geneva, Mar 27, 2013: The UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Mr. Wilfried Lemke, this week participated in the Legacy Forum of the Olympic Truce event organized by the UK FCO in London. This was then followed by his participation in the opening events of the CISM Winter World Military Games in…
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Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld the appeal
Lausanne, Mar 26, 2013: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeal of the Estonian cross-country skier Andrus Veerpalu against the decision of the Doping Panel of the International Skiing Federation (FIS) on 22 August 2011 which sanctioned him with a period of ineligibility of 3 years following a positive anti doping…
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IRB Junior World Championship 2013
Dublin – Ireland, Mar 26, 2013: The International Rugby Board has today named the match officials who will take charge at the IRB Junior World Championship (JWC) 2013 in France. Selected by the IRB Match Official Selection Committee, nine referees will officiate at the Under 20 tournament which takes place this year from June 5-23…
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A refreshing insight on corruption in sport
March 26, 2013: Last week, I was in Doha, Qatar at a Securing Sport Conference where the focus was discussing ways to advance security and integrity in order to safeguard the future of sport. The conference provided a new perspective on sport integrity and the danger that world sport is facing from corruption, match fixing,…
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