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2nd Asian Champions Trophy Hockey
Lahore – Pakistan, Dec 16: Pakistan hockey team will participate in the 2nd Asian Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament to be played in Doha/Qatar from 20th to 27th December 2012. According to the PHF, Mr. Akhtar Rasool Chaudhary, Manager Senior Hockey Team with the approval of President PHF has announced following squad for participation in the…
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Death of IOC Honorary Member Maurice Herzog
Lausanne, Dec 16: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was saddened to learn of the death of IOC honorary member Maurice Herzog at the age of 93. Herzog became an IOC member in 1970, a position he held for a quarter of a century before being named an honorary member in 1995. He was IOC Chief…
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Official Emblem for Canada 2015 unveiled
Vancouver – Canada: The Official Emblem for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ was unveiled across Canada and around the world via a live event in Vancouver on Friday, 14 December 2012. The event, hosted by the Canadian Soccer Association, was broadcast on national television by FIFA Media Rights Licensee TSN, with corresponding live…
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Boxing: Brazil’s Falcao brothers sign for APB
Lausanne – Switzerland, Dec 14: London 2012 Olympic Games Middleweight (75kg) silver medallist Esquiva Florentino Falcao and his brother Yamaguchi, a Light Heavyweight (81kg) bronze medallist in the British capital, have both signed up and committed themselves to compete at the World Level of the AIBA Professional Boxing (APB) program. Two stars of the World…
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PIA wins the NBP Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
Lahore – Pakistan, Dec 14: The NBP Gold Cup Hockey Tournament on last day two matches were played to determine 1st, 2nd, & 3rd positions at National Hockey Stadium, Pitch-II, Lahore. Results are as follows: (3rd & 4th Position) CUSTOMS Beat ARMY 3 2 (Full Time) 2 0 (Half Time) CUSTOMS: Waseem Abbas 2nd minute…
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Glasgow to Host IPC Swimming Championships
Bonn – Germany, Dec 13: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that Glasgow, Scotland will now host the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. The awarding of the event was originally stated as a European Championships but with a change to the IPC calendar the competition was upgraded to a World Championships. The announcement was…
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FIG Artistic Gymnastics Age Group Program
Lausanne (SUI), Dec 13: Over the previous two years, the FIG with annual funding assistance from the IOC, has developed an Age Group Programme for Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics. It was completed in 2011 and then introduced in five regions of the world (South-East Asia; Central America; Central Africa; Southern Africa and West Asia).…
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Mouth-watering clash between British Lionhearts and Germany
Lausanne, Dec 13: After their humbling defeat away to Kazakhstan in week three, the British Lionhearts have recalled their big names for the battle versus German Eagles in London this Friday 14 December (20:00 local time) at Earls Court. Welsh wizards Andrew Selby and Fred Evans, along with Joe Ward, Joseph Joyce and WSB debutant…
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Fiemme ready to go! – Official Inauguration
The official inauguration ceremony of the facilities of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 has taken place on 10th December in Val di Fiemme (ITA). Now that the ribbon has been cut, the Trentino Valley is ready to host the Nordic highlight of the 2012/13 season in less than 75 days. While the main…
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China Captures Hyderabad Team Titles
Hyderabad – India, Dec 13: China repeated the success of one year earlier in Bahrain; when on Wednesday 12th December 2012, they won the Boys’ and Girls’ Team titles at the Volkswagen World Junior Championships in the Indian city of Hyderabad. Once again, as in Bahrain, they beat Japan in both finals; in the Girls’…
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