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AFC-FAO campaign against hunger
Ulsan, Nov 8: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s joint Asian Football against Hunger campaign this season will end with the grand finale of the AFC Champions League (ACL) on Saturday. Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli and Korea Republic’s Ulsan Hyundai will meet in the final…
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WSB broadens its worldwide appeal
Lausanne, Nov 8: Franchise, World Series of Boxing (WSB) is delighted to announce its presence on yet another continent with the Algeria Desert Hawks set to bring the excitement of the world’s premiere team boxing to Africa. With representation across the globe in the Americas (Argentina, Mexico and the USA), Europe (Azerbaijan, Germany, Great Britain,…
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ICSS highlights emerging issues in sport security
London – United Kingdom, Nov 08: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), the not-for-profit institution that specializes in sport security and integrity, highlighted the scale and nature of the global threat to the integrity of sport at the 7th International Sports Event Management Conference, taking place in London from 7th-9th November 2012. Chris Eaton…
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Training camp for FIFA Day International Friendly Matches
Lahore – Pakistan, Nov 08: Top 26 football players of Pakistan are starting their national training camp for FIFA Day international friendly matches between Pakistan and Singapore at Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) House, Lahore from 10th November to 14th November, 2012. According to PFF, the probables of the training camp are: Jaffar Khan of Army,…
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Sport Forum Endorses Rugby’s Approach
Dublin – Ireland, Nov 08: Forum Endorses, The International Rugby Board has underscored its continued commitment to improving player welfare best-practice by playing a central role in the world’s leading conference on concussion in sport. Global experts on concussion diagnosis and management attending the fourth International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport in Zurich reviewed…
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FEI launches new equestrian pictograms
Lausanne (SUI), Nov 08: The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the world governing body for horse sport, has launched new pictograms for its seven disciplines to celebrate the massive global growth of equestrian sport. Equestrian events in the seven disciplines governed by the FEI – Jumping, Dressage & Para-Dressage, Eventing, Driving & Para-Driving, Endurance, Reining and…
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World Judo Day 2012, 2 Times More Successful!
On October 28th 2012, the birthday of Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo, and for the second consecutive year, the International Judo Federation hosted the World Judo Day. This full day, dedicated to the educational values of our sport, has entered the missions of the International Federation, whose purpose is to develop judo in all…
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IOC strips Uzbek wrestler Soslan Tigiev
Lausanne – Switzerland, Nov 07: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has disqualified Uzbek wrestler Soslan Tigiev from the men’s 74kg freestyle wrestling event during the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London, where he placed third. Immediately after his participation in the event on 10 August, Tigiev, 29, provided a urine…
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The Science of Gymnastics Journal is out
Lausanne, Nov 07: Editor in Chief Mr Ivan Cuk (SLO) informs the gymnastics community that the new issue (Vol.4, no. 3, 2012) of the Science of Gymnastics Journal (ScGYM®) has been published. It is the 10th issue overall and the last one in 2012. With three editions per year (February, June, October), the Science of…
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Huamark to host Futsal World Cup Final
Zurich – Switzerland, Nov 06: Huamark, On the 3 and 5 November, a FIFA inspection group, including safety and security experts, carried out a thorough evaluation of the stadium site of the Bangkok Futsal Arena (BFA). Following the report submitted by this group, a decision was taken today by the FIFA Futsal Committee, that the…
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