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Olympic gold again for Great Britain
London (GBR), August 07, 2012: gold again, You could hardly have scripted it better as Great Britain’s Dressage riders scooped Olympic team gold today. Yesterday the equestrian venue at Greenwich Park resounded to the wild roars of the home crowd as their jumpers topped the team podium for the first time in 60 years. Today…
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Afghanistan beats Ireland on day
Brisbane, August 07, 2012: In a battle between the qualifiers, Afghanistan defeated Ireland by 101 runs on day one of the warm-up matches of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 in Brisbane. Half centuries by 17-year-old Hashmatullah Shaidi and Najibullah Zadran ensured Afghanistan scored a competitive 257 for six against the Irish. Left-hander Shaidi…
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Olympic Title Again for Chinese Women’s Team
London – GBR, August 07, 2012: Title Again, China won its third gold medal at table tennis, beating Japan 3-0 in the women’s team event at ExCel on Tuesday. China’s women have dominated the table tennis competition, winning gold and silver in the singles, and easily defended the team title they won at the Beijing…
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WTF celebrates start of taekwondo competition
London – UK, August 07, 2012: club gala, Today the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) held its official Gala at The Royal Air Force Club to celebrate the start of Olympic taekwondo competition on Wednesday. Many VIP guests attended, including IOC members, IF Presidents, NOC Presidents and Secretaries General, and other Olympic family members. WTF President…
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APB gains heavyweight with Bulgarian Pulev
London, Great Britain, August 06, 2012: Bulgarian, With the best Olympic boxers fighting for medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games, AIBA Professional Boxing (APB) continues to contract the cream of the crop for its grand opening in autumn 2013. Recent winner of the AIBA European Olympic Qualifying Event Trabzon 2012, Bulgarian Heavyweight (91kg) Tervel…
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Arthur and Yang make history with Golds
London – GBR, August 06, 2012: History was made in the North Greenwich Arena not just once but twice on Monday as thrilling performances from Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti and Yang Hak-Seon secured the first ever Gymnastic Gold medals for Brazil and Republic of Korea. Brazil’s Zanetti shocked reigning champion Chen Yibing of China with victory…
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Jumping gold in two-way showdown thriller
By Louise Parkes, London (GBR), August 06, 2012: There were ecstatic scenes in Greenwich Park this afternoon when Great Britain ended a 60-year drought to claim Jumping team gold for only the second time in the history of the Olympic Games. They had to battle all the way, and it came down to a two-way…
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Fake K P Judo Association Launched
Peshawar – Pakistan, August 06, 2012: After very discriminating and distortion facts and projection of an incorrect perspective of the POA on the Sports Movement and development in Pakistan, Pakistan Judo Federation decided at last to move to Legal Courts in search of Justice, though even having the brightest performance and most medal winners Sports…
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Iordan makes history Gymnastics fans
London – GBR, August 6, 2012: The name of Bulgaria’s Iordan Iovtchev is destined for the history books. Not only is he a top-level gymnast, he is also president of his national federation, and, at the tender age of 39, he has qualified for the final of the Rings at the London 2012 Olympics, which…
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Jilong seeks cooperation from MAs in investigation
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, August 06, 212: AFC Acting President Zhang Jilong has written to AFC’s 46 Member Associations, seeking their full cooperation in the investigation, which is currently underway to determine breaches of the AFC Code of Ethics possibly committed by Mohamed Bin Hammam. The AFC Disciplinary Committee had opened disciplinary proceedings against Mr…
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