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Hong Kong To Host 2014 World Masters
London, June 28, 2012: The World Squash Federation (WSF) confirmed today that the 2014 WSF World Masters Squash Championships have been awarded to Hong Kong, China. To be held from 4-12 July 2014, the Championships will include men’s and women’s events in some 18 age groups for players aged from 35 to over 80. The…
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Direct Qualification Begins as RWC Sevens
Dublin – Ireland, June 28, 2012: Direct Qualification, With one year to go until Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 kicks off in Moscow, a major milestone in the delivery of the showcase event will be passed this weekend with the first of a series of regional competitions around the world from which teams will qualify…
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Six World Records Broken on Final Day
Stadskanaal, Netherlands, June 28, 2012: The best was saved for last in Stadskanaal, the Netherlands, as six world records were smashed on the final day of the IPC Athletics European Championships on Thursday (28 June) and Russia, Ukraine and Poland took the top three spots in the medal standings. Russia easily finished atop the medals…
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EuroLeague Women 2013 Clubs Announced
Germany, June 27, 2012: Round Robin, FIBA Europe has announced the list of teams that will participate in the 2012/13 EuroLeague Women season. The Regular Season line-up features 21 clubs, which will be drawn into three groups of seven (7) teams. Each team will play against the other teams in its group in home and…
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European College of Sport Science Congress
Germany June 27, 2012:The ECSS is an international non-profit organization founded in Nice, France in 1995. Its purpose is the promotion of science and research, with special attention to the interdisciplinary fields of sport science and sports medicine. The ECSS associates scientists committed to the ECSS mission by individual membership. By organizing leading annual scientific…
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13 Final Candidates for Athletes’ Council
Germany, June 27, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Wednesday (27 June) announced the 13 final candidates nominated to fill the six summer representatives on the IPC Athletes’ Council. The IPC Athletes’ Council elections will take place from 27 August – 7 September during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at voting centres across the…
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Results of the ICC Board meeting in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, June 27, 2012: The ICC Board met on 26 and 27 June during the ICC Annual Conference week in Kuala Lumpur. Among the decisions made and reports received were: Promotion of Cricket After receiving detailed match data and consumer research, the Board agreed with ICC’s Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) that there…
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Japan to Play USA in JWRT Final
Dublin – Ireland, June 26, 2012: JWRT Final, Japan will play in their third straight Junior World Rugby Trophy final, this time against hosts United States after another exciting and close game – their fourth straight nail-biter of the tournament. The Japanese, who held off a strong Georgia team 36-29 to advance, have been here…
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Junior and Senior Pan-American Championships
Lausanne (SUI), June 26, 2012: Medellin, Seventeen federations convened in Medellín (COL) from June 19-25 for the 2012 Pan American Championships in Artistic Gymnastics. Several London Olympians, and those still awaiting Olympic designation by their federations, participated. Notables: LONDON OLYMPIANS: Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Jorge GIRALDO (COL) 2004 and 2008 Olympian Federico MOLINARI (ARG) Women’s Artistic…
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JWRT Players Pledge to Keep Rugby Clean
Dublin – Ireland, June 26, 2012: Some of the world’s top Under 20 players, currently taking part in the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Salt Lake City, Utah, have pledged to stay drug-free in support for the IRB’s Keep Rugby Clean outreach, education and testing programmes. The initiative, delivered in partnership with the World…
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