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Referee Selection Restructure Highlights IRB’s Commitment to Best for Best
Dublin-Ireland, March 24, 2012: Referee Selection Restructure, As part of its ongoing review process and commitment to ensuring consistency and that the best referees are selected on form to officiate in the biggest matches in the run up to Rugby World Cup 2015, the IRB has announced a restructured and more streamlined selection process overseen…
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Global Launch Event for the Judo World Championship, Rio 2013
Rio de Janeiro-Brazil, March 24, 2012: Global Launch Event, In 2013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will host the Senior Judo World Championships for the third time in the history of Brazilian Judo. The world’s best athletes will be in action in the Marvelous City of Rio de Janeiro in August 2013, to launch the first…
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KRL swooped KPT National Football Challenge Cup title 2012
Karachi-Pakistan, March 24, 2012: Khan Research Laboratory (KRL) routed Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) in the sudden death session to win the KPT National Football Challenge Cup-2012 final by 3:1 here on Friday in front of a sizeable crowd at the KPT Football Stadium, Karachi. The kickers from KRL were Kaleem Ullah, Shahid Ahmed and Zia-ul-Islam…
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RWC 2011 Delivers Boost to all Aspects of World Game
Dublin-Ireland: World Game, Rugby World Cup 2011 looks set to deliver a significant boost to the ongoing development of Rugby worldwide after tournament owners Rugby World Cup Limited today announced strong initial financial results for the showcase event. With New Zealand 2011 hailed as an exceptional event, the tournament is on track to achieve a…
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LIEBHERR 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships, Dortmund
By Hubert Gueriau, LIEBHERR 2012, This is the sixth time that Germany is hosting the World Championships. After Bremen in 2006, Dortmund is receiving for the third time (after 1969 and 1989) a test which is to host the most elite event in the world of table tennis. In Berlin (1930) and Dortmund (1969, 1989…
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Astana defeat Moscow in tight semi-final first leg
Lausanne, Switzerland, March 23, 2012: Astana defeat, Spectacle of the highest order as Astana Arlans and Dynamo Moscow battled it out in this captivating World Series of Boxing semi-final first leg (3:2). With the ‘Daulet’ Sports Complex in the heart of the Kazak capital packed to the rafters, there was an incredible atmosphere greeting both…
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New Zealand Sevens blow as squads named for Hong Kong
New Zealand Sevens, On the eve of the Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, the coaches of all 24 national teams have declared their final squads of 12 players, with New Zealand dealt a late injury blow. The HSBC Sevens World Series leaders and defending Hong Kong champions have lost vice-captain Lote Raikabula, who…
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AFC ExCo takes important decisions & AFC, AFDP sign collaboration agreement
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 23, 2012: AFC Acting President Zhang Jilong and FIFA Vice-President HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein on Friday signed a Collaboration Agreement between AFC and the Asian Football Development Project (AFDP). Jilong and HRH Prince Ali inked the agreement following a presentation to the AFC Executive Committee and its approval of…
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Hosts join big guns in thrilling crowds on day one at Hong Kong Sevens
Big guns, The top six in the HSBC Sevens World Series standings were all made to work hard for opening pool wins at the Cathay Pacific/ HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, with crowd favourites England beating Argentina at the end of a breathless first day’s play. Hosts Hong Kong provided something of an upset, beating South…
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IPC Joins Forces with Barcelona Foundation
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has joined forces with the FC Barcelona Foundation to launch “We are what we do, we are what we achieve,” a campaign to raise awareness of people with a disability and train teachers how to implement inclusive sport. Supported by four Barcelona players from different sports, including the club’s all-time…
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