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UN Special Adviser on Sport Supports Initiative to Allow Safe Headscarf in Football
Geneva, Feb 29, 2012: In the context of recent developments in the football world regarding the issue of female players wearing headscarves while on the field, Wilfried Lemke, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, has expressed his support for the initiative driven by FIFA Vice-President HRH Prince Ali Bin Al…
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Egyptian Professional Footballers’ Association President, Magdy Abdel Ghany, confirmed speaker at 2nd International Sport Security Conference
Doha, Feb 29, 2012: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) has today announced that Magdy Abdel Ghany, President of the Egyptian Professional Footballers Association, will speak at its annual conference being held next month, 14 – 15 March 2012. The International Sport Security Conference, which brings together key decision-makers, experts and practitioners in sport…
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London Set to Host Stars of Women’s Sevens Rugby
womens sevens rugby, The International Rugby Board and Rugby Football Union have today announced that the London Sevens will play host to an IRB Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup event in May. The showcase women’s event, featuring 12 invitational international teams, will follow in the footsteps of a successful tournament in Dubai last December and one…
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SuperSport Appointed IRB Junior World Championship 2012 Host Broadcaster
The International Rugby Board and South African Rugby Union (SARU) have announced the appointment of SuperSport as Host Broadcaster of the IRB Junior World Championship 2012, which kicks off in South Africa on June 4. The leading Rugby broadcaster will deliver a record 30 matches live for global broadcasters, over double the number produced last…
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Brazilian broadcaster Globo buys broadcast rights to 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups™
Zurich, Feb 28, 2012: FIFA is pleased to announce the extension of its broadcast rights agreement with Brazilian broadcaster Globo for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™. The agreement with Brazil’s largest media company covers cable, satellite, terrestrial, mobile and broadband internet transmission across the country. “Globo’s strength…
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12th Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships & 5th Aerobic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions
LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, February 28, 2012: The FIG relates decisions taken by its Executive Committee during its first ordinary meeting of the year, February 22-24, at the Federation’s Head Office in Lausanne 5th Aerobic Gymnastics. President Grandi began the meeting with the inauguration of the FIG’s new website, the latest version of a site…
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Olympic Preview, 5 months prior to the Games
Olympic Preview, While the Olympic qualifying process is in full swing, a break in the IJF events allows us to evaluate the situation of the athletes, who will probably take part and have a good winning potential on the occasion of the upcoming London 2012 Games. The positions held by the top 8 athletes per…
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SHIBUYA, new partner of World Archery
Lausanne, Feb 27, 2012: Philipp KNALL, The Japanese manufacturer SHIBUYA Archery has signed an agreement with World Archery to become one of their Development Fund Partners. SHIBUYA is well-known among archery competitors in particular for their line of target sights. They have had also produced many other accessory items such as stabilisers, plunger buttons, recurve…
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POA to hold National Sports convention in Karachi
Karachi – Pakistan, FEB 26, 2012: General retired Arif Hasan, who was recently re-elected as head of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), has announced convening national sports convention in next three months in which issues related to development and promotion of sports in the country would be discussed. He was speaking at a reception hosted…
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Zambia, the Playing Field for Further UN-Olympic Cooperation
Geneva, Feb 27, 2012: UN Olympic Cooperation, The International community and the world of sport came together on Saturday, 25 February 2012, in Zambia as a high-level delegation led by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge conducted a visit to Lusaka, Zambia, where they visited two community projects that…
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