Category: OTHER SPORTS
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Heading for London, Heading Seeding in Korea
Lausanne-Switzerland, May 15, 2012: Heading London, Less than three months away from the start of the London Olympic Games, when China will defend the four table tennis titles won in Beijing, those charged with the task, are all on duty at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour KRA Korean Open which starts in Incheon…
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Qualifiers for Team Events at London 2012 Olympic Games Announced
Lausanne-Switzerland, May 15, 2012: Olympic Games Announced, Following the conclusion of the Final World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Doha on Sunday 13th May, the provisional lists for the Men’s and Women’s Team events at the forthcoming London 2012 Olympic Games are known. The lists are provisional and will not be finalized until all teams concerned…
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Trinity Girls Netball Coaching & Development Program 2012
Karachi-Pakistan, May 15, 2012: Secretary, PNF has informed that Trinity Girls Netball Coaching & Development Program 2012 started at Trinity Girls College, Karachi on 15th May 2012, organized by Trinity Netball Club & Pakistan Netball Federation in collaboration with British Council’s International. Mrs. Irene Pearl, Principal, Trinity Girls College was the chief guest and declared…
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ITF selects Sportradar AG for the exclusive worldwide distribution rights for ITF Official Data
London-UK, May 15, 2012: The International Tennis Federation announced today that the Swiss-based company Sportradar AG has been chosen as the worldwide distributor for ITF Official Data. The four-year agreement will officially commence in 2013. The ITF and Sportradar will begin to cooperate in 2012 to assure the supply of live data from selected ITF…
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South Africa v Canada Davis Cup play-off tie to be held in Canada
London, May 14, 2012: The ITF today announced that the Davis Cup Committee has approved a request by the South African Tennis Association to stage their 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group play-off tie against Canada in Canada. South Africa was awarded choice of ground, but asked to play in Canada for financial…
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IRB Medical Conference Dates Set as Collaborative Injury Reduction Approach Pays Dividends
Dublin-Ireland, May 14, 2012: The 2012 IRB Medical Conference will take place from November 26-28 in Dublin with Rugby’s top physicians focused on the continued commitment to reduce the risk of injury in the sport. Injury rates in elite Rugby have returned to levels comparable before the Game went professional in 1995 and the IRB…
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FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup B & 29th Women’s Artistic Gymnastics European Championships
LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, May 14, 2012: FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics, Russian Rhythmic gymnasts Evgenia Kanaeva and Alexandra Merkulova divvied up the Gold medals of the FIG World Cup “Véronique de Kristoffy Memorial” in Corbeil-Essonnes (FRA) last weekend. While Kanaeva defended her All-around title (116.400) and her titles on Ball and Hoop, Merkulova, who had won…
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Lapasset Hails IRB Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup Success
Dublin-Ireland, May 13, 2012: International Rugby Board Chairman, Bernard Lapasset, has hailed the success of the IRB Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup events this season and underscored the IRB’s commitment to continue driving forward the Women’s Game. “The IRB Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup events in Dubai, Hong Kong and London have underlined the significant strides the…
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Maintaining Family Traditions, Japanese Pair Win First Ever Junior Circuit Titles
Lausanne, May 13, 2012: Family Traditions, Japan’s 17 year old Masataka MORIZONO won the Junior Boys’ Singles title the Spanish Junior and Cadet Open, which concluded in Castell-Platja d’Aro on Sunday 13th May 2012. Meanwhile, 16 year old Shiho MATSUDAIRA secured the counterpart Junior Girls’ Singles crown. At the final hurdle Masataka MORIZONO, the no.4…
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NZ Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens inducted into IRB Hall of Fame
Dublin-Ireland, May 13, 2012: The International Rugby Board has inducted New Zealand Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens into the IRB Hall of Fame. IRB and IRB Hall of Fame Chairman Bernard Lapasset presented the commemorative cap and gold pin to Tietjens at an awards ceremony at Twickenham Stadium, shortly after his team had clinched the 2011/12…