Category: OTHER SPORTS
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ITF relaunches ITFtennis.com as new look website
London Marach 21, 2012: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) today announced the relaunch of its official website: www.itftennis.com. The new look website is part of the ITF’s overall strategy to redesign its whole family of websites, following on from the relaunch of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup websites, plus individual ITF weblets on Junior…
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The weekly newsletter of the International Tennis Federation
London, March 19, 2012: weekly newsletter, Home favourite Thiago Monteiro and Kyle McPhillips of the USA top the seedings at the Grade A Copa Gerdau in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The tournament, which takes place at the Associacao Leopoldina Juvenil from 19-25 March, is the third Grade A event of the 2012 ITF Junior Circuit, forming the…
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Iraq Junior and Cadet Open Winners Secure Top Ten Standings
March 19, 2012: Success at the Iraq Junior and Cadet Open in Sulaimaniyah, on Saturday 17th March 2012, sees Iran’s Seyed Pourya OMRANI and Sweden’s Kristina ZETTERSTRÖM clinch top ten places on the ITTF Junior Circuit Standings published by the International Table Tennis Federation on Sunday 18th March. Winner of the Junior Boys’ Singles title,…
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IOC “Women and Sport” Awards 2012
LAUSANNE (SUI), March 19, 2012: Women Sport, The Egyptian Rhythmic Gymnastics Group has been awarded the Women and Sport Achievement Diploma by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in recognition of its outstanding contribution to promoting the development and participation of women and girls in sport. Following the initiative of the Egyptian Gymnastics Federation, the FIG…
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New Names on ITTF Junior Circuit Roll of Honour
LAUSANNE (SUI), March 18, 2012: Iran’s Seyed Pourya OMRANI and Sweden’s Kristina ZETTERSTRÖM won the respective Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ Singles titles at the Iraq Junior and Cadet Open Championships, which concluded in the Kurdistan city of ulaimaniyah on Saturday 17th March 2012. It is for both players a new chapter in their careers, it is…
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Major Award for ITTF Executive Committee Member, Africa Recognises Chérif Hajem
Lausanne-(SUI), March 17, 2012: Member of the ITTF Executive Committee, Tunisia’s Chérif Hajem has been awarded “La Médaille d’honneur du Conseil Supérieur du Sport en Afrique”, in recognition of his contribution to sport in the African continent. The award was agreed by members of the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa at their meeting in Asmara,…
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Cadet Judo Training along with a Championships
Peshawar-Pakistan, March 16, 2012: Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Judo Association for its Talent Hunt Programme had given a start to Cadet Judo Training Camp at Peshawar. The inauguration ceremony of the Camp was performed by Pakistan’s Sports Board Director, Gulshad along with the Secretary General of Pakistan Judo Federation, Masood Ahmed. In this Training Camp, Under 14Yrs. of…
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Austrian World Champion Organises Ideal Preparations for Adversaries
Lausanne-(SUI), March 16, 2012: Ideal Preparations, Winner of the Men’s Singles title at the LIEBHERR World Table Tennis Championship in the Parisien suburb of Bercy in May 2003, when causing China intense pain by beating defending title holder WANG Liqin and the reigning Olympic champion, KONG Linghui, Austria’s Werner SCHLAGER is now playing an integral…
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National Netball Umpiring Course 2012 Start from 24th March 2012
Karachi-Pakistan, March 15, 2012: Mudassar Arain, Secretary, PNF has informed that the Pakistan Netball Federation is organizing the National Netball Umpiring Course 2012 at PSB Sports complex, Karachi from 24th to 27th March 2012, in collaboration with Sindh Netball Association and National Umpiring Association. The 60 netball umpires of affiliated units will take part in…
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Dallaglio to kick off RWC 2015 Qualification Process
Former Rugby World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio and England Rugby 2015 ambassador will accompany the Webb Ellis Cup to the opening RWC 2015 qualification match between Mexico and Jamaica in Mexico City on March 24. Dallaglio was a key member of England’s Rugby World Cup 2003-winning side in Australia. In all, he won a total of…