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Event Notes: German Hockey Federation Honors Late Goaltender In '17 Worlds Logo05 / 23 / 13German Hockey Federation (DEB) will honor late national goaltender Robert Müller, who died in '08 due to a brain tumor, "in the logo for the 2017 IIHF World Championship." The logo "consists of the flags of both host nations, Germany and France, in the background and a German goaltender with th... Tags: Events and Attractions |
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French Open To See Pay Increase
French Open tournament Dir Gilbert Ysern indicated the tournament planned to increase prize money "spectacularly" over the next four years, according to Christopher Clarey of the N.Y. TIMES. After U.S. Open officials initially announced a $4M increase in total men’s and women’s prize mon ...
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WBC Sets Attendance, Viewer Records
The 2013 World Baseball Classic set records in attendance, licensing, viewership and sponsorship sales and social media activity. Overall, the tournament drew a total attendance of 885,212, which surpasses the 2009 World Baseball Classic top total of 801,410 by more than 10%. Tournament attendance r ...
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London Mulls 2022 Commonwealth Bid
London is "considering a bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games," with Olympic Park as its centerpiece, according to James Boylan of METRO. Olympic legacy bosses have admitted that the possibility "is something that is certainly in our minds at the moment." Mayor Boris Johnson's London 2012 Adviso ...
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The Int'l Canoe Federation has awarded the 2016 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships to the German Canoe Federation (DKV). The world championships will take place in Brandenburg an der Havel, which is located in Northeast Germany ( DKV ). ... The Tel Aviv municipality announced that it is "canceli ...
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Jockey Club Head Proposes New Series
Jockey Club CEO Simon Bazalgette claimed that racehorse Sprinter Sacre "can help drive the popularity of jump racing for years to come as it seeks to restructure the calendar to provide the season with more highlights" in the run-up to the Cheltenham Festival, according to Owen Gibson of the London ...
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The southern Chinese city of Sanya "will be included on the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race" in '14-15, which features a round-the-world team sailing event spread over a series of legs. It "will be the third time the race, which takes place every three years, includes a stop in China" after Qin ...
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Queueing Issues At Cheltenham Festival
Over the past two decades the Cheltenham Festival "has evolved to become one of the most popular and best-loved sporting events in Britain and Ireland," according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. On Wednesday 53,295 streamed through the gates, a record crowd as it had been on the opening day, ...
Tickets.com Confirmed As Aberdeen Partner
Industry provider of global ticketing and marketing solutions tickets.com announced a long term agreement with Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen FC. ProVenueMax will be used as the platform for supporting all ticketing requirements for the club, starting with season ticket renewals from summer ' ...
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Royal Melbourne Will Host Australian Masters
This year's Australian Masters "will go head to head with the Dubai World Championship" from Nov. 14-17, according to Mark Hayes of the HERALD SUN. The direct opposition to the European Tour's flagship season finale will create a new focus for player recruitment for Masters owner IMG, "which is like ...
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The 4th Japan Cup Karatedo Championship will be held at Aung San Gymnasium in Yangon, Myanmar "at the end of this month." Jointly organized by Myanmar Karatedo Federation and the Japanese embassy in Myanmar, "the two-day championship is slated for March 28" ( XINHUA, 3/13 ). ... Bethlehem is ...
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