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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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DEL Won't Host Outdoor Game In '14
The German Hockey League (DEL) "will not host an outdoor Winter Game in '14, but it wants to pursue long-term goals with the outdoor game," according to HOCKEY WEB. The DEL and its 14 clubs decided that Winter Game, which made its debut in January, "will take place every other year." The first DEL W ...
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Hamburg Withdraws Grass Tourney Bid
The German Tennis Federation (DTB) "has withdrawn its application for a grass tournament at Hamburg's Rothenbaum," according to SPIEGEL ONLINE. The DTB said in a statement: "We couldn't identify an approach for a mutual solution during talks with our contract partner Michael Stich." The federation h ...
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Cardiff, Wales will be the host port for the Volvo Ocean Race in '17-18. Cardiff will host a stopover in the 13th edition of the race -- a move that "will see the world's premier round-the-world sailing race visit Wales for the first time" and mark its return to the U.K. for the first time in over a ...
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Jerome Valcke Concerned With Maracana
With a little less than three months to go before the start of the Confederations Cup, FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke said that the Maracana reforms "are FIFA's biggest concern," according to REUTERS. Valcke said, "The city where I'm going in two days is the one that most worries FIFA. The del ...
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Euroleague Unveils Final Four Logo
Euroleague Basketball has unveiled its new logo for its flagship event, the 2013 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four, to be held from May 10 to 12 at The O2 in London. The logo has been created by the int'l award-winning Greek agency Designers United, creators of three previous Final Four logos - ...
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The Int'l Hockey Federation revealed that New Delhi's Major Dhyan Chand Stadium will play host to the men's Hero Hockey Junior World Cup from Dec 6-15. Apart from Junior World Cup, the Indian capital "will also host" the men's Hero Hockey World League Finals from Jan. 10-18 next year ( PTI, 3/6 ). ...
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Internet Sales Concern Welsh Rugby
There is growing concern in Welsh rugby at the "number of tickets being offered for sale on the internet by touts for the match against England in Cardiff a week on Saturday," according to John Westerby of the LONDON TIMES. The Millennium Stadium has long been a sell-out for what could be the decidi ...
F1 Proposes Melbourne GP Night Race
The start time at Albert Park "would change annually to include a night race every three years under the proposal from former world champion Lewis Hamilton, backed by rising Australian star Daniel Ricciardo," according to Peter Rolfe of the HERALD SUN. The man widely regarded as the future worl ...
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U.N. Agency Cancels Gaza Marathon
The main U.N. agency in Gaza "has canceled the annual marathon in the small Palestinian territory after ruling Hamas Islamists banned women from the race," according to Nidal al-Mughrabi of REUTERS. Hamas said that "having women in the annual event, scheduled for April 10, contravened Islamic tradit ...
ManU-Real Madrid Tickets Go For £1,000
Jose Mourinho said the ManU-Real Madrid match at Old Trafford was the match "the world will stop'" to watch, according to Colin Young of the London DAILY MAIL. And it seems some fans were "prepared to pay silly money" to watch Tuesday's match, which Real Madrid won 2-1. Although official ticket exch ...
