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Berlin Chosen As Host Of 2015 Champions League Final, Warsaw Given Europa League05 / 24 / 13Berlin will stage the Champions League final for the first time in '15 and Warsaw will be the venue for the Europa League final, according to the London GUARDIAN. UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino said, "Two beautiful venues for our finals for 2015." The '15 match, at Berlin's Olympic Stadium ... |
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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 ...
Pakistan, India Revive Hockey Series
Pakistan Hockey Federation Secretary Asif Bajwa said that the "Pakistan hockey team will visit India from April 5 as a part of a bilateral hockey series which has been revived after seven years," according to PAKISTAN TODAY. Bajwa said that after the Pakistan team travels to India, th ...
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With a little more than a year to go before the start of the World Cup, the Brazilian federal government has estimated that a little more than R$7B ($3.6B) will be spent on the 12 World Cup stadiums. In '07, the costs had been estimated at R$3B ($1.5B). In other words, "they have more than doubled" ...
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Oberstdorf Submits Bid For Nordic Worlds
The German Ski Federation revealed that Oberstdorf "has, despite three previously unsuccessful bids, submitted its bid to host the 2019 Nordic World Ski Championships" to the Int'l Ski Federation (FIS), according to the SID. The little Bavarian village hosted NordicWorld Ski Championships in 1987 a ...
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Cambodia To Bid For 2023 SEA Games
Cambodia's government "approved the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia’s proposal to host the 2023 SEA Games, clearing the path for the Kingdom to realise a dream that was shattered in 1963," according to H. S. Manjunath of the PHNOM PENH POST. The NOCC "will formally place its bid fo ...
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Murray The Draw For London Event
Andy Murray is "at the heart of the demand for London to join the big-city hosts that stage a glittering set of exhibition matches" Monday night to celebrate World Tennis Day and help the growth of the sport, according to Neil Harman of the LONDON TIMES. The BNP Paribas Showdowns, at Madison Square ...
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Rugby World Cup Gets Venues List
England’s rugby World Cup in '15 "will see the sport showcased almost exclusively away from rugby stadiums, as nine of the 12 venues selected to host the tournament’s matches are football grounds," according to Stephen Jones of the SUNDAY TIMES. Wembley, Old Trafford and St. James’ ...
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The Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship "will return on March 28-31 at the Emeralda Golf and Country Club, Depok, West Java." More than 150 golfers from 20 countries, "including 2011 champion Andre Stolz of Australia, Jeev Milkha Singh of India, Simon Dyson of England, Daniel Chopra of Sweden a ...
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SEA Games Host Myanmar Under Scrutiny
Mention the words "kempo", "vovinam" or "chinlone" and "expect an angry response from Southeast Asia's seething sports bosses," according to Martin Petty of REUTERS. The terms are "indigenous sports disciplines" and for the few countries that play them, they will offer an unusual amount of medals at ...
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