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Indian F1 Grand Prix Organizers Dismiss Speculation They May Not Host Race In '1406 / 20 / 13Indian Grand Prix organizers on Wednesday dismissed media speculation that they may not host an F1 race next year as "totally baseless and malicious," according to Alan Baldwin of REUTERS. Jaypee Sports Int'l spokesperson Askari Zaidi, "Our agreement with Formula One Management is to hold F1 races a... Tags: Events and Attractions, India |
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Sevens To Boost Rugby In China
The Women's Int'l Rugby Sevens tournament will be held Thursday through Sunday in Zengcheng, China, and Int'l Rugby Board GM for Asia Jarrad Gallagher said that hosting int'l rugby tournaments "will play a major role in raising the profile of the sport" within the country, according to Qiu Quanlin o ...
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PCB In Talks To Bring Teams To Pakistan
Pakistan Cricket Board Chair Zaka Ashraf said that the board is "negotiating with five boards" to bring their respective teams to Pakistan, in hopes int'l cricket "will resume in the country soon," according to PAKISTAN TODAY. Ashraf said that the ongoing friendly exhibition matches with a World XI ...
Ecclestone Asks Red Bull For Help
F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone "wants Austrian energy drink company Red Bull to take on the responsibility and put the race project in New Jersey back on track," according to AUTOBILD. The inaugural edition of the F1 race in New Jersey was initially planned for June, "but financing problems have recently ...
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Next season's Volvo World Match Play Championship will "break new ground" for the European Tour by being staged in Bulgaria. The Gary Player-designed Thracian Cliffs beside the Black Sea will become the new venue on May 16-19 ( IRISH INDEPENDENT, 10/22 ). ... Pakistan has postponed its scheduled t ...
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Pakistan Holds First Int'l Cricket Since '09
Security "was tight on Saturday as Pakistan hosted the first match of an int'l flavour" in the country since '09, according to the AFP. The sell-out event of 32,000 was also attended by around 5,000 police and para-military staff "cordoned off the stadium in a top-level security arrangement." The un ...
Italian Ski Federation Wants World Cup
The Italian Ski Federation (FISI) wants to host an alpine world cup race in the nation's capital. If permission is granted, Rome's antique Circus Maximus could host a parallel slalom race starting in '14 or '15. Int'l Ski Federation (FIS) Race Dir Günter Hujara said, "There is no better place f ...
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Brussels To Host Rugby Match
European rugby "enters new ground" on Saturday when England's Saracens play a home match in Brussels, according to Philip Blenkinsop of REUTERS. The match is designed to "spread interest in the game and enhance Belgium's status as an emerging rugby nation." Saracens will host Racing Metro 92 of Pari ...
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Japan To Host Women's Football Tourney
Japan will host the inaugural Int'l Women's Club Championship in November, with "ambitions of eventually turning it into a worldwide FIFA-sanctioned event," according to KYODO. The tournament will be a straight knockout format, with the first games scheduled for Nov. 22 at Urawa Komaba Stadium. The ...
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Thailand Confirms 2014 Grand Prix
Thailand's government sports authority said that it has struck an in-principle deal to host an F1 race in Bangkok in '14, with negotiations ongoing about the hosting fee, according to the AP. Sports Authority of Thailand Gov. Kanokphand Chulakasem said, "Formula One has decided to include Thailand i ...
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The South Korean field hockey team has withdrawn from the Asian Champions Trophy in Doha, Qatar from Dec. 21-27. Asian Hockey Federation Secretary General Tan Sri P. Alagendra said that it has "now invited Bangladesh" to play instead ( THE STAR, 10/18 ). ... London's Wembley Stadium is scheduled t ...
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