In what appeared to be an unexpected upshot, Pakistan’s centre-forward Shakil Abbasi was declared the Player of the Tournament at the 34th Champions Trophy played from 1-9 December at the State Netball Hockey Centre in Melbourne, Australia. Australia, the host team won the tournament while the Greenshirts earned bronze medal after defeating India in […]
Dec 10 2012 | Posted in
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Following a controversial goal from Kieran Govers, Pakistan on Tuesday lost its group matches of the FIH Champions Trophy against Australia at Melbourne’s State Hockey Centre, in Melbourne, Australia. The Kookaburras conquered Pakistan by 1-0 after giving them a tough fight. Pakistan players played well hockey during the match but conceded a goal in […]
Dec 4 2012 | Posted in
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Bradley Wiggins, one of the greatest cyclists ever? Bradley Wiggins is having the best run of his form with numerous victories to his credit in the first half of the 2012 season. The cyclist marked his professional debut with Linda McCartney Racing Team in 2001 as a track cyclist and switched his focus towards road […]
Aug 11 2012 | Posted in
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Additional Olympic medals for cycling in the coming editions? UCI has requested the Olympics authorities for additional medals for the 2016 version of the race. Cycling is currently allocated a total number of 10 gold medals for the track cycling with an equal allocation of five for women and five for men. The medals are […]
Aug 9 2012 | Posted in
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World Champions Australia on Tuesday conquered Pakistan by 7-0 to qualify for the semifinal of London Olympics 2012. In quite an unprecedented way, Pakistan didn’t show any resistance against the forward line of Kookaburras. With this great victory, the world champions sailed through the semi-final round. With this defeat, Pakistan lost hopes in earning a place […]
All eyes are fixed at London for the grand opening ceremony of 2012 Olympics. Every sportsperson and sports-fan is looking forward to London for the sporting events and competitions to follow. Director of Oscar-winning ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Danny Boyle will produce the grand ceremony which will be watched by a crowd of 60, 000 thousands in […]
Jul 27 2012 | Posted in
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Rejecting the report published by The Sun, British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Adam Thomson has said that there was no evidence found that any citizen attempted to go United Kingdom through the Olympic passport scam. While addressing a press conference at the National Press Club (NPC), the British envoy made it clear that Britain didn’t […]
Jul 27 2012 | Posted in
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Italian team ready for the Olympic road race The Italian team riding the 2012 Olympic Games might not be the strongest of the squads sent by the team in the past seasons but Paolo Bettini is optimistic that he has enough talent to challenge any team at the contest. Italian road men’s team is currently […]
Jul 21 2012 | Posted in
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Andy Schleck and Frank Schleck to sign up with Team Astana for the 2013 season Two of the top stage race cyclists, Andy Schleck and Frank Schleck are said to have signed up with Team Astana for the coming season. Frank Schleck is currently going through a tough patch after a positive doping test at […]
Jul 2 2012 | Posted in
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Frank Schleck is telling lie: Alex Rasmussen Alex Rasmussen has responded on Frank Schleck’s accusations related to the 11th stage of the Giro d’Italia 2012. The Luxembourg professional cyclist blamed Rasmussen for his dipping performance during the 243 kilometre pursuit to Montecatini Terme. Andy was holding the 13th overall position after the stage 10 and the cyclist […]
May 23 2012 | Posted in
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Ronny Lauke replaces Thomas Liese as a interim trainer for the German National Women’s road team for the 2012 Olympic Games Ronny Lauke has been named as the temporary trainer for the German National Women’s road team for the 2012 London Olympics. Thomas Liese was expected to do the required task but he has now […]
May 2 2012 | Posted in
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Samuel Sanchez to climb the podium spot at the UCI World Road Championships After missing the podium spot at the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday, Samuel Sanchez has now diverted his attention towards the UCI World Road Championships. The Spaniard rode the Dutch race brilliantly and was amongst the top bunch still the end. He […]
Apr 18 2012 | Posted in
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