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AUSTRALIA AND INDIA WIN SECOND GAMES IN WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

6/29/2017

Sri Lanka batter Chamari Athapaththu slammed an unbeaten 178, the second highest score in ICC Women’s World Cup history, but it was not enough as Australia won by eight wickets in Bristol.

Meg Lanning guided the defending champion over the line with an unbeaten 152 as Australia reached its target in 43.5 overs for a second successive win in the tournament.

Fresh King Kong ‘Night of Explosion’ Postponed

6/29/2017

The Night of Explosion, a boxing programe being arranged by Fresh King Promotions has been called off and postponed if possible to a fortnight.

The event which was supposed to come off at the Bukom Boxing Arena on Friday June 30, 2017 was pulled down due to the failure of the Kenyan opponent, Nick Otieno to turn up.

Houston Marathon Foundation announces 2017 winners of its $40,000 Susan Poorman Blackie Scholarship

6/29/2017

HOUSTON (June 28, 2017) - The Houston Marathon Foundation (HMF) announced today that Robert “Will” Lord, recent graduate of George Ranch High School and Bayli Luke, recent graduate from Cypress Falls High School, were named recipients of the Susan Poorman Blackie Scholarship. The two stand-out students and former high school runners will each receive a $5,000 scholarship grant annually for four years, totaling $20,000 in financial aid toward their college tuitions.

Wroclaw, capital of Lower Silesia

6/29/2017

The tenth edition of The World Games will be held in Wroclaw, Poland, 20–30 July 2017. This is the sixth time the event comes to Europe after the first edition in Santa Clara, USA in 1981.

Chile: Five questions for the finalists

6/29/2017

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Did Chile deserve to beat Portugal in Wednesday’s semi-final?
Did La Roja achieve their attacking and defensive objectives?
Coach Juan Pizzi and three of his players give their views

By Diego Zandrino with Chile
Penalty-shootout winners over Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the 2015 and 2016 Copa America finals, Chile claimed another scalp from the spot on Wednesday evening, overcoming Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in the shoot-out that decided the first semi-final at the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017.

Patrick Allotey Happy To Rumble Before His Fans

6/29/2017

Sensational Patrick Allotey says he is ready to fight before his home fans after a while that has taken him travelling to big places and learning more.

Speaking to Yours Truly, Allotey who boasts of 35 fights with three defeats in foreign lands said it is a privilege to fight at home, before friends and family members and will never disappoint his fans.

ITN Productions extends deal with ICC

6/29/2017

ITN Productions has extended its partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to provide digital clip production services to clip licensees for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup.

Following the integration for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, players and key moments will be showcased in a variety of ways, from individual clips of in-match content to curated packages and highlights clips. Match content will be repurposed, with editors reacting as matches unfold and focussing on clips with viral potential.

Ford extends Team Sky partnership

6/29/2017

Ford Motor Company has announced it will extend its partnership with Team Sky for a further two years, as the elite cycling team’s exclusive supplier of cars and vans through 2019.

To celebrate, Ford developed a special version of the new Focus RS Option Pack for the 2017 Tour de France. Sporting a striking new white livery that matches Team Sky’s special edition Tour de France jerseys, the Focus RS Option Pack will lead Team Sky’s fleet for the Tour, which starts on the 1st of July in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Omar Aly strikes again and helps Egypt to beat USA

6/29/2017

Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, June 29, 2017 – Omar Aly showed great performance again and helped Egypt to achieve an important victory over USA 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19).

Egypt started their game better in the first set and quickly took the lead. The American opposite players showed great skills by scoring 9 points each, however it was Egypt closing the set with a narrow escape 25-22.

FDJ becomes Tour de France sponsor

6/29/2017

French gaming operator Francaise des Jeux (FDJ) has become an official sponsor of the Tour de France for the first time as the 2017 edition of cycling’s ‘Grand Tour’ event prepares to launch on Saturday.

FDJ has a long history of supporting cycling and this year celebrates its 20th anniversary as title sponsor of the eponymous WorldTour team.

FDJ also backs a women’s outfit and is a major partner of women’s cycling event La Course by Le Tour de France.

Bring it on! Clubs across Europe look forward to Basketball Champions League 2017-18

6/29/2017

MIES, Switzerland (Basketball Champions League) - Clubs across Europe are looking ahead to the second season of Basketball Champions League following Wednesday’s confirmation of a strong line up of 56 clubs from 32 countries including 21 national champions.

Clubs know they will have to be at their best to take the title from Champions Iberostar Tenerife and Alejandro Gómez, chief executive UCAM Murcia, one of Tenerife’s three Spanish rivals in the Basketball Champions League, says his club will make changes to ensure they are competitive.

Portugal's bruised and beating heart

6/29/2017

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Portugal's central midfielders speak after semi-final defeat by Chile
William Carvalho and Adrien Silva talk about the position with FIFA.com
Portugal legend Maniche weighs in the discussion

By Marco Monteiro with Portugal
On a night in which they hoped to secure a place in the final of their first ever appearance at a FIFA Confederations Cup, the Portuguese semi-final story ended in tears - the European champions undone from the penalty spot after 120 minutes of relentless work.

China enjoy dream debut on Day 2 of FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2017

6/29/2017

CHENGDU (FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup) - Team China brought the local crowd to its feet after a perfect 2-0 start on Day 2 of the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2017, in Chengdu, China on June 28 - July 2. It was a pretty emotional day in general in the capital of the Sichuan province as Japan's women and Hungary's men won 2 absolute thrillers in overtime.

Team of the Day: China (Men)
Team China made a statement as they dominated both pool games. China thrilled the home crowd with a 21-6 victory over Turkey. In the final game of the day, China had more blocks than Tetris and beat South Korea (17-10). Zietang Yang led the team in scoring with 11 points overall on Thursday.

KPMG extends Womens PGA sponsorship

6/29/2017

KPMG has extended its title sponsorship of the Women’s PGA Championship by agreeing fresh terms with the PGA of America and Ladies Professional Golf Association.

KPMG will continue to back the tournament – one of five majors in women’s golf – through to its 2023 edition. The Championship is a revamp of the LPGA Championship and the deal to bring KPMG on board in May 2014 also brought together the LPGA and PGA of America as partners in the tournament.

Derek Boateng says good bye to International Football

6/29/2017

Former Ghana midfielder Derek Boateng has confirmed his departure from international football.

The 34-year-old has officially ended his time with the National team after representing the country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Boateng made 47 appearances for the Black Stars from 2005 to 2010.

Goretzka fires Germany to the final

6/29/2017

Germany book spot in the final against Chile
Leon Goretzka scores fastest-ever Confederations Cup brace
Relive: As it happened, stats and more

A 4-1 win over Mexico, inspired by a quick-fire start, saw FIFA World Cup™ holders Germany tee-up a FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 final with Chile.

The Europeans began in ruthless style. To be more specific, Leon Goretzka did. Slotting beyond Guillermo Ochoa twice inside eight minutes, the Schalke midfielder eclipsed Argentina legend Gabriel Batistuta's quickest-ever double at the tournament, scored 25 years ago.

ELEVEN SPORTS brings FIBA basketball to Chinese Taipei

6/29/2017

Chinese Taipei (TPE)
FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, and ELEVEN SPORTS on Wednesday/Thursday announced a five-year agreement that will see the global sports provider bring live and exclusive coverage of the 2017-2021 cycle of FIBA events to Chinese Taipei.

The agreement is in effect for FIBA's major national team competitions, including the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 and its Qualifiers, the 2017 and 2021 (including the Qualifiers) editions of the FIBA Asia Cup, the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018, the 2017, 2019 and 2021 editions of the FIBA Women's Asia Cup as well as the FIBA U17 and U19 Basketball World Cups (Men and Women).

Deyna tops all scorers on Day 2 at the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup

6/29/2017

CHENGDU (FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2017) - Ukraine's Maksym Deyna tops all scorers on Day 2 of the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2017 on June 28 2017.

Deyna finished the day's competition at the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup as the Day 2 top scorer in the men's category with 16 points that helped Ukraine to defeat 2015 and 2016 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup winners New Zealand and Qatar. The spectacular Otar Pertaia, from Georgia, was second with 14 points, but couldn't help his team to win any of their games.

IAAF approves the application of nine Russians to compete as neutral athletes at the IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017

6/29/2017

The IAAF Doping Review Board has agreed the applications of nine Russian athletes to compete in the IAAF U18 World Championships Nairobi 2017 as neutral athletes under Competition Rule 22.1A(b) while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended.

The Doping Review Board, which is composed of Robert Hersh (chair), Sylvia Barlag and Antti Pihlakoski, has accepted the applications of the following U18 athletes:

First name, family name (discipline) – in alphabetical order

Neymar Jr´s Five World Final 2017

6/29/2017

Five-a-side football tournament in Santos (BRA)
Brazil and Barcelona great Neymar Jr is giving thousands of young football players the chance to step up their game by staging a unique knockout tournament.The world final will be held for the second time on the 8th of July at the Instituto Projeto Neymar Jr in Bahia Grande (SP), Brazil.

Fortuin finally gets SA callup

6/29/2017

Bjorn Fortuin, the 22-year-old bizhub Highveld Lions spin bowling all-rounder, will have his first opportunity to play for South Africa A in the two four-day matches against Australia A to be played next month.

There is also a recall for Omphile Ramela while David Miller, Wayne Parnell and Dwaine Pretorius, who were involved in the ICC Champions Trophy and were thus not available for South Africa A in the longer format during their tour of England, have also been included.

Traditional Wrestling At James Town on Friday

6/29/2017

The JayDee Beach, just behind the James Town Light House will be the venue for the launch of the 2017 Ga Homowo Traditional Wrestling events which takes place in August.

According to George Mankattah, Chairman of the Greater Accra Wresting Association (GAWA), James Town is hosting the launch of the events of Friday June 30, 2017 at James Town at 3:00pm, but the main events would come off at La and Tema beaches all in the Greater Accra Region.

SIERRA LEONE, TANZANIA ENDORSE ‘FOOTBALL HEARTS’

6/29/2017

The Football Associations of Tanzania and Sierra Leone are the pace-setting national bodies that have openly declared support for the Football Hearts charitable foundation that was recently set up.

Football Hearts is an awareness project that aims to stem the tide of heart-related diseases and cardiac arrests in football. The football world has been shaken a few times in the past weeks with the passing of former England star Ugo Ehiogu and Ivorian Cheikh Tiote; both while on their respective training grounds.

The Dream Team's first introduction was at FIBA AmeriCup 1992

6/29/2017

Twenty-five years ago, the most famous basketball team ever assembled introduced itself to the world in Portland, Oregon, at the FIBA AmeriCup 1992.

Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, John Stockton, Karl Malone, Chris Mullen, Scottie Pippen, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson and Christian Laettner ushered in a new era of the game by taking on Cuba and rolled to a 136-57 victory on June 28 1992.

Sports Minister and GHALCA Chairman presents President’s Cup to Vice President

6/29/2017

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon Isaac Asiamah this afternoon led a team comprising leaders of the Ghana League Clubs Association and the National Sports Authority to present the President’s Cup to Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia at the Flagstaff House.

The President’s Cup was instituted in 2003 by the Ghana Football Association to honour the President.