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Football clinic serves as firm's CSR project
BusinessWorld Online Edition
ANCHORED ON its corporate social responsibility (CSR) thrust of supporting healthy growth of children through sports, YKK, a global maker of fastening products, held a three-day football clinic in various parts of the metro at the weekend.
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Nuwara Eliya holiday golf in full scale
Sunday Times.lk
... hotels manicured and spruced-up for the season and all thesports activities, the lake and the festivities ready to explode! Mithun breaking barriers Mithun Perera's dream of breaking into the higher echelons of Asian golf received a huge boost as ...
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Sunday Times.lk
Oosthuizen Rebounds From Masters Defeat With Malaysian Open Win
Bloomberg
The South African shot a final-round 4-under-par 68 at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club to finish three strokes ahead of Scotland's Stephen Gallacher at 17-under for the tournament, which is co-sanctioned by the European andAsian Tours.
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U-14 football festival ends on positive note
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: The AFC U-14 Festival of Football came to a close on Sunday at Jinnah Stadium Sports Complex, Islamabad with hopes that the event will help promote football in Pakistan. On the last day of the festival, two matches were played to accomplish ...
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PH Volcanoes: playing for no pay, just Pinoy pride
Rappler
The Philippines' Volcanoes scrimmage in practice before the HSBC Asian Five Nations Division 1 tournament. Photo courtesy of Timothy Kong. MANILA, Philippines - In a country of basketball lovers, rugby is an underdog sportcompeting for fans and ...
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Kuwaiti sheikh elected head of global Olympic body
Sunday's Zaman
... of Asia, was voted in as president of the Association of National Olympic Committees at the opening of its general assembly in Moscow. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin later addressed the group, saying sport is a force for good in the world.
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The Arena elevates viewing to a new level
Inquirer.net (blog)
The Mall of Asia Arena, touted to become the country's premier events venue, will host world-class entertainment and sportingevents. “It's part of the Mall of Asia master plan… The Sy family (headed by taipan Henry Sy Sr. of the SM Group) really ...
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Inquirer.net (blog)
Roundup: 'Grandma' still chipping in for softball team
IlliniHQ
URBANA — Danielle Vaji has been active in the Illinois softball program longer than any athlete since the sport was implemented on the campus 13 years ago. She's a fifth-year senior who has actually appeared in games for five different years.
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5 cities seeking 2020 Olympics make pitch
Boston Herald
"It will enhance and grow women's sports across the region," Sheikh Tamim said. Searing summer temperatures in the desert emirate make even mild activity tiring, so Doha wants to run the summer games Oct. 2-18 and the Paralympics in November.
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If the Cleveland Browns keep trading down, why are we surprised they keep ...
Plain Dealer
In the meantime, a group of Lingerie All-Stars are expected to go on tour in Asia, Australia and the back of Bobby Petrino's motorcycle... Turns out Petrino passed over one of his former Atlanta Falcons' players when he hired his mistress for player ...
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Plain Dealer
Economics: The first chapter in improving Indo-Pak relations
IBNLive.com (blog)
Once upon a time, the region that is now modern day Pakistan was SouthAsia's prime trading hub. Be it during the time of the Indus Valley civilization, the Taxila Buddhist kingdoms, the Muslim fiefdoms or the Sikh empire, the region linked the markets ...
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Lingerie Football League Goes On Hiatus, Will Start Again Next Spring
The Inquisitr
Wallin said that the lingerie football players will go on an “All Fantasy Tour” to promote the sport in places like Mexico, Asia and Australia. “Since premiering in 2009, LFL United States has drawn incredible success which has included sell-out crowds ...
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The Inquisitr
Cambodian Tennis Rises from the Ashes at Davis Cup
First Coast News
It's that the sport exists in Cambodia at all. Qatar Michelle Fitzpatrick Bun Kenny sports international Khmer Rouge News Yi Sarun Davis Cup Cambodia pol pot Pro sports tennis federation of cambodia Tep Rithivit asia/pacific newslook pro southeast asia ...
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Saina Nehwal eyeing good show at India Open ahead of Olympics
Daily News & Analysis
Saina, who lost in the first round of the 2011 India Open, starts her campaign against Pui Yin Yip of Hong Kong in the event beginning April 24 at the Siri FortSports Complex here. “It is a really tough draw. It is difficult to say how I am going to ...
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Lingerie Football League goes on hiatus for 2012 season
Yahoo! Canada Shine (blog)
Until then, players will go on promotional tours in Australia andAsia. The seven-on-seven female league was created in 2009. Eleven teams played in the 2011 season, which culminated in a third straight championship for the Los Angeles Temptation.
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Yahoo! Canada Shine (blog)
Valencia stumble to 4-0 defeat at Espanyol
Emirates 24/7
The match kicked off at noon local time as part of an effort to secure more TV viewers in the Middle East and Asia. Ambitious Qatar-owned Malaga can climb above Valencia into third and an automatic Champions League qualification slot with a win at home ...
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Packing a punch
Business Standard
Speaking of the company's plans for 2012, Sudip Ghose, group marketing director, Samsonite South Asia, that owns American Tourister, says, “We plan to sell two backpacks per minute in 2012.” For the disbelievers, here's Ghose's math: a year has over ...
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ANOC''s new chief thanks Kuwait Amir for congratulatory cable
Kuwait News Agency
... his care for the Kuwaiti youths and sports and provides a great incentive for Kuwaitis to double their efforts and raise the national flag in all domains," Sheikh Ahmad, also President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), told KUNA here.
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Games win would aid healing process - Tokyo chief
Bangkok Post
"We are highly motivated to leverage the power of sport, with the firm commitment of the Tokyo and national governments, to help heal, unite and inspire Japan at a time of national rebuilding." Istanbul have been rebuffed five times previously but are ...
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Oosthuizen claims Malaysian Open
ESPN STAR Sports
... to where we want it to be,” added Oosthuizen, who picked up US$416660 for his fifth European Tour title and first win in Asia. "I thought I was going to be a lot more tired," he said on Sky Sports 1 after clinching his fifth European Tour crown.
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Cities seeking 2020 Olympics fight it out
Hindustan Times
"It will enhance and grow women's sports across the region," Sheikh Tamim said. Azerbaijan, like Qatar a predominantly Muslim country, also touted the opportunities for women in the Baku bid. Baku also played up the exotic appeal of the former Soviet ...
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Hindustan Times
High-end learning
Malaysia Star
The growth of private and international schools in Asia had been growing at a feverish pace over the last decade. The opportunity to send children to private and international schools, once reserved for the elite and expatriate community, ...
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Malaysia Star
England jealous of IPL, says Pietersen
Emirates 24/7
India, your sport needs you." Pietersen, the only big England star taking part in this year's IPL, said experience gained in the tournament will be useful when England tour India for a Test and one-day series later this year. "It will benefit the team ...
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Emirates 24/7
Do We Honour Those Who Risk Their Lives?
AllAfrica.com
She says that sports, theatre arts and youth clubs are a catalyst to help the youth change for the better in terms of achieving progress in education and refraining from other vices. Many people who have seen the rate of crime that has involved youth ...
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Academic Decathlon team at Waukesha West is a dedicated bunch
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
They're reading out loud parts of essays they have written about the impact of British colonialism in Africa and Asia between 1800 and 1900. They're critiquing each other. You spent much time lately interpreting Joseph Conrad's 1899 novella, ...
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The Rot Behind The Grand Façade; The Reality Beneath The Patriotic Cape
Sunday Leader
Last month's warning from the Asian Development Bank that Sri Lanka's poor “will suffer if prices of wheat and other commodities rise further” (Sri Lanka Mirror – 19.3.2012) further compounds the image of a divided country with an economically ...
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Sunday Leader
Speedster dreams left in the dust
New Zealand Herald
By Bevan Hurley This weekend, around 30 sports cars will thunder around one of Europe's greatest racing circuits, Zandvoort in North Holland, in the second round of the Saker Sportscar Challenge 2012. Later, at Assen in the eastern Netherlands, ...
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Are women really on the ascendancy as some media proclaim?
The Japan Times
The question may be a valid one, at least when limited to international sportsevents, where Japan's women over the past several years have been outshining their male counterparts as they excel in soccer, women's Greco-Roman wrestling, ...
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Dilani Manodara will lead Sri Lanka women cricketers against West Indies
Sunday Observer
by Upananda JAYASUNDERA - Kandy Sports Spl Corr. WOMEN'S CRICKET: Dilani Manodara an old girl of Bereverts College, Ampitiya will lead Sri Lanka Women's Cricket Team at the forthcoming tour of West Indies by the National Ladies Cricket Team.
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Greatest Generation is passing local leadership torch
Minneapolis Star Tribune
From 1959-1964 he led Honeywell Asia, including Yamatake-Honeywell, its Japanese joint venture. Returning to Minnesota, he was Honeywell's chairman and CEO from 1973-1987. Morrison spent 28 years with Honeywell, rising to chief financial officer.
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Under orders for race night
Milngavie Herald
While she is there she could be given the task of teaching nursery or primary-aged children and running extra-curricular activities, such as sports or drama. She said: “I have several friends who have gone on a gap year with Project Trust in the past ...
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'Disney on Ice' Offers Family Fun in Jakarta
Jakarta Globe
The “Let's Celebrate” production began in the United States three years ago, and has toured Japan and Southeast Asia. Following its presentation in Jakarta, the crew will move on to Australia and Europe. Michelle Rusli, the marketing director at Big ...
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Jakarta Globe
Friends make time for Nes Jardin
Inquirer.net
Among them were National Museum director Jeremy Barns, filmmaker Loy Arcenas, diehard travelers Susan Medina and Edu Jarque, Rustan's Marilen Valbuena, Singapore Airlines' Rita Dy, Lifestyle Asia's Anna Sobrepeña who came with daughter Mica, ...
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Inquirer.net
KEYC - Mankato News, Weather, Sports - - Asia stocks muted in ...
KEYC - Channel 12 in Mankato is the area's source for news, weather andsports.
www.keyc.tv/.../asia-stocks-muted-in-holiday-thinned-trading
Shiva reaches Olympic qualifiers boxing semis
Other Sports | Posted on Apr 09, 2012 at 04:58pm IST. Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Shiva stuns Petchkoom to make boxing semis. Press Trust of India...
ibnlive.in.com/news/shiva-reaches.../247201-5-23.html
Asian Olympic qualifiers: Shiva Thapa in quarters | Indian Sports News
Shiva Thapa (56kg) advanced to the quarter-finals of the AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying Event in Astana, Kazakhstan. Thapa defeated Afghan boxer Mohd ...
www.indiansportsnews.com/.../11871-asian-olympic-qualifiers...
Pinoy cheerleaders shine in Asian meet | Top Sports News
The Philippines represented by cheerleaders from different schools, bagged one gold and two silver medals in the 2nd Southeast Asian Cheerleading Open...
www.manilatimes.net/.../20528-pinoy-cheerleaders-shine-in-as...
Aussie Hend wins Asian tour golf title | Sports News
Australia's Scott Hend closed with a six-under-par 64 to win the weather- shortened Singapore Classic on Sunday, but not before enduring a nerve- wracking.
www.sportsnews.com.au/golf/aussie-hend-wins.../26149
Arsenal to reprise Asian tour - SPORTS NEWS - TEN SPORT
English football club Arsenal will return to Asia this summer for matches against local sides in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong and a clash ...
tensport.com.au/.../Football-Arsenal-to-reprise-Asian-tour.htm
Pankaj Advani wins Asian Billiards Championship
Six-time world champion Pankaj Advani clinched the 11th Asian Billiards Championship title after ... Other Sports | Posted on Apr 08, 2012 at 10:00pm IST ...
ibnlive.in.com/news/pankaj-advani-wins.../246944-5-23.html
Shiva Thapa in Asian Olympic Qualifiers semis : Sports News - India ...
Indian boxer Shiva Thapa beats former Olympic silver-medallist to reach the semi -finals of Asian Olympic Qualifiers. He needs one more win to qualify for the ...
indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shiva-thapa-in.../183681.html
Vietnam needs $150 mln to host 2019 Asian Games - Latest Sports ...
Vietnam is in the race to become the host nation of the largest sporting event in Asia, with three main rivals -- Taiwan, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates.
www.tuoitrenews.vn/.../vietnam-needs-150-mln-to-host-2019-...
Suranjoy, Sumit win Asian Olympic qualifying openers - Sports News
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Suranjoy Singh (52 kg) and promising teenager Sumit Sangwan (81 kg) won their opening-round bouts in the Asian ...
ibnlive.in.com/news/suranjoy-sumit-win.../246330-5.html
Sri Lanka Sports News | Sundayobserver.lk
Yoshitha leads team for Asian Five-Nations: ... In a quest of regaining a place in the top division of the Asian Five Nation Rugby Division One segment,Sri Lanka...
www.sundayobserver.lk/2012/04/08/spo01.asp
Asian shares slip on worries over economic outlook - WSFA.com ...
WSFA.com: News Weather and Sports for Montgomery, AL.Asian shares slip on worries over economic outlook. SITE SEARCH WEB SEARCH BY Google...
www.wsfa.com/.../world-stocks-lower-amid-us-china-econom...
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