ISTANBUL, May 20, 2013 - Istanbul 2020 played a prominent role in the celebration of Youth and Sports Day, one of the world’s only national holidays specifically created to help make sport and healthy lifestyles an integral part of young people’s ... 

LAUSANNE, May 20, 2013 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbaeva will be an official Ambassador of the Nanjing (China) 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG).The Russian pole vaulter will reprise ...

LONDON, May 20, 2013 -Toulon won Europe's most prestigious rugby trophy for the first time when they defeated Clermont Auverne 16-15 before a full house of 67,000 at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.At the heart of Toulon's success in the Heineken Cup ... 

COLOMBO, May 20, 2013 -The 6th Edition of the World Dwarf Games will get underway from August 3-10, 2013 at the Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. This will be hosted by the Dwarf Athletic Association of ...

NYON, May 20 ,2013 - The UEFA Referees Committee today announced the referee for the 2013 UEFA Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern München, to be played at Wembley on Saturday 25 May at 19.45 local time (20.45CET).The match ... 

ULAANBAATAR, May 20, 2013 - The Mongolia NOC President Dr.D.Zagdsuren has signed its second olympic partnership contract for 2013-2016 , this time a team kitting deal.The NOC signed the deal with  Mrs.D.Badamtsetseg , Executive Director ... 

CORRIENTES, Argentina, May 20, 2013 - After a break of just over two weeks, the 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour resumes in the Western Hemishpere, returning to Argentina for the first time since 2000 for the upcoming $440,000 FIVB Corrientes Grand ...

KHARTOUM, May 20, 2013 - The draws for the 39th Edition of CECAFA-Kagame club cup championship will be held in Khartoum, Sudan on Tuesday, CECAFA Secretary General Nicholas Musonye of Kenya announced after making a second visit to Al Fasher in North ... 

MOGADISHU, May 20, 2013 - More than 25 elite football referees in Djibouti are participating at a high level training course organized by the Djibouti Football federation under the auspice of the International football Federation FIFA whose instructors ...

MOGADISHU, May 20, 2013 - The Haringey-based Lordship Rec FC scored high at the London Children’s football tournament after its U-12 Somali children won the Enfield council-organised football competition which gathered nearly hundred children’s football ... 

ZURICH, May 18, 2013 - As their motto says, FC Barcelona is ‘More than a club’, and this was further underlined on Thursday 16 May with the institution’s Medical Services being granted FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence status. Present at the award ...

HAMBURG, May 18, 2013 - The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) took home the “German Award for Online Communication” in the category NGO’s for its communication initiative around the German Olympic Team. Center of the initiative is ... 

VIENNA, May 18, 2013 - All four teams heading to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 have confirmed their rosters for the fourth edition of the season highlight in the LANXESS arena on 1 and 2 June. In total 69 players ...

TIJUANA, May 18, 2013 - The composition of the four pools for the FIVB Boys’ U19 World Championship has been completed following the Drawing of Lots Ceremony held in Tijuana on Friday.The 20-team event will take place in the cities of Tijuana and Mexicali ... 

SINGAPORE, May 18, 2013 - Their countries may not always see eye to eye, but today at the LIEBHERR 2013 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris, France, the sport of Table Tennis brought DPR Korea and Korea Republic together in total harmony.Both ...