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IOC to change process of Olympic bid races, host elections

Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 19:27 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Olympics hosted in multiple cities or countries. Bidders pro-actively invited. Candidates recommended with possibly no opponents. Radical changes in how and when Olympic hosts are picked were...

Tennis, Wimbledon: Federer seeded No. 2, Nadal No. 3; Serena 11th

Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 15:14 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Eight-time champion Roger Federer was seeded No. 2 for Wimbledon, one spot ahead of Rafael Nadal, reversing their positions in the ATP rankings and creating a debate about whether the All England...

African Cup: Cameroon start with win, Ghana upstaged

Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 03:57 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Cameroon had to work hard on Tuesday to open its title defense with a 2-0 win at the African Cup of Nations in Egypt and Ghana was the latest team to be upstaged by an underdog. Cameroon found it...

World track body meets Swiss court deadline in Semenya case

Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 23:01 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Track and field's governing body says it met a Swiss supreme court deadline to explain why rules limiting female runners' testosterone levels should be re-imposed during Caster Semenya's...

Matthew Gauci wins the Wotomoto Enduro National Championhip

Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 20:09 Last update: about 8 years ago ASMK Malta

On Sunday 22nd June 2019 Assocjazzjoni Sport Mutur u Karozzi continued with its commitments by organizing the last event of the WotoMoto 2018-2019 National Enduro Championship. This last event was...

Copa America: Organisers happy despite empty seats

Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 19:23 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Copa America organizers said Tuesday they believe the tournament in Brazil is running smoothly despite a large number of empty seats and criticism from players about the state of soccer...

Yachting Malta shows support towards the Wave of Change Movement

Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 18:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Maria Vella--Galea

Yachting Malta has announced its support towards the Wave of Change environmental initiative which will culminate this weekend, Saturday 29th June,  when five swimmers will be undertaking the...

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