Posted on October 5, 2009 by Ahmad Ladhani
Aga Khan Academy bagged 40 medals to win the overall trophy in the Coast Swim Club Junior Gala at Oshwal Academy in Mombasa on Sunday.
They collected 13 gold, 16 silver and 11 bronze medals at the competition which attracted over 500 young swimmers from clubs and schools.
Bandari Swim Club finished second with 39 medals (12 [...]
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Posted on October 3, 2009 by Ahmad Ladhani
Global design company Populous has been selected to design the main stadium for the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in Sochi, Russia. It will seat up to 40,000 people and is expected to incorporate a number of eco-friendly features. The exterior of the stadium will be sheathed in a crystalline skin [...]
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Posted on August 26, 2009 by Ahmad Ladhani
PARIS (Reuters) – Top jockey Christophe Soumillon will no longer ride Aga Khan-owned horses in France after the 2009 flat racing season. The successful association, dating back to 2002, would end because of a difficult relationship with the 28-year-old Belgian, whose contract would not be renewed, the Aga Khan Studs said in a statement.
The Aga [...]
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Posted on August 25, 2009 by Ahmad Ladhani
KARACHI, Aug 24: Hosts Aga Khan Gymkhana (AKG) and Ali Sports emerged winners on the opening day of the 22nd AKG Ramazan Festival Twenty20 cricket tournament at the AKG Ground on Sunday.
Ali Sports defeated Wall Street CC by 35 runs in a Group ‘A’ fixture, while the AKG eased to a 38-run victory against their [...]
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Posted on August 23, 2009 by Ahmad Ladhani
KARACHI, Aug 22: Ali Sports will meet Wall Street CC in the opening match of the 22nd Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Twenty20 cricket tournament at the AKG Ground (Garden) here on Sunday.
The tournament, however, will be officially inaugurated during the second game of the day between hosts Aga Khan Gymkhana and Azad CC by Sindh [...]
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Posted on August 22, 2009 by Ahmad Ladhani
KARACHI, Aug 21: Aga Khan University (AKU) Sports & Rehabilitation Centre is organising the 5th version of AKU Twenty-20 Ramazan Cricket Tournament 2009 from Sunday, Aug 23 at the AKU Sports Ground.
Five teams will be seen in action during the tournament. The matches will be played on double league basis. Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), The [...]
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Posted on August 13, 2009 by Ahmad Ladhani
The Italian side, at 100-1 odds with the bookies, put in a fairytale performance to claim the Aga Khan trophy of international show jumping following an extremely poor season. The new stewardship of former Swiss rider Markus Fuchs was being credited with the dramatic turnaround in the final leg of the Meydan FEI Nations’ Cup [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2009 by Ahmad Ladhani
All India Aga Khan Hockey Tournament to begin in Pune from July 3. As many as 40 teams from across the country will take part in the 106th edition of All India Aga Khan Hockey Tournament to be organised by Maharashtra Hockey Association (MHA) at the PCMC Poli Gras stadium in Pimpri near here from [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2009 by Ahmad Ladhani
KARACHI: Shiraz Ishaq gave an all-round performance and helped Aga Khan University Staff team record a 30-run win over Pakistan State Oil in 8th AKU Sports Centre Cricket Tournament here on Monday at the AKU Sports Centre Ground.
AKU Staff team batting first scored 206 runs losing all of their wickets in 25 overs. Mohammad Ali [...]
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