MELBOURNE, (Xinhua) — Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Britain’s Andy Murray Friday 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(7-4), 6-1 and 7-5 to reach the Australian Open final here on Friday.
Djokovic will play Rafael Nadal in the final on Sunday.
MADRID (Xinhua) — The general secretary of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Patrick Baumann believes that China will very soon be chosen to host a Basketball World Cup.
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Since 2011 Season Kickoff $847,000 of Counterfeit Jerseys Seized
Los Angeles (MMD Newswire) January 26, 2012 — Since NFL 2011 season kickoff last September, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and import specialists assigned to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) cargo operations have seized 304 parcels containing a total 10,710 counterfeit NFL jerseys.
The combined estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price of these seizures is $847,000. CBP officers discovered the infringing parcels at air cargo consignment locations at Los Angeles and Ontario international airports in a string of seizures from Sept. 8, 2011 to Jan. 25, 2012.
“CBP officers and import specialists are highly specialized in product identification, detection and interception of trademark violators. Counterfeit sports apparel typically looks similar to brand name jerseys but are cheaper and of poorer quality,” said Todd C. Owen CBP director of Field Operations in Los Angeles.
The theft of intellectual property and the trade in counterfeit and pirated goods threatens America’s innovation based economy, the competitiveness of our businesses, the livelihoods of U.S. workers, and, in some cases, national security and the health and safety of our consumers.
The trade in these illegitimate goods is associated with smuggling and other criminal activities, and often funds criminal enterprises. Nationwide the number of intellectual property rights seizures increased by 24% to 27,792 in fiscal year 2011 from 19,959 in fiscal year 2010.
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Montreal, Canada, January 26, 2012 –(PR.com)– The New England Patriots and New York Giants will face off in Super Bowl XLVI, set to take place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday, February 5. The stadium’s surface is FieldTurf, and the event marks the second time the Super Bowl will be played on FieldTurf (also Super Bowl XL at Detroit’s Ford Field). Both the Patriots (Gillette Stadium) and Giants (MetLife Stadium) play their home games on FieldTurf.
These same two teams played in Super Bowl XLIII when the Giants won the Lombardi Trophy and ended the Patriots’ hope for an undefeated season. With the rematch set to take place on the FieldTurf in Indianapolis, this year’s Super Bowl is one of the most anticipated championship games in recent memory.
“It’s going to be a special week for FieldTurf, with the Patriots and Giants each practicing on the FieldTurf at both Lucas Oil Stadium and at the University of Indianapolis leading up to the Super Bowl,” said FieldTurf President Eric Daliere. “Of course, both of those teams play their home games on FieldTurf. To not only have the game played on FieldTurf, but to have the two Super Bowl participants be long-time FieldTurf supporters, it means a lot to our company and is a major source of pride for each and every FieldTurf employee. We wish both the Giants and Patriots the best of luck and hope for yet another classic game between these two teams.”
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) releases their ranking of NFL stadium fields every two years. For the tenth consecutive year, FieldTurf emerged as the leader among all artificial turf brands in the 2010 NFL Players Playing Surfaces Opinion Survey. An impressive three out of the league’s top four artificial surfaces were FieldTurf fields. Of the 31 NFL stadium fields rated by the players, FieldTurf’s Lucas Oil Stadium, the home of the Indianapolis Colts, was ranked as the league’s best artificial surface for the second consecutive time. This marked the fifth consecutive survey and the tenth year
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Manila, Philippines – Talented boxers from the Visayas take centerstage as the PLDT-ABAP Visayas Area Tournament opens Thursday at the Robinson’s Mall in Dumaguete City.
Nine Local Government Units pooling in 53 boxers are taking part in this four-day, by-invitation tournament organized by the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) as part of its countrywide grassroots development program.
“Visayas, just like Mindanao, is a boxing country and we expect talented boxers to be discovered after this tournament,“ said ABAP executive director Ed Picson.
City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria was joined in by Rep. Henry Teves and former Finance secretary Margarito Teves during the opening ceremony with Mayor Sagarbarria expressing his heartfelt thanks to ABAP headed by chairman Manny V. Pangilinan and president Ricky Vargas for holding the tournament in his province.
Carina Picson, head of ABAP’s women’s boxing team, and SMART Sports’ Carlo Leviste were also on hand during the ceremony.
Defending champion Mandaue City is expected to have its hands full against worthy rivals led by Cebu which ruled the first Visayas Championships two years ago.
Other participating LGUs are Northern Samar, Tagbilaran Bohol, Negros Occidental, Leyte, Bago City and host Dumaguete City which is fielding in two teams.
Competition will be held in the Junior Boys (15-16) and Youth (17-18) with boxers who will create good impressions on national boxing coaches to be invited to compete in the National Finals slated on March 4 to 7 in Tagbilaran, Bohol.
The Visayas Area tournament is the final regional elimination conducted by ABAP after holding the National Capital Region-Luzon edition in Mandaluyong City and the Mindanao meet in Panabo, Davao del Norte.
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