Thursday, April 01, 2010

Sports Press Release – Monthly Newsletter April 2010

Thursday, April 1, 2010


Bicycle Industry Benefits From Global Mobility Trend

International Bicycle Show in Taiwan Presents the Future of Bicycles, Parts and Accessories.

TAIPEI, March 2, 2010 – Bicycle makers recovered quickly from last
year's downturn and are poised for solid growth in 2010 as people worldwide
rediscover the joy of cycling. At the Taipei International Cycle Show (March
17-20), the world's bike companies are set to unveil [...]

Phil Packer to Walk the Virgin London Marathon in 26 Hours for 26 Charities

LONDON, March 2, 2010 – Phil Packer, who suffered severe spinal cord injuries in 2008 and has
raised over GBP1.3million for charity by rowing the English Channel, walking
the London Marathon over 14 days and hauling himself up El Capitan (over 4250
pull ups in 3 days) all within a six month period last year, will attempt [...]

8000inc (EIGH.pk) Sponsorship at the National Stadium

The Barbados National Secondary Schools Championship at the National Stadium to be Aired on National TV and Radio.

TORONTO, March 4, 2010 – As part of the 8000inc partnership with the Amateur Athletics
Association Barbados (AAAB), 8000inc will also be sponsoring the National
Secondary Schools Championship, March 13th to March 17th, at the National
Stadium in Barbados. At [...]

Win Tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM) in South Africa Courtesy of Visa

ST HELIER, Jersey, March 5, 2010 – Visa, a FIFA World Cup(TM) Worldwide Partner, is offering Abbey
International clients the chance to win tickets to the 2010 FIFA World
Cup(TM) in South Africa. The lucky winner will receive two tickets to attend
the 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM) final, pre-match hospitality and three nights'
accommodation in a double occupancy [...]

MACH, Enabling Roaming During the World Cup 2010!

LUXEMBOURG, March 8, 2010 – MACH, the leading provider of hub-based mobile communications
exchange solutions, mach.com today launched a unique offering that
allows mobile operators to meet the needs of customers travelling to South
Africa for this year's FIFA World Cup Finals. The MACH World Cup Pack
provides operators with voice and GPRS coverage in the region, a [...]

8000inc (EIGH.pk) Takes First $50K Order for Brand8000 Clothes Before Official Launch

Prior to the Official Launch at the National Stadium in Barbados, Brand8000, the Exclusive Clothes Line From 8000inc Takes its First Order for 650 Items Across the Entire Range

MANASSAS, Virginia, March 8, 2010 – Brand8000, which incorporates the exclusive clothes ranges 8000Red,
8000Pink, 8000Black and the National kit for the Amateur Athletics
Association of Barbados, (AAAB) [...]

Scotland Rugby Star Launches Kwik Fit Insurance Charity of the Year 2010

GLASGOW, Scotland, March 9, 2010 – Glasgow Warriors and Scotland international rugby star Johnnie Beattie
took time out from training for the crucial upcoming Six Nations test against
England to help launch the Kwik Fit Insurance Charity of the Year 2010.

Kwik Fit Insurance, one of the UK's leading insurance intermediaries, has
pledged its [...]

PUMA Acquires Equipment Brand Cobra Golf

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany, March 10, 2010 – Sportlifestyle company PUMA announces today that it has signed
an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the golf equipment brand Cobra Golf
from Acushnet Company, the golf business of Fortune Brands, Inc. The
acquisition includes the Cobra brand as well as related inventory,
intellectual property and endorsement contracts and is subject to [...]

Study Shows Ethnic Minority Players are not Treated Unfairly by Football Referees

GUILDFORD, England, March 10, 2010 – An analysis about whether there is a racial element to referees decisions
to give a yellow card to football players in the Premiership, has been
carried out by staff at the University of Surrey.

Dr Rob Witt, head of the Economics Department, worked with Barry Reilly,
of the [...]

Banco Cruzeiro do Sul Announced in Sao Paulo Today (3/11) That it Will Sponsor the Racer Bruno Senna and the HRT Team During the 2010 Formula 1 Season

SAO PAULO, March 11, 2010 – Luis Octavio Indio da Costa, Director-Superintendent of Banco Cruzeiro do
Sul, along with Viviane Senna, President of Instituto Ayrton Senna, announced
today (3/11) in Sao Paulo the Brazilian institution's sponsorship of Bruno
Senna and the Hispania Racing Team during the 2010 Formula 1 season. This is
the first time the bank's brand [...]

LMK Launches More Than 60 Category-Specific and Content-Rich iPhone Applications With Many More to Come By the End of 2010

NEW YORK, March 12, 2010 – LMK ("Let Me Know"), a digital service that provides authoritative
information on a wide range of subjects, today announced the immediate
availability of more than 60 iPhone applications. The new mobile apps harness
LMK's unique breadth and depth of coverage on a variety of subjects, ranging
from baseball players and teams to [...]

IndiaMART.com Supports the Largest Citizen-driven Initiative to Clean Yamuna

NEW DELHI, March 15, 2010 -

– First time association with a public initiative of such large scale.
Associating with "Meri Dilli Meri Yamuna" (MDMY), is among the biggest
CSR initiatives by IndiaMART.com, for a noble cause like cleaning up
[...]

8000inc Launches Brand8000 Clothing and AAAB Collection at the National Stadium in Barbados

Successful Launch at the National Stadium in Barbados, Brand8000 Sells out Completely of all AAAB Clothing Collection Stock Prior to the Online Launch of the Brand8000 Boutique.

MANASSAS, Virginia, March 17, 2010 – Brand8000, which incorporates the exclusive clothes ranges 8000Red,
8000Pink, 8000Black and the National kit for the Amateur Athletics
Association of Barbados, (AAAB) has launched [...]

TAG Heuer Celebrates 150th Anniversary With Event in Basel Honoring Environmental Activist, Actor Leonardo DiCaprio

TAG Heuer and Tesla Motors Embark on "Odyssey of Pioneers" World Tour

BASEL, Switzerland, March 19, 2010 – TAG Heuer today kicked off a celebration if its 150th
anniversary at an invitation-only event for more than 600 guests, honoring
actor and climate change activist Leonardo DiCaprio for his dedication to
saving the environment. DiCaprio has an ongoing partnership [...]

Death Race Impresario Announces International ‘Spartan Race Series’ Launching May 16, 2010, in Burlington, VT

PITTSFIELD, Vermont, March 22, 2010 – Joe Desena, the uber-sports guru from Pittsfield, VT, who created the
legendary, obstacle-laden Death Race (www.peakraces.com/), announces
the new Spartan Race Series www.spartanrace.com/.

"The Death Race is about pushing competitors out of their comfort zones
and into new realizations about their physical and mental potentials," said
Desena. "It is [...]

Winner Takes All: The William Hunt Trilby Tour Searches for the Next Amateur Golf Champion in a 12 Part Televised Series on Sky Sports

LONDON, March 24, 2010 – The William Hunt Trilby Tour announces its Regional Championship Venues
this week in its search to find the next Amateur Golf Champion in a 12-part
televised series on Sky Sports.

Created by Menswear Designer and golf aficionado William Hunt of Savile
Row, the Trilby Tour aims to find the [...]

British Military Fitness Launches ‘My Fitness Instructor’ App for iPhone

LONDON, March 23, 2010 – British Military Fitness (BMF), the UK's largest outdoor fitness provider
has always believed that the world is your gym, and that your body is all the
equipment you need. Now, they want you to let your iPhone be your instructor.

My Fitness Instructor takes a fresh look at [...]

8000inc (EIGH.pk) Sets to Establish Manufacturing Facilities due to Brand8000 Success in Barbados

Production of Brand8000 has Been Increased by 66% Across the Range to Meet the Demand for the Clothes in Time for CARIFTA 2010

MANASSAS, Virginia, March 25, 2010 – As previously announced the Brand8000 range was completely sold out
when launched at the national stadium in Barbados. Also during this week,
the national team kit, designed by [...]

Winner Takes All: The William Hunt Trilby Tour Searches for the Next Amateur Golf Champion in a 12 Part Televised Series on Sky Sports

LONDON, March 24, 2010 – The William Hunt Trilby Tour announces its Regional Championship Venues
this week in its search to find the next Amateur Golf Champion in a 12-part
televised series on Sky Sports.

Created by Menswear Designer and golf aficionado William Hunt of Savile
Row, the Trilby Tour aims to find the [...]

TSN Starts Year With Surge of New Clients.

HATBORO, Pennsylvania, March 23, 2010 – The Sports Network (TSN), has announced that the first quarter of 2010
has begun with a significant number of new clients added to its roster on
both a domestic and international basis. While financial figures on the value
of this surge in business were not released the growth was referred to [...]

British Military Fitness Launches ‘My Fitness Instructor’ App for iPhone

LONDON, March 23, 2010 – British Military Fitness (BMF), the UK's largest outdoor fitness provider
has always believed that the world is your gym, and that your body is all the
equipment you need. Now, they want you to let your iPhone be your instructor.

My Fitness Instructor takes a fresh look at [...]

Death Race Impresario Announces International ‘Spartan Race Series’ Launching May 16, 2010, in Burlington, VT

PITTSFIELD, Vermont, March 22, 2010 – Joe Desena, the uber-sports guru from Pittsfield, VT, who created the
legendary, obstacle-laden Death Race (www.peakraces.com/), announces
the new Spartan Race Series www.spartanrace.com/.

"The Death Race is about pushing competitors out of their comfort zones
and into new realizations about their physical and mental potentials," said
Desena. "It is [...]

TAG Heuer Celebrates 150th Anniversary With Event in Basel Honoring Environmental Activist, Actor Leonardo DiCaprio

TAG Heuer and Tesla Motors Embark on "Odyssey of Pioneers" World Tour

BASEL, Switzerland, March 19, 2010 – TAG Heuer today kicked off a celebration if its 150th
anniversary at an invitation-only event for more than 600 guests, honoring
actor and climate change activist Leonardo DiCaprio for his dedication to
saving the environment. DiCaprio has an ongoing partnership [...]

8000inc Launches Brand8000 Clothing and AAAB Collection at the National Stadium in Barbados

Successful Launch at the National Stadium in Barbados, Brand8000 Sells out Completely of all AAAB Clothing Collection Stock Prior to the Online Launch of the Brand8000 Boutique.

MANASSAS, Virginia, March 17, 2010 – Brand8000, which incorporates the exclusive clothes ranges 8000Red,
8000Pink, 8000Black and the National kit for the Amateur Athletics
Association of Barbados, (AAAB) has launched [...]

IndiaMART.com Supports the Largest Citizen-driven Initiative to Clean Yamuna

NEW DELHI, March 15, 2010 -

– First time association with a public initiative of such large scale.
Associating with "Meri Dilli Meri Yamuna" (MDMY), is among the biggest
CSR initiatives by IndiaMART.com, for a noble cause like cleaning up
[...]

LMK Launches More Than 60 Category-Specific and Content-Rich iPhone Applications With Many More to Come By the End of 2010

NEW YORK, March 12, 2010 – LMK ("Let Me Know"), a digital service that provides authoritative
information on a wide range of subjects, today announced the immediate
availability of more than 60 iPhone applications. The new mobile apps harness
LMK's unique breadth and depth of coverage on a variety of subjects, ranging
from baseball players and teams to [...]

Banco Cruzeiro do Sul Announced in Sao Paulo Today (3/11) That it Will Sponsor the Racer Bruno Senna and the HRT Team During the 2010 Formula 1 Season

SAO PAULO, March 11, 2010 – Luis Octavio Indio da Costa, Director-Superintendent of Banco Cruzeiro do
Sul, along with Viviane Senna, President of Instituto Ayrton Senna, announced
today (3/11) in Sao Paulo the Brazilian institution's sponsorship of Bruno
Senna and the Hispania Racing Team during the 2010 Formula 1 season. This is
the first time the bank's brand [...]

PUMA Acquires Equipment Brand Cobra Golf

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany, March 10, 2010 – Sportlifestyle company PUMA announces today that it has signed
an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the golf equipment brand Cobra Golf
from Acushnet Company, the golf business of Fortune Brands, Inc. The
acquisition includes the Cobra brand as well as related inventory,
intellectual property and endorsement contracts and is subject to [...]

Study Shows Ethnic Minority Players are not Treated Unfairly by Football Referees

GUILDFORD, England, March 10, 2010 – An analysis about whether there is a racial element to referees decisions
to give a yellow card to football players in the Premiership, has been
carried out by staff at the University of Surrey.

Dr Rob Witt, head of the Economics Department, worked with Barry Reilly,
of the [...]

Scotland Rugby Star Launches Kwik Fit Insurance Charity of the Year 2010

GLASGOW, Scotland, March 9, 2010 – Glasgow Warriors and Scotland international rugby star Johnnie Beattie
took time out from training for the crucial upcoming Six Nations test against
England to help launch the Kwik Fit Insurance Charity of the Year 2010.

Kwik Fit Insurance, one of the UK's leading insurance intermediaries, has
pledged its [...]

MACH, Enabling Roaming During the World Cup 2010!

LUXEMBOURG, March 8, 2010 – MACH, the leading provider of hub-based mobile communications
exchange solutions, mach.com today launched a unique offering that
allows mobile operators to meet the needs of customers travelling to South
Africa for this year's FIFA World Cup Finals. The MACH World Cup Pack
provides operators with voice and GPRS coverage in the region, a [...]

8000inc (EIGH.pk) Takes First $50K Order for Brand8000 Clothes Before Official Launch

Prior to the Official Launch at the National Stadium in Barbados, Brand8000, the Exclusive Clothes Line From 8000inc Takes its First Order for 650 Items Across the Entire Range

MANASSAS, Virginia, March 8, 2010 – Brand8000, which incorporates the exclusive clothes ranges 8000Red,
8000Pink, 8000Black and the National kit for the Amateur Athletics
Association of Barbados, (AAAB) [...]

Win Tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM) in South Africa Courtesy of Visa

ST HELIER, Jersey, March 5, 2010 – Visa, a FIFA World Cup(TM) Worldwide Partner, is offering Abbey
International clients the chance to win tickets to the 2010 FIFA World
Cup(TM) in South Africa. The lucky winner will receive two tickets to attend
the 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM) final, pre-match hospitality and three nights'
accommodation in a double occupancy [...]

8000inc (EIGH.pk) Sponsorship at the National Stadium

The Barbados National Secondary Schools Championship at the National Stadium to be Aired on National TV and Radio.

TORONTO, March 4, 2010 – As part of the 8000inc partnership with the Amateur Athletics
Association Barbados (AAAB), 8000inc will also be sponsoring the National
Secondary Schools Championship, March 13th to March 17th, at the National
Stadium in Barbados. At [...]

Bicycle Industry Benefits From Global Mobility Trend

International Bicycle Show in Taiwan Presents the Future of Bicycles, Parts and Accessories.

TAIPEI, March 2, 2010 – Bicycle makers recovered quickly from last
year's downturn and are poised for solid growth in 2010 as people worldwide
rediscover the joy of cycling. At the Taipei International Cycle Show (March
17-20), the world's bike companies are set to unveil [...]

Phil Packer to Walk the Virgin London Marathon in 26 Hours for 26 Charities

LONDON, March 2, 2010 – Phil Packer, who suffered severe spinal cord injuries in 2008 and has
raised over GBP1.3million for charity by rowing the English Channel, walking
the London Marathon over 14 days and hauling himself up El Capitan (over 4250
pull ups in 3 days) all within a six month period last year, will attempt [...]

8000inc (EIGH.pk) Sets to Establish Manufacturing Facilities due to Brand8000 Success in Barbados

Production of Brand8000 has Been Increased by 66% Across the Range to Meet the Demand for the Clothes in Time for CARIFTA 2010

MANASSAS, Virginia, March 25, 2010 – As previously announced the Brand8000 range was completely sold out
when launched at the national stadium in Barbados. Also during this week,
the national team kit, designed by [...]

Neuro Drinks Partners With World Class Athlete and Health Icon Gabrielle Reece

Reece puts a gorgeous face (and body!) on the groundbreaking 24/7 wellness beverage

LOS ANGELES, March 29, 2010 – Neuro Drinks announced today that Gabrielle (Gabby) Reece will serve as
the new spokesperson for the healthy supplement drinks designed to sustain
and enhance active lives.
(Photo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100329/LA77523)
President and founder Diana [...]

realbuzz.com Announce Their Celebrity Bloggers

LONDON, March 31, 2010 – realbuzz.com is delighted to announce their line-up of celebrity blogs.
Celebrities from the World of Sport are blogging about their health and
fitness exploits, and boy it's causing a stir! Celebrities who have joined
the healthy active living site include: Burnley Premier League Footballer
Clarke Carlisle, Strictly Come Dancing star; Flavia Cacace, Ex-Arsenal [...]

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