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	Iraqi junior team to attend training camps abroad in preparation for Asian finals	Read more
Thursday, September 2nd 2010 5:26 PM

Baghdad, Sept. 2 (AKnews) – As part of their preparations for participation in the Asian Cup finals in Uzbekistan, Iraq’s junior football team is to attend training camps in Turkey and Egypt.The Iraqi Junior football team coach, Mowaffak Hasan, said on Thursday that his trainers met with the Iraqi Football Federation (IFF) “to discuss...

	Farid Majid denies being excluded from Iranian Nafot football team	Read more
Thursday, September 2nd 2010 1:03 PM

Baghdad, Sept.2 (AKnews) – Iraqi team professional and player in Tehran's Nafot football club, Farid Majid has denied the rumors that Nafot management dismissed him for technical reasons. "The management of Tehran's team is committed to me and I am still one of its players…I competed in 8 rounds of the Iranian Premier tournament...

	Defense and interior ministries to protect football games	Read more
Thursday, September 2nd 2010 11:37 AM

Baghdad, Sept. 2 (AKnews) - A senior official in Iraq’s Ministry of Youth and Sports said on Thursday that the government has tasked the ministries of interior and defense to provide security for the final matches of the country’s premier league that will take place in the capital Baghdad on Friday and Saturday. The matches will take place...

	Dohuk moves up to Iraqi league final for first time	Read more
Thursday, September 2nd 2010 11:08 AM

Dohuk, Sept. 2 (AKnews) – After two successive victories over Zawra in the semi-finals, Dohuk made it to the final match of the Iraqi Premier League for the first time. Out of its 33 matches in the league, Dohuk football club which is composed of 18 teams from the province enjoyed 19 victories and 7 draws, having lost the remaining matches....

	Iraqi youth football team in UAE for practice matches	Read more
Wednesday, September 1st 2010 1:03 PM

Baghdad. Sept.1 (AKnews) – The Iraqi youth football coach announced on Wednesday that his team were in the United Arab Emirates to play in friendly matches against their Emirati counterpart in preparation for the Asian Cup competitions."The team will play two friendly games against the UAE youth team on the third and fifth...

	Iraqi basketball team starts training camp in Baghdad	Read more
Wednesday, September 1st 2010 11:49 AM

Baghdad, Sept. 1 (AKnews) - The manager of the Iraqi youth basketball team said on Wednesday that the team started its trainings today after ending the break that was given to it after Sulaimaniya camp."The Iraqi basketball federation decided to set up another training camp for the team in Baghdad, where it began its trainings today...

	One Kurdish team makes it to the final	Read more
Wednesday, September 1st 2010 10:45 AM

Erbil, Sept. 1 (AKnews) - Dohuk football club made it to the final match of Iraq’s premier football league while Erbil was beaten in the semi-finals. On Tuesday Erbil faced Baghdad’s Talaba (Student) team in a 0-0 draw. Erbil had lost 1-0 to Talaba in a home match on Friday.  Erbil won the premier league’s trophy for the past...

Two new teams in the next Basketball League	Read more
Tuesday, August 31st 2010 8:55 PM

Baghdad, Aug. 31 (AKnews) - The secretary of the Referees Committee in the Iraqi Basketball Federation said on Tuesday that Zakho and Najaf teams will participate in the Iraqi basketball championship for the 2010-2011 season, in addition to eight clubs that guaranteed to stay in the competitions.   Abdul Ghani Hammoudi reported,"Two...

Iraqi Judo team participates in West Asian and Arab Universities championships	Read more
Tuesday, August 31st 2010 8:53 PM

Baghdad, Aug. 31 (Aknews) - The head of the Iraqi Judo Federation said on Tuesday that the federation decided to participate in the West Asian Championship to be held in Iran in mid September. Abbas Mahdi said, "The federation held on Tuesday an internal training camp for the team in Sulaimaniya that will continue until September 10 under...

	Committee demands withdrawing confidence from handball federation	Read more
Tuesday, August 31st 2010 4:17 PM

Baghdad, Aug. 31 (AKnews) - The former captain of the Iraqi handball team said on Tuesday that the general board in the Iraqi Handball Federation (IHF) has discussed the procedures to withdraw confidence from the current federation.   The step comes as a reaction to the violations committed by the federation, according to Baligh...