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sporting legends Edwin Moses and Layne Beachley, along with Olympic gold medal winning triathlete Simon Whitfield and fellow triathletes Lisa Norden and Daniella Ryf were given an enthusiastic welcome by Australian children as they visited a grassroots sports project in Sydney. The visit took place just 24 hours after the thrilling first round of the 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series which had taken place in Sydney.  Laureus is the official Global Charity Partner of the International Triathlon Union. The project, implemented by the Australian Sports Commission operates at the basketball courts of the King George V Recreation Centre in the heart of Sydney, less than two kilometres from the world-famous Sydney Opera House.  Laureus Sport for Good Foundation have operated in partnership with the Australian Sport Commission since 2000. There was a special cheer from the young people at the project for Simon Whitfield, who won the inaugural O...

JOHANNESBURG, April 14, 2010 - One of the greatest South African female soccer players of all time, Desiree Ellis, and former South African cricket captain Shaun Pollock have been named the newest members of the Laureus Friends and Ambassadors programme. The announcement was made at a press conference hosted by Laureus Academy World Sports Academy Member Morné du Plessis, Chairman of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation South Africa, at the offices of its country patron Discovery in Sandton, Johannesburg. Also present to welcome the new Ambassadors were Iain Banner, Ntambi Ravele, Neville Koopowitz, Lucas Radebe, Baby Jake Mtlala, Deshun Deysel, Cynthia Tshaka and Tina Buys, all members of the Laureus Friends and Ambassadors programme, Trustees and sponsors in South Africa. Desiree Ellis played for the South African women's team Banyana Banyana since its inception in 1993. In her debut against Swaziland she scored a hat-trick and one year later became captain, only...

Kuala Lumpur, 18 February 2010: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today named international direct selling company, QuestNet as Official Direct Selling Supporter of the AFC Champions League, the region's top club competition. "It gives me great pleasure to welcome QuestNet TM as a new partner of the AFC Champions League and into the fold of the Asian football family," said AFC President, Mohamed bin Hammam. "These are exciting times for club football as we continue to raise the level of professionalism within our game here in Asia. With the 2009 season setting records for both attendances and viewers, we are glad to have a partner like QuestNet TM , who will further engage the football fans in this competition." Bin Hammam's call on the representatives in this year's AFC Champions League to play a more proactive role in helping take Asia's premier club competition forward has become a clarion call for QuestNet TM to also do its bit...