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LEXINGTON, Ky., April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Peter Rizzo, Executive Director of the United States Polo Association (USPA), issued the following statement about the news reports about the Ocala Franck's Pharmacy internal report findings: "The news reports of the pharmacy admitting to wrongly preparing the medicine before last Sunday's match is very disheartening. We have all suffered a terrible loss. "Today we come together to celebrate our sport with our championship matches and...

LEXINGTON, Ky., April 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Peter Rizzo, Executive Director of the United States Polo Association (USPA) today issued the following statement: "The United States Polo Association sends our condolences and shares everyone's grief in the tragedy and mourns the loss of these horses. There are no words to describe the sadness shared by everyone - particularly the devastated owners of those magnificent horses. "We are actively working with the management of the...

Veterinary teams were trying Sunday to determine the cause of death of 14 thoroughbred horses prior to a scheduled polo match in Florida, officials said.The horses -- part of a Lechuza Caracas contingent brought to the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Fla. -- were being prepared for the start of the U.S. Open Championship match at 3 p.m. EDT, when two horses collapsed and several others exhibited signs of dizziness and disorientation, the club said on its Web...

Tickets Officially Now on Sale American Idol Star Michael Johns to Perform Live at America's Polo Cup Festivities WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Land Rover America's Polo Cup, the world's largest and most prestigious polo experience, has officially announced a portion of its schedule of festivities for the 2009 competition, which will be held May 8 & 9 at the Capitol Polo Club in Poolesville, MD. This year's main match features the United States Polo Team...

OBERTAUERN, Austria, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- This weekend the Snowgolf World Championship 2009 teed off a new dimension in golf. This first-class event and its climactic putting competition attracted personalities and golfers to Obertauern ski resort from all over the world - even as far afield as the Philippines, Australia and the UAE. The event was sponsored by PNYG, a visionary organisation that delivers marketing-driven luxury lifestyle projects. PNYG also conceived the "Million...

Team Sponsored by Land Rover, St. Regis Resort Aspen, National Polo League & American Airlines ASPEN, Colo., Dec. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Land Rover America's Polo Cup Team participated in the prestigious USPA World Snow Polo Championships, in Aspen Colorado in a weekend filled with world class polo and camaraderie on and off the field. The US Land Rover America's Cup Polo Team was comprised of John Gobin at 8 goals, (one of the highest rated arena polo players in the world)...

GLENDALE, Colo., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Standing in the gymnasium of the Glendale Event Center early Sunday morning, a chorus of laughter reverberated off the walls as the squeaks of hurried athletic shoes echoed throughout the room. Without looking, the casual passerby would have thought they were overhearing a raucous game of pickup basketball, a herd of pre-teens running rampant, crying out to their teammates to pass them the ball: "I'm open! Over here!" Sudden silence...

By HOLLY RAMER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWPORT, N.H. When "spastic ball" starts, it's better to duck first and ask questions later. This is Old School P.E., a two-hour exercise program for adults, built around grown-up versions of gym class staples. Participants say getting in shape is a bonus to the main attraction a Friday night out with friends, away from the kids. "From the very beginning, we decided on a very small set of rules because we didn't want it to get that 'league' kind of...

By Iain Rogers HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Who really invented soccer -- Native Americans? South American Indians? Was it Mexicans, Florentines, Chinese, Japanese or Eskimos? As Germany gears up for this month's World Cup, the "Fascination Football" exhibition at the Hamburg Museum of Ethnology seeks the answer to this question by tracing the roots of the modern game back thousands of years. Colorful displays of balls, costumes, footwear and other equipment bring the ancient sports...

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Straddled atop hulking pachyderms and wielding long mallets, the Chivas Regal Scotland team clinched their second King's Cup Elephant Polo title Sunday after scoring a golden goal in overtime to beat Thailand's Mullis Capital, 6-5. Some 1,500 spectators came to watch the fifth annual charity game to raise money for Thailand's National Elephant Institute in Lampang, northern Thailand. The tournament was held near Hua Hin, 80 miles southwest of Bangkok. The game is...