Philippines wants Davis Cup tie to be moved to Manila from Pakistan.Byline: ANIManila, Mar 13 (ANI): The Philippine Lawn Tennis Association The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is the governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Its objects are to promote and develop tennis and to advance and safeguard the interests of the sport and the governing body. has asked Davis Cup organizers to move the July regional playoff against Pakistan from Lahore to Manila due to fears of its players being attacked. PLTA PLTA Pennsylvania Land Title Association PLTA Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Air PLTA Plastic Lumber Trade Association PLTA Pusat Listrik Tenaga Air PLTA ProfiLine Taurus PLTA Punjab Lawn Tennis Association (India) vice president Randy Villanueva cited the March 3 attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore, which killed six police officers and a driver and injured several players, as evidence of the risk for sports team visiting Pakistan. "We asked them to be moved here to the Philippines because of the safety of our players and because of recent events in Pakistan, especially the cricket team of Sri Lanka getting attacked," The News quoted Villanueva, as saying. The association was awaiting a response from the International Tennis Federation, which shifted last week's Pakistan-Oman tie to Muscat from its original venue in Lahore. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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