Swiss Clear Volleyball Federation Leader
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Swiss authorities found "no criminal behavior" by international volleyball federation president Ruben Acosta and ended their two-year investigation into possible corruption.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is to leave Sunday on a four-nation European tour that will take him to Britain, France, Belgium and the World Economic Forum in Davos, officials said Friday. via The Tocqueville Connection
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THE departure of Scotlandâs first overseas manager was confirmed yesterday, although it is not Berti Vogts who has parted company with the SFA but Vera Pauw, coach of the womenâs national team.
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Four-time Olympic medalist Stephan Eberharter of Austria has announced his retirement from competitive skiing. Eberharter told reporters in Vienna that 20 years of the sport is enough for him.
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Eindhoven, the Netherlands (Sports Network) - PSV Eindhoven will be without striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink for up to six weeks due to a shoulder injury.
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Paris Saint Germain president Francis Graille is among the board members to publicly give a vote of confidence to coach Vahid Halilhodzic - while, at the same time, subtly demanding some victories.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - How to make a seamless transition from the Olympics to the Paralympics is one of the lessons a five-member team from the Vancouver 2010 Organizing Committee is learning during a visit to the Athens Paralympic Games, said VANOC CEO John
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Let&#39;s start with dispensing Player of the Week awards to the Olympic gold medal winners in singles, Justine Henin-Hardenne and Chile&#39;s Nicolas Massu.
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Once again, the landlocked Swiss are masters of the ocean. The Alinghi team from Switzerland -- a country more often associated with Alpine skiing and mountain climbing -- successfully defended the venerable America's Cup yesterday, beating Emirates Team New Zealand by one second to win the best-of-nine series, 5-2.
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Juergen Klinsmann, who coached Germany to a third-place finish at the World Cup last week, is stepping down, the co-president of the German soccer federation said early Wednesday.
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Turin, Italy (Sports Network) - Valentino Castellani, the chief organizer of the Turin Olympic Committee, has announced his decision to resign.
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NEW YORK -- In these partisan times, it's a delightful novelty to have a Swiss atop the tennis world. Roger Federer is perfectly neutral. He'll play anywhere on the planet on any surface and he'll beat anyone from anyplace -- Spaniards, Cypriots, Frenchmen, Americans, Australians. No biases -- and no mercy.
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He has urged UEFA to give the go-ahead for major competition matches to be played on artificial surfaces. The European governing body&#39;s executive committee convenes for its latest gathering in Vienna on Wednesday.
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With airport fire trucks blasting water cannons in salute, the crew of the Americaâs Cup champion Alinghi returned to Switzerland yesterday and was hailed by the countryâs president as a symbol of Swiss pride and diversity.Ernesto Bertarelli, the billionaire head of Alinghi, hoisted the silver trophy at the aircraft door. He was applauded by fans and a government delegation. âIâm enormously proud to be here in Geneva with you for the second time,â said Bertarelli, who made Switzerland the first European nation to successfully defend the title in yachtingâs premier event. Switzerland scored a major upset in 2003 by taking the Cup from the Kiwis, bringing sportâs oldest international trophy to Europe for the first time in more than 150 years. On Tuesday, Alinghiâs dramatic one-second win over Emirates Team New Zealand in Valencia, Spain, ended the closest Americaâs Cup regatta in 24 years, a 5-2 Swiss victory. Bertarelli declined to say whether the next Cup would be held in two or four years and whether it would be contested in Valencia.
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BC-EU-SPT-SOC--FIFABelgi 1stLd-Writethru 10-27 0415 BC-EU-SPT-SOC--FIFA Belgium-Suspensions, 1st Ld-Writethru,0463 Goor suspended five games; four for spitting at Spanish opponent in World Cup game Eds: CHANGES dateline; UPDATES with details; ADDS byline
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The Swiss government is facing calls to take a more active role to ensure the success of 2008 European football championships.
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of Switzerland holds up his trophy after defeating Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in the men&#39;s final match of the 2004 US Open in New York, September 12, 2004.