Finland Wins European Pool
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Finland didn't get its long-awaited revenge on Sweden, but a 4-4 tie was good enough to win the European Pool at the World Cup of Hockey on Saturday in Helsinki.
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Finland took over the presidency of the European Union with a pledge to recover some of the bloc&#039;s credibility with voters by focusing on transparency and efficiency in the absence of far-reaching institutional reform.
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Slovakia clinched the Hopman Cup for the second time by beating Argentina 3-0.
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Amsterdam - Goals in either half from Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy lifted the Netherlands to a 3-1 win over Finland in their European Group One qualifier for the 2006 World Cup here on Wednesday.
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France's Frederick Bousquet caused a surprise by winning the men's 100m freestyle in 47.52sec at the European short course swimming championships.
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Slovakia defeat the Netherlands 3-0 to set up a Hopman Cup final contest against Argentina.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Mikko Eloranta&#39;s goal late in the third period helped Finland prevent an embarrassing quarter-final loss to Germany in World Cup play in Helsinki on Monday.
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Finland and Sweden drew 4-4 draw in a  pulsating World Cup ice hockey match on Saturday that put the  Finns one step closer to a semi-final berth.
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Finland has topped the rankings in the Global Competitiveness Report for the third time in the last four years. The United States has maintained its second-place position.
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Sarah Vaillancourt scored what proved to be the game-winning goal midway through the first period, and Canada advanced to the final of the Four Nations Cup international women's hockey tournament with a 4-1 victory over Finland on Saturday.
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Finland, the European country with the most rapidly aging population, has succeeded in convincing its workers to delay retirement, setting an example for the rest of Europe.
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Jaromir Jagr scored an overtime winner and Russia's Avangard Omsk came from behind to beat Finnish champion Karpat Oulu 2-1 in the inaugural European Champions Cup final on Sunday.
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Finland's Mikko Hirvonen claims his second win of the season in the Japan Rally.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy scored two goals Wednesday as the Netherlands rebounded from a poor start to beat Finland 3-1 in a World Cup qualifying match.
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Marat Safin downed Finland&#39;s Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 6-4 in the China Open semifinals on Saturday, setting up an all-Russian final.
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Netherlands' Inge de Bruijn successfully defends her 50m freestyle crown.
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ALTENMARKT, Austria  - Finland's Tanja Poutiainen  snatched back the women's World Cup lead with her third victory  of the Alpine ski season on Sunday but played down her chances  of winning the overall title.