Classy Svindal powers to golden double
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ARE, Sweden  - Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal powered to victory in the men's giant slalom on Wednesday to bag his second gold medal of the Alpine skiing world championships.
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DENIS Law has hailed Ruud van Nistelrooy after the Dutch striker broke his United European goalscoring record last night. Ruud grabbed a second-half double in Lyon to salvage his team a 2-2 Champions League
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Mountain biker Marie-Helene Premont of Chateau-Richer, Que. captured the silver on a tough and sun-baked course in the suburbs of Athens today, finishing behind winner Gunn-Rita Dahle of Norway.
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Portland's Zach Randolph spiced up yet another double-double with something a bit unusual, at least for him.
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ARE, Sweden  - Aksel Lund Svindal became the first Norwegian downhill world champion on Sunday with a golden run at the Alpine skiing world championships.
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Marlies Schild completed a double on Semmering's Magic Mountain on Wednesday, winning a World Cup slalom in convincing fashion after victory in Tuesday's giant slalom.
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Britain&#39;s golden girl, Kelly Holmes, closed her track season here with another double at the World Athletics Final. Her first victory of the weekend came in the Stade Louis II, where
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KELLY Holmesâ last-minute gamble was rewarded with a glorious gold medal last night as she stormed to the Olympic 800 metres title in Athens.
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They are America&#39;s newest golden girls -- powerful and just a shade from perfection. The US softball team won its third straight gold medal with an unprecedented and nearly unblemished
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SEMMERING, Austria  - Marlies Schild completed a  double on Semmering's Magic Mountain on Wednesday, winning a  World Cup slalom in convincing fashion after victory in  Tuesday's giant slalom.
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Three attributes indicate the potential for a double.
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IT TOOK an extra hole for Annika Sorenstam to shake off American Cristie Kerr in the ADT Tour Championship at Trump International in West Palm Beach, Florida, yesterday, but a victory worth $215,000 (Â£120,000) was a fitting end to another season that has
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Reigning synchronized 3m springboard Olympic champion Guo Jingjing breezed to the individual title for her second Olympic gold here Thursday in the diving pool.
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Ivo Karlovic pounded 11 aces Tuesday and knocked off second-seeded Dominik Hrbaty 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-4 in the first round of the St. Petersburg Open.
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ATHENS -- In another era, say as far back as the pre-BALCO days, it would have been a wonderful moment. The host country's new hero, a rising star, sets an Olympic record, wins a gold medal, and lifts the emotions of an entire nation.
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Something about the Australian Open brings out the best in Marat Safin.
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The moment when Paul Hamm hit his high bar routine was one of the most electrifying sports moments Iâve ever seen. I canât recall seeing something that I immediately felt was so outstanding