Swiss again rule the waves
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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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GENEVA, Switzerland -- The Golden Gate Yacht Club of San Francisco officially challenged two-time defending champion Alinghi for the next America's Cup.
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Venus Williams of the United States returns the ball to Croatia&#39;s Karolina Sprem, during their first round match, at the Swisscom Challenge Tennis Tournament in Kloten, Switzerland, Tuesday, Oct.19, 2004.
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DANIELA HANTUCHOVA, of Slovakia, defeated Vera Douchevina, the Russian wild card, 6-1, 6-4 yesterday in the opening round of the Swisscom Challenge in Zurich.
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GSTAAD, Switzerland  - Richard Gasquet, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Gael Monfils completed a perfect day for French players at the Swiss Open on Thursday when all three progressed to the quarter-finals.
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GENEVA -- Spring blossoms are popping up all over the Austrian Alps. Geneva's official chestnut tree has already sprouted leaves and flowers. Swedes are still picking mushrooms.
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MARLIES SCHILD completed a double on Semmering&#39;s magic mountain today, winning a World Cup slalom in convincing fashion after victory in yesterday&#39;s giant slalom.
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LINZ, Austria - Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water - well, it is, actually.
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VALENCIA, Spain -- Alinghi won a thrilling photo finish over Team New Zealand and clinched the America's Cup on Tuesday, with Switzerland becoming only the third country to retain the 156-year-old trophy.
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Everyone kept wondering when Austria&#39;s alpine powerhouse would show up for the new World Cup season and the answer was emphatically provided on Sunday.
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THE age eligibility rules on the womenâs tennis tour have made world-beating 16-year-olds less plentiful than they were a decade ago, but another announced her presence at the Swisscom Challenge yesterday.
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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta -- Humbled at home, the mighty Austrian men arrived in Lake Louise for the first speed races of the Alpine World Cup campaign eager to flex their muscles and reaffirm their nation&#39;s status as the ski world&#39;s superpower.
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A Lienz l'azzurra precede Nicole Hosp e Tanja Poutiainen
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VAL D&#39;ISERE, France (Ticker) -- Blood, sweat and tears finally paid off for Austrian veteran Werner Franz, who on Saturday collected the very first World Cup downhill win of his 14-year career.
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Werner Franz claimed his maiden World Cup downhill victory with a time of one minute 57.51 seconds at Val d&#39;Isere. The Austrian&#39;s victory means he becomes the first man to beat American Bode Miller, who finished fourth, in the discipline this season.
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Switzerland could prove to be the toughest opponents in Ireland&#39;s qualifying group for the 2006 World Cup finals, manager Brian Kerr said on Tuesday.
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ATHENS, 23 August - Brazil&#39;s Ricardo SANTOS and Emanuel REGO squeezed past Switzerland&#39;s Patrick HEUSCHER and Stefan KOBEL 2-1 (21-14, 19-21, 15-12), to earn a berth in the final of the Men&#39;s Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournament.