Russia wins 2014 Winter Games
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The Black Sea resort of Sochi, boosted by the personal intervention of Russian president Vladimir Putin, won the right to stage the 2014 Winter Olympic Games on Wednesday.
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MOSCOW, July 5 -- The choice of the Black Sea resort of Sochi late Wednesday to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games was celebrated here as a personal victory for the diplomacy of President Vladimir Putin and belated vindication for a booming country that often feels slighted by the West.
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Russians Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin were crowned European figure skating ice dance champions on Friday after a perfect performance in the final of the event's three legs.
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(SLOVAKIA-RUSSIA) ~~~~ RUSSIA 5, SLOVAKIA 2 ----- TORONTO (Ticker) -- Alexei Kovalev and Sergei Samsonov scored just over four minutes apart in the second period as Russia clinched second place in the North American pool
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One of Russia, Austria or South Korea will be celebrating later on Wednesday when the host venue of the 2014 Winter Olympics is decided.
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ATHENS : Yuriy Borzakovskiy became the first Russian runner to win the Olympic Games men&#39;s 800 metres here. Lying at the back of the eight-man field at the bell, Borzakovskiy unleashed his trademark sizzling
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China embraced its first volleyball Olympic title in 20 years, beating Russia 3-2 in the women&#39;s final in Athens on Saturday. After trailing two sets down, China came from behind to trounce Russia 28-30, 25-27, 25-20, 25-23 and 15-12 to claim the title.
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Nikolay Davydenko beat Britain&#39;s Greg Rusedski 3-6 6-3 7-5 in a tightly-contested Kremlin Cup final to win his first Moscow title on Sunday.
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Germany&#39;s Martina Glagow won a 15-kilometer biathlon event Thursday for her first World Cup victory this season, and compatriot Sven Fischer won a men&#39;s 20-kilometer race.
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MOSCOW, Sep 13 (IPS) - President Vladimir Putin has issued a blunt warning  to heads of organisations and regional administrations involved  with the preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi,  Russiaâs southern sea resort, to eschew corruption.
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Russia beats the United States in straight sets to win the bronze medal in men's volleyball Sunday, bringing the Americans' respectable Olympic run to a frustrating end.
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BORMIO, Italy  - Germany, led by Felix Neureuther  and Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer, struck gold on the final day of  the Alpine ski world championships by winning the event's first  team competition Sunday.
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Russia's Sochi is chosen to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, beating South Korean and Austrian cities.
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World champions Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski came from behind to win the ice dance gold after performing a clean free programme in the Grand Prix final on Saturday.
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The United States retained the Olympic  women's 4x400 meters relay title Saturday with a commanding win  over its traditional rival Russia.
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A victory for Russia's Sochi in the race to host the 2014 Winter Olympics would affect millions of lives in Russia, leaders of the bid said on Sunday.
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Russia&#39;s Evgeni Plushenko performs during the men&#39;s free skating at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Beijing Saturday Dec. 18, 2004.