Russia wins grueling, endangered pentathlon
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ATHENS Andrei Moiseev of Russia won the men&#39;s modern pentathlon on Thursday, finishing so far ahead of his rivals that he was able to stop and collect a flag from a spectator before crossing the line.
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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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The Russians completed the year of their tennis revolution amid a surge of emotion that felt almost like national redemption. Three grand slam titles and seven players in the women&#39;s world top 20 were followed
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Russians shone in the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2004/2005 with former world champion Irina Slutskaya won the women&#39;s singles title.
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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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All the action from the women's modern pentathlon final in Athens.
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Hungary's Zsuzsanna Voros won the gold  medal in the women's modern pentathlon in Athens Friday to add  the Olympic title to her three world championships.
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Reigning champions Serbia and  Montenegro, hit by a virus, were eliminated from the men's  Olympic volleyball tournament Wednesday in an outstanding match  with Russia.
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Anastasia Myskina and Nikolay Davydenko won singles championships Sunday at the Kremlin Cup, then teamed with compatriots to capture the women&#39;s and men&#39;s doubles finals as Russia swept all four titles.
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Russia's Yuriy Borzakovskiy produces a trademark sprint finish to take Olympic 800m gold.
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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia lent support to a bid to play host to the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, saying his country wanted a chance to show it could stage a successful Winter Games.Putin said yesterday in Guatemala City that Russia, a leading Olympic medal-winning nation that has never played host to the Winter Olympics, had long supported the Games movement.The International Olympic Committee will decide the winning bid today in the Guatemalan capital, with Salzburg, Austria, and Pyeongchang, South Korea, also in the running.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Andrey Moiseev of Russia won the gold medal in the men&#39;s modern pentathlon, beating out Andrejus Zadneprovskis of Lithuania.
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Britain&#39;S Georgina Harland salvaged a precious bronze from the wreckage of a terrible start in the modern pentathlon here yesterday.
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HOT favourites Russia, seeking their first Fed Cup title, will take on champions France in the final after beating Austria today. French Open champion Anastasia Myskina recovered from a horrendous first set
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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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A Greek athlete loses his medal after he tests positive, and a Russian is also reported to have failed a test.
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ATHENS, Greece - Sheryl Swoopes made three big plays at the end - two baskets and another on defense - to help the United States squeeze out a 66-62 semifinal victory over Russia on Friday. Now, only one game stands between the U.S...