Khorkina exits on sad note
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Svetlana Khorkina&#39;s 20-year gymnastic career came to a disappointing end on Sunday when she finished last in the final of the women&#39;s uneven bars.
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Svetlana Khorkina, who was second to American Carly Patterson in the women&#39;s all-around gymnastics competition, has accused the judges of robbing her of the gold medal and said &quot;everything was decided in advance.
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Away from the caldron of competition, Maria Sharapovaâs tough shell falls away, revealing a personality that is warm and silly and self-deprecating.
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Disgraced Olympic shot put championIrina Korzhanenko from Russia has been expelled from the Athens Games after failing a drugs test, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday.
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Russian swimming great Alexander Popov  has confirmed his retirement, calling an end to a stellar  career in which he won numerous world, Olympic and European  titles.
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CALGARY (CP) - A 10-year-old Ukrainian girl who has spent the best part of three years in Alberta for a series of heart operations bid a happy farewell Wednesday as she left Calgary to return home.
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French Open winner Anastasia Myskina has pulled out of the Generali Ladies tournament because of the flu, organizers said Monday.
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BESLAN, Russia Sept. 5, 2004 - Wails of mourning echoed through the streets of this southern Russian town on Sunday, and the region&#39;s top police officer reportedly resigned in the wake of the school hostage
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BRUSSELS, Belgium Former top-ranked Justine Henin-Hardenne (EH&#39;-nah ar-DEHN&#39;) has ended her competitive tennis season because of an energy-draining virus.
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Russian shot-putter Irina Korzhanenko, who won the women&#39;s event at the Athens Olympics, has been stripped of her gold medal for failing a drugs test.
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WORLD No.l Amelie Mauresmo pulled out of the Kremlin Cup here today with of a recurring thigh injury. The 25-year-old Frenchwoman aggravated the left thigh injury during the final of Sunday&#39;s WTA event in
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Russian tennis officials have again accused Maria Sharapova of putting her own interests ahead of her country after she pulled out of the team for this weekend's Fed Cup semi-final against the United States.
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French Open champion Anastasia Myskina of Russia must face an early exit in the Wismilak International Tennis Tournament in Bali after losing to Maria Elena Camerin of
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French Open champion Anastasia Myskina will quit Russia's Fed Cup team if Maria Sharapova joins the squad next year, saying she doesn't like the Wimbledon champion's father.
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Top-ranked Amelie Mauresmo of France withdrew from the Kremlin Cup on Monday, a day after a thigh injury forced her to quit during a final in Germany against Lindsay Davenport.
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NEW YORK -- When Yelena Dementyeva lost to fellow Russian Anastasia Myskina in the French Open final in June, she could barely hold back the tears.
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The number of candidates challenging the Kremlin's choice for president dwindled Wednesday when the leader of a pro-business party dropped out of the race.