Ireland and Austria lead World Cup
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SEVILLE, Spain -- The experienced Irish pairing of Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley shared the lead with surprise packets Austria after Thursday&#39;s opening World Cup fourballs in Seville.
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Paul Casey and Robert Karlsson led the   way for holders Europe to seize the early initiative on the   second day of the Ryder Cup on Saturday.
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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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Former Irish soccer stars to play with Team USA in Monday&#39;s semifinals vs. Germany (Aug. 23, 10:00 am South Bend time on MSNBC); Gonzalez and Mexico fall to Brazil in quarterfinals.
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Julia Mancuso wins a downhill on Saturday for her fourth victory this season to move within nine points of Austrian Marlies Schild atop the World Cup overall standings.
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Republic of Ireland boss Brian Kerr has reported no major injury concerns in advance of Saturday&#39;s World Cup qualifier against France in Paris.
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Austria took a 2-1 lead over Britain in their Davis Cup World Group playoff on Sunday after doubles pair Julian Knowle and Alexander Peya sailed past Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski 6-4 1-6 6-2 6-1 at Portschach.
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Marlies Schild of Austria won a women&#39;s World Cup giant slalom on the Hirschenkogel course Tuesday and Finland&#39;s Tanja Poutiainen regained the lead in the overall standings with a second-place finish.
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SUN CITY, South Africa  - France, South Korea and Canada share the first-round lead midway through the opening day of the Women's World Cup of Golf at Gary Player Country Club on Friday.
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Latest from Wednesday's 2006 World Cup qualifier.
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REITERALM, Austria  - Niklas Rainer of Sweden led the standings after the super-G leg of a men's Alpine skiing World Cup super combined race on Sunday.
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Mexico and Portugal posted wins at the Under-20 World Cup in Canada on Monday while Austria were held by Congo.
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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy  - Austria's Renate  Goetschl stormed to her second World Cup super-G win of the  week with victory in the Dolomites on Friday.
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ZWIESEL, Germany  - Austrian champion Marlies Schild took a big lead after the first leg of a women's slalom World Cup race on Sunday while two rivals for the overall championship struggled.
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An international team took a 3 1/2 to 2 1/2 lead over the United States on Friday after the first round of the &#36;3 million UBS Cup, the Ryder Cup-style competition the Americans have never lost.
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England and Spain were battling it out for World Cup glory with Ireland ready to pounce in case of any slip-ups.
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Austria and Chile went through to the last 16 of the Under-20 World Cup on Sunday after a 0-0 draw, while Congo progressed at the expense of hosts Canada.