Russia win 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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Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus wins 100m gold ahead of Lauryn WIlliams.
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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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Moscow - Anastasia Myskina defeated Elena Dementieva 7-5 6-0 to defend her title in the first-ever all-Russian final at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament on Sunday as Russians won all four championship matches.
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SOCHI, Russia  - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday urged his officials to make a success of hosting the Winter Olympic Games in 2014, an event supporters say will form a crucial part of his legacy.
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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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A year before the final vote, the race for the 2014 Winter Olympics is about to get serious.
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MINNESOTA, US -- Russia defeated the United States 3-1 in North American Pool play at the World Cup of Hockey in St Paul, Minnesota.
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South Korea has proved itself twice in the last generation to be a highly skillful and enthusiastic host of major sports events, making it a good choice to host the 2014 Winter Games.
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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, Japan and the United States were 1-2-3 after the Olympic team technical event, the same places they finished in the duet competition a day earlier.
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin put his prestige on the line Wednesday, promising a 2014 Winter Olympics in his country that will feature a stunning setting and vast state support to build a sports complex from scratch.
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NOVOIMERETINSKAYA BUKHTA, Russia  - The Russian city of Sochi can relish its victory in the race to host the 2014 Winter Olympics but some local residents fear for their homes ahead of large-scale construction work.
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The Russian city of Sochi, which  will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, will offer online  monitoring of venue construction to allow the International  Olympic Committee to keep track of progress, its bid leader  said.
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Robert Esche and Rick DiPietro combined on a shutout, and John-Michael Liles arrived just in time to score a goal to lead the defending champion Americans to a 2-0 victory over Russia on Friday night in their final World Cup of Hockey exhibition game.
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South Korea surged up the medals table thanks to their short-track speed skating champions but China still dominated the Asian Winter Games with four new titles.