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Platini renews call for 2022 World Cup in winter
DAWN.com LONDON: European football chief Michel Platini has renewed his calls for the 2022 World Cup to be staged in the middle of the European winter to avoid the searing summer heat of Qatar. UEFA supremo Platini, widely regarded as the heir apparent to FIFA … |
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African ambition: Tiny nations host football feast
CNN By Chris Murphy, CNN The Africa Cup of Nations is the third biggest football tournament on the planet after the World Cup and European Championships. Played every two years, it is always a colorful, noisy affair as the continent expresses its love for … Gerets: Anything can happen at CAN Group C: African Cup of Nations Preview (Gabon, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia) |
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Germany's Arndt wins 4-man World Cup bobsled
SI.com ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) – Maximilian Arndt piloted Germany 2 to victory in a World Cup event at the European Championships on Sunday for his first gold medal in the four-man bobsled. Arndt, Marko Huebenbecker, Alexander Roediger and Martin Putze were … Germany wins bobsled World Cup title Germany's Arndt claims 1st 4-man bobsled win Germany's Arndt wins 4-man bobsled at WCup |
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Canada's Hollingsworth fifth at skeleton World Cup stop
Canada.com By Terry Bell, Postmedia News January 7, 2012 7:16 PM Canada's Mellisa Hollingsworth competes in the women's skeleton race during the FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup competition in Altenberg January 7, 2012. Saturday wasn't an easy day, … Hollingsworth fifth at skeleton World Cup race Germany's Anja Huber wins skeleton World Cup race, claims 4th European title Huber victorious in Altenberg skeleton |
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Germany wins bobsled World Cup title
ESPN AP ALTENBERG, Germany — Thomas Florschuetz piloted Germany 1 to its third straight World Cup victory to wrap up his first European title in two-man bobsled Saturday. Florschuetz and Kevin Kuske claimed the event after just one run because the second … |
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Germany's Anja Huber wins skeleton World Cup race, claims 4th European title
Washington Post ALTENBERG, Germany — Defending champion Anja Huber of Germany claimed her first skeleton World Cup win of the season Saturday to clinch her fourth European title. The 28-year-old Huber was leading when the first run was canceled due to heavy snowfall, … Huber victorious in Altenberg skeleton SKELETON: First podium of the season for Rudman |
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