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- Russia Beat Sweden to Maintain Record
Russia?s Alexei Morozov (r) scores the winning goal in shootouts on Belarus goalie Vitali Koval in Quebec City on Friday. HALIFAX, Nova Scotia ? Eric Staal scored four goals and Martin St. Louis chipped in with five assists to lift Canada to a
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BERLIN, May 10 (Reuters) Dinara Safina of Russia booked a place in the German Open final with a 6-4 6-1 win over unseeded Belarussian teenager Victoria Azarenka today. The 22-year-old 13th seed has beaten world number one Justine Henin and eight times
- Czechs, Canadians win at World Ice Hockey Championships
Ales Kotalik scored twice, including the winner in a shootout, as the Czech Republic squeaked by Belarus 3-2 in the qualification round of the World Ice Hockey Championships Saturday. In a later match Eric Staal scored four goals and Martin St. Louis
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Dinara Safina will contest her first final of the year in Berlin on Sunday after beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-4 6-1 in their German Open semifinal.
- Finland and Russia survive second round scares
Niko Kapanen's third period goal spared Finland's blushes as they beat Latvia 2- on Friday in their opening game of the second round at the ice hockey world championships. In Quebec City, Russia allowed Belarus an early 2-0 lead before the Big Red
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After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration but, to date, neither side has actively sought to implement the accord.
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AFP - Ales Kotalik scored twice, including the winner in a shootout, as the Czech Republic squeaked by Belarus 3-2 in the qualification round of the World Ice Hockey Championships Saturday.
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