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Federer, Roddick win 2nd rounds
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| Jan.20 |
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Valuev retains WBA title
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| Jan.21 |
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Clijsters, Hingis to meet in quarters
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| Jan.23 |
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Federer races to Roddick showdown
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Green agenda for global leaders
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Awesome Federer destroys Roddick Top seed to blowed away Andy Roddick 6-4 6-0 6-2 and reached the Australian Open final
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| Jan.27 |
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Blair sees hope of climate deal
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| Jan.28 |
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Federer sweeps to Aussie Open win 
Roger Federer won his 3rd Australian Open and 10th Grand Slam title with a 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-4 win over Gonzalez
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| Mar.10 |
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Cuche wins downhill to claim title
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| Mar.11 |
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Swiss gone on trial over 'insults' to king 57-year-old Oliver Jufer has gone on trial on charges of insulting the king after allegedly defacing portraits of the monarch
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| Mar.15 |
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Miller clinches the super-G title
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| Mar.18 |
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Hosp is women's World Cup champion Nicole Hosp rubber-stamped a season of Austrian domination on when she clinched the overall and giant slalom crowns
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Svindal snatches overall cup prize
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| Mar.28 |
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Swiss man jailed for Thai insult| Oliver Jufer, 57, has been jailed for 10 years after pleading guilty to charges of insulting the Thai king | |
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| Apr.11 |
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King pardons Swiss man King Bhumibol Adulyadej has pardoned Oliver Jufer who was sentenced to 10 years in jailed for defacing images of him
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| May.20 |
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Nadal winning run ended by Federer Roger brought an end to Rafael's 81-match winning streak on clay, beating the Spaniard 2-6 6-2 6-0 to win the Hamburg Masters final
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| May.24 |
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Arson suspected in synagogue fire 
Fire caused major damage to the Hekhal Haness Synagogue, Geneva's largest synagogue
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| Jun.5 |
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Federer and Davydenko get through
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| Jun.8 |
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Federer reaches French Open final Roger Federer reached a record 8th consecutive grand slam final by overcoming Russia's Davydenko 7-5 7-6 7-6 in a thrilling semifinal
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| Jul.1 |
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Federer gets bye into quarters
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| Jul.7 |
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Federer humbling Gasquet The four-time defending champion stormed into his fifth successive Wimbledon final with a 7-5 6-3 6-4 win
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Cancellara claims Tour de France prologue
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| Jul.8 |
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Federer wins historic fifth title | The world #1 prevailed over Rafael Nadal 7-6 4-6 7-6 2-6 6-2 after 3 hours and 45 minutes of breathtaking tennis. Roger emulated Bjorn Borg by winning 5 straight Wim... | |
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| Jul.10 |
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Cancellara lifts overall Tour lead
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| Jul.12 |
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Recruits die in avalanche An avalanche in central Switzerland has killed 6 army recruits on the northern flank of the Jungfrau mountain
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| Aug.19 |
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Federer wins 50th tournament
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| Aug.31 |
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US and N Korea primed for talks| Top envoys from the US and North Korea meet in Geneva to discuss ways of normalising relations | |
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N. Korea agrees to close nuke facilities| U.S. negotiator: North Korea agreed to declare and disable all its nuclear facilities by the end of the year | | |
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Four guilty over Swiss air crash A court has found four employees of an air traffic control firm guilty of manslaughter over the deaths of 71 people in a mid-air collision in...
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Federer edge Roddick in quarterfinals
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| Sep.8 |
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Federer held off Davydenko Top seed held off the determined challenge to score a straight sets 7-5 6-1 7-5 win to reach the final of the U.S. Open
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| Sep.9 |
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Federer wins 4th U.S. Open title| Federer came through, beating Djokovic 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 for 12th Grand Slam title overall | | |
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| Oct.21 |
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Hot Henin claims Zurich Open title
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| Oct.22 |
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Nationalists win record vote A far-right party recorded the biggest ever share of the vote for a political party, after a controversial campaign that blamed foreigners
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| Oct.28 |
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Federer wins Swiss Indoors
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| Oct.29 |
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FIFA end World Cup rotation policy
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| Nov.1 |
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Hingis tests positive for cocaine Martina Hingis is revealing that she tested positive for cocaine at Wimbledon. She announced her retirement from tennis for the 2nd time
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| Nov.17 |
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Federer dominates Nadal
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| Nov.18 |
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Federer is just too hot for Ferrer Top-ranked won his fourth Masters Cup title in 5 years when he overwhelmed Spaniard David Ferrer 6-2 6-3 6-2
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| Nov.24 |
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Sampras stuns Federer Sampras converted one of two against his opponent as he handed Federer a 7-6 (8), 6-4 defeat at the Venetian Macao arena
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| Dec.2 |
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Italy has France, Dutch in Euro 2008 World Cup champion, France and the Netherlands got the European Championship draw none of them wanted
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IOC strips Jones of Olympic medals The IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her 5 medals, wiping the American's name from the record books following her admission
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