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QUEBEC CITY (AP) -- Maxim Afinogenov scored two goals, Alex Ovechkin added another and Alexei Morozov had the winner in the shootout to give Russia a 4-3 victory over Belarus in a qualifying-round game at the world hockey championship Friday.
Slovenia's foreign minister says the European Union will send a delegation to Georgia in the upcoming days to try to prevent an escalation in tensions in the former Soviet state's relations with Russia.
Phil Kessel had a hat trick and the United States scored three power-play goals in a 5-1 win over Slovenia in a preliminary round game of the world championships on Sunday night.
Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists and Tim Thomas made 24 saves to help the United States beat Latvia 4-0 on Friday night in the Americans' opening preliminary round game in the world ice hockey championship.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists and Tim Thomas made 24 saves to help the United States beat Latvia 4-0 on Friday night in the Americans' opening preliminary round game in the world championship.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Dany Heatley scored three goals Friday and Canada began defense of its ice hockey World Championship title with a 5-1 victory over Slovenia on Friday.
Forget lists of "What's Next" in travel. Eastern Europe is "What's Now." While it's catching up to the West -- becoming more modern, expensive and crowded -- Eastern Europe remains a great value. Here's what to expect this year.
Now Kosovo has broken off from Serbia. A confused follower of world events asks: Are we really better off minting smaller and smaller nations?
Top seeds Anna Chakvetadze, Daniela Hantuchova and Marion Bartoli got off to winning starts by booking their places in the quarterfinals of the Paris Indoor Open.
Tina Maze of Slovenia took advantage of improved visibility and a fast course to claim a shock win in the World Cup downhill at St.Moritz on Saturday.
QUEBEC CITY (AP) -- Maxim Afinogenov scored two goals, Alex Ovechkin added another and Alexei Morozov had the winner in the shootout to give Russia a 4-3 victory over Belarus in a qualifying-round game at the world hockey championship Friday.
Slovenia's foreign minister says the European Union will send a delegation to Georgia in the upcoming days to try to prevent an escalation in tensions in the former Soviet state's relations with Russia.
Phil Kessel had a hat trick and the United States scored three power-play goals in a 5-1 win over Slovenia in a preliminary round game of the world championships on Sunday night.
Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists and Tim Thomas made 24 saves to help the United States beat Latvia 4-0 on Friday night in the Americans' opening preliminary round game in the world ice hockey championship.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists and Tim Thomas made 24 saves to help the United States beat Latvia 4-0 on Friday night in the Americans' opening preliminary round game in the world championship.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Dany Heatley scored three goals Friday and Canada began defense of its ice hockey World Championship title with a 5-1 victory over Slovenia on Friday.
Forget lists of "What's Next" in travel. Eastern Europe is "What's Now." While it's catching up to the West -- becoming more modern, expensive and crowded -- Eastern Europe remains a great value. Here's what to expect this year.
Now Kosovo has broken off from Serbia. A confused follower of world events asks: Are we really better off minting smaller and smaller nations?
Top seeds Anna Chakvetadze, Daniela Hantuchova and Marion Bartoli got off to winning starts by booking their places in the quarterfinals of the Paris Indoor Open.
Tina Maze of Slovenia took advantage of improved visibility and a fast course to claim a shock win in the World Cup downhill at St.Moritz on Saturday.
NBA scouts are anticipating a pool of foreign talent similar to last year, when five international players were drafted in the first round (though only one, Yi Jianlian of China, went in the lottery).
Reigning World Cup champion Nicole Hosp of Austria stretched her lead in this season's overall standings by winning the women's World Cup slalom in Maribor, Slovenia on Sunday.
The country's Ministry of Tourism is campaigning to boost the country's image. Unfortunately, the news hasn't helped
EU newcomers Cyprus and Malta adopted the euro Tuesday, bringing to fifteen the number of countries using the currency with increasing clout over the slumping U.S. dollar.
The nine newest members of the European Union were celebrating on Friday after border controls officially were lifted, allowing them to move freely within the EU's passport-free zone.
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie dealt the Premier League leaders a bitter blow on Thursday when he was ruled out for at least a month after suffering a knee injury during Euro 2008 qualifying action with the Netherlands.
The Czech Republic sealed their place in Euro 2008 with a superb 3-0 Group D victory over Germany, who had already secured their qualification.
Second-seeded Sybille Bammer beat Yvonne Meusburger 6-2 6-1 in an all-Austrian match Tuesday to reach the second round of the Slovenia Open.
Slovenia earned the final spot in next year's pre-Olympic qualifying tournament, beating France 88-74 Sunday at the European Basketball Championship.
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Dirk Nowitzki hit a clutch basket with 12 seconds to play as Germany rallied for a 69-65 win over Slovenia at the European basketball championships that gave the Germans a chance to qualify for next summer's Olympic Games.
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Theodorus Papaloukas made a layup with 7 seconds left as Greece scored 10 straight points in the final 1:32 to beat Slovenia 63-62 on Thursday night to advance to the European Basketball Championship semifinals.
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Tony Parker missed a game-tying free throw with 7 seconds to play, and Russia went on to beat France 75-71 and reach the semifinals of the European Basketball Championship for the first time in 10 years.
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Dirk Nowitzki had 15 points and 10 rebounds Wednesday to lead Germany over Italy 67-58 and into the quarterfinals of the European Basketball Championship.
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- The European Basketball Championship is living up to its billing as one of the most competitive in history.
Nearly 18,000 people are still missing from the ethnic wars fought in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday.
Pop music icon Elton John complained to a British newspaper this week that the Internet was destroying music.
Maria Sharapova was given a brief scare on her way to a 6-1 6-4 victory over Russian qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva in the French Open third round on Saturday.
The Netherlands beat Slovenia 1-0 with a goal five minutes from time by Giovanni van Bronckhorst in a Euro 2008 Group G qualifier on Wednesday.
In his role as New Jersey's sixth man, Bostjan Nachbar is nothing if not efficient. The supersub is a whirling dervish on the court, whether it be bombing from behind the three-point line (39 percent for the season) or going hard to the hole (Nachbar has had several YouTube-caliber dunks this season). Nachbar has become an indispensable part of the Nets' rotation.
Austria's Marlies Schild won her fifth slalom race in six events on Sunday with another superb World Cup performance at Kranjska Gora.
Ole Einar Bjorndalen won the biathlon World Team Challenge for the fourth straight year on Sunday in front of 52,000 spectators in Gelsenkirchen..
Former national team captain Darko Milanic is favorite to become Slovenia national team coach after the sacking of Brane Oblak was announced by the Slovenian FA on Tuesday.
This year, 2006, marks two significant anniversaries in the history of the former Soviet Union, anniversaries that in a sense bookend the disintegration of the once-formidable communist superpower.
Romania scored twice in the opening 10 minutes on their way to a 3-1 defeat of Belarus in Bucharest and top place in Euro 2008 Group G.
Eighth seed Mary Pierce has been sent packing in the first round of the Luxembourg Championship -- beaten 6-3 6-3 by Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine.
Tottenham Hotspur striker Dimitar Berbatov will miss Bulgaria's Euro 2008 qualifier against Slovenia on Wednesday due to a groin injury that could keep him out for two weeks.
Croatia trio Bosko Balaban, Ivica Olic and Dario Srna have been expelled from their Euro 2008 qualifying squad and fined after leaving the team's training camp to go partying in a nightclub.
Litex Lovech will play the first leg of their UEFA Cup first round tie against Israel's Maccabi Haifa in the Dutch town of Nijmegen, the Bulgarian Premier League have confirmed.
Former world number one Lindsay Davenport crushed Croatia's Jelena Kostanic 6-0 6-0 in 40 minutes to race into the third round of the U.S. Open.
Bulgaria captain Stilian Petrov says he hopes that Scottish giants Celtic will agree to sell him before the transfer window closes on Thursday.
China, Australia, New Zealand and France have booked their places in the second round of the world basketball championships, with Puerto Rico and Brazil both eliminated.
British Home Secretary John Reid has called for closer cooperation among European countries in the fight against terrorism following the arrest of suspects in an alleged plot to blow up planes destined for the United States.
Heptathlon queen Carolina Kluft thrilled her home fans by winning the gold medal at the European championships in Gothenburg on Tuesday.
UEFA have told two Israeli clubs that they will have to play their UEFA Cup "home" qualifying matches in neutral countries.
Top seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland opened the defense of her Cincinnati Open crown on Monday with a shaky 5-7 6-2 7-6 comeback win over American Lilia Osterloh.
Didier Drogba found goalscoring form ahead of the World Cup with a first half double as the Ivory Coast beat Slovenia 3-0 in a warmup match in Evry, France on Sunday.
World Cup finalists Paraguay notched their first win in five outings by beating Georgia 1-0 in their last warm-up on Wednesday.
Voters in Montenegro have decided narrowly to sever the country's union with Serbia, a move that breaks up the last two pieces of the former Yugoslavia, according to official preliminary results from the election commission.
Petteri Nummelin scored with 72 seconds left as Finland fought back to draw 3-3 with the Czech Republic and clinch top spot in Group A at the world championships on Tuesday.
Group E | World ranking: 12
Top-seeded Nadia Petrova of Russia stumbled in the second set against Czech Katerina Bohmova before advancing to the third round of the Amelia Island tournament in Florida.
European champions Greece and Romania finished top of their respective groups at the 10th International Football Tournament run by the Cyprus Football Association.
Georgios Samaras made a memorable debut for Greece by scoring the only goal in their win over Belarus on Tuesday at the start of an eight-nation friendly tournament.
Indonesia says a woman has died of bird flu, raising the number of human bird flu deaths in that country to nine this year alone.
Slovenia's Srecko Katanec has signed a two-year-contract as Macedonia's national coach.
Mirel Radoi's international exile looks to be over after Romanian coach Victor Piturca said on Monday the Steaua Bucharest player could be selected.
The Olympic favorites have been dropping -- or in some cases not dropping fast enough -- in Torino as a series of stunning upsets and miscalculations left many highly-fancied athletes grasping at what might have been.
Yan Zi and Zheng Jie became the first Chinese players to reach a grand slam tennis final as they won through in the Australian Open women's doubles on Wednesday.
Overall World Cup champion Bode Miller has threatened to quit the tour after being fined by the International Ski Federation (FIS) in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia on Thursday.
Slovenia's Tina Maze won the giant slalom that opened the women's Alpine ski World Cup after early leader Tanja Poutiainen faltered.
Italy, who booked their place at the World Cup finals last weekend, beat Moldova 2-1 in their final Group Five qualifying match.
Scotland manager Walter Smith is hopeful captain Barry Ferguson will be fit for their final World Cup qualifiers against Belarus and Slovenia.
India trumped both China and Russia to take the No. 1 spot in an annual list of top destinations for global retailers, including Wal-Mart and Home Depot, that are looking to expand overseas.
Saturday's play at Wimbledon saw all the major contenders for the women's title cruise through their third round matches.
Italy strengthened their chances of reaching the World Cup finals by drawing 0-0 with closest rivals Norway in a qualifying game with few chances.
Bottom team Moldova held Norway to a goalless draw in a dull Group Five World Cup qualifier played in driving snow in Chisinau on Wednesday.
Security plans for the 2006 World Cup in Germany will be reviewed following fan trouble at Saturday's match against Slovenia, a top German federation (DFB) official said Tuesday.
The German Football Association (DFB) has apologized to Slovenia after unruly fans smashed windows and tables at a hotel and restaurant before the friendly international in Celje on Saturday.
Oliver Neuville and Frank Baumann have been given a chance to impress Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann in Saturday's friendly in Slovenia.
Set amid spectacular Alpine scenery, Slovenia's Bled School of Management must be one of the most picturesque places to study business anywhere in the world.
Tina Maze of Slovenia captured her second women's World Cup giant slalom of the season when she held her nerve to win with more than a second to spare at Santa Caterina, Italy.
Slovenia's Tina Maze upset the favorites by winning a World Cup giant slalom, in St Moritz, while reigning champion Anja Paerson regained the lead in the overall standings with a second-place finish.
Austrian Josef Strobl has been cleared by the International Ski Federation to compete for his adopted country Slovenia.
Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro and midfielder Mauro Camoranesi have been ruled out of Wednesday's crunch Group Five World Cup qualifier at home to Belarus.
A header by Bostjan Cesar eight minutes from time gave Slovenia a famous 1-0 win over Italy in their World Cup qualifier.
Alessandro Del Piero scored his first goal for Italy for more than a year as Marcello Lippi's side picked up their second straight win with a 1-0 away victory over Moldova in Chisinau.
Nice striker Serge Die was sent off almost immediately after scoring Nice's equalizer in the 1-1 draw with French league leaders Marseille.
Five players have withdrawn from an injury-hit Scotland squad for Wednesday's friendly international against Hungary at Hampden Park.
Top seed Amelie Mauresmo of France has beaten eighth-seeded Bulgarian Magdalena Maleeva 6-4 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the Eastbourne grass-court tournament.
Austrian skier Josef 'Pepi' Strobl will compete for Slovenia from next season if the International Skiing Federation (FIS) gives its blessing.
Fassa Bortolo rider Alessandro Petacchi equaled the Tour of Italy's record of seven stage wins in the one edition of the race by claiming the 14th stage in Pula, Croatia.
In-form striker Dimitar Berbatov scored twice to help Bulgaria ease to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Cameroon.
For two weeks, Richard Quest and his team are traveling around countries about to join the European Union on May 1. We asked for your views. The following are a selection of your e-mails.
Anastasia Myskina and Svetlana Kuznetsova won the opening singles to give favorites Russia a 2-0 lead over Australia in their Fed Cup World Group first-round tie in Moscow.
For two weeks, Richard Quest and his team are traveling around countries about to join the European Union on May 1. We asked for your views. Richard's replies are in italics.
Serena Williams has quit the Family Circle Cup in South Carolina because of a knee injury, leaving sister Venus as the highest-ranked player left at the clay-court event.
It is picture-postcard perfect. Slovenia, home to just 2 million people, has it all: To the north, snow-covered mountains, fairytale castles and magical lakes. A couple of hours to the south, the Adriatic coastline.
The border between Italy and Slovenia is barely visible here. Neighboring rooftops sit in two different towns in two different countries.
With 10 more countries about to swell the ranks of the EU come May 1, the one business sector likely to get a boost is the travel industry -- both for leisure and business.
Serena and Venus Williams join forces as part of a USA "dream team" for their Fed Cup tie in Slovenia next month.
Europe is on the verge of a period of dramatic growth.
Injuries have depleted Croatia's line-up for the Euro 2004 warm-up with Germany in Split on Wednesday, leaving a selection headache for coach Otto Baric.
Tottenham Hotspur's Slovenia midfielder Milenko Acimovic has finalised a six-month loan deal to Lille , the French Ligue 1 club said on Friday.
Top seeds Andy Roddick and Justine Henin-Hardenne and defending men's champion Andre Agassi all enjoyed straight set victories on the opening day of the Australian Open.
INNSBRUCK, Austria - - Slovenia's Peter Zonta was the surprise winner of the third leg of the Four Hills ski jump series on Sunday.
Ever since the Berlin Wall came down, people have been talking about the possibility of making big money in Eastern Europe. Now at least some investors are. A little-known mutual fund, Vontobel Eas...
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