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Asia falls flat at hockey World Cup
Former Olympians and coaches on Wednesday lamented the poor showing by Asian teams at the men's field hockey World Cup, saying Europe and Australia were now the masters of the game.
Rivals on edge for World Cup semi-finals
Injury-stricken England hope to build on their amazing resurgence in field hockey when they take on defending champions Germany in the World Cup semi-final on Thursday.
World stocks little changed as China exports surge
World stock markets were little changed Wednesday even as surging Chinese exports pointed to a pickup in global trade.
Men's World Cup Downhill Results
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Results Wednesday from the final men's World Cup downhill of the season: 1. Carlo Janka , Switzerland , 1 minute, 58.45 seconds. 2. Mario Scheiber , Austria , 1:58.47. 3. Patrick Kueng , Switzerland, 1:58.52. (tie) Erik Guay , Canada , 1:58.52. 5. Hans Grugger , Austria, 1:58.56. 6. Werner Heel , Italy , 1:58.58. 7. Manuel Osborne-Paradis , Canada, 1:58.60 ...
Germany in hunt for hat-trick of World Cup titles
World and Olympic champion Germany is aiming to make the World Cup final by avenging a loss to England in the title encounter of last year's European Cup, while Australia faces three-time winner the Netherlands in the other semifinal. Germany, aiming for a third straight field hockey World Cup title, faces England, which is into its first field World Cup semifinal since losing to Australia at...
China World Cup mascot factory defends itself
A Chinese factory ordered to stop producing mascots for the World Cup due to allegations of sweatshop conditions defended itself Wednesday, saying its facilities were among the best in China.
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