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Mexico's Slim becomes 'world's richest' person
The naming of Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim as the world's richest person — the first from a developing nation — underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.
Erik Guay wins super-G World Cup title
Erik Guay of Canada produced a daring run to win the final super-G race of the season Thursday and claim the World Cup title in that event. Coming off a super-G win on Sunday in Kvitfjell, Norway, Guay went into the race in third place but his blistering run down the Kandahar course gave him the title.
Men's World Cup Super-G Results
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Results Thursday of the final men's World Cup super-G race: 1. Erik Guay , Canada , 1 minute, 26.36 seconds. 2. Ivica Kostelic , Croatia , 1:26.75. 3. Aksel Lund Svindal , Norway , 1:26.99. 4. Hannes Reichelt , Austria , 1:27.24. 5. Georg Streitberger , Austria, 1:27.48. 6. Benjamin Raich , Austria, 1:27.49. 7. Didier Defago , Switzerland , 1:27.56. 8 ...
Erik Guay wins super-G World Cup title
Erik Guay of Canada won the final super-G race of the season, claiming the World Cup title in the process. Guay, who also won a super-G race on Sunday in Kvitfjell, Norway, went into the race third in the Super-G standings, but his blistering run down the Kandahar course gave him the title. Ivica Kostelic of Croatia finished second in the race, ahead of Olympic champion Aksel Lund Svindal of...
Women's Gisant Slalom World Cup Results
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Results Thursday of the first run of the final women's World Cup giant slalom of the season: 1. Kathrin Hoelzl , Germany , 1:04.72. 2. Tina Maze , Slovenia , 1:04.75. 3. Elisabeth Goergl , Austria , 1:04.86. 4. Viktoria Rebensburg , Germany, 1:04.93. 5. Maria Riesch , Germany, 1:04.95. 6. Maria Pietilae-Holmner , Sweden , 1:05.28. 7. Taina Barioz , France ...
Ivory Coast yet to decide on World Cup coach
The Ivory Coast football federation says it has not chosen a coach to lead the national team at the World Cup. Federation president Jacques Anouma told reporters at a meeting on Wednesday that he had "not yet signed with a coach". Dutch national broadcaster NOS reported that Guus Hiddink has agreed a two-month contract before starting his job as Turkey manager.
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