Winter Olympics: Team GB mixed doubles curlers earn notable win against Canada
Team GB's curling mixed doubles pair gained another notable victory against fellow medal hopes Canada at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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Winter Olympics: Team GB win curling mixed doubles opener against Sweden
Team GB curlers Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds won a closely fought mixed doubles opener 9-5 against Sweden as the Winter Olympics started in Beijing.
Hamelin, Poulin named Canada's Opening Ceremony flag-bearers
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Golf-Asian Tour now seen as threat due to big investment, says Westwood
(Reuters) - The Asian golf Tour is now seen as a threat by its PGA and European counterparts following a lucrative partnership with a company backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), former world number one Lee Westwood said on Wednesday.