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Jenni Asserholt deflected a shot into the net for a first-period goal and Sweden held on to beat Japan 1-0 on Sunday in their opening game of the Sochi Olympics womens hockey tournament. Valentina Wallner stopped 19 shots for the Swedes. Nana Fujimoto made 22 saves for Japan, which had not qualified for the Olympics in womens hockey since the sport was added to the Winter Games in Nagano in 1998. Sweden is the only team other than the United States or Canada to have reached an Olympic gold medal game, beating the Americans in the 2006 semifinal and earning a silver. But the Swedes have struggled lately, falling into the second-tier Group B that will have to compete for two spots in the quarterfinals. .ca presents its latest weekly power rankings for the 2013-14 Barclays Premier League season. .Just like old times.Only this time, just one got to enjoy a victory.James return to Miami as an opponent was a success — for the Heat, that is. Wade scored 24 of his 31 points in the first half, Luol Deng had 25 points and dogged James defensively all night, and the Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 101-91 in a hyped Christmas matchup Thursday. . Napoli hit two home runs, Jonny Gomes and prized rookie Xander Bogaerts also connected, and the Red Sox kept up their dizzying scoring spree at Yankee Stadium by bashing New York 13-9 Saturday for a fifth straight win. . According to a report from the Hamilton Spectator, Infrastructure Ontario has informed the City of Hamilton and the Tiger-Cats the stadium may not be ready by the June 30 deadline. . The 29-year-old Mills started three games for Oakland this season, posting a 1-1 record with a 4.41 earned-run average. He opened the season appearing in 14 games and making 12 starts for the Milwaukee Brewers triple-A affiliate in Nashville, posting a 4-2 record with a 1.Steven Gerrard and Robert Pires are among a number of ex-players who have signed up for a new Star Sixes indoor tournament in London next year. Carles Puyol, Michael Ballack and Deco have also signed up for the competition, which will feature national teams in four-day tournaments of 30-minute matches in a round-robin format leading to a final.Brazil, Spain, Germany, Mexico, Italy, France, England, Portugal, Australia, Nigeria, the Netherlands and China will compete in the inaugural 12-team event at Londons O2 Arena in July. Arenas in Berlin, Istanbul, Beijing, Sydney, Miami and Seattle are being lined up as potential hosts for future editions.This is far more than a football event, its an entertainment product for families, for guys to come to after work, its a night out, Jonathan Rogers, the managing director at Pitch, one of the events promoters, said at the Leaders in Sport Business Summit on Wednesday. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ?￡6.99. No contract. Were looking to mirror big arena events such as the NBA Global Games and [ATP] World Tour Tennis finals in London, with plenty of music, razzmatazz aand good interaction between players and fans.ddddddddddddTheres no big tournament next year, so its a chance for fans to get behind their national teams and the quality will be high. We need about 120 players and they are all fully-capped internationals. We have a number signed up and are very close to a number of others.We recognise that a lot of these guys are in demand in the media and in ambassador roles so well look at next summer, at international breaks, times when they are available.Pires, now 42 and with the floppy locks of his prime days at Arsenal and Villarreal long gone, said he was looking forward to the opportunity to pull on the blue shirt of France again.I won 79 caps and every one was a privilege and an honour so this is a very good opportunity to represent my country again, he said.I think it will be really good to watch. The standard will be high and the competitiveness will be there but I think were all probably quite pleased the games are 30 minutes and not 90. You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Transfer Centre Latest transfer news Transfer betting Paper Talk ' ' 'op teams in the world." Silva is a regular in Spains national team, with whom he won the World Cup in 2010 and the European Championship in 2012. ' ' '
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