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Federer keeps streak alive as top sportsman

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) Top-ranked tennis stars Roger Federer and Justine Henin received the Laureus Awards on Monday as the world's top sportsman and woman for 2007. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Tue, Feb 19 2008

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