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Agony as curlers fail to hit gold.


SCOTLAND went down 6-3 to Canada in the final of the World Men's Curling Championships in Grand Forks, North Dakota

“Grand Forks” redirects here. For other uses, see Grand Forks (disambiguation).
Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the U.S.
, yesterday.

Skip David Murdoch's side had to settle for silver despite having beaten the Canadians 7-6 on Friday in the play-off between the top two teams in the round-robin stage.

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In the final the Scots trailed just 4-3 heading into the last two ends but Canada pulled clear with two shots at the ninth to clinch the gold.

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 ensured his country kept hold of their status as the world's top team as the Scots fell short in their mission to win a fifth gold at the tournament.

Canada's victory was the 31st time they have won the men's title since World Championships began in 1959.
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Title Annotation:Sport
Publication:Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Date:Apr 14, 2008
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