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Three British crews, including Finn favourite Ben Ainslie,  lead their classes in the Olympic sailing regatta in Athens.
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California-Berkeley defeated Georgetown by four and a half lengths in the most lopsided of four quarterfinals yesterday, and it led three other United States teams into the semifinals of the Temple Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in England. The Cal crew will now race Brown, which won by three and three-quarter lengths over the University of the West of England. Colgate also advanced by beating Irelandâs Trinity College of Dublin by one and a quarter lengths; it will face Cornell, which edged Englandâs University of Bristol by a quarter length.
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Rower Matthew Pinsent wins his fourth gold medal Saturday after his boat edges Canada by .08 seconds in the coxless four.
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Matthew Pinsent created a piece of Olympic history this morning when he led the Great Britain coxless four to gold after the tightest of photo finishes on at the Schinias rowing centre.
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CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland  - European Masters defending champion Bradley Dredge fired his opening round with an eagle-two as the Briton took an early two-shot lead on Thursday with a five-under-par 66.
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Britain took advantage of a sloppy handoff in the middle of the race to beat the United States and win the gold medal Saturday in the men&#39;s Olympic 4x100 meter relay -- a race the American men usually dominate.
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British rower Matthew Pinsent won a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal when Team GB&#39;s coxless fours crew triumphed in Greece.
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In the course of an hour, the notorious Meltemi wind yesterday cost American sailors Tim Wadlow of Marblehead and Pete Spaulding their chance to win a medal in their first Olympics.
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The Georgetown lightweight men's crew team competed in the Henley Royal Regatta on the River ThamesÃÂ in England, advancing to the quarterfinals.
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Matthew Pinsentâs coxless four team, sailor Ben Ainslie and cyclist Bradley Wiggins all struck gold on a day to remember for Team GB at the Olympics in Athens.
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Phil Mickelson mastered a strong wind to shoot a 3-under-par 68 yesterday for a one-stroke lead over Gregory Havret after the third round of the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond GC in Luss.
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ATHENS -- US sailors needed a big day to bring home gold and bronze medals from the sailing finale here yesterday. But rolling the dice on windshifts and starting tactics backfired both in Star and Tornado classes, and the Americans had to settle for a single silver medal.
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Benoit Peschier was aggressive and precise while a British medal hopeful was timid when the French dominated the men&#39;s slalom Olympic kayaking on Friday.
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Britain&#39;s Yngling crew Shirley Robertson (M), Sarah Webb (R) and Sarah Ayton celebrate at award ceremony after winning the first title at the Athens Olympic Games on August 21, 2004.
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Phil Mickelson mastered a strong wind to shoot a 3-under-par 68 yesterday for a one-stroke lead over Gregory Havret of France after the third round of the Scottish Open in Luss.
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Britain's Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks chase gold in the 49er class on day 13 in Athens.
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Nine sailors became the first official members of Britain's Olympic team for the Beijing Games following an announcment from the country's Olympic Association (BOA) on Tuesday.