Nicorette steers course to victory
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NICORETTE, the 90ft super-maxi, owned and skippered by Ludde Ingvall, the Scandinavian sailor, took line honours to win the 60th Sydney Hobart Race, a contest that turned
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Englishman James Toseland leads the field on his way to sealing victory in the world superbike championship at Magny-Cours. Photo: AFP.
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Defending champion Alinghi evened the America's Cup with a 30-second victory in the fourth race on Wednesday.
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In a classic duel on high seas, the challenger from New Zealand prevailed in a race with eight lead changes Tuesday to beat defending champion Alinghi and pull ahead 2-1 in the America's Cup.
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South African Retief Goosen won the Nedbank Challenge by six strokes in his home country yesterday, closing with a 3-under-par 69 while third-round leader Lee Westwood was undone by a triple bogey on the eighth hole and finished with an 80.
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Retief Goosen wins the Tour Championship in Atlanta by four strokes.
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HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland  - Elated after her maiden playoff victory at the Ginn Tribute on Sunday, Nicole Castrale plans to follow the same formula for success at this week's LPGA Championship.
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Sylvain Chavanel is among a five-man breakaway, but the peloton is beginning to quickly reel in the escapees.
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Padraig Harrington is a newcomer to the Nissan Open, still not sure when to hit the brakes and when to fire at the flags. He chose the latter Thursday and zoomed past Phil Mickelson and everyone else at Riviera with an 8-under 63.
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Jeff Maggert thought he had been playing well. Now he wants to see how much better this year can be coming off his first victory since 1999. He became only the fourth player this year to come from behind in the final round and win, shooting a 5-under 65 on Sunday to overcome a three-stroke deficit and win by three over Tom Pernice Jr. at the St. Jude Classic.
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Karrie Webb showed her LPGA Tour peers a sure way to beat Annika Sorenstam &#151; get six shots ahead and then hang on for dear life.
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Tom Watson walked off the 18th green at Kiawah Island Clubâs Cassique course Sunday afternoon wearing a huge smile. Part of that was the thrill of victory, but there was a certain âparentalâ pride involved, too.
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The Montreal Canadiens' potent power-play unit scored enough to hold off Toronto's comeback bid. Sheldon Souray had his team-leading 22nd goal and Montreal got three goals with the man advantage in a 5-4 victory over the Maple Leafs on Monday night.
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Nicorette won the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race to give Finnish-born skipper Ludde Ingvall his second victory in four years. Nicorette, a 90-footer, crossed the line
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Nicole Castrale rarely does things the easy way. Her first LPGA Tour victory was no different. Castrale chased down the world's No. 1 player, beating Lorena Ochoa with a par on the first of a playoff Sunday in the Ginn Tribute.
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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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Sheldon Souray had his team-leading 22d goal and the Canadiens got three goals with the man advantage in a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs last night in Montreal.