Nicorette takes honours
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Ludde Ingvall and his crew on Nicorette have claimed the early honours by being the first boat out of the heads on Sydney Harbour in the race to Hobart on Sunday.
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A rock 'n' roll belter, an astronaut and the inventor of the automatic teller machine were all honoured by the Queen on Friday in the New Year's honours list.
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PARALYMPIC legend Tanni Grey-Thompson has capped an extraordinary year by being made a Dame in the New Year's Honours List today.
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The National Board of Review awards announces its annual honours.
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Mountain biker Marie-Helene Premont of Chateau-Richer, Que. captured the silver on a tough and sun-baked course in the suburbs of Athens today, finishing behind winner Gunn-Rita Dahle of Norway.
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An Etobicoke veteran who was wounded in Normandy during the violent days following D-Day is receiving France's highest honour tomorrow -- The Legion of Honour.
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Kelly Holmes, Matthew Pinsent and Tanni Grey-Thompson are among the athletes honoured today for their medal-winning performances at the Athens Olympics.
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England's surprise appearance in the World Cup final saw coach Brian Ashton and retired star back Jason Robinson awarded honours by Queen Elizabeth II in the New Year Honours List.
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French fashion designer Emmanuel Ungaro, British actress Kristin Scott-Thomas and French politician Nicholas Sarkozy have won entry into France's Legion of Honour.
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The New Year Honours list is crammed with household names from Olympic athletes to showbusiness celebrities and business high flyers.
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Britain&#39;s heroic Olympic gold-medallists - headed by Kelly Holmes, Matthew Pin-sent and Tanni Grey-Thompson â-ake pride of place in the Queen&#39;s New Year Honours List published today.
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Canadian stand-up comic Phil Nicol clinched Britain's top prize for comedy for his one-hour show &quot;The Naked Racist&quot; at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, organizers said.
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Manchester - Ruud van Nistelrooy&#39;s reward for the four-goal display that got Manchester United&#39;s Champions League campaign back on track was a suggestion from his manager that the Dutchman now deserved to be bracketed alongside Europe&#39;s all-time greats.
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French ambassador to Iran, Francois Nicollaud, in a ceremony held at his residence Wednesday awarded the French Literature and Art Cavalier Badge to Iranian theater director, Pari Saberi.
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French President Jacques Chirac on Monday honoured his Namibian counterpart Sam Nujoma, who is due to leave office in March 2005, with France's top distinction, the Legion of Honour.
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French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro, British actress Kristin Scott Thomas and French politician Nicholas Sarkozy have won entry into France's prestigious Legion of Honor.
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Long jumper Anju Bobby George, who won India's first world championship medal by claiming bronze in Paris last year, was awarded the country's highest sports prize on Wednesday.