MacArthur's world record bid hits difficulties
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British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur's bid to set a new solo round the world record is at the mercy of unpredictable wind conditions which have drastically reduced her once healthy lead.
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Ellen MacArthur begins her attempt at the solo round-the-world speed record.
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After more than two hours of struggle over a difficult triathlon course, Australian Loretta Harrop was about the length of a football field from a gold-medal finish.
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World leaders have been flooding President Bush with congratulatory calls since his reelection victory, but at least one -- Spain's Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero -- appears to be having trouble getting through.
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PARIS: Governments and aid organisations around the world scrambled to offer aid and technical help after the devastating quake and tidal waves that killed thousands of people in Asia on Sunday.
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Ellen MacArthur is already eyeing her next goal, hours after smashing the round-the-world record.
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Ellen MacArthur solves some of the problems threatening to end her bid to break the solo round-the-world record.
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Recovery and aid efforts are daunting challenges throughout much of Asia in the wake of Sunday&#39;s tsunami, but in Sri Lanka and Sumatra&#39;s Aceh province those tasks are severely complicated by years of unrest.
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LEE WESTWOODâS bid for a Â£650,000 pay-day came undone in the thick rough and bunkers of Sun City. He carded a disastrous eight-over-par 80 to hand South African Retief Goosen the Nedbank Challenge title.
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The 66-year-old equestrian rider selected for Japan's Olympic team is bemused by the fuss surrounding his record-breaking appearance in this year's Games.
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Planning an election is difficult even under the best of circumstances. As one United Nations consultant remarked, it&#39;s &quot;the largest logistical operation that a country undertakes
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Ellen MacArthur breaks the record for a solo trip from the English Channel to the Cape of Good Hope.
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Ellen MacArthur's bid to set a new round the world solo non-stop record suffered a setback when the British yachtswoman suffered a head injury.
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(CP) - After the pressure of the Olympic Games, training for the world short course swim championships was a challenge for Victoria&#39;s Rick Say.
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A bid to earn the record for the world's biggest flag ended in shreds on Saturday when strong winds tore apart a giant Philippine national flag as it was being unfurled at a mountain town north of Manila, an organiser said.
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Ellen MacArthur suffers fresh damage to her mainsail which threatens her round-the-world record attempt.
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Opponents aren't the only ones having a tough time matching Max Darrah's pace. Record-keepers are struggling to keep up, as well.