Spectacular tussle opens Hobart race
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After seven hours of very fast sailing following a tight and breathtaking duel between the biggest boats as they made their way out of Sydney Harbour, Grant Wharington&#39;s Skandia held a narrow lead in the Sydney-Hobart race yesterday.
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Trainer Dermot Weld ended weeks of speculation this morning when he declared Vinnie Roe will start in todayâs Melbourne Cup. Weld made the decision after walking the track around 8am.
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Supermaxi Wild Oats was on course to claim a third consecutive Sydney to Hobart title Thursday after extending its lead in the bluewater classic.
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TONY EASTLEY: While Australia won more gold overnight in the cycling as well as a silver in a thrilling finish in the women&#39;s triathlon, it&#39;s fair to say that all eyes were on the efforts of Jana Pittman this morning in the women&#39;s 400 metres hurdles.
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Pirtek Racing&#39;s Marcos Ambrose won a fiery first race of the Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge at this year&#39;s Lexmark Indy 300, clashing heavily with Kmart Racing&#39;s young gun Rick Kelly both during and after the race on the Gold Coast today.
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Gregory Havret will head into the first major tournament of his career on a champagne-induced high this week after his stunning Scottish Open success at the weekend.
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Winning skipper Ludde Ingvall has described the conditions he and the crew of Nicorette endured during the 60th Sydney to Hobart as the worst he has experienced.
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Australians try to tame the giant.
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Built like a prize-fighter, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga pummeled world number two Rafael Nadal into submission to reach the Australian Open final on a spectacular Thursday night at Melbourne Park.
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Australian Jelena Dokic claimed her first significant tour victory in almost three years, beating Germany's Martina Muller in the first round at the Hobart International here Monday.
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IRISH stayer Vinnie Roe firmed from $6 to $5.50 for this afternoon&#39;s Melbourne Cup as a storm reached Flemington bringing strong winds and rain.
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Rain and strong winds in the Australian city of Melbourne is expected to bring a swag of international horses back into contention for the nation&#39;s best known horse race, the Melbourne Cup.
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RIVAL super maxis Konica Minolta and Skandia jousted across Bass Strait yesterday as thunderstorms and 35-knot headwinds slowed their pace and swelled the number of yachts to retire from the Sydney to Hobart to 30.
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Irish trainer Dermot Weld has given the go-ahead for Vinnie Roe to run in the Emirates Melbourne Cup after walking the track at Flemington on the morning of the &#39;race that stops a nation&#39;.
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The winning skipper in this year&#39;s Sydney to Hobart yacht race says modern super-maxis could be placing too much emphasis on speed at the expense of safety.
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The Melbourne Cup favourites have shortened ahead of the big race, while Cups King Bart Cummings has drawn first blood at Flemington.
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Sydney, Australia - Possible strong winds and heavy seas could play a role in the 60th Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organisers said on Saturday, on the eve of the start of the annual blue-water classic that runs to the island state of Tasmania.