Big three vie for early Sydney-Hobart lead
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Super maxis Skandia and Konica Minolta, then known as Zana, engaged in an enthralling battle in last year&#39;s race, sailing within sight of each other before Australia&#39;s Skandia triumphed by just 14 minutes after more than two days at sea.
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Australia build a lead of 355 over India on day three of the first Test.
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Australia&#39;s Rod Pampling recovered from a shaky start to Saturday&#39;s third round of the centenary Australian Open to retain the outright lead going into the final day.
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Skandia, Konica Minolta and Nicorette share the early lead in the 60th Sydney-Hobart yacht race with the fleet of 114 boats preparing for bad weather as they approach Bass Strait.
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Konica Minolta and fellow super maxi Skandia are staging a repeat of last year&#39;s tight duel for line honours, swapping the lead at the front of the fleet of the 60th Sydney to Hobart after more than 18 hours or racing.
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Australian coach Wayne Bennett will run fitness checks on key players Darren Lockyer and Craig Fitzgibbon ahead of Saturday&#39;s Tri-Nations clash with Great Britain, following the 32-12 win over New Zealand yesterday (Melbourne time).
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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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HOBART, Tasmania Nicorette survived high winds and heavy seas that knocked out the two favored entries to win the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race on Wednesday.
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SYDNEY  - The 60th Sydney to Hobart yacht race started in perfect conditions but the fleet was heading into a storm overnight that revived painful memories of the 1998 race when six sailors drowned in mountainous seas.
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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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Agony: Natalie Cook vents her frustration at her injury as the Americans take control in the deciding third set. Photo: Darren Pateman.
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New Zealand&#39;s Konica Minolta helda narrow lead over Skandia of Australia in the 60th Sydney-Hobart race on Monday as rough weather forced 17 boats to retire.
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Konica Minolta could be heading for a famous double victory in the 60th anniversary Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Not only has Stewart THWAITES&#39; 98-foot Maxi yacht stretched to a five-mile lead over arch
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Australian Bradley Hughes exploded to a four-shot lead at the halfway stage in a bid for his third Australian Masters golf title at Huntingdale in Melbourne on Friday.
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Wild Oats X1 has begun its attempt to win the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race for the third consecutive year, something no yacht has done since 1948.
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Australians try to tame the giant.
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SYDNEY - Big boats Skandia, New Zealand entry Konica Minolta and Nicorette shared the early lead in the 60th Sydney-Hobart yacht race today but the fleet of 115 boats was preparing for bad weather as it approaches Bass Strait.