Skandia in front as big three head Hobart race
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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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Australian maxi Wild Oats XI became the second yacht in the 63-year history of the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race to take line honours for three successive years on Friday.
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Reigning champion Kauto Star tops the field for the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.
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Damien Martyn has made it back to back centuries against India as Australia looked to build a big first innings total in the third Test in Nagpur.
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A race for the ages is in prospect at next year&#39;s Helsinki world championships if three of the world&#39;s great runners stay fit, healthy and focused.
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An operation is underway to recover Sydney to Hobart pre-race favourite Skandia, forced to retire about 60 miles off Tasmania&#39;s northeastern tip due to stormy weather.
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New Zealand entry Konica Minolta pulled away from super maxi rival Skandia to take an extended lead Monday in the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race as rough seas battered some of the smaller and slower boats.
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NEW super maxi Nicorette took the initial bragging rights after a controversial start to the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race yesterday, but fancied overall contender Targe became the first casualty.
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British racing is busy gearing up for next week's St Leger, the final classic of the season, and October's top international targets such as the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and Breeders' Cup.
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Australia - Triple Rally Australia winner Marcus Gronholm raced to an early lead here on Friday, taking out the first three stages of the year&#39;s final event, which was turned on its head by the retirement of at least one leading driver.
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Past winner Paul Tracy will start from the front of the grid for tomorrow&#39;s penultimate round of the Champ Car World Series at the Indy 300 on the Gold Coast.
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For Peter Lonard, this is a chance to make history of notable proportions for having already won the Australian Open in New South Wales and the Australian PGA in Queensland, the 37 year old can lay claim to the first ever Triple Crown by taking this one
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SUPER maxi rivals Konica Minolta and Skandia were staging another thrilling duel this morning as the Sydney to Hobart yacht fleet encountered tougher conditions.
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DURBAN, Aug 17  - South Africa hope AJ Venter will add a physical edge to their play in the loose in the deciding Tri-Nations test against Australia in Durban on Saturday.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga races into a 6-2 6-3 lead as he takes on second seed Rafael Nadal for a place in the Australian Open final.
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Motorsport.com. Valentino Rossi faces the real possibility of being able to wrap up his MotoGP title defense at this weekend&#39;s Australian GP at the Phillip Island circuit.
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MELBOURNE - Melbourne Cup second favourite Vinnie Roe is a definite runner in today&#39;s A$4.6 million ($5.07 million) race. Despite almost no rain falling at Flemington overnight, trainer Dermot Weld said the horse would &quot;take his chance&quot;.