New Zealand&#39;s Konica holds narrow lead
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New Zealand super maxi Konica Minolta has increased its lead over Australian rival Skandia in the 60th Sydney-Hobart as rough weather slams into the fleet and forced 31 boats to retire.
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The New Zealand economy has slipped four places in world competitiveness rankings, but remains in the top 20, a new report shows. The World Economic Forum&#39;s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005 ranks
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Race leaders Konica Minolta from New Zealand and Australia&#39;s Skandia are this morning sailing towards Bass Strait in their extraordinary repeat boat-for-boat duel for line honours in the 60th anniversary Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
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The Conservatives saw their narrow lead over Labour widen by a small margin, according to a poll published in The Guardian on Wednesday.
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ADELAIDE, Nov. 28. - Glenn McGrathâs four wickets helped Australia take hold of the fourth day of the second cricket Test by restricting New Zealand to 251, giving the home side a first innings lead of 324.
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However, goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek&#39;s failure to deal with an inswinging cross from Matthew Taylor allowed Lua Lua the simplest of headed equalisers.
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Japanese shares opened little changed on Thursday as some technology stocks such as Canon Inc. came under pressure after the market's five-day winning run, balancing gains in energy and resource companies.
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Australian Alicia Molik is a match away from taking on Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova for the Zurich Challenge title. Molik, Australia&#39;s Olympic silver medallist, first must beat local favourite and 10th
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New Zealand has moved to 18th place in the Olympic medals table with a first and second placing in the men&#39;s triathlon in Athens.
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NEW Zealand trailed by 314 to be 5-149 in its second innings at stumps on day four of the second Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval today.
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Britain's governing Labour Party is maintaining a narrow but consistent lead over the main opposition Conservatives, according to an opinion poll published on Friday in the Daily Telegraph newspaper.
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South Africa&#39;s James Kingston shot an 8-under 62 on Saturday for a share of the third-round lead in the Hong Kong Open with European Ryder Cup players Padraig Harrington and Miguel Angel Jimenez.
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Sri Lanka took a firm grip on a low-scoring second cricket Test against New Zealand here as Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan bowled them to a 138-run first innings lead.
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New Zealand&#39;s unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent in the three months to Sept. 30, the second lowest rate in the industrialized world and the country&#39;s lowest level in at least 18 years.
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American rookie Michael Letzig shot a four-under-par 68 Friday to take the lead at the New Zealand championship after a rain-interrupted second round.
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The pound remained on the weak side following last week&#039;s dovish minutes from the Bank of England&#039;s rate setting panel. It was a quiet day for UK data.
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Mark Calcavecchia briefly took the lead Friday before a double bogey left him one stroke behind leader Roland Thatcher after the first round of the rain-delayed Reno-Tahoe Open.