Olivant drops out of Rock race
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Business & money: Sir Richard Branson's Virgin group left as frontrunner against in-house management team
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When Tony Stewart struggled to a 20th place finish in the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington on Sunday, it eliminated any chance that he would have the opportunity to race for the Nextel
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SYDNEY  - The crew of defending Sydney to Hobart champion Skandia abandoned ship in mountainous seas as storm damage also forced out race leader Konica Minolta, leaving debutant Nicorette with an apparently unassailable lead.
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Ashado had a little trouble finding running room in the stretch of the Breeders&#39; Cup Distaff on Saturday. But once she did, she quickly kicked away from the opposition
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LONDON - The British Grand Prix was yesterday dropped from next year&#39;s calendar after the owners of the Silverstone circuit failed to meet the asking price of Formula One rights&#39; owner Bernie Ecclestone.
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German Andreas Kloeden has pulled out of Sunday's Grand Prix de Plouay after failing to recover from a crash in training.
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The World Rally Championship has been dealt a blow with news of plans for Citroen and Peugeot to withdraw after next season. The series was looking strong after Ford committed for another four years this week
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FTC shakes down Seismic Entertainment Productions
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Phelps Dodge Corp. PD.N abandoned its   friendly bid for Inco Ltd. N.TO on Tuesday, leaving Brazil's   CVRD VALE5.SA RIO.N as the only suitor for the Canadian   nickel giant.
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By Murray Kelso  Yet another hapless driver has been caught out by rising tides at Holy Island causeway - less than a week after shock signs were put up to stop it happening.
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This year's staging of annual race from Lisbon to Dakar called off due to security fears in Mauritania
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&quot;We have evidence that interaction with liquid water changed the composition of this rock,&quot; said Steve Squyres of Cornell University, chief investigator for the science instruments on both rovers. &quot;This is different from the rocks out on ...
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US Postal&#39;s Floyd Landis, who was dropped on the final climb, retained the overall lead by just 8 seconds from Spain&#39;s Alejandro Valverde (Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme) who was fourth on the stage.
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Business & money: Â· Alcoa bows out of contest in face of $38bn offer Â· Bid battle helps push Dow Jones to record close
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The Rolling Stones have canceled a second concert in Spain while Mick Jagger recovers from a sore throat. Another date is being sought for the show, which had been scheduled Wednesday in the southern city of El Ejido, said Jose Hurtado, a spokesman for concert promoter Music Frog, on Tuesday.
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THOUSAND OAKS, California  - South Africa's Rory Sabbatini withdrew from the Target World Challenge before the start of Sunday's final round, citing personal reasons.
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Olivant Advisers dropped out of the bidding, saying it failed to come up with an offer that would satisfy both it and the government. The move increased the chances for Richard Bransonâs Virgin Group.