Flying start for Nicorette
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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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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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Larry Walker is back in the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade, and he&#39;s making the most of his second shot. In the Cardinals&#39; playoff National League opener, the three-time batting champion led the hit parade.
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Marc-Andre Fleury made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins opened the new season with a 4-0 win over Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, in front an excited home crowd that included new owner Jim Balsillie.
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Europe got off to the perfect start in the Ryder Cup when the opening duo of Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington went one up over Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson after the first hole.
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VALENCIA, Spain -- Alinghi began its America's Cup title defense yesterday by defeating challenger Emirates Team New Zealand by 35 seconds, the start of a sailing showdown for the oldest trophy in international sports.
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Bovina sweats out a victory: Elena Bovina of Russia withstood on-court heat of 100 degrees yesterday and beat Nathalie Dechy of France 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 to win the Pilot Pen tournament in New Haven, Conn.
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Nic and Nicole hope to climb the Indi-Pop charts with their first album.
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Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen shot a 6-under-par 66 Thursday for the first-round lead at the BMW Open, and Colin Montgomerie was a stroke behind and bolstered his chances of making the Ryder Cup team.
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HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland  - Rookie Na On Min, boosted by four birdies in five holes, charged one shot clear in the LPGA Championship third round on Saturday.
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Shigeki Maruayama set the target with a 5-under 65 for a one-shot lead over Justin Rose among early starters Friday in the Sony Open. Michelle Wie had her sights set a little lower.
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Carlos Bianchi has made a flying start in the race to inherit an Argentina team brimming with young talent after Marcelo Bielsa&#39;s shock departure on Tuesday.
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Mohammed Kallon&#39;s fine start to his Monaco career continued on Tuesday when the Sierra Leonean scored his first ever Champions League goal.
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As electrifying a round as he had going -- nine birdies and one eagle -- Brent Wanner didn't have to look too far to find another round as dramatic in yesterday's first round of the New England Open at Lake Winnipesaukee GC in New Durham, N.H.
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Australian maxi Nicorette won the  Sydney-Hobart yacht race Wednesday after rough weather forced  out almost half the fleet, including heavily fancied super  maxis Konica Minolta and Skandia.
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There have been times during the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament when Nathalie Dechy has made it look easy. During Friday nightâs semifinal, however, she appeared to have hit a bump in the road.
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Frankie Dettori rebounded from last week's bad press to land a double including the Group One Prix de la Foret on the first day of the Arc de Triomphe festival at Longchamp.