Joyon shatters MacArthur's record
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Frenchman Francis Joyon breaks Ellen MacArthur's solo round-the-world record by 14 days.
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The Australian press (headlines above) is eulogising Shane Warneâs eminently well deserved record-breaking achievement. Among those applauding the feat is former Australian captain Steve Waugh, who has written
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Ellen MacArthur faces strong gales as her round-the-world record bid nears its end.
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Britain's Ellen MacArthur became the fastest sailor to complete a solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe, when she crossed the finish line at Ushant, off the French coast.
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Australia's Adam Gilchrist smashed the second fastest Test century in history on day three of the third Ashes Test against England at the WACA Ground here.
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Ellen MacArthur breaks the record for a solo trip from the English Channel to the Cape of Good Hope.
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Samsung Electronics has succeeded in developing an 8-gigabit flash memory chip, breaking another world record in semiconductors, the company announced yesterday.
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Ellen MacArthur became the fastest ever sailor to complete a solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe here as she crossed the finish line at Ushant, off the French coast.
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The Australian share market continues to go from strength to strength with another record breaking day. The All Ordinaries hit its peak late, up almost seven points to close at 3,734.
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British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur's bid to set a new solo round the world record is at the mercy of unpredictable wind conditions which have drastically reduced her once healthy lead.
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Ellen MacArthur has endured stormy seas, 65 mph winds, a broken sail, burns, bruises and exhaustion - even a close encounter with a whale. The payoff: a solo around-the-world sailing record.
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His countrymen celebrated Suzuki&#39;s record-breaking hit Saturday when the Seattle Mariners outfielder broke George Sisler&#39;s 84-year-old major league mark for hits in a season.
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Light winds on Thursday threaten Ellen MacArthur's round-the-world record  challenge.
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By The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Sep. 19--NEW HAVEN -- A Yale University professor who is studying the effects of deforestation around the world has been named a MacArthur Fellow, the MacArthur Foundation announced early today.
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Francis Joyon, a Frenchman, circled the planet in 57 days 13 hours 34 minutes 6 seconds in a trimaran, shattering the record set by Ellen MacArthur by two weeks.
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Huge crowds welcome Ellen MacArthur back to Falmouth after her record-breaking round-the-world journey.
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A HYPERSONIC rocket inspired by Australian technology has smashed the world speed record, travelling at 11,000km/h. RECORD bound .