Investec Loyal took line honors in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Ocean classic Wednesday but faces an anxious wait to have the victory confirmed after an official protest by the race committee.
Giant maxis Wild Oats XI and Investec Loyal were battling for line honors as the Rolex Sydney to Hobart race went into its second night Tuesday.
While many teenagers will be focusing on opening presents and eating turkey, this Christmas Day Jessica Watson will be poring over weather maps.
There's a special form of loathing reserved for a building that forces you to remove your shoes, wait in line, get groped, shell out for bad food and dash in a panic to an arbitrarily changed gate before canceling your flight.
A United Airlines flight was diverted to Cuba on Sunday after its crew reported a strong odor in the plane, U.S. aviation and airline spokesmen said.
A computer problem that grounded United Airlines flights across the country has been repaired, the airline announced early Saturday.
Defending champions Italy are through to the semifinals of the Fed Cup after a comfortable 4-1 quarterfinal victory over Australia in Hobart.
The sun-soaked, beach-scattered metropolis of Sydney has a reputation as one of the world's most vibrant and livable cities.
Wild Oats XI crossed the line first in the 66th Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Tuesday, but the Australian super maxi's fifth victory in the annual event is in doubt due to an official protest.
Wild Oats XI has won line honors in the 66th Rolex Sydney to Hobart ocean yacht race after a sailing jury dismissed a protest against it on Wednesday.
Australian maxi yacht Wild Oats XI is on course for a fifth line-honors victory at the Sydney to Hobart race after surviving gale-force conditions which forced 11 vessels to retire on Monday.
For 16 years, Loretta Zilinger loathed Dean Cage for what she believed he did to her when she was 15 years old.
Pakistan are in a strong position to claim their first Test victory over Australia in 14 years with the hosts only 80 runs ahead with just two second innings wickets remaining at stumps on day three in Sydney.
New Zealand maxi Alfa Romeo eased to victory in the 65th annual Sydney to Hobart ocean yacht race on Monday.
The race for line honors in the annual Sydney-Hobart yacht race is developing into a thrilling battle between three giant maxi yachts.
Like many retailers, Jim Hobart knows the value of a good testimonial.
Australia overcame another potential powerplay roadblock to scrape home by five runs in the second one-day international against South Africa at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
Formula One star Mark Webber is facing a race against time to be ready for the 2009 season after breaking his leg while competing in his own charity multi-sports event in Tasmania.
Sachin Tendulkar was back to his best with 63 off 54 balls as India coasted to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Hobart and made sure of a place in the finals of the tri-series tournament in Australia.
Jelena Dokic recorded a long overdue significant tour victory by beating Germany's Martina Muller in the first round of the Hobart International.
New Zealand yacht Maximus has suffered a "catastrophic failure" and will miss the Sydney to Hobart race, said owner Bill Buckley.
The West Indies beat South Africa by five wickets in the one-off Twenty20 international at St George's Park on Sunday.
Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill has been left out of the New South Wales Sheffield Shield squad so that he can continue to recover from injuries.
Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara received lavish praise from Australian captain Ricky Ponting and an apology from umpire Rudi Koertzen after his side's 96-run defeat in the second test at Hobart.
Kumar Sangakkara scored his first century against Australia as Sri Lanka set up the chance of an unlikely victory going into the final day of the second and final Test in Hobart.
Australia compiled an imposing 329-3 on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka as Phil Jaques and Mike Hussey scored back-to-back centuries against the tourists in Tasmania.
Paceman Ben Hilfenhaus has replaced the injured Shaun Tait in Australia's squad for next week's opening Test against Sri Lanka at the Gabba -- starting on Thursday.
There will be no special security measures for Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan during his first full Australian test tour in 12 years, when he will be bidding to break Shane Warne's test wicket record.
Veteran British yachtsman Tony Bullimore called off his bid to break the round-the-world solo sailing record after an equipment failure on his catamaran, his support team said on Friday.
Bad weather forced British yachtsman Tony Bullimore to abandon the Sunday start date for his solo round-the-world record attempt but he said he was determined to begin this week.
Tony Bullimore is set to begin his singlehanded global record attempt this weekend, his team Blue Ocean Wireless Round the World Challenge report from Hobart.
Tony Bullimore's three-month wait for a decent weather window could be coming to an end.
Holder Amelie Mauresmo breezed past fellow-Frenchwoman Nathalie Dechy with a 6-3 6-2 win to reach the quarterfinals of the Paris Open.
British soccer star David Beckham says he wants to become a part of American history. The 31-year-old former captain of the English soccer team has signed a five-year, reported $250 million deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.
The waning influence of the once all-conquering Williams sisters in women's tennis was pulled into sharp focus on Wednesday as Venus was forced to pull out of a second successive grand slam and Serena lost to unheralded Sybille Bammer in Hobart.
Serena Williams achieved a second successive victory in her comeback after a four-month injury layoff, beating Lucie Safarova 6-3 3-6 7-6 at the Hobart International.
Serena Williams showed little signs of rust at the Hobart International with a first round 6-4 6-0 demolition of Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson.
Leisel Jones has smashed her new 100 meter breast-troke world record at the Australian short course swimming championships in Hobart.
Australian supermaxi Wild Oats was poised to claim a Sydney to Hobart treble Thursday by becoming the first yacht in 60 years to set a race record while also winning line and handicap honors.
Alfa Romeo overtook Wild Oats as the super maxis headed south at record pace in the 61st Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle will miss the third and final Test against Australia after having corrective surgery for a heart complaint.
Australia crushed West Indies by 379 runs with a day to spare in the first Test at the Gabba, condemning the tourists to one of their heaviest ever defeats.
Two of the Sydney-to-Hobart frontrunners have been forced to quit the race Tuesday, leaving the way clear for the 27-meter (90 foot) Nicorette to take line honors.
Dueling super-maxi yachts Skandia and Konica Minolta are battling heavy conditions as they lead the Sydney-Hobart ocean race fleet across Bass Strait Monday.
Last year's winner and pre-race favorite Skandia holds an early lead in the annual Australian ocean racing classic, the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
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