Tag: Other Sports
Aussie leads B14s
An Australian sailor is in the lead after the first day of the B14 Skiff World Championships.[MORE]
Hang Gliding Championship competitor dies
A competitor injured during the Forbes Flatland Hang Gliding Championship has died.[MORE]
Perpetual Mocean claims line honours in Pittwater to Coffs yacht race
Perpetual Mocean caused an upset when it crossed the finish line ahead of Pretty Woman in the Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race.[MORE]
Devil fundraiser on the deep blue sea
Two Tasmanian sailors are set to join the fight to help save the tasmanian devil.[MORE]
Mocean wins Pittwater to Coffs Harbour yacht race
The 49-foot yacht Mocean has won the Pittwater to Coffs Harbour yacht race in New South Wales.[MORE]
Melbourne winners handed silverware
The leading crews in this year's Melbourne to Hobart yacht race have been presented with their silverware.[MORE]
Crippling budgets keep Aussies away from America's Cup
The skipper of the America's Cup-winning Australia II team says the continued absence of Australia from the competition is due to the massive budgets needed to compete.[MORE]
Sydney to Hobart officially over
The crew of the last boat to finish the Sydney to Hobart yacht race has joined hundreds of fellow sailors on the Hobart waterfront for New Year's Eve celebrations.[MORE]
Pretty Woman completes Melbourne to Hobart
Victorian yacht Pretty Woman has brought the 2008 Melbourne to Hobart yacht race to a close after crossing the finishing line this morning.[MORE]
Hobart greets final finishers
The last yacht in the Sydney-to-Hobart race is expected to finish this afternoon.[MORE]
Shogun disqualified from Sydney-Hobart
Victorian yacht Shogun has been disqualified from the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.[MORE]
Detroit goes winless in NFL
The Detroit Lions have become the first NFL team to finish a season with a 0-16 record, losing 31-21 to the Green Bay Packers.[MORE]
Quest claims Sydney-Hobart handicap win
New South Wales yacht Quest has been crowned the official handicap winner of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.[MORE]
Two more pull out of Sydney-Hobart
Helsal III and Leukaemia Foundation both suffered rudder damage overnight and have withdrawn from the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.[MORE]
Handicap favourite Quest keeping champagne on ice
A 14th boat has crossed the finish line in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race but more than 80 were still battling on Tasmania's east coast.[MORE]
Shortwave cruising towards Melbourne to Hobart record
The 12-year-old record in the Melbourne to Hobart yacht race is expected to be broken tomorrow morning.[MORE]
Skandia's skipper hails 'great job'
Skandia skipper Grant Wharington has hailed the determination of his crew during this year's Sydney to Hobart.[MORE]
Wild Oats XI's record win 'the toughest'
Wild Oats XI skipper Mark Richards says this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race was the toughest he has known.[MORE]
Shortwave set for Melbourne-Hobart record
Shortwave has extended its lead in the Melbourne to Hobart yacht race and looks set for a record finish tomorrow morning.[MORE]
Wild Oats XI rewrites record books
Wild Oats XI has taken line honours in the Sydney-Hobart for a record fourth straight year.[MORE]
Wild Oats nearing finish line
Wild Oats XI is heading down the Derwent River towards the finish where it will take line honours for the fourth straight year in the Sydney to Hobart.[MORE]
Wild Oats, Skandia duel on home straight
Wild Oats XI and Skandia are locked in a duel for line honours approaching the end of the Sydney to Hobart race this morning.[MORE]
Line honours duel going down to the wire
Wild Oats XI and Skandia remain deadlocked in a fierce battle for Sydney to Hobart line honours.[MORE]
Wild Oats edges ahead in epic duel
Wild Oats XI gained the upper hand in its bid to achieve Sydney to Hobart line honours for a fourth straight year.[MORE]
Shortwave takes Melbourne to Hobart lead
The organisers of the Melbourne to Hobart yacht race say favourable weather conditions could help the leader to set a record.[MORE]
