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Novice takes on veterans in Sydney to Hobart race
The new skipper of last year's Sydney to Hobart winner has never participated in ocean yacht racing before and has only seen the iconic race "on TV".
The new skipper of last year's Sydney to Hobart winner has never participated in ocean yacht racing before and has only seen the iconic race "on TV".
Australia's Jessica Fox has won gold in the K1 at the canoe slalom world championships in France after only just qualifying for the final and only a day after a her C1 disappointment.
NSW Sports Minister Stuart Ayres has launched this summer's SuperFoiler Grand Prix.
A dominant Emirates Team New Zealand claimed international sport's oldest trophy by 7-1 in Bermuda's Great Sound.
​Jimmy Spithill isn't afraid of a fight. The 37-year-old Australian skipper of Team USA will take on all comers, whether it's in the America's Cup, a boxing ring or via lethal mind games at news conferences.
Australian skipper James Spithill's Team USA will face Team New Zealand for the America's Cup in a rematch to their epic encounter four years ago.
New Zealand crew members were catapulted into the water when their catamaran capsized.
At this thrill-seeking stage of the America's Cup, foiling catamarans with helmeted crews of six will hit speeds approaching 50 knots (about 57 mph) while skimming across the powder-blue waters of Bermuda's Great Sound.
Champion America's Cup skipper Jimmy Spithill has fallen overboard in the latest training drama in Bermuda.
Long-time senior rugby administrator Matt Carroll will take over the reins of the Australian Olympic Committee, replacing Fiona de Jong.
Canberra boat pulls into Hobart's Constitution Dock in the early hours of the morning.
New Zealand entry Giacomo has been declared the overall winner of the 2016 Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
Perpetual Loyal took full advantage of ideal weather and a talented crew to smash the Sydney to Hobart record.
Anthony Bell won't defend Perpetual Loyal's record-breaking Sydney to Hobart race title, with the owner-skipper instead planning to put the boat up for sale as he moves towards a "new and hot" sailing challenge.
Australian supermaxi Perpetual Loyal has won the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in a blistering race record time.
Australian supermaxi Perpetual Loyal has won the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in a blistering race record time.
Wild Oats XI's retirement from this year's Sydney to Hobart came as a big shock to owner Sandy Oatley and his team, including the "gobsmacked" hydraulic people.
Supermaxi Wlld Oats XI has been forced to retire from the Sydney to Hobart yacht race for the second straight year, this time due to hydraulic ram issues.
Supermaxi Wild Oats XI remains on record pace while maintaining her lead at the front of the Sydney to Hobart fleet.
Supermaxi Wild Oats XI has slowly but surely lengthened its Sydney to Hobart lead but the real mover overnight has been New Zealand entry Giacomo.
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