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Lawconnect bid for Sydney-Hobart hat-trick faces challenge
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» SYDNEY - LawConnect skipper Christian Beck admitted it will be a mighty task to win a third straight Sydney-Hobart race with four other supermaxi yachts entered for the brutal bluewater classic in one of the largest fleets in years.
Two killed in treacherous Sydney-Hobart yacht race
AFP, Published on 27/12/2024
» SYDNEY - Two sailors have been killed in separate incidents in the treacherous Sydney to Hobart bluewater classic, organisers said on Friday, as a string of yachts limped out of a race fleet battered by powerful winds.
LawConnect swoops late to win Sydney-Hobart thriller
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» SYDNEY - Australian supermaxi LawConnect took line honours in the punishing Sydney-Hobart ocean race on Thursday, pipping rival Andoo Comanche in one of the tightest-ever finishes to the blue water classic.
Sydney-Hobart race fleet sails into stormy seas
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» SYDNEY - More than 100 yachts set off on the annual Sydney-Hobart race Tuesday, with storms and hail threatening to lash sailors in one of the world's most gruelling ocean events.
Andoo Comanche wins Sydney-Hobart but misses race record
AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» SYDNEY - Australian supermaxi Andoo Comanche secured a fourth line honours victory in the gruelling Sydney-Hobart ocean race Wednesday, but fell short of setting a new course record.
Team Hollywood bag IRC Zero title at King's Cup Regatta
Sports, Published on 11/12/2022
» Phuket: Defending champions and veteran Australian sailor Ray Roberts' Team Hollywood narrowly edged out THA 72 to win the top-flight IRC Zero class in a thrilling competition at the 34th Phuket King's Cup Regatta which ended yesterday.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich hit by UK sanctions
AFP, Published on 11/03/2022
» LONDON: Chelsea Football Club's Russian owner Roman Abramovich was on Thursday hit with a UK assets freeze and travel ban, throwing his plans to sell the European and world club champions into disarray.
Roman Abramovich: Former symbol of Russia's oligarchy faces uncertain future
AFP, Published on 27/02/2022
» LONDON: Roman Abramovich rose from a penniless background in Russia's frozen north to become a multi-billionaire and a celebrity football tycoon, but his empire is teetering over his alleged Kremlin links.
Black Jack takes the honours at last in Sydney to Hobart race
AFP, Published on 29/12/2021
» SYDNEY - Supermaxi Black Jack won the prestigious Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Tuesday ending years of frustrating near misses.
Early drama in Covid-hit Sydney to Hobart yacht race
AFP, Published on 26/12/2021
» SYDNEY - Australian super maxi LawConnect snatched the lead in a dramatic start to the annual Sydney to Hobart race Sunday as a Covid-depleted fleet of 88 yachts embarked on one of the world's toughest ocean events.