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Let the medals fly! Thais chase glory
Sports, Post Reporters, Published on 10/12/2025
» Thailand is set to rock to a sporting beat on Wednesday as the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games get under way on the back of a dazzling opening ceremony at Rajamangala National Stadium.
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.
Man City demolish Al Ain to reach Club World Cup last 16
AFP, Published on 23/06/2025
» ATLANTA - Manchester City booked their place in the Club World Cup last 16 with an emphatic 6-0 rout of Al Ain in Atlanta on Sunday.
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.
HM Queen to compete in sailing
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/12/2024
» Her Majesty the Queen will join Thailand's Vayu team to compete in the 36th Phuket King's Cup Regatta on Friday.
Olympics: Why is surfing being held in Tahiti and why aren't locals happy?
South China Morning Post, Published on 20/07/2024
» Although Paris was selected as the host city for the 2024 Olympics, not all the events will take place in the French capital.
Sophia: From a trembling little child to an Olympic hopeful
Sports, Grace Gambrill, Published on 15/07/2024
» In the 2011 Royal Varuna Yacht Club Santa Race, Sophia Montgomery began her competitive sailing career with a "First Girl Without Overall Prize" award. Twelve years later, she stands at the same place with a hard-earned ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympics in her pocket.
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.
Iceland suspends whale hunt on animal welfare concerns
AFP, Published on 21/06/2023
» REYKJAVIK - Iceland's government said Tuesday it was suspending this year's whale hunt until the end of August due to animal welfare concerns, likely bringing the controversial practice to a historic end.