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French sailor rescued by cruise liner
A French sailor has being rescued in the Southern Ocean off the coast of Tasmania after being stranded for three days due to bad weather forcing him to abandon his yacht. Yachtsman Alan Delord, 63, who was attempting a solo round-the-world voyage, ran into trouble on Friday [Read More]
Nicky Henderson makes Cheltenham history on day two at the Racecourse
Cheltenham 2012 – Day 2 1.30 – Diamond Jubilee National Hunt Chase. Teaforthree and jockey JT McNamara took top honours in the opener on day two. The 5/1 favourite sat handily throughout all four miles of the race; quickened when asked and jumped like a stag, [Read More]
Rock On Ruby wins Champion Hurdle for Nicholls
Cheltenham 2012 – DAY 1 Cheltenham 2012 started with an outstanding day of racing, each race keeping punters on the edge of their seats. The major headline was saved for the shock defeat of the Willie Mullins-trained Hurricane Fly, who was turned over as 4/6 favourite in [Read More]
Red Bull’s Mark Webber wins Brazilian Grand Prix as champion teammate Vettel eases home
The final race of the season proved to be more than a foregone conclusion with Sebastian Vettel suffering with a gearbox problem and having to nurse his car home, Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren retired with a broken gearbox and Virgin Racing’s Timo Glock caused chaos [Read More]
F1: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Qualifying Report
Vettel pips Hamilton to secure pole position. Qualifying for the penultimate round of the F1 World Championships got underway in the early evening sunshine at the Yas Marina circuit with Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel looking to add to his world championship honours by [Read More]
