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New faces, new era for Aussie water polo as debutants star
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Big-money setback for struggling Aussie swimmers
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Revealed: What caused NFL star’s in-game collapse
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That’s a wrap! Sydney to Hobart winners, losers and damage toll
Fast times, close calls, collisions, crew injury and rescues – the 2022 Sydney to Hobart was anything but the “easy” ride some had tipped. Results, finish order and race wrap.
‘The bone was sticking out’: Horror at sea in Sydney to Hobart
A Sydney to Hobart sailor suffered a serious leg injury and was strapped to his bunk for hours aboard the bucking boat flooded with tonnes of water. Warning: Graphic content.
Biggest welcome for Sydney to Hobart minnow in last place
Sydney to Hobart sailors were on hand to welcome in the last yacht in the Sydney to Hobart just minutes before New Year’s Eve with the race now done and dusted. The highlights.
‘It was horrible – and great’ Life on a Sydney to Hobart two-hander
Round the world sailor Wendy Tuck and Campbell Geeves have experienced the best and worst of the Sydney to Hobart in a two-handed yacht, describing it as one of the hardest ever.
‘I don’t want to push my luck’: Oldest supermaxi sailor unsure of race return
He won the Sydney to Hobart the first time he raced it on a supermaxi with his son. But this famous sailing senior citizen isn’t sure he will be back for another crack.
Shock and awe! Incredible speed mission for Sydney Hobart winner
Andoo Comanche skipper John ‘Herman’ Winning and his team will be back to defend their Sydney to Hobart win next year but in-between they have an incredible mission for the boat.
Slow and steady! Mighty minnow fighting on in Sydney to Hobart
It’s rough, it’s tough and this mighty minnow is fighting the fight in the Sydney to Hobart – and winning.
‘Fresh to frightening’: Just what this crew want for history attempt
While the supermaxis celebrate their arrival, another Sydney to Hobart crew will still be at sea on Wednesday chasing a special piece of race history thanks to “fresh to frightening winds”.
Sydney to Hobart dad and daughter back in familiar waters
It might be their first Sydney to Hobart together but this father and daughter have probably sailed more miles than the majority of the fleet put together on an extraordinary family adventure.
Weird, wild, wacky and wonderful side of the 2022 Sydney to Hobart
The drink of choice, strange superstitions, weird thing that happened to Jessica Watson at sea and how the race is getting shorter. The wild, wacky, wonderful side of the Sydney to Hobart.
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