America's Cup challenge unites South Africans
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VALENCIA, Spain  - Deep in the days of apartheid, Italian yacht captain Salvatore Sarno started teaching a small group of black children to sail off the coast of South Africa and was laughed at for trying to cross the race barrier.
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South Africa completed one of the great u-turns in rugby union history by beating Australia 23-19 to lift the Tri-Nations trophy a second time.
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VALENCIA, Spain  - It is match point for Alinghi at the America's Cup on Sunday.
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VALENCIA, Spain  - Bigger, faster yachts will contest the next America's Cup, although when and where the 33rd edition of the race will be held has yet to be decided.
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GENEVA, Switzerland -- The Golden Gate Yacht Club of San Francisco officially challenged two-time defending champion Alinghi for the next America's Cup.
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Coach Brian Ashton and his England players praised South Africa after the Springboks won the World Cup for the second time on Saturday with a gritty 15-6 win at the Stade de France.
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Team New Zealand were the main beneficiaries of the weather in Spain today when they won the pre-America&#39;s Cup yachting regatta in Valencia.
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A rugby nation lifted its head once more last night. The surprise was that it was South Africa, not Australia or New Zealand, who emerged into the light clutching the coveted Tri-Nations trophy.
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VALENCIA, Spain  - Team New Zealand will come out growling on Saturday, hungry to beat Alinghi and level the America's Cup again after a nasty spinnaker rip lost them the fifth race of the best-of-nine series.
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SOWETO, South Africa Deep, throaty honks of the vuvuzela, an arm-length plastic trumpet owned by nearly every South African soccer fan, signaled the arrival of the nation's biggest and most raucous sporting event with a joyous cacophony.
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South Africa have emerged as clear favorites to win the Dubai Sevens for the first time since 2003 thanks to three commanding opening day victories.
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By CLARE NULLIS CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Nearly 500 drug addicts, alcoholics, orphans and vagrants kicked off the Homeless World Cup soccer tournament Sunday, opening a weeklong event aimed at helping society's most marginalized make a new start in life.
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Sport: Rugby union: Reshuffled side to be led by World Cup winner agaainst South Africa tomorrow.
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An island of 4 million people seems an unlikely nation to rule the waves. But in 2000, the year New Zealand was defeating the United States, Italy, and seven other countries to take the America's Cup - the highest prize in yacht racing - a Kiwi rower, Rob Waddell, won the gold medal in single sculls at the Sydney Olympic ...
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Alinghi began its America's Cup title defense Saturday by defeating challenger Emirates Team New Zealand by 35 seconds, the start of the showdown for the oldest trophy in international sports.
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Alinghi and Team New Zealand go into the third race of their best-of-nine America's Cup series on Tuesday with the Kiwis hoping they have the psychological edge after breaking the Swiss syndicate's winning run.
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In the the African Cup of Nations, which began Sunday, there is no such thing as an easy game for any team.