Tag: Oceania
Australian swimming great John Konrads dies at age 78
<p>SYDNEY — John Konrads, who set 26 individual freestyle swimming world records and won an Olympic gold medal in 1960, has died, the Sport...
On another lonely Anzac Day, solitary memorials stand out
ZONNEBEKE, Belgium — On another Anzac Day turned lonesome by the global pandemic, solitary actions show all the more how the sacrifices of Australia...
Britain’s Ben Ainslie beats Slingsby’s Aussies in SailGP
British star Sir Ben Ainslie pulled ahead of Australia’s Tom Slingsby early on the second leg of the podium race and held on to...
On another lonely Anzac Day, solitary memorials stand out
<p>ZONNEBEKE, Belgium — On another Anzac Day turned lonesome by the global pandemic, solitary actions show all the more how the sacrifices of Australia...
Britain’s Ben Ainslie beats Slingsby’s Aussies in SailGP
<p>British star Sir Ben Ainslie pulled ahead of Australia’s Tom Slingsby early on the second leg of the podium race and held on to...
Memorials held on Turkey’s Gallipoli to remember WWI deaths
<p>GELIBOLU, Turkey — A small group gathered Saturday on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula to remember British and Ottoman soldiers who died during World War I.</p>
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The world isolates. A New Zealand band plays to 50,000 fans
<p>AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Singer Matiu Walters grinned as he gazed out over 50,000 damp but delirious fans and said those magic words: “So,...
Memorials held on Turkey’s Gallipoli to remember WWI deaths
GELIBOLU, Turkey — A small group gathered Saturday on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula to remember British and Ottoman soldiers who died during World War I.
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The world isolates. A New Zealand band plays to 50,000 fans
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Singer Matiu Walters grinned as he gazed out over 50,000 damp but delirious fans and said those magic words: “So,...
Slingsby, Aussies dominate opener of SailGP’s 2nd season
Skipper Tom Slingsby and defending champion Team Australia won all three fleet races Friday on Bermuda’s Great Sound in an impressive performance on the...