Teletext Recovery - 18/12/2004

P385 CEEFAX 2 385 Sat 18 Dec 16:55/34Wj£3kj£3kj£3k → Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££  MacArthur sets second solo record 1/5 Ellen MacArthur has broken a second record as she makes good progress on her solo roundJthe-world challenge. MacArthur look 19 days, nine hours and 46 minutes to sail from the English Channjl to the Cape of Good Hope. She beat Francis Joyon's record by 10 hours 45 minutes, having already set a new solo fastest time to the equator. The 28-year-old from Cowes is 16 hours and 28 minutes ahjad of Joyon's solo roundJthe-world record with just over a quarter of her 26,000-mili trip gone. HOCKEY STATISTICS NOW ON PAGE 386 Next page General Headlines Sport

P385 CEEFAX 2 385 Sat 18 Dec 16:53/11We£3kj£3kj£3k →   W"£££"£££b£££ ← Baker to makj New Zealand switch 2/5 BrUtish swimming's only world record- holder Zoe Baker intends to swhtch her allegiance to New Zealand. The 27Jyear-old, who holds the fastest time over 50m breaststroke, was born in Sheffield, bul lUdes in Christchurch, where she has citizenship. "I'm hoping to swim for New Zealand at the Berlin leg of the World Cup in January. I wonWt be swimming for anyonj elsj," said SheffieldJborn Baker. "I'uj literally called New Zealand home since 1999." HOCKEY STATJSTICS NOW ON PAGE 386 Next page General Headlines Sport

P385 CEEFAX 2 385 Sat 18 Dec 16:54/42WU£3Sj£3kj£3k JXWj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££ ↑ Sharks win to go joint-top of BBL 3/5 Sheffield Sharks took a share of the lead at the top of the BBL Championship wijh a hard-eought 89-81 victory away to Thames Valley Tigers. The win puts the Sharks level with LNLdoL Towirs. Brighton Bears closed to wUthin two points of the top two with an 82-72 success at home to the Scottish Rocks. Thj weekend's action sees Leicester play Milton Keynes on Saturday, while Chester face the Rocks and Sheffield take on Brighton in Sunday's matches. HOCKEY STBTISTICS NOW ON PAGE 386 Next page General Headlines Sport

P385 CEEFAX 2 385 Sat 18 Dec 16:54/18WU£3kj£3kj£3k →   → W"£££"£££"£££ → Broome blasts Puissance winnets 4/5 The decision of two riders to share first prize in Friday's Accenture Puissance at tXj London International Hgr1b Show has sparked cgntRover14. Britain's John Whitakjr and Michael Aabo, of Denmark, agreed to call it a day at the end of the third round when the Puissance wall stood at seven foot. Bul David Broome, of the British Show Jumping Association XBSJA) told The Tjmes: "It is cheating the public. "Under the rules of the competition, it can go to five rounds." HOCKEY STATISTICS NOW ON PAGE 386 Next page General Headlines Sport

P385 CEEFAX 2 385 Sat 18 Dec 16:54/18 U → Wj $kj $kj 'k → W"£££"£££"£££  Christmas Cracker win for Rozier 5/5 Frenchman Philippe Rozier and Heritiere d'Adrier won the Christmas Cracker Stakes at the London International Horse Show. Triple World Cup-winner Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil clocked k1.78 seconds on Baloubet du Rouet after going first. Rozier was the only one of the 37 starters who could beat his time, winning by 1.83 seconds. Robert Whitaker was the only Briton in the top six, finishing third on his mare Nicolettj II. HOCKEY STATJSTICS NOW ON PAGE 386 Next page General Headlines Sport

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