How sailing tackled Jules Verne's challenge

CNN's Mainsail finds out how a fictional bet set sailors on a quest to take on the oceans.











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Sailors seek the most elusive prize in sport

CNN's Mainsail finds out how difficult it is to take on the Jules Verne challenge of circumnavigating the globe against the clock.











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Five reasons to love Euro 2016

Former England International Owen Hargreaves gives us 5 reasons why all football fans should be excited by next year's European Championships tournament.











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Hargreaves: My fondest Euro memories

Former England International Owen Hargreaves reflects on his personal, intimate memories of the tournament - from the sweet highs to the bitter lows.











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Can 'Diddy' deliver rising star's big dream?

American equestrian star Laura Graves, who is seeking Olympic selection this weekend, has developed an almost telepathic understanding with her horse Verdades.











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Honduras soccer star shot dead

Honduras national team soccer player Arnold Peralta has been shot dead while on vacation in his home country, officials said Thursday.











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'Perfect couple' tackles toughest record

She's one of Europe's richest women, and he's helping her take on the toughest challenge in ocean racing. If Dona Bertarelli and partner Yann Guichard break the around-the-world record, they can lay claim to being sailing's perfect power couple.











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