... elephant seal issues a challenge to a driver in Gisborne, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. Two-tonne Homer - named after a portly cartoon character - made his home on a boat'ramp a fortnight ago and spends his days roaming the harbour area. ...

... A NEW ZEALANDER is looking for information about a Shetland trophy named after her ~ Barbara Henderson's grandparents emigrated to New Zealand from Shetland. She said: “My father is William Robert Hen- Anyone with any informatior derson and his grandfather ...

... have a chance of placing a bet on the likely outcome when both finallymeet-ontheracecourseat Newmarket! Thetwo racehorses, named after former world chess champions by their owner, Abba’s Benny Anderson, race together on Tuesday. In the south of Sweden Benny ...

... a relation oid_ the old Edinburgh Accies Peter Wilmshurst, or he was named — after that whistler because of his parents’ admiration for ‘You've heard of a tennis player named after another - Navntilo?i - and a football e o to rugby officials, and if so ...

... Onegin OPERA Garden, named after the famous Aberdonian diva Mary Garden, brings ...

... novelty twist. Apart from the annual Veterans v Ladies matches (each named after the host countries’ national dance), he also sponsors a rapidplay and blindfold tournament, named after his daughters, Amber and Melody. The ninth Amber Melody Rapidplay and ...

... Brooklyn, was reportedly named after the area in which he was conceived, leading to Hills offering 50/1 that the new arrival will be named Trafford; 66/1 Homer; 100/1 Wembley; 500/1 Anfield - and 10/1 that he or she is named after another bridge. On Thursday ...

... - With reference to the recent controversy :v)edr the SRU a sponsor offering mlny to-have the stadium at :Murrayfield named after them, surely the best name by ...

... monkzyhstyearwhik conducting a scientific survey with his son, Tomas. The bernardi monkey - which Mr Van Roosmalen named after named after the Dutch Prince Bernhard -is remarkable for its orange sideburns and chest. It nashi is silver with a black forehead ...

... Counted out Further to last week’s super story about wines named after General Pinochet coming to an off-licence near you comes a heart-rending tale from Munich where Ottomar Rodolphe Viad Dracul Prince Kretzulesco (yes, really), who claims to be a ...

... Paolozzi it is worth remembering the great sculptor turned down the request for the Dean Gallery featuring his work to be named after him. ...

... but three days later it - reappeared. The golfer thought to be . responsible for restoring it, AG Suther -land, had it named after him. The one - short of the green has no.name, but _- canspoil everything. LAt (1) 424 yards, par 4 (Corner of the Dyke) ...