skipper
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Rana had previously clashed with New Zealand skipper Jeremy Coney.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
There was also no exchange of pennants between Republic of Ireland captain Dara O'Shea and Israel skipper Manor Solomon, who did not shake hands.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
As the skipper of the 40-foot sloop First Light, Ms. Brauer had at her fingertips resources that would have amazed the salts of yore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Sandro Tonali, the £100m midfielder from Newcastle, was overshadowed by Villa's tenacious skipper McGinn - a £2.75m buy from Hibs eight years ago.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Wherever the skipper operated, the enemy was put off by his tactics.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
The project also involves training local anglers and boat skippers to tag sharks too, so that they can contribute to the work.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Carrick even gained plaudits from former skippers Gary Neville and Roy Keane, who have led the suspicion and criticism over his appointment in recent days.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
Donald has 2014-winning captain Paul McGinley as an astute strategic adviser, the statistical nous of Edoardo Molinari among his vice-captains along with winning skippers Thomas Bjorn and Jose Maria Olazabal.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
The suspension of fishing for the last two years has brought major losses of income for those in the fishing industry, but some salmon boat skippers agree that extending the closure is needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
The boats out there now were moving on blind bearings, and he didn’t necessarily trust their skippers.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
In other sports endeavors, Turner successfully skippered the US yacht Courageous to win the 1977 America's Cup.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
The 35-year-old has made 105 appearances for England and skippered his country in 2024.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
The team, skippered by four-time Olympic champion Sir Ben Ainslie, have been heavily backed by British billionaire and Manchester United minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024
It is the first time Itoje, 29, who skippered England Under-20s to a Junior World Cup win in 2014, has been the regular captain of a senior first-choice team.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
They had often talked of a deep-sea-fishing boat, which they would buy, man themselves, and rent to vacationers—this though neither had ever skippered a canoe or hooked a guppy.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Capped 59 times by Wales, skippering them on 42 occasions, he also took them to the brink of the 1994 World Cup finals as coach -- which would have been their first appearance since 1958.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
Pope has led Surrey in one County Championship match in 2021 and eight times in the T20 Blast this season, skippering a side including Lawrence.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2024
It said one was suspected of skippering the vessel, and the other of assisting him.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
The captain of the Kazu 1 was inexperienced at skippering at sea.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2022
Who the devil was young Thornhill, to come here skippering the whole ship? he wanted to know—to himself.
From The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising by Bertram Mitford
