Just getting their horse Zacada into the Melbourne Cup has been cause for New Zealand dairy farmers Andrew Bryant and David Armstrong to celebrate. The two own Zacada in partnership …
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It’s the race that stops a nation with the fashion to match, but you won’t be race-day ready on Tuesday without an umbrella and poncho. Melbourne Cup day is shaping …
Continue reading Rain forecast for Melbourne Cup DayAs momentum builds to Australia’s most famous race, the country’s most famous horse has slipped quietly out of town headed for a rural holiday. Winx left Melbourne on Monday bound …
Continue reading Winx signs off ahead of Melbourne CupOvernight showers have saved Flemington racecourse manager Liam O’Keeffe from watering ahead of the Melbourne Cup 2018. Flemington received 3.2mm of rain on Sunday night, putting the track in the …
Continue reading Currently a good track for Melbourne Cup dayThe flamboyant British billionaire who has promised to strip to his g-string if his horse wins the Melbourne Cup has enjoyed the annual parade, with his clothes on. Dr Marwan …
Continue reading Billionaire owner loves the Melbourne Cup build-upWales’ British and Irish Lions hooker Ken Owens and flanker Ellis Jenkins have been declared fit for Wales’ clash against the Wallabies in Cardiff on Sunday (0430 AEDT). Owens suffered …
Continue reading Welsh duo passed fit for Wallabies clashRafael Nadal has pulled out of next week’s ATP Tour Finals in London due to injury, meaning Novak Djokovic will end the year as world No.1 having returned to the …
Continue reading Crocked Nadal forced to miss tour FinalsEngland are “cautiously optimistic” that Manu Tuilagi will recover from his groin strain in time to face New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday. Tuilagi was withdrawn from the bench on …
Continue reading England hopeful Tuilagi’s fit to face NZAustralia are “running scared” by avoiding a Test showdown next year and should no longer be considered the world’s top rugby league nation, according to Great Britain great Garry Schofield. …
Continue reading Schofield: Kangaroos ‘running scared’Adam Ashley-Cooper insists he has unfinished business with the Wallabies as he begins his quest to play in a fourth Rugby World Cup. The 34-year-old utility back, was a shock …
Continue reading Ashley-Cooper relishing Wallabies returnEngland forward George Burgess has been summoned to appear at a disciplinary hearing over an alleged eye-poking incident during his side’s second Test victory over New Zealand. Sunday’s match was …
Continue reading Burgess faces hearing over alleged gougeShane Mumford is still expected to resume his AFL playing career with GWS in 2019, despite being fined $25,000 and suspended for two games after footage had emerged of the …
Continue reading GWS’s Mumford fined $25,000 and suspendedDallin Watene-Zelezniak has come to the defence of George Burgess with the South Sydney prop likely to face scrutiny for a potential eye-gouging incident. Watene-Zelezniak reacted angrily to a 60th …
Continue reading Kiwi capt defends Burgess’ alleged gougeFremantle midfielder Andrew Brayshaw insists there’s no bad blood between him and Andrew Gaff, revealing the pair met up for a round of golf during the AFL off-season. Gaff was …
Continue reading Brayshaw, Gaff make AFL peace in golf gameSt George Illawarra have reportedly expressed an interest in Jarryd Hayne joining the NRL club next season as the two-time Dally M Medal winner remains without a contract. Hayne will …
Continue reading Dragons look at Hayne for 2019 NRL: reportPatrick Moloney was born into a racing family and grew up watching the Melbourne Cup. His grandfather Jim Moloney is a Hall Of Fame inductee while father Gerard and uncle …
Continue reading Young jockeys get first chance at a Melbourne Cup winSecuring a forward of David Klemmer’s ilk could be the key to Newcastle unlocking the best of Kalyn Ponga and the rest of the Knights’ spine, according to coach Nathan …
Continue reading Big prop could unlock Knights’ livewiresAnthony Seibold insists he still intends on coaching South Sydney in 2019, denying suggestions he has fallen out of favour with the playing group. Seibold is due to return to …
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