French stayer Brigantin won’t take any further part in the Melbourne spring after suffering a minor leg injury during trackwork on Tuesday. It was the latest blow for his connections …
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The Victoria Racing Club is expecting more than 100,000 patrons to arrive at Flemington Racecourse ahead of the Emirates Melbourne Cup at 3pm. Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup 2012 has royal glamourTrainer Pat Carey and owners Trevor and Terri Delroy had an early success at Flemington with the same colours that will be carried in the Melbourne Cup by their runner …
Continue reading Pat Carey has early win on Melbourne Cup 2012 dayGerry Ryan, owner of Melbourne Cup favourite Americain, says he has not asked any questions of Damien Oliver regarding the betting scandal surrounding the jockey. Ryan called Oliver up to …
Continue reading Americain still the one to beat in Melbourne Cup 2012Troubled utility Albert Kelly has already had two NRL contracts torn up. Still only 21 and a new father, he knows time is fast running out to fulfil his potential. …
Continue reading Troubled Kelly ready to knuckle downExcitement is building for the running of the 152nd Emirates Melbourne Cup in front of a huge crowd including special guests Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup 2012 day comes aliveQueensland paceman Ben Cutting will return from a groin injury in this week’s Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania in Hobart. Cutting, named 12th man for last year’s first Test of …
Continue reading Qld quick Cutting returns for Shield clashPeter Odemwingie scored twice as surprise packets West Bromwich Albion moved up to fifth in the Premier League with a 2-0 win at home to Southampton on Monday. Albion returned …
Continue reading Odemwingie double lifts WBA to fifthNovak Djokovic celebrated his return to the top of the world rankings with a 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the ATP Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena …
Continue reading Djokovic downs Tsonga in ATP Tour finalsRyan Jones will miss Wales’s opening Test against Argentina with a shoulder injury, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) announced on Monday. The 31-year-old Jones had to fly home from the …
Continue reading Ryan Jones out of Wales rugby sideJockey Damien Oliver has reportedly admitted betting on a rival horse two years ago and expects to be slugged with a lengthy ban from the sport. Oliver, who will ride …
Continue reading Damien Oliver faces ban on Melbourne Cup 2012dayFormer All Blacks coach John Mitchell says he has been found not guilty of charges of misconduct by the Golden Lions Rugby Union (GLRU) and is demanding to be reinstated …
Continue reading Ex-Lions rugby coach demands reinstatementRoss Taylor is likely to be fit to lead New Zealand in the third one-day international against Sri Lanka on Tuesday but doubt surrounds team-mates Andrew Ellis and Brendon McCullum. …
Continue reading Black Caps’ medical staff working overtimeBritish police investigating an alleged racist gesture by a Chelsea supporter towards a black Manchester United player arrested a 28-year-old man on Monday, Scotland Yard said. Several British newspapers last …
Continue reading Man arrested over ‘racist’ gestureSri Lanka cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene sees the new one-day international rule on field restrictions as disadvantageous to bowlers and a threat to the role of spinners. Jayawardene said the …
Continue reading Jayawardene says ODI rule favours batsmenFiji rugby selectors have summoned flanker Akapusi Qera from Gloucester ahead of their international against England at Twickenham on Saturday, the English Premiership club announced Monday. Qera has been in …
Continue reading Fiji call up Gloucester’s QeraAndy Murray marked his first home match since winning the US Open with a gritty 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory over Tomas Berdych in the ATP Tour Finals at London’s O2 …
Continue reading Murray makes winning start to ATP FinalsSebastian Vettel will recharge his batteries for the next few days before allowing his childish nature to again revel in a potential triple-whammy in the United States. The race at …
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