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03 Nov 09 | Angry trainer David Hayes has slammed vets who ordered Changingoftheguard out of the Melbourne Cup.
03 Nov 09 | A stunning comeback with the ball, when bowling and in the field, has led Australia to an unlikely 24-run win over India in Mohali overnight.
03 Nov 09 | A stunning comeback with the ball, when bowling and in the field, has led Australia to an unlikely 24-run win over India in Mohali overnight.
02 Nov 09 | THE inability of key batsmen to capitalise on good starts looked set to cost Australia dearly last night after setting hosts India an underwhelming target of 251 at the half-way mark of their one-day clash in Mohali.
02 Nov 09 | CODE breaker Karmichael Hunt remains upbeat despite being forced to abort his rugby union debut at the 11th hour last weekend because of French red tape. The former Australian league fullback, who ...
02 Nov 09 | CADEL EVANS acknowledges he has taken a considerable gamble by joining a team that is not guaranteed entry into next year's Tour de France, but outweighing that risk is the support the new road ...
02 Nov 09 | THE NSW Swifts have made the coup of the off-season, with the signing of England co-captain Sonia Mkoloma. The 30-year-old goal defence, a veteran of 85 Tests, will boost the Swifts in their bid to return to the finals of the trans-Tasman championship after finishing ninth this year.
02 Nov 09 | A REFRESHED Brad Haddin returns to first-class cricket today with metalwork resembling a door-hinge built into his surgically repaired finger and a strong feeling that his injury-enforced break ...
02 Nov 09 | CODE breaker Karmichael Hunt remains upbeat despite being forced to abort his rugby union debut at the 11th hour last weekend because of French red tape. The former Australian league fullback, who ...
02 Nov 09 | CADEL EVANS acknowledges he has taken a considerable gamble by joining a team that is not guaranteed entry into next year's Tour de France, but outweighing that risk is the support the new road ...
02 Nov 09 | THE NSW Swifts have made the coup of the off-season, with the signing of England co-captain Sonia Mkoloma. The 30-year-old goal defence, a veteran of 85 Tests, will boost the Swifts in their bid to return to the finals of the trans-Tasman championship after finishing ninth this year.
02 Nov 09 | A REFRESHED Brad Haddin returns to first-class cricket today with metalwork resembling a door-hinge built into his surgically repaired finger and a strong feeling that his injury-enforced break ...
02 Nov 09 | 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever,'' English poet John Keats - the son of a stableman - wrote before he died at age 26. ''Its loveliness increases; … Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet ...
02 Nov 09 | VIEWED Held on to narrowly win this race last year to give Bart Cummings his 12th Melbourne Cup. Seems to be going even better leading into this year's edition with a dominant Caulfield Cup ...
02 Nov 09 | IF YOU'VE backed the favourite in every Melbourne Cup since 1970, keep it to yourself. Not so much to hide your age, but because it is important - when losing so often - to maintain some dignity. ...
02 Nov 09 | 1 OK, ladies, listen closely, for this is most important. Make sure you wear comfortable shoes. And if you're not a regular punter and didn't get around to wading through the form guide last ...
02 Nov 09 | FOR jockey Chris Symons today's Melbourne Cup is all about putting things into perspective. He knows his mount Kibbutz, the winner of the 2007 Victoria Derby, is good enough on his day to make an ...
02 Nov 09 | Alcopop will test winning rules for the Melbourne Cup, which has a 149-year foundation of history and precedents, at Flemington.Not since Elizabeth Taylor rode the Grand National in National ...
02 Nov 09 | A SUITED-UP Steve Cooper took a gulp of his schooner, dragged on a fag, and let out a sigh.Cooper had escaped yesterday's Melbourne Cup media conference in Federation Square. The man in the middle ...