Order of St George, part-owned by Lloyd Williams, and the 2014 Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist head the weights for this year’s Melbourne Cup, both having been set to carry 58 kilograms by RVL handicapper Greg Carpenter in this year’s Cup.
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2016 Rio Paralympics: Four visually impaired runners beat Olympic gold time in 1500m final
The 1500m final for visually impaired athletes at the Paralympics was run so fast, the first four finishers bettered the gold medal time at the Rio Olympics.
Eagles star Matt Priddis to undergo back surgery, Lycett may miss six months
West Coast Eagles star midfielder Matt Priddis has played down his need for back surgery, as ruckman Scott Lycett faces up to six months in recovery from his knee operation.
At eight feet tall, this Paralympian sat down and started getting noticed
The competition to find tall players heated up as the Paralympics approached.
Angelique Kerber replaces Serena Williams at No.1 in WTA rankings
US Open champion Angelique Kerber has officially became the oldest woman to debut at No.1 in the WTA rankings, ending Serena Williams’ record-tying run of 186 consecutive weeks in the top spot.
Teenager Brayden Davidson breaks Australia's athletics gold medal duck at Rio Paralympics
He’s just 18 years old. He was under the impression he was only an outside chance of a medal. But Brayden Davidson has done what no other Australian track and field competitor has been able to do so far: win a gold medal.
Romelu Lukaku hat-trick hands Everton big win over Sunderland
Everton’s Romelu Lukaku ended his longest goal drought in English soccer with an 11-minute hat-trick in an emphatic 3-0 win over Sunderland which lifted the Toffees into third place on the Premier League table.
Champions League 2016/17: Wasteful Paris St Germain held by Arsenal in Group A opener
Paris St Germain’s stuttering start to the season continued on Wednesday morning when they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Arsenal in their Champions League Group A opener.
Basketball: Canberra Capitals' Marianna Tolo is striving for a third WNBL championship
Canberra Capitals centre Marianna Tolo sat in her pyjamas for a week after the Australian women’s basketball team failed to medal at the Rio Olympics.
Rio Paralympics: An Australian 1-2 in the same event Matthew Cowdrey has dominated since 2004
Australia’s most decorated Paralympian Matthew Cowdrey may have retired but the men’s S9 100m freestyle title remains in Aussie hands for a fourth straight Games thanks to teenage rookie Timothy Disken.