Kerrin McEvoy on hot streak
INTERNATIONAL jockey Kerrin McEvoy proved he had re-adjusted to Australian racing with a brilliant winning treble at Rosehill. The hoop’s great day in the saddle followed a Boxing Day double at Randwick courtesy of Serenissima and Referees, both for Darley Australia’s head trainer, Peter Snowden. McEvoy landed the treble and a race-to-race double on the [...]
Wild Oats XI wins record fourth Sydney-Hobart yachting race
HOBART, Australia (AFP) — Australian maxi yacht Wild Oats XI won the 64th Sydney to Hobart race for a record fourth time Sunday, just narrowly missing out on breaking its own race record time. The 30-metre maxi finished the 628-nautical mile race down the Australian eastern seaboard in one day 20 hours 34 minutes and [...]
3-D bowlers put Australia back in the picture
As Chris Read might solemnly swear, cricket is a game of three dimensions. But batting, bowling and fielding do not exist in isolation: rather they seep into each other on an individual and collective level. There is a school of thought, for example, that the highest run-scorers in Australia’s history are Glenn McGrath and Shane [...]
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