James Willoughby
Australia’s cricket fans have had enough and they’re voting with their feet
My ears pricked up. I could not help it. The two retired gentlemen sat in front of me discussing the world of...
‘Very real risks’ shown up as Cross Counter’s Melbourne Cup win marred by tragedy
There was a strong feeling of déjà vu after the 158th running of the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, as another horse died on Australian...
The horse that should win Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup
Popular horse racing tipster Tony Brassel says the barrier draw for his Melbourne Cup tip, Muntahaa, is “perfect” and has left him...
Extra Brut’s extra-big run wins the $1.2 million Victorian Derby
Racing purists will tell you it is the best day of the year. With four Group 1 races, a spot in the...
‘I miss that too much’: The jockey who tried to quit and just couldn’t
It was a lazy Sunday afternoon in front of a movie that convinced Dylan Dunn he needed to change his life. That...
What’s in a name? Plenty when it’s the moniker for a winner
Yucatan, Avilius, Muntahaa, Rostropovich and Jaameh might sound like a drunk’s late-night ramblings but they are all live chances in Tuesday’s $7.3...
‘In a league of her own’: Incredible Winx wins fourth Cox Plate
Whoever said repetition was boring must never have seen Winx. For the fourth successive year, a packed-to-the-rafters Moonee Valley crowd roared Winx...
Sorry Inglis won’t stand down as hit rugby league TV show axed
Rugby league star Greg Inglis has been suspended for two international matches after being charged with drink driving and speeding. Just hours...
Cooper Cronk wasn’t Roosters only wounded hero. Blake Ferguson had a broken leg
A player has never had as much impact on a grand final with so few touches – or so inspired his underdog...
The perfect formula that inspired West Coast’s premiership
West Coast couldn’t win this year’s flag. When the Eagles took a pasting from Greater Western Sydney in last year’s semi-final, it...