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Horseracing

Epaulette saves his best burst for last

Tony White ''He flew. Showed a remarkable turn of foot,'' winning jockey Kerrin McEvoy said after riding Epaulette to victory in the group 1 Doomben 10,000 on Saturday.

Horseracing

Pumper's nifty thinking puts Zoustar on course to stylish finish

Tony White The genius of Jim Cassidy made all the difference as Zoustar won the $250,000 BRC Sires' Produce Stakes, 1350m, at Doomben on Saturday.

Horseracing

Cassidy and Waller have Derby in their grasp

Tony White The Jim Cassidy-Chris Waller bandwagon rolled on at Doomben on Saturday, the pair combining to win the $150,000 Grand Prix Stakes, 2200 metres, with vastly improved three-year-old Hawkspur.

Horseracing

Murray targets third Nowra Cup

Tony White Trainer Bede Murray will chase his third Nowra Cup with mudlark World Wide on Sunday. Murray previously won with Crows Before Dawn in 1995 and Kalahari Sands in 1997.

Horseracing

Payne gain: young Kiwi makes big impression in the city

Chris Roots New Zealand apprentice Courtney Van Der Werf came to Australia chasing a dream and Dowdstown Charlie helped her take a big step towards that dream.

Horseracing

Sookie nabs victory on eve of Patinack sell-off

Tony White Glenlogan Park Stakes winner Sookie will go under the hammer at a brood mare dispersal sale of Patinack Farm stock on Wednesday.

Horseracing

Turnbull extends premiership lead with five more at Bathurst

Chris Roots Amanda Turnbull comes from good harness racing stock but she is heading for her own piece of history this season.

CA's wage boost to ease the squeeze

David Sygall Cricket Australia's decision to raise the wages of top women players won't have NSW Breaker Angela Reakes rolling in cash. But it will make her demanding life a little more manageable.

Horse Racing

Doomben and gloom

Stephen Rodgers A stint in boot camp proves the catalyst for Epaulette's win in Doomben 10,000.

CA backs staff despite 'issues' with whitewash

Chris Barrett Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland says national team management, including Mickey Arthur, John Inverarity and Pat Howard, retain the board's full support but agrees the 4-0 loss in India was...

Cricket

Lyon has "technical issues" to work on - Arthur

Chris Barrett Australia head coach Mickey Arthur has defended the controversial axing of Nathan Lyon for the second Test, saying the sidelined off-spinner has "technical issues" to work on.

Cricket

Coaches 'let issues reach crisis'

Chloe Saltau Player representatives say team management to blame for issues reaching crisis point.

Cricket

CA issues challenge to cricket in ACT

Lee Gaskin Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland says Canberrans should treat the inaugural visit of the Australian team like it's the last, to prove the demand for elite cricket is genuine.

Cricket

Sammy issues Gayle warning for Manuka

Chris Dutton CHRIS GAYLE is poised to recapture his big-hitting best and spoil Ricky Ponting's farewell party at Manuka Oval on Tuesday, West Indies skipper Darren Sammy says.

Racing

Dale issues Lebrechaun warning

Mathew Toogood Canberra galloper Lebrechaun has been given two races to save his reputation as a stakes-class racehorse, starting with the Winter Stakes at Warwick Farm.

Jets assistant issues ACL challenge

Ian McCullough Newcastle assistant coach Mark Jones has challenged the Jets players to show they are good enough to play in the upcoming Asian Champions League campaign.