Point Of Law wins the $10.2 million Melbourne Cup
Point Of Law has won the 166th running of the Melbourne Cup, storming home under sunny skies at Flemington.
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Point Of Law has won the 166th running of the Melbourne Cup, storming home under sunny skies at Flemington.
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Of all the cherished items in Australian sport – think the premiership trophies of the AFL and NRL or cricket’s baggy green – the Melbourne Cup is the one that is attainable to the average punter. Theoretically.
If you are looking for the runner that ticks every box for Tuesday’s $10 million feature, you can stop scrolling now. Ciaron Maher’s Point of Law is the one.
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The Tricolours have told Sam Walker he is free to leave after contract talks broke down. His teammates want him around for one last hurrah.
Selectors have been papering over the cracks of Australia’s frail batting line-up for so long that they have become deep chasms. Starting with Marnus Labuschagne, several players need to go.
Western Sydney Wanderers chairman Paul Lederer has released a long statement amounting to the most pointed criticism of police by an A-League club in many years.
Big-name jockeys have thrown their support behind Harry Coffey’s bid to ride in the Melbourne Cup even though he needed a procedure on Sunday to fix a shoulder that he injured in a big fall on Saturday.
Australia’s coach Andrew McDonald has stopped short of declaring Marnus Labuschagne will be dropped for the home Tests against New Zealand, and says he will not finalise contract discussions with Cricket Australia until at least April next year. But outside the team, the calls for change are getting louder.
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