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The Judicial Control Authority has reserved its decision regarding a drugs hearing involving top New Zealand jockey Lisa Cropp.

The modern pentathlon has been cut from five events to four in a bid to boost the sport's popularity and keep it on the Olympic program. The International Modern Pentathlon ...

The Australian cricket selectors have underlined their "horses for courses" policy by dropping Shane Watson from their 12 for the second test against the Black Caps starting on Friday in ...

The use of genetically-modified organisms has been approved in New Zealand for the first time. Two horse vaccines will be available in case of an outbreak of equine flu.

The Australian and Warriors prop Steve Price is downplaying predictions that the rugby league World Cup final will be a one-horse race, saying New Zealand's shown a marked improvement during ...

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing is excited about the number of overseas entries for the major races at this summer's Auckland and Wellington Cup carnivals. Some 40 Australian horses and two ...

The world financial crisis is likely to squeeze sports with limited global reach , such as, hockey and swimming but a report says football, basketball, horse racing and rugby will be ...

The country's top pacers line up at Addington Raceway in Christchurch this afternoon for New Zealand's first million dollar harness race. The 1.2 million dollar New Zealand Cup is the ...

The leading Australian jockey Chris Munce has been licensed to return to race riding in his home country a week after being released from prison for his part in ...

Australia's Viewed held off a fast-finishing Bauer to give veteran trainer Bart Cummings a record 12th Melbourne Cup victory at Flemington racecourse on Tuesday.

Australian bookmakers have been inundated by a surge of money wagered on foreign horses for today's Melbourne Cup. While European horses have won the Melbourne Cup only twice, many regard ...

Light rain in Melbourne today is likely to ease some tension among trainers heading into tomorrow's Melbourne Cup. On Saturday one of the connections of Irish favourite, Septimus, threatened to…

The Irish jockey John Egan has been fined $9000 for describing Racing Victoria vets as "tin pot Hitlers". Egan pleaded guilty to a charge of bringing racing into ...

There's no sign of the gloomy economic times on the eve of the Melbourne Cup. But some big spenders will be holding their breath after taking plunges on the favourite. ...

Prime Minister Helen Clark has announced that Princess Anne will visit Christchurch in November.

The rugby league world cup doesn't lack credibility says Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney, despite his side's 30 to six defeat by overwhelming favourites Australia in Sydney last night. New Zealand ...

The Kiwis are quickly trying to move their focus onto Papua New Guinea in the wake of their disappointing 30-6 loss to Australia in their opening rugby league world cup ...

2006 eventing world champion Zara Phillips broke her right collarbone after falling from her horse at a three-day international equestrian event in southern France.

Ireland's master horse trainer Dermott Weld has booked Australia's top big race jockey in a bid to win a third Melbourne Cup next month. Weld, who won the 1993 ...

The Otago Public Health Association has been told to find more important things to worry about after criticising its district health board for offering free beer to New Zealanders in London.