Cox Plate winner Better Loosen Up dies aged 30 in Melbourne and other top stories.

• Cox Plate winner Better Loosen Up dies aged 30 in Melbourne

  

  Cox Plate winner Better Loosen Up dies aged 30 in Melbourne Updated March 16, 2016 13:58:11 David Hayes has paid tribute to Better Loosen Up, declaring there has not been a finer racehorse pass through his famous stables.An Australian Horse of the Year, Better Loosen Up died of heart problems, aged 30, while spending his retirement at Living Legends on the outskirts of Melbourne.First trained by Les Theodore at Berrigan in the New South Wales Riverina, Better Loosen Up ..

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• Contending for ROY remains goal for Myles Turner

  

  1 Share Share Tweet Share Email DALLAS, TX—Saturday was a pretty special day for Myles Turner. That’s because Turner and his Indiana Pacers were at American Airlines Center in Dallas to face the Dallas Mavericks, a big deal because Turner, the 11th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, is a native of Bedford in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex and played his high school ball at Euless Trinity. And Turner didn’t disappoint in his happy return to Big D in front of a cheering section he estimated was be..

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• Lewis Hamilton cleared over motorbike selfie

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Lewis Hamilton's selfie trouble New Zealand police are investigating a SnapChat video in which Formula One star Lewis Hamilton appears to be taking video of himself while riding a motorbike on an Auckland highway. PT0M36S 620 349 Auckland police will not be taking any further action against Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton over his apparent video selfie while driving a motorbike on an Auckland motorway.Hamilton, who is visiting New Zealand ahead of ..

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• Matt Wilkinson wins Quiksilver Pro from Kolohe Andino to graduate from World Surf League larrikin to title contender

  

  Matt Wilkinson wins Quiksilver Pro from Kolohe Andino to graduate from World Surf League larrikin to title contender Updated March 16, 2016 17:30:43 Making the transition from tour larrikin to world title contender, Matt Wilkinson proved a popular winner of the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast on Wednesday.Wilkinson, from the New South Wales Central Coast, scored a narrow victory over American Kolohe Andino in the final to claim his first victory on the world championsh..

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