Days after footage of Jason Kelce smashing a fan's phone went viral, the former NFL star apologises for responding to the man's alleged homophobic slur "with hate".

Four female jockeys have rides in this year's Melbourne Cup, hoping to be the second after Michelle Payne to ride the winner in the "race that stops the nation". Follow live.

After Australia's captain dug his team out of trouble with the bat in the first ODI against Pakistan, Mitchell Starc says Pat Cummins should be bumped up the batting order. 

Anti-racing protesters and animal rights advocates are optimistic the tide has permanently turned against horse racing and fewer young people are watching the Melbourne Cup. But with the #NupToTheCup movement appearing to lose steam, celebrities and influencers are back at Flemington in force.

The jockey who rode 35 group one winners over a storied career wrote his name into Australian sporting folklore as a Melbourne Cup winner in 1994.