Americain, with jockey Gerald Mosse aboard, won the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington today.

TAB has announced today's takings for the Melbourne Cup were up 15 per cent compared to last year.

English stayer Bauer has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup due to a foot problem.

Former Wests Tigers winger Pat Richards finished his memorable season with a big smile following Wigan's grand final win.

Glamour.com has named young starlets Emma Watson and Robert Pattinson Britain's best dressed woman and man.

Greg Henderson might not be flying British Airways again after his world road championships preprations were stalled by a lost bike.

Homicide police were back at a central Auckland building site at first light today, digging deeper in their search for clues into the death of Auckland mother Carmen Thomas.

About 600 properties face isolation as floodwaters continue to rise in northern Victoria, Australia.

The killers of Melbourne businessman Herman Rockefeller have been sentenced to nine years and seven years in prison.

Rebuilding up to 100,000 damaged and destroyed homes in quake-hit Canterbury could take years, a building executive says.

Victoria faced its worst floods in more than a decade at the weekend, with 200mm of rain falling in some areas.

Ford Performance Vehicles is tacking superchargers to the 'Coyote' V8 for its go-fast Falcons.

A school in Victoria has created controversy by banning the word gay from the classic Aussie song Kookaburra.