A top Zealand-born Melbourne Cup jockey has been suspended for three months after testing positive to a banned substance.

The Egyptian Museum's collection of treasures from the tomb of the boy-king Tutankhamun will fly from New York to Melbourne next year.

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.

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

The Melbourne Storm will not block Stephen Kearney's career path should the Kiwis coach take on the top job at Parramatta

Hollywood star Demi Moore sued New Idea over a series of black and white snaps of herself, daughter Rumer Willis, Orlando Bloom, P Diddy and Cameron Diaz.

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.