The Upside
 

Champion mare Winx has won her 23rd consecutive race
It was Winx's 16th Group One win, eclipsing the previous Australian record held by Black Caviar

English racing officials from Royal Ascot, Goodwood & York have joined forces to lure the connections of Winx to race their champion mare overseas this year

A swimming world record has been broken at the Commonwealth Games trials on the Gold Coast, by a 99-year-old Australian man

George Corones, who turns 100 in April, completed the 50-metre freestyle swim in 56.12 seconds.

Corones, the only swimmer in his 100-104 age group, swam alone

source : abc

Following on from a 18 month suspension,,Kiwi hoop James McDonald's licence application has been approved & he will permitted to resume riding trackwork & barrier trials from April 3

Can hardly wait for him to ride again. Don't usually bet on the gallops but he and a few other jocks were a clear money spinner for me.

Johnathan Thurston celebrated his 300th NRL game last night with North Queensland Cowboys defeating Cronulla Sharks 20-14

The Kookaburras have won their 10th Azlan Shah Cup title beating England in the final 2-1

Hugh Bowman back home & resting with concussion but otherwise not seriously injured after that nasty fall on Saturday

Snowboarder Simon Patmore's gold medal triumph in the snowboard cross. Australia's first Winter Paralympics gold since Salt Lake City in 2002.

Australian Women's Cricket Team ODI clean sweep against India. The victory puts Australia back into number one spot on the ICC rankings.

Winx has won her 17th Group One, a new international flat racing record
And her 24th consecutive race, one behind Black Caviar

Megan Schutt has become the first Australian woman to claim an international T20 hat-trick, against India in Mumbai

Australia's Daniel Ricciardo has won the F1 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai

Warm favourite to win Monaco

Lucky For All, off the map and misses a place. Made my day.

Australian golfer Minjee Lee celebrated her birthday in style, birdieing the last hole to win the LPGA Tour's Volvik Championhip by one shot

Last win 2016

Winx breaks Black Caviar's record with 26th consecutive win

Watch the race

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPH1cT0OyNk

That was a top win!
She could still be improving

Once she got going in the straight she just killed them. Super effort even for her.

Australian basketball star Liz Cambage has been named in the prestigious All-WNBA First Team, capping off a impressive season in the United States for the experienced centre

Liz is only the third Australian to be named in the merit line-up after Lauren Jackson and Penny Taylor previously achieved the feat

Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has smashed the marathon world record, winning the Berlin race in 2 hours, 1 minute, 39 seconds.

The 33-year-old broke the previous world record set in Berlin by fellow Kenyan Dennis Kimetto in 2014 by 1 minute and 18 seconds.

Billy Slater cleared to play in the NRL grand final
Will retire after that game
What an outstanding career

Billy doesn't mind thoroughbred racing. In his younger days worked as a roustabout for 6 months, for the Gai Waterhouse.

Golf - Tour Championship
80th PGA Tour win but first victory in more than five years following multiple back surgeries
Welcome back Tiger!

been over 4 years but golfer lee westwood is back in the winners circle
45yo 'westy' won the recent nedbank challenge

likewise for matt kuchar
40yo 'kuch' won the recent mayakoba golf classic

Must be the season
Danny Willett has been out of form since he won the 2016 Masters Tournament
Battling shoulder & knee injuries he slipped from 9th place official world golf ranking to as low as 462nd in the rankings earlier this year
Now sits at 90th after his recent win DP World Tour Championship

Great work by our women's T20 cricket team. Recently won the Women's World Twenty20 tournament. Their fourth title. Alyssa Healy was named the player of the tournament. Alyssa's uncle is former Australian Test wicket-keeper Ian Healy.

Wild Oats X to make Sydney-Hobart history with all-female crew
Crew of 13 will comprise eight from OZ & five internationals
Two of the five internationals are Kiwis sailors Keryn McMaster & Bianca Cook
Go Girls! Nice juicy odds on offer

Noticed 80/1 EW (3 places, line honours) with one bookie

Australian professional surfer Stephanie Gilmore is this years Women's ASP World Tour champion

Her seventh success, previously won in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 & 2014

Stephanie Gilmore's win is record-equalling
Her seventh world title matches the accomplishment of Aussie Layne Beachley who retired in 2008

Just announced. Alyssa Healy named ICC's best T20 international cricket player of the year.

Australian born Michael Dickson has been named in NFL All-Pro team

He is the first rookie punter in more than three decades to be selected to play in the Pro Bowl

Ben Simmons has become the first Australian basketballer to be named in the NBA's All-Star Game

Yes,,well deserved
Thought kiwi NBA centre Steven Adams a chance but was overlooked again :(
Our other kiwi Aron Baynes has been out injured & just recently back on the court

Kiwi Glenn Ashby has won the 2018 foiling sailor of the year award

The winner of the foiling design award was a joint effort,,Team New Zealand & Italian syndicate Luna Rossa

They also won the foiling innovation award for their design solutions applied to flight control & construction

World record for Winx, 23rd Group 1 victory

Winx previously shared the record with the famous Irish horse Hurricane Fly, who raced over fences

Winx has now recorded 31 consecutive wins