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Joint wins Wimbledon warm-up
Rising Aussie star Maya Joint defeated Alexandra Eala to won the Eastbourne Open, a crucial Wimbledon lead-up tournament.

Auckland Trotting Club adamant Alexandra Park is to remain its home
Auckland Trotting Club says it can pay off $80m debt – but that creates another problem.

Horse racing: Shortest way home the key to Group 1 glory at The Park
Good betting options as Alexandra Park wraps up its huge autumn carnival tonight.

Naughty Oscar expected to be on best behaviour on Anzac Day at Alexandra Park
Talented trotter let punters down last start but can make up for it on Friday.

The ex-city trader who sold Malala painting for Ł51k
Alexandra Johnson describes how she tackled boredom and channelled her grief in 2020.

Weather causes Alexandra Park racing postponement tonight
Tonight's harness racing meeting has been postponed because of the weather.

'So surreal' - teenager Eala stuns out-of-sorts Swiatek
Second seed Iga Swiatek suffers a monumental shock as Filipino teenager Alexandra Eala continues her dream run to reach the Miami Open semi-finals.

David Seymour engaged to Alexandra Vincent Martelli
The soon-to-be deputy prime minister proposed to the property buyer’s agent on the beach in the US.

Murphy into Masters semis despite maximum miss
Shaun Murphy misses out on a maximum 147 break as he secures a place in the semi-finals of the Masters with a superb 6-2 victory over Neil Robertson at Alexandra Palace.

Trump breezes through to last eight of Masters
World number one Judd Trump beats Barry Hawkins 6-1 at Alexandra Palace to reach the Masters quarter-finals.

Teenager Littler demolishes Van Gerwen to claim historic world title
Luke Littler makes history at Alexandra Palace with victory over Michael van Gerwen in PDC World Darts Championship final.

Van Gerwen enjoys comfortable opening victory
Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting both move into the third round of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship with victories at Alexandra Palace on Friday.

Harness racer Crystal Hackett bounces back from harrowing ordeal at Alexandra Park
The racewinner was dragged several seconds by spooked horse Buddy Guy, but kept her cool.

Heavy rain forces Alexandra Park meeting to be postponed after one race
For the second time in three weeks a major harness racing meeting has been ruined by rain.

Carter Dalgety aims for Group 1 wins at Alexandra Park races
He will drive Beside Me in the Pascoes Oaks and Republican Party in the Messenger.

Mick On Monday: Horse wins race he was scratched from
The Easter theme rang true at Alexandra Park's rescheduled meeting.

Beside Me’s chances boosted for Alexandra Park meeting
The flying filly now looks a great bet at a rare Alexandra Park Thursday night meeting.

Search resumes for British tourist after Thai boat fire
Alexandra Clarke was reported missing on Sunday after a boat she was on burned and sank.

British tourist missing after Thailand boat fire
Alexandra Clarke, 26, from London, was on a diving boat with 15 other tourists, local officials say.

'Life in the old dog yet' - Murphy wins second Masters title
Shaun Murphy holds off a stirring fightback by world champion Kyren Wilson to clinch his second Masters title with a 10-7 victory at Alexandra Palace.

Wilson edges past Zhang in tight Masters opener
World champion Kyren Wilson edges past Zhang Anda 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of the Masters at Alexandra Palace.

Cross loses as record number of seeds out of Worlds
Former champion Rob Cross is knocked out of the 2025 World Darts Championships as a record number of seeds fall in the second round at Alexandra Palace.