Jockey Michelle Payne was set to make her debut at Royal Ascot next month, but the first female winner of the Melbourne Cup is in a "serious but stable condition" after suffering abdomen injuries in a fall.
Andrea Iannone went faster than any man in the history of MotoGP Sunday, but it was only enough to earn third place in an Italian Grand Prix of high speeds and fine margins.
Fiji wrapped up the Sevens World Series title without even reaching the final in London, and on this weekend's evidence the battle for a historic first Olympic gold medal could be very much a lottery.
Exaggerator, ridden by Kent Desormeaux, won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, denying Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist a chance to win horse racing's Triple Crown.