As someone who lived in the South for over 10 years, it was hard for me to imagine anyone wanting to spend enough time with roaches to race them. And then I remembered that I used to race snails from ...

Tuck your pants into your shoes, because this is a race with one of Australia's most terrifying creepy crawlies. The Story Bridge Hotel in Brisbane, Queensland hosted their 35th annual "Cockroach Race ...

A Northern Ireland man has become a champion in one of the world's most unusual sporting challenges. Mark Alcorn, originally from Coleraine, secured a podium finish in Australia's 35th annual ...

Australia Day celebrations in Brisbane have ended in style with green and gold fireworks, delighting thousands of people. Thousands also gathered to watch the iconic tradition of the cockroach races.

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The New Jersey Pest Management Association's governors cockroach race, in its 15th year, takes place at noon Thursday at Cook College Campus of Rutgers University. Giant Madagascar hissing cockroaches ...

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We can confidently predict that John McCain will win this fall's presidential election. Or rather, we can make that prediction confidently, provided that we trust a cockroach. At the New Jersey Pest ...

GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney can claim one victory over President Barack Obama before the November elections. The contestants in today?s Cockroach Derby were not the president and his ...

The winner of the presidential election has already been decided, not by the voters but by two cockroaches. Despite a sluggish start, a cockroach carrying a Kamala Harris picture on its back won the ...