NFL poaches World Rugby boss Brett Gosper as it aims to increase its presence in UK and Europe December 2, 2020 World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper will leave the governing body next year to run the NFL in Europe and the UK. Gosper has been in his current role for eight years, during which time he has overseen the staging of two successful World Cups. The Australian has agreed to become head of Europe and [...]
England v France Autumn Nations Cup final tickets available by invite only and hospitality sold out December 1, 2020 Spectators are due to return to Twickenham this weekend when England host France in the Autumn Nations Cup final. The good news for England rugby fans is that 2,000 seats have been made available, including some hospitality places, for the game on Sunday. The bad news is that only a few tickets remain at the [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Little very much a Player for Hayes December 1, 2020 WHILE leading trainer Caspar Fownes can’t stop saddling winners in Hong Kong – he celebrated his 500th winner at Happy Valley last week – at the other end of the spectrum, legendary handler David Hayes, has made an underwhelming start to his second career move to the territory. The former HK champion trainer and Melbourne [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: No fear in backing Le Terroir December 1, 2020 TOP PILOT Vincent Ho, currently lying fourth in the jockeys’ championship table with 20 wins, makes a welcome return to action after serving a two-meeting suspension. The locally born jockey can be rated the most improved rider in the territory judged on past performances over the last couple of seasons. His handling of Golden Sixty, [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Kinda Cool banker material in Valley sprint December 1, 2020 IT LOOKS as if the gods of fortune have finally smiled on the Frankie Lor-trained KINDA COOL who rates the best bet of the meeting at Happy Valley on Wednesday. All the stars are aligned in favour for this New Zealand bred four-year-old who finally gets the all-important inside draw number in the Gloucester Handicap (1.15pm) over [...]
Halo saved Romain Grosjean but safety questions remain for Formula 1 over barriers and car chassis December 1, 2020 As details emerge of Romain Grosjean’s shocking accident at the Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend, Formula 1 drivers and commentators appear to be in unanimous agreement on one thing: the halo cockpit head protection device looks to have saved Grosjean’s life. Grosjean came across the track and clipped Daniil Kvyat on the first lap of [...]
It’s coming home: Former City banker bids to bring England’s 1966 World Cup glory back to life December 1, 2020 A former City banker hopes to bring England’s finest footballing hour back to life by showing the 1966 World Cup final in colour for the first time. Neil Canetty-Clarke is one of the leading figures behind #FullColour66, which aims to raise £700,000 via a unique crowdfunding campaign that launches today. Investors can pledge as little [...]
Video: Premiership rugby 2020-21 season preview: Wasps, Bristol and Sale best placed to topple Exeter November 30, 2020 [brid video=”681229″ player=”24372″ title=”Premiership%20rugby%20202021%20season%20preview” duration=”422″ description=”” uploaddate=”2020-11-20 12:18:43″ thumbnailurl=”https://cdn.brid.tv/live/partners/18445/thumb/681229_t_1605874744.png” contentUrl=”https://cdn.brid.tv/live/partners/18445/sd/681229.mp4″] It’s surreal that Premiership rugby returns this weekend, just 27 days after Exeter lifted the trophy. But in 2020, everything is out of the ordinary. With Exeter also winning the European Champions Cup and Bristol the Challenge Cup, the English game is in a good [...]
Return of fans to sport will encourage brands to lift the handbrake on big campaigns November 30, 2020 When The Beatles walked off-stage at Candlestick Park, San Francisco in August 1966 it would be another two and a half years until they played live. When they walked out onto the roof of Apple Records HQ on Savile Row a small matter of 885 days later, they launched straight into a brand-new track: Get [...]
Chelsea-Spurs stalemate shows that the absence of fans has taken the devil out of derbies November 30, 2020 Viewers would have been forgiven for not realising it, but Sunday’s Premier League goalless draw between Chelsea and Tottenham was a derby. And not just any old derby; a London derby between two teams with a genuine rivalry, both historically and in terms of current competitiveness. Yet this was a game that lacked the blood [...]