Prem clubs ‘trade deficit’ hits £781m as critics of Covid-19 response mount September 29, 2020 Premier League clubs spent £781m more on bringing players into the league in 2019/20 than they received for selling players abroad, a new report reveals. The twenty top English clubs spent a record £1.61bn in the season just gone on incoming players from other leagues, but clubs brought in only £829m. Read more: Real and [...]
UK sports bodies call for emergency government support September 22, 2020 Britain’s leading sports bodies have called for emergency government support to prop them up through a second wave of coronavirus, as ministers prepare to scrap the scheduled reopening of stadiums across the country. A coalition of more than 100 organisations including the Premier League, Rugby Football Union and the England and Wales Cricket Board have [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: City can get Valley punters Smiling September 15, 2020 YOU CAN guarantee that Sell My Sole, representing trainer John Size and jockey Joao Moreira, will be everyone’s banker of the afternoon when he lines-up from the plumb inside draw in the Po Lam Handicap (3.15pm) over six furlongs. This lightly-raced New Zealand-bred gelding showed ability in all three races last season and will be [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Stable switch could be key for Le Terroir September 15, 2020 A WORD of warning for any would-be bettors at the Valley this afternoon. Keep an eye on the weather and get an up-to-date bulletin on Sky Sports Racing before the action starts. Although the weather has been blistering hot in Hong Kong recently, there are reports of plenty of thunderstorms circling the city this week [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Hercules to fight off rivals under Purton September 15, 2020 ALL EYES will once again be on Champion Jockey Zac Purton under the lights at Happy Valley on Wednesday. The ‘Zac-Man’ is in a league of his own when riding around the tight and tricky bends of the inner-city circuit. This is highlighted by the fact he has been leading jockey at the Valley for [...]
David Beckham’s e-sports team Guild to float in London September 9, 2020 David Beckham’s e-sports company is to list on the London Stock Exchange this autumn, raising £20m at a valuation of £50m. If successful, Guild Esports would become the first company of its kind to float in London. Former England captain Beckham is an original shareholder of the group, which was founded in September and launched [...]
Rad can start new campaign in red-hot form September 8, 2020 RACING fans in Hong Kong are quick to associate themselves with any horse that catches their eye as a real trier and rarely lets them down, especially at Happy Valley. Such a horse is the Tony Cruz-trained CALIFORNIA RAD, who makes his seasonal appearance in the Class 3 Causeway Bay Handicap (3.15pm) over six furlongs. The [...]
Moreira to keep Lightning fast start going September 8, 2020 WE’RE back under the lights as Happy Valley hosts its first meeting of the new 2020/21 season with a typically competitive eight-race card. Around £136 million was bet on the opening card at Sha Tin on Sunday, a record high for the start of a Hong Kong season, and it wouldn’t be a surprise if [...]
Hong Kong hits new heights for season opener September 7, 2020 Hong Kong’s racing season got off to a stellar start with a takings record for an opening meet. Turnover for Sunday’s ten-race curtain raiser at Sha Tin hit HK $1.376bn (£134.2m), up more than six per cent on 2019. The racecourse is still ensuring social distancing guidelines remain in place, with only owners, trainers and [...]
Fox Chairman looks a Dream of a bet at Windsor August 27, 2020 AFTER the razzmatazz of York’s Ebor Festival last week, it’s unsurprising the action this weekend is of a slightly lesser note. There’s still a decent card at Goodwood, though, with the Group Two Celebration Mile (3:35pm) the standout contest. All eyes will be on Benbatl who makes an eagerly-anticipated return having been off the track [...]