England Lions’ success in Australia comes as a welcome boost for Sri Lanka tour and the 2021 Ashes February 26, 2020 Coming at the end of a successful tour of South Africa for England and in the same country as the current Women’s T20 World Cup meant the exploits of England Lions in Australia were always likely to fly under the radar. But the achievements of England’s development side deserve attention, because earlier this week they [...]
Chelsea 0-3 Bayern Munich: Gnabry, Lewandowski and Davies run riot as Blues are put to the sword at Stamford Bridge February 25, 2020 Four years after he left Arsenal, Serge Gnabry now looks at home in London. He has only played two games in the capital this season and yet has scored a barely believable six goals against Tottenham and Chelsea in the Champions League. With 38 goals in 32 matches, and 10 in just five group stage [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Valley punters hoping Luck is on their side February 25, 2020 ZAC PURTON’s army of followers will be filled with anticipation when Hong Kong’s reigning champion jockey arrives at Happy Valley today. With current leader Joao Moreira sitting out the first of a two-meeting suspension, Purton has a golden chance of making a sizeable indent into the 12-winner lead the ‘Magic Man’ currently holds over his [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Teetan to leave rivals spellbound aboard Clement Legend February 25, 2020 IT WAS great to see ‘Mauritian Magician’ Karis Teetan bounce back into the limelight with a treble at Sha Tin last Sunday. Teetan, currently third in the jockeys’ championship with 44 wins, had been out of sorts over the last month and had not won in 59 rides. However, he was back to his best [...]
Champions League ban threat can play into Manchester City’s hands against Real Madrid February 25, 2020 Manchester City’s possible two-year ban from the Champions League, starting next season, has added a couple of extra dimensions to their last-16 clash against Real Madrid on Wednesday night. Firstly, there is the question of whether City draw extra motivation from knowing this may be their last shot at the trophy until 2022, or whether [...]
This is the best I’ve seen Patrick Reed play, but he’s not in my top picks for the Masters February 24, 2020 Seven under par for the day after 14 holes and holding a two-shot lead, Bryson DeChambeau looked absolutely nailed on to win the WGC-Mexico Championship on Sunday. But from there his run of birdies dried up and he bogeyed 17, opening the door for fellow American Patrick Reed to steal in and claim his second [...]
Arsenal 3-2 Everton: Gunners come out on top of end-to-end game between two work-in-progress Premier League sides February 23, 2020 Intrigue was never going to be in short supply in a match between two Premier League teams overhauled by high-profile new managers still harbouring faint hopes of European qualification. Still, Arsenal’s narrow victory in a five-goal contest that swung one way then the other – from Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s acrobatic first-minute goal to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s decisive [...]
England 24-12 Ireland: Johnny Sexton’s struggles help England record confidence-boosting win at Twickenham February 23, 2020 The build-up to England’s Six Nations clash against Ireland at Twickenham on Sunday was dominated by one storyline. England captain Owen Farrell coming up against his father, Ireland head coach Andy, was an understandable focus, given the importance of both figures. But before England’s 24-12 win was over it was clear that particular aspect had [...]
Coronavirus: Tokyo hits back at ‘inappropriate’ suggestions London could host 2020 Olympics February 21, 2020 Tokyo governor Yurilo Koike has labelled claims London would be ready to host the 2020 Olympics if necessary as “inappropriate”. While a number of sporting events having been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, Japan has been determined to get this year’s Olympic Games on. Earlier this week, the Conservative Party’s London mayoral candidate Shaun [...]
David Pipe looks ahead to his runners over the coming days February 20, 2020 THERE is still no sign of the rain stopping and we continue to get soaked down here. Our spirits were lifted by RAMSES DE TEILLEE last weekend as he booked his ticket to the Albert Bartlett at the Cheltenham Festival with a gutsy win at Haydock. He is tough and battle-hardened and although he may bump into [...]