Horse Racing Betting Tips: The Revenant to produce an Oscar-winning performance October 17, 2019 WHEN the first ever QIPCO British Champions Day was staged at Ascot back in 2011, the sceptics raised concerns at the time about the risk of heavy ground spoiling the end of season finale. To be honest, the weather has largely behaved itself over the last eight years, with plenty of wet renewals but not [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Course form points to Coulis and Escobar in Balmoral October 17, 2019 RACING purists are spoiled tomorrow with four Group Ones and a Group Two kicking off QIPCO British Champions Day, yet for many punters the most important race of the day is the closing Balmoral Handicap (4.40pm). John Gosden is yet to win Europe’s richest mile handicap, but he has saddled the runner-up in four of [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Coronet to crown Gosden in perfect style with victory in the Champion October 17, 2019 THEY say it’s not over until the fat lady sings, but surely it is impossible for Aidan O’Brien to win his eighth British trainers’ championship. John Gosden, seeking a second consecutive title, has had a remarkable season and, with a lead of over £700,000, it would require the Ballydoyle horses to win practically everything on [...]
The outsider: England coach Eddie Jones ready for Rugby World Cup showdown with homeland that divorced him October 17, 2019 There can be few matches that stir as many emotions for Eddie Jones as tomorrow’s. On Saturday in Oita, Jones will lead his adopted nation of England into a Rugby World Cup quarter-final against his native Australia, a tie being staged in his mother’s homeland, Japan. But the match is more than just a collision [...]
Goal drought dragging Manchester United towards relegation zone October 17, 2019 Manchester United welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford on Sunday already 15 points adrift of the Premier League leaders. If there was any lingering debate among United die-hards over a shift in power between England’s two most successful teams last season, that has surely been laid to rest this campaign. While European champions Liverpool look to [...]
The Hundred draft: How it will work, when it is happening and where to watch it October 16, 2019 English cricket is set to break new ground this weekend when a draft process takes place for The Hundred ahead of next summer’s much-anticipated start date. The look of the new eight-team, 100-ball competition, due to run from 7 July to 16 August 2020, has been gradually rolled out. Over recent months, the format, team [...]
‘I was suffering with OCD, which was horrific’: Former England scrum-half Kyran Bracken opens up over his mental health problems October 15, 2019 Kyran Bracken played professional rugby for 14 years. As a scrum-half he won 51 caps for England and was part of the famous World Cup-winning squad of 2003. That much is well documented. What wasn’t known, until now, was that he has struggled with mental health problems. But 13 years on from his retirement, Bracken [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Teetan and Millard primed to bring home the Money for fans October 15, 2019 JOCKEYS Zac Purton and Joao Moreira quite rightly earn the plaudits with the racing media in Hong Kong, but it’s sometimes easy to forget what Karis Teetan, the ‘Mauritian Magician’ to his fans, brings to the party. Teetan is a no-nonsense jockey, who throws the kitchen sink at his horses if they have a chance [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Rev can ensure Purton’s night ends on a High October 15, 2019 HAPPY Valley hosts its regular midweek slot in Hong Kong this afternoon and racing enthusiasts can look forward to another exciting eight-race card, with tough and competitive handicaps the order of the day. It hasn’t been easy for favourite-backers in Hong Kong this season. After ten meetings of the 2019/20 campaign, only 28% of the [...]
Improving Ross Barkley should strive to be England’s Kevin De Bruyne October 15, 2019 Only two competitive fixtures stand between England and their opening Euro 2020 match at Wembley next summer, yet Gareth Southgate’s jigsaw is still missing a piece. The one glaring weakness is the midfield combination and, specifically, the lack of someone to take a hold of games when the chips are down. A midfield general, in [...]