Doncaster horse racing betting tips: Southfield looks Royale bet for bang in-form Mulholland January 26, 2017 WHILE most eyes will be on Cheltenham, there is still some intriguing action up at Doncaster on Saturday. Undoubtedly one of the fairest tracks in the country, and famous for producing decent ground, 18 are set to line-up for the £80,000 Sky Bet Chase (3.30pm). Last year’s first and second, Ziga Boy and Coologue, are [...]
Cheltenham horse racing tips: Leading Festival fancies set for tricky Trials Day tests January 26, 2017 WITH just over six weeks to go until this year’s Cheltenham Festival, plenty of leading contenders are set to test their credentials at Saturday's Trials Day meeting. The bumper nine-race card now features the rescheduled running of last week’s abandoned Clarence House Chase, as well as the next chapter in the Thistlecrack story. Our new [...]
Betting: Derby can ram home FA Cup misery for East Midlands rivals Leicester January 26, 2017 Much has happened to Leicester City since they last met East Midlands rivals Derby County in January 2014. The Foxes, then managed by Nigel Pearson, beat their near neighbours 4-1 to go seven points clear at the top of the Championship. Promotion that season followed, before a miraculous great escape, the sacking of Pearson and hiring [...]
Betting: Southampton and Arsenal to share the spoils in the FA Cup fourth round January 26, 2017 Southampton will be gunning for two upsets in a matter of days when they host Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round tomorrow. The Saints booked their place in a first major Wembley final since 1979 on Wednesday, as Shane Long’s late winner downed Liverpool in the EFL Cup. The south coast club knocked out Arsenal [...]
Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Venus Williams reach Australian Open final as old guard roll back the years January 26, 2017 Former world No1 Roger Federer admits that he has surprised even himself by becoming the oldest man to reach a grand slam final for more than 40 years at the Australian Open. The evergreen Swiss overcame compatriot Stan Wawrinka 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3 on Thursday to stay on course for an 18th grand slam [...]
Chinese stadium company to buy stake in Southampton but current Saints owner indicates she’ll stay on January 26, 2017 Southampton are set to become the latest English football club to be snapped up by Chinese investors after they agreed a deal with stadium construction company Lander Sports Development. Lander announced to the Shenzhen stock exchange on Thursday that it had signed an agreement with Southampton owner Katarina Liebherr to buy a stake in the [...]
Liverpool 0, Southampton 1 (Agg: 0-2): Claude Puel urges Saints to make history as Jurgen Klopp laments misfiring Reds January 25, 2017 Southampton boss Claude Puel has urged his side to make history and seal the club’s first piece of major silverware for 41 years after stunning Liverpool to reach the EFL Cup final. Half-time substitute Shane Long settled matters with a breakaway goal in stoppage-time as Southampton stood firm and became the first ever side to [...]
Burnley steal march on West Ham for £10m winger, while former Hammers and Queens Park Rangers striker joins Watford January 25, 2017 Premier League side Burnley have stolen a march on West Ham in the race to sign Hull winger Robert Snodgrass after a £10m bid for the Scotland international was accepted. The Clarets are believed to have offered an initial £7.5m and up to £2.5m in bonuses for the 29-year-old, who is relegation-threatened Hull’s top goalscorer [...]
Boost for Millwall as Lewisham Council ditch controversial plans for compulsory purchase order January 25, 2017 League One Millwall have received a major boost after Lewisham Council abandoned controversial plans to compulsorily purchase land around the club’s ground, The Den. The Lions feared the order to purchase land for housing redevelopment by offshore registered firm Renewal would place the future of the club in jeopardy and potentially force them to relocate [...]
Usain Bolt loses his “triple triple” after Jamaica told to hand back relay golds from Beijing 2008 January 25, 2017 Sprint king Usain Bolt has lost the distinction of his career-defining “triple triple” after the Jamaican was ordered to return one of his nine Olympic gold medals. The world’s fastest man has been stripped of the 4 x 100m relay gold he won at the Beijing Games in 2008 after team-mate Nesta Carter’s sample was [...]