Improving Wellington can make a splash at Cheltenham March 3, 2026 WE’RE just under a week out from the Cheltenham Festival and the anticipation for the big four days is almost at fever pitch. We’ve had seven ante-post swings so far and hopefully are sitting on some nice tickets heading into the Festival. For a final selection, I’m going to look at the newly named [...]
Dragon to fly to Storming Valley victory for Richards March 3, 2026 RACING at Happy Valley in Hong Kong returns with another nine-race programme on Wednesday which features the Kwoon Chung Bus Cup (1.15pm) over six furlongs. Bettors in the city can be forgiven from still reeling in surprise following the result of the Four-Year-Old Hong Kong Classic Cup, which was won by 20-1 shot Stormy Grove [...]
Have Faith in Hayes and Yeung to Star with a double March 3, 2026 A LIKELY change of tactics could pay rich dividends for the David Hayes-trained WITHALLMYFAITH, who lines up in the Sichuan Bipenggou Tourist Attractions Handicap (2.50pm) over the extended mile. The son of Mongolian Khan set a searching gallop from the off when collared near the line over the course and distance last month, eventually finishing [...]
Episode 72: Josh Moore, Sandown, Happy Valley and Cheltenham chat March 3, 2026 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile are here to preview Saturday’s action from Sandown and Josh Moore joins to discuss his runners this weekend and at the Cheltenham Festival. Wally Pyrah previews Happy Valley and Bill has his final antepost selection for the Festival. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section [...]
English cricket facing tragedy if ECB doesn’t change, warns county boss March 3, 2026 English cricket chiefs risk the “tragedy” of counties going bust unless they offer more support to those without international matches or The Hundred, says Hampshire chief Rod Bransgrove. Sussex are among those to have suffered financial difficulties, leading to a points deduction from the England and Wales Cricket Board and the departure of chairman Jon [...]
Iranian drone attack sees ATP tennis players flee court March 3, 2026 An Iranian drone attack forced players and officials on a tennis court at an ATP Challenger event in the UAE to flee for cover on Tuesday. Two matches at the tournament, taking place in Fujairah were interrupted after a fire broke out at an oil terminal around 10km from the ATP Challenge event site. Japan’s [...]
Premier League facing Easter weekend football blackout March 3, 2026 The Premier League and Championship are set to voluntarily be without football over an Easter weekend for the first time this century. Football’s global governing body Fifa has modified the 2027 spring international break to include Good Friday and Easter Monday next March in a move that will hit the two top tiers of English [...]
Messi no-show triggers MLS and Vancouver Whitecaps legal payout March 3, 2026 Major League Soccer and the Vancouver Whitecaps have agreed to pay half a million Canadian dollars to settle a legal claim made because Lionel Messi was withdrawn from a match. A man from the Vancouver area brought the civil class action after paying more than $400 for two tickets to the game between the Whitecaps [...]
Cadillac to leverage US identity to grow F1 sponsorship portfolio March 3, 2026 Formula 1 newcomers Cadillac are harnessing their status as the only “truly” American team to power their sponsorship strategy ahead of the season opener this weekend. Cadillac will be the 11th team on the grid after General Motors and Chelsea co-owner Mark Walter’s TWG paid a reported $450m anti-prize money dilution fee to expand the [...]
Hundred cricket stake sales help Glamorgan clear debts March 2, 2026 Glamorgan’s sale of a stake in The Hundred franchise Welsh Fire has wiped the county cricket club’s debts, despite making a loss last year. The England and Wales Cricket Board sold eight minority stakes in eight Hundred franchises, handing the majority stakes to host counties. Glamorgan’s divestment saw them enter into a 50-50 partnership with [...]