Chelsea triumph on penalties at Stamford Bridge as cracks begin to appear for worn-out Tottenham January 24, 2019 After a gruelling London derby that was at times reminiscent of the infamously bruising encounter between the two sides during the 2016 campaign, the tie had to be decided on penalties at Stamford Bridge. The Battle of the Bridge II eventually saw Chelsea celebrating following a 2-1 win and 2-2 draw on aggregate as Tottenham [...]
Ollie Phillips: Eddie Jones needs players to buy into his methods fully in defining year for England January 24, 2019 England are in Portugal on their pre-Six Nations training camp, which means the players will be being put through their paces by Eddie Jones. Jones is an interesting character – intense and hard to judge. He likes to challenge those he works with, so it’s bound to be testing time ahead of the opening match [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Murphy and Johnson can brew up a storm at Cheltenham January 24, 2019 LESS THAN a week ago trainer Nicky Henderson threw a spanner in the works by changing his running plans at the last minute in a high-profile hurdle race and he appears to be repeating the trick. Champ had been a warm order for tomorrow’s Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (3.00pm), but is set to be replaced by [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: West looks the right Approach in Cleeve Hurdle January 24, 2019 YOU CAN always feel the excitement building at Cheltenham’s Festival Trials Day, the last meeting at Prestbury Park before those incredible four days in March. It’s debatable whether tomorrow’s action will have too much bearing on the major races at the Festival, but it’s bound to be competitive stuff with loads of prize money up [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: You should have a few Buttons on Willie Boy and Federici at Donny January 24, 2019 CHELTENHAM takes centre stage this weekend, but there is some decent racing at Doncaster as well, where the big betting race is the Sky Bet Chase (3.15pm). Just 11 runners are set to go to post for the £100,000 contest, which is a smaller field than normal and is undoubtedly due to the dry winter [...]
Arsenal v Manchester United: Marcus Rashford has found his “killer instinct” to pose Gunners a major threat in the FA Cup January 24, 2019 Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has plenty of memories of facing Arsenal as a player during the era in which the teams’ rivalry was at its most fiery. The former striker scored the fifth goal in a 6-1 rout of the Gunners in February 2001 to send United 16 points clear at the top [...]
Horseracing: David Pipe on his weekend runners January 24, 2019 WE HAVE been quite lucky to avoid the worst of the cold snap and despite there being no jump racing for a couple of days, the team were able to come in and work as normal. It's a relatively quiet time of year for us as we have also vaccinated the entire string meaning that [...]
Crystal Palace will be underdogs against Tottenham in the FA Cup but have proven they can beat anybody on their day January 24, 2019 Crystal Palace may languish in the bottom half of the Premier League but they have established themselves as a team more than capable of going toe to toe with the best around. For England’s bigger sides, facing Palace represents a test that must be negotiated with extreme caution, as the majority of the Big Six [...]
The Premier League is one of the UK economy’s star players January 24, 2019 I am a Stoke City supporter and a huge fan of all football. For me, it really is the beautiful game, and that makes me especially pleased that EY’s new report on the economic and social impact of the Premier League demonstrates just how much football contributes to the UK economy and society. The Premier League [...]
The world’s richest football clubs 2019: Real Madrid replace Manchester United at top of Deloitte Football Money League January 23, 2019 Manchester United have lost their status as the world’s richest club after Real Madrid replaced them at the top of Deloitte’s Football Money League. The Spanish giants ended United’s two-year domination of the annual list by generating revenue of €751m (£665m) last season – an all-time record for any football club. Read more: Spurs vs [...]