Horse Racing Betting Tips: Baie and Blue boost Ireland’s bid for Welsh National repeat December 20, 2018 THERE is always a feast of racing on both sides of the Irish Sea over Christmas and while not many horses from Britain will be travelling over to the Emerald Isle, the Irish could plunder one of our biggest prizes for the second year running. Thursday’s Coral Welsh Grand National (2.50pm) at Chepstow is always [...]
Saracens trip to play Exeter Chiefs will be the toughest test yet in their 22 game unbeaten run December 20, 2018 Saracens face the biggest obstacle yet in their quest to go the season unbeaten when they visit Sandy Park to face Exeter Chiefs on Saturday. The Premiership's top two teams will go head-to-head for the first time this season in what is the most significant match of the campaign to date. Exeter and Saracens have [...]
Happy Hammers: West Ham starting to reach heights promised before move to London Stadium under Manuel Pellegrini December 20, 2018 The ugly scenes at the London Stadium towards the end of last season are now just a distant memory as West Ham sit pretty in the top half of the Premier League on the back of four straight wins for the first time in almost in five years. It was just nine months ago when [...]
My Sporting Life: Hotels.com president Adam Jay talks Arsenal, playing at Wimbledon and skiing in Svalbard December 20, 2018 Hotels.com president Adam Jay on his love of Arsenal, skiing in remote places, playing tennis at Wimbledon and his hope that sport can bring people together. What is your sporting passion? Easy. Arsenal. I’m very much enjoying the Unai Emery renaissance and loving new boy Lucas Torreira’s grit. It’s so good to have the Emirates [...]
Arsenal 0-2 Tottenham: Five things we learned as goals from Heung-min Son and Dele Alli send Spurs through to League Cup semi-final December 19, 2018 It was a testament to the importance of this match that both sides opted to pick their strongest possible line-ups, despite it only being a League Cup tie. Ultimately, Tottenham’s best was better, as they knocked out Arsenal with a 2-0 win – just their second ever victory at the Emirates. In times gone by, [...]
Cricket highlights in 2018: Alastair Cook’s final century, James Anderson’s record-breaking wicket, Surrey’s impact and more December 19, 2018 It has been a year of highs for England’s Test side, with a legend bowing out, one carrying on and new stars emerging. Here are City A.M’s cricket highlights of 2018. Cook bows out on a high Alastair Cook had been a rock at the top of the England batting order for so long that [...]
Trevor Steven: Gareth Southgate tops my football roll of honour for 2018 December 18, 2018 It has been a year when quality coaching came to the fore in football. The World Cup and the Premier League is full of top bosses who are getting the best out of their players. Here are my highlights. Southgate shines in Russia Where else to start but with England’s efforts at the World Cup? [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Hearts Keeper can make most of a good draw for Wong December 18, 2018 Champion trainer John Size and Joao Moreira team up with the steadily-improving Nice Kick in the 12.45pm over six furlongs. You can guarantee their partnership will be heavily punted on, as the trainer/jockey combination has already delivered five winners in the past 10 days. Nice Kick produced an encouraging run when a staying-on fifth behind [...]
Jose Mourinho’s fall from grace signifies the end of an era as his time in English football comes to a bitter end December 18, 2018 Jose Mourinho's fall from grace has been played out in the public eye over a torturous period that feels as though it began from the moment he took charge at Old Trafford, if not before. Mourinho has had a tendency to bounce from job to job and his decision to live out of the Lowry [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Sha Tin bettors can Marvel at Joy of Magic Man Moreira December 18, 2018 RACING in Hong Kong reverts to the all-weather track at Sha Tin this afternoon, which doesn’t make it easy for bettors looking to win some extra Christmas cash. The unpredictability of the all-weather track has been mentioned in this column on numerous occasions. When the humidity gets into the surface, it either suits horses that [...]