Hong Kong horse racing tips: Gentle Breeze enough for Poon to blow rivals away December 11, 2018 CROWDS in Hong Kong will be overjoyed to see their favourite man Joao Moreira back in action in Hong Kong, especially with expensive Christmas festivities coming up. The Magic Man returns to the city after a three-month absence in Japan and will ride primarily as stable jockey for champion trainer John Size till the end [...]
Hong Kong horse racing tips: Complacency not an issue for Teetan at Happy Valley December 11, 2018 SHA TIN racecourse can rightly be proud of the show it put on for the Longines Hong Kong International Races, with millions of viewers combined watching at the track or on television. Not only did organisers provide top-class entertainment for the 97,000 visitors, they also excelled with high-end facilities of which any country would have been [...]
Is snooker set for a big break? Why Ronnie O’Sullivan’s quit threats can help the sport future-proof itself December 11, 2018 Ronnie O’Sullivan’s victory at the UK Championship could hardly have reflected his talent, personality and the state of snooker any better. The 43-year-old eased past Mark Allen 10-6 in the final at York Barbican on Sunday evening, before pouring a bottle of water over his head in celebration and giving some lively quotes about entertaining [...]
Does winning your Champions League group make any difference make any difference to how far a team goes? December 11, 2018 With qualification for the last 16 long since sewn up like the seasoned Champions League veterans that they are, Manchester City and Manchester United could be forgiven for viewing Wednesday’s final group games as an unwanted additional burden in the busiest month of the season. Yet Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho, with two winners’ medals [...]
The seven trends in the digital sport world to look out for in 2019 December 11, 2018 This has been a transformative year for the digital sport landscape, from tech giants Amazon and Facebook making major rights acquisitions to a rise in behind-the-scenes and self-authored content. Here, Charlie Beall of consultancy Seven League assesses the trends that dominated 2018 and look set to shape the next 12 months. 1. Athletes becoming media As [...]
Online Casinos: A new trend in handling withdrawals December 11, 2018 | Sponsored If you have ever gambled online, you might have noticed that depositing money into an online casino is very much straightforward, but the hasslefree approach disappeared when it came to cash out your profits. After requesting a withdrawal, most online casinos initiated a "pending period", and it could take up to 4 days until your [...]
Sam Torrance: Louis Oosthuizen is a laid-back farmer who happens to be a brilliant golfer December 10, 2018 When Louis Oosthuizen announced his talent to the world by winning the Open Championship in 2010, he celebrated by buying a custom-built tractor for his farm back home in South Africa. That tells you a lot about Oosthuizen. He is a wonderful guy who is not desperately keen on fame, loves being at home on [...]
Tottenham’s trip to Barcelona may be a must-win match but the result isn’t everything for Spurs December 10, 2018 A trip to the home of the defining team of the 21st century, a chance to pull off one of the most famous triumphs in the club’s history, a shot at a kind of immortality; there is every reason for Tottenham to savour this week's Champions League fixture against Barcelona. The challenge is as steep [...]
Horse racing: Glorious day for De Sousa as he lands Hong Kong Cup December 9, 2018 HE IS the reigning UK champion jockey, but now Silvestre de Sousa has plundered the biggest prize Hong Kong has to offer following Glorious Forever’s victory in the Longines Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin. It capped off a remarkable week for the Brazilian jockey who had won the International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley [...]
Horse racing: Ed Walker hoping for perfect Storm in Hong Kong Cup December 7, 2018 Ed Walker is yet to win a Group One prize, but that could all change on Sunday when Stormy Antarctic goes for glory in the Longines Hong Kong Cup. With a staggering £2.8million up for grabs, the five-year-old, who is owned by Hong Kong-based Sui Pak-kwan, would be deservedly striking at the top level for [...]