Farrell or Ford? Who will play No8? Should Chris Ashton start? As the autumn internationals draw closer, Eddie Jones still has some key questions to answer October 28, 2018 The autumn internationals will be one of Eddie Jones’s final opportunities to test his England players against the best in the business ahead of next year’s World Cup. England face three of the favourites to win the tournament as they play New Zealand, South Africa and Australia, as well as next year’s hosts, Japan. Things [...]
Legal Q&A: Why has Colin Kaepernick filed a trade mark of his image? October 28, 2018 Colin Kaepernick has made headlines over the last two years for protesting against police brutality by kneeling during the US national anthem ahead of an NFL fixture. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback has also been in the public eye for fronting an eye-catching Nike campaign. After gaining such significant exposure for his personal brand [...]
Overseas matches, disruptive broadcast deals and a global network of delegates: how La Liga is trying to close the gap to the Premier League October 25, 2018 You may have noticed Spanish football in the headlines lately – and not only because this weekend sees the latest instalment of its biggest game, El Clasico, between Barcelona and Real Madrid. La Liga, the organisation that represents Barca, Madrid and the other 40 clubs that make up Spain’s top two divisions, and their straight-talking [...]
Ollie Phillips: Pressure mounting on Eddie Jones ahead of autumn internationals as RFU publicly pursue his successor October 25, 2018 The Rugby Football Union are already preparing for life after Eddie Jones, it emerged this week. That in itself isn’t controversial. One day he will have to step aside – it just depends whether that will be at the end of his contract in 2021 or following the 2019 World Cup. Jones is well aware [...]
Horseracing: David Pipe’s City AM column October 25, 2018 I AM delighted to be writing my first column in City AM today as the jumps season really starts to get going at Cheltenham this afternoon. Frustratingly, we don’t have any runners today as we haven’t got that winter ground yet. Cheltenham can’t be blamed, and they have done an excellent job producing the good, [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Excellent jumper Martre set for Big things this season October 25, 2018 TODAY is the day National Hunt enthusiasts have been waiting for since April, Cheltenham’s first fixture of the new season. The two-day Showcase meeting has become increasingly popular in recent years, with a nice spread of competitive handicaps and decent novice events. This afternoon’s action looks very competitive, so I’m going to focus on tomorrow’s [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Magna Grecia looks a great bet to give O’Brien his ninth Futurity October 25, 2018 TRADITIONALISTS will keep calling it the Racing Post Trophy for a while, but tomorrow sees Doncaster’s one mile Group One contest run for the first time as the Vertem Futurity Trophy (4.05pm). Some top class horses have won it over the years and last year’s renewal produced an incredible finish with Saxon Warrior just denying [...]
A year ago Crystal Palace got their season on track with a win at Chelsea and Roy Hodsgon will need his side to replicate last year’s heroics ahead of tough run October 25, 2018 It was this time last year that Crystal Palace began to stop the rot following a dismal first seven games of the season that left them bottom of the Premier League with no points and no goals. A shock win at home to Chelsea in mid-October proved the catalyst for improvement. Palace went from strength [...]
Chris Tremlett: Sri Lanka series win heightens England’s healthy selection headache ahead of the World Cup October 24, 2018 The subcontinent is a difficult place to go and win matches, regardless of the opposition, so England will be delighted with their 3-1 one-day international series victory over Sri Lanka. Monsoon season hasn’t helped, but in between the showers England have put in some really good performances. They lost the final ODI by a record [...]
Lewis Hamilton looks set to seal the Formula One world title at Mexican Grand Prix but the constructors’ championship could go down to the wire October 24, 2018 The drivers’ championship may be all but over, but Mercedes will want Lewis Hamilton to do more than just scrape the five points he needs to claim his fifth world title at the Mexican Grand Prix this weekend, with the race for the constructors’ championship still hanging in the balance. When team-mate Valtteri Bottas surrendered [...]