2026 World Cup: England only attract half as many bets as Norway to lift trophy June 16, 2026 Tournament outsiders Norway have attracted twice as many bets on them to win the 2026 World Cup as England, surprising new data has revealed. Ahead of England’s first match of the tournament, against Croatia tonight in Dallas, Thomas Tuchel’s team have attracted five per cent of all betting tickets handled by Sportradar on behalf of [...]
Back Bolt and Catalina to be in Ascot mixer June 16, 2026 WHILE the Prince of Wales’s Stakes is the headline event on Wednesday at Royal Ascot, there are a host of other quality contests for punters to get stuck into, particularly with World Pool in operation. In the Group Two Duke of Cambridge Stakes (3.40pm), it’s the turn of the fillies and mares over Ascot’s round [...]
Don’t Miss Alobayyah in competitive Kensington Palace June 16, 2026 THERE are several fiercely competitive handicaps on Wednesday’s Ascot card, with the Kensington Palace Stakes (5.35pm), a mile-long 25 runner contest for fillies and mares, being one. I’m throwing two darts at this, with the strongest fancy being ALOBAYYAH for the William Haggas stable, who are in rude health of late. She was a massive [...]
Ombudsman can pay the way to more Champagne June 16, 2026 WEDNESDAY’s Group One feature at Royal Ascot, the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (4.20pm), sees one of the most highly anticipated clashes of the week. Last year’s winner OMBUDSMAN takes on Arc victor Daryz, in a classic England versus France match up and there shouldn’t be much between these two brilliant horses when it comes to [...]
Gali can land the Queen’s Vase for Balding and Murphy June 16, 2026 SOME top-class horses have won the Group Two Queen’s Vase (3.05pm) over the years, with Eldar Eldarov claiming this one-mile-six-furlong prize and then the St Leger a few months later in 2022. Illinois almost landed the same double in 2024, going down by a neck to stablemate Jan Brueghel at Doncaster. Whoever wins this afternoon [...]
Brits urged to back UK pubs during World Cup amid booking surge June 16, 2026 Brits have been urged to support their World Cup team by getting down to the local pub amid a four-fold increase in bookings for England games. The UK hospitality sector is set for a 42 per cent sales boost across the group stages of the World Cup – with kick-off times in the US, Canada [...]
And they’re off: Royal Ascot racegoers put on a patriotic show as iconic horse racing meet gets underway June 16, 2026 Royal Ascot, the greatest flat racing festival in all of horse racing, is underway and thousands of punters have dressed to impress at the Berkshire course. There are over 100 runners across Tuesday’s seven races, with over £2.75m in prize money on offer to the top performers. Racegoers must adhere to the strict Royal Ascot [...]
Children as young as 14 are being targeted by unregulated gambling firms on social media June 16, 2026 Children as young as 14 are being targeted by unregulated gambling firms, with AI-generated tipsters, influencers and the manosphere blamed for exploiting teenagers on social media. Over 30 unregulated gambling sites – such as Stake and Rainbet – are accused of targeting UK users primarily aged 14-25, according to new data collected last month by [...]
2026 World Cup: How England went from misery to magnet for blue chip brands June 16, 2026 As they begin their 2026 World Cup campaign, the England brand is unrecognisable from 10 years ago – and it is paying off in growing revenues for the FA. This month marks a decade since one of the darkest days in the Football Association’s history, when England’s men were humbled by Iceland – a nation [...]
Episode 91: Royal Ascot 2026 – Day 1 & 2 June 15, 2026 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile are back to preview the opening two days of Royal Ascot 2026, with analysis and selections across the cards. Trainer of Overpass, Bjorn Baker, joins to discuss his sprinter’s chances in the King Charles III Stakes on Tuesday. Check back on Wednesday for a preview of the rest of the [...]