West Ham on hook for £5m despite Potter’s Swede pick-me-up October 22, 2025 West Ham will not receive any financial benefit from Sweden’s surprise appointment of Graham Potter, who is still set to bank around £5m in compensation after being sacked by the struggling Hammers last month. Most Premier League clubs only pay compensation – in the form of monthly salary payments – to sacked managers until they [...]
Bro and Grey’s can have final Say in Doncaster mud October 21, 2025 WHILE Jumps fans will be treated to their first taste of Cheltenham action this season on Friday, there’s still one top-drawer Flat meeting to enjoy from Doncaster. Saturday’s William Hill Futurity Trophy is the final Group One of the Flat campaign, with potential stars like Ballydoyle’s Derby favourite Benvenuto Cellini entered. However, extremely inclement weather [...]
Jasko to give Cheltenham backers good opening Rodeo October 21, 2025 THINGS move up a notch over jumps this week with the return of racing to HQ at Cheltenham. The opening Showcase Meeting from Prestbury Park provides two days of competitive action and while it’s worth treading carefully at this very early stage of the season, there looks to be some ante-post value to be had. [...]
Lotus ready to keep run going for red-hot Newnham October 21, 2025 THERE is no stopping trainer Mark Newnham’s stable at present. The former assistant to legendary Australian trainers Bart Cummings and Gai Waterhouse made the headlines again over the weekend, when stable star My Wish was a resounding winner of the Group Two Sha Tin Trophy. A look at past records this season show Newnham and [...]
King Purton to see Star rise up over Happy Valley October 21, 2025 REGULAR form students of Hong Kong racing are advised to keep an eye on the weather before the action starts with a nine-race programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday. There has been plenty of rain in the city over the past few days, and although the forecast is to be dry come race time, it [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 53: Cheltenham, Doncaster and Aintree October 21, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile are here to preview a busy weekend of action, with the return of jumps racing at Cheltenham across Friday and Saturday. Doncaster hosts the G1 Futurity Trophy on Saturday and Aintree holds the Old Roan Chase on Sunday, and Wally Pyrah returns with selections and analysis across Wednesday’s Happy Valley [...]
How sport can take tackle Gen Z’s problem with gender polarisation October 21, 2025 Gender is as becoming as divisive as race, politics and economics among but sport can play its part in fixing a growing problem among Gen Z, writes Matt Readman. It’s been 25 years since Nelson Mandela famously said that sport could “unite people in a way that little else does”. While sport has sometimes mirrored social [...]
UK Athletics posts profit for first time since 2017 October 21, 2025 UK Athletics has hailed a financial turnaround after going from a deficit of £1.2m to a surplus of £107,000 – its first since 2017. The accounts for the year to March 31 2025 saw losses slashed just three years after the track and field governing body appeared to be on the brink of bankruptcy. UK [...]
Rugby League: Wembley Ashes Test to set UK attendance record October 21, 2025 The first rugby league Ashes series in over two decades is set to see a record attendance for its first Test at Wembley between England and Australia. The Rugby Football League will see over 57,000 head to Wembley Stadium this weekend to see the hosts take on the Kangaroos in the first of a three-Test [...]
Arsenal urged by fans to abandon Visit Rwanda renewal talks October 21, 2025 Arsenal have been urged by fans to reconsider their controversial partnership with Visit Rwanda after City AM revealed the two parties were in talks to extend the deal. Discussions over a renewal on terms that would represent an increase on the £10m a year that Visit Rwanda pays Arsenal are understood to be at an [...]