James Vince: Hampshire captain’s England Test selection shows selector Ed Smith sticking to his word August 23, 2018 James Vince’s recall to the England squad to face India in the fourth Test match at the Ageas Bowl next week was met with a near-uniform sigh. Reading the comments below the announcement on social media, the general opinion was that the Hampshire batsman had his chance and blew it. The 27-year-old has played 13 [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Eagle to swoop and land massive Ebor pot for Botti August 23, 2018 THERE aren’t many races during the season that are worth £1million, but in 12 months’ time that is exactly what will be up for grabs in the Sky Bet Ebor (3.40pm). That’s an incredible amount for a handicap and this year’s £500,000 certainly isn’t to be sniffed at. The result of this massive prize money [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Beat The Bank can spark more Goodwood celebrations August 23, 2018 WE ARE spoilt for choice this weekend and tomorrow’s card at Goodwood features some fantastic racing. The big race of the day is the Group Two Ladbrokes Celebration Mile (2.05pm), which has been won by Lightning Spear for the past two years. David Simcock’s stable star isn’t back for a third crack thanks to his [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Fahey’s Space Traveller to leave punters over the moon August 23, 2018 FOR RICHARD Fahey, the Ebor Festivval is like Royal Ascot. There’s no other meeting on the racing calendar the Malton-based trainer targets more than these four days on the Knavesmire and he may well be rewarded this afternoon. In the Group Two Gimcrack Stakes (3.00pm) he saddles SPACE TRAVELLER, who looks to have strong claims [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Count Stradivarius out and get your money on Octave August 23, 2018 WHILE the bookies will no doubt be braced for a big pay out if red-hot favourite Stradivarius lands this afternoon’s Lonsdale Cup (2.25pm) at York, spare a thought for Weatherbys Hamilton. The insurance firm put up a £1million bonus for any horse who could complete the stayers’ triple crown of the Gold Cup at Royal [...]
Arsenal v West Ham: Old foes reunited as Unai Emery and Manuel Pellegrini meet again with new clubs August 23, 2018 Familiarity will be in the air at Emirates Stadium on Saturday when West Ham visit Arsenal. Most eyes will be trained on Jack Wilshere, who is set to face the club at which he spent his formative footballing years for the first time since his summer switch from north to east London, while Spanish forward [...]
Motty lends his voice to Football Index’s advertising push August 23, 2018 Match of the Day’s legendary commentator John Motson is lending his voice to a new trading platform dedicated to football. Motson, who has commentated on some of the Premier League and FA Cup’s biggest matches since the late 1960s, will be the face and voice of fresh fintech venture Football Index’s TV and radio adverts. [...]
Chris Tremlett: England have lost sight of the art of opening and need to go back to basics August 22, 2018 As much as it’s ultimately good for the game to avoid two dead rubbers, England’s thrashing by India, which was confirmed this morning, was very disappointing. Trent Bridge is a ground where England tend to play well and with James Anderson and Stuart Broad on a high after the Lord’s win they would have been [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Afaak can get the ball rolling for connections of Battaash August 22, 2018 CHARLIE Hills will be hoping to walk into the winners’ enclosure tomorrow afternoon after the Nunthorpe Stakes where his stable star Battaash is the hot favourite. However, he could get an early taste shortly after 3pm today, as I’m sweet on the chances of his AFAAK in the Clipper Logistics Handicap (3.00pm). The four-year-old was [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Sea set to be top of the class in Yorkshire Oaks August 22, 2018 IN TERMS of quality, it’s hard to argue that there is a better contest all week than this afternoon’s Darley Yorkshire Oaks (3.35pm). This event has been dominated by the Classic generation in recent years, with three-year-olds winning eight of the previous 12 renewals. Enable was just 1/4 12 months ago, and she won like [...]