Cheltenham Gold Cup: Sizing John capitalises on frontrunner mistakes to take the title March 17, 2017 Sizing John has taken the Cheltenham Gold Cup, coming through the field to take one of jump racing's most prestigious events. The 7-1 shot, who was tipped by City A.M. to prevail, capitalised on errors by the frontrunners on the second to last fence. Fast finishing Minella Rocco won a photo for second, beating Native River third and outpacing pre-race [...]
Manchester United 1, FC Rostov 0 (Agg: 2-1): Jose Mourinho predicts United will lose Sunday’s Premier League clash at Middlesbrough March 16, 2017 Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has predicted his side will lose Sunday’s Premier League showdown at Middlesbrough after seeing his side progress to the Europa League quarter-finals with victory over FC Rostov last night. Zlatan Ibrahimovic twice struck the post before Juan Mata settled matters in the second period, although United were indebted to a [...]
Eddie Jones urges England to scale new heights to avoid Ireland gatecrashing Grand Slam party March 16, 2017 England head coach Eddie Jones insists his Six Nations champions will have to scale new heights in order to prevent Ireland gatecrashing their Grand Slam party on Saturday. Tournament victors England will become just the sixth side in history and first since the inception of the Six Nations in 2000 to claim back-to-back Grand Slams [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2017: Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins kick-start week with four winners March 16, 2017 Jockey Ruby Walsh toasted Ireland’s dominance on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival after he and trainer Willie Mullins teamed up to land a spectacular four-timer. Walsh and Mullins bounced back in emphatic style, following a barren start to the week that included Douvan’s shock defeat in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, as Irish [...]
Injury to scrum-half Conor Murray could be terminal to Ireland’s chances against Grand Slam-chasing England March 16, 2017 Injury to Munster scrum-half Conor Murray is a real game-changer and alters the whole dynamic of Ireland’s tactics when they come up against Grand Slam-chasing England on Saturday. The British and Irish Lion is excellent and absolutely vital to Joe Schmidt’s side. Murray has failed to recover from the shoulder problem incurred during his side’s [...]
Cheltenham Festival betting tips: It’s your Duty to take on Elliott hotpot with Monalee March 16, 2017 TRAINER Gordon Elliott has already taken this week by storm and many expect him to land the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (2.50pm) with Death Duty. The six-year-old is unbeaten in all four starts over hurdles to date and arrives here at Cheltenham as Ireland’s best novice. His trainer has already billed him as potentially the [...]
Cheltenham Festival betting tips: Sizing John value to upset Gold Cup favourites March 16, 2017 EVEN without injured star novice Thistlecrack, this afternoon’s Timico Gold Cup (3.30pm) promises to be a mouth-watering contest, with the likes of Cue Card, Native River and Djakadam all standing their ground. It’s easy to make a case for any one of the three who are hard to separate at the top of the market. [...]
Cheltenham Festival betting tips: Dandridge can Rock The World in Grand Annual March 16, 2017 IF YOU are still searching for a winner when they are lining up for the Grand Annual (5.30pm), just remember that it isn’t over until the fat lady sings. This is the traditional ‘get out of jail stakes’, although it’s one of the hardest races of the week to try to break free – six [...]
Betting: Liverpool can take advantage of shell-shocked Manchester City March 16, 2017 It wasn't meant to be this way for Pep Guardiola. The boss who swept all before him at Barcelona and Bayern Munich was expected to do the same as Manchester City manager – and after winning his first 10 matches in charge, it looked like he was going to. Fast-forward to now, with City 10 [...]
Betting: England set to re-write the history books in Dublin March 16, 2017 A place in history awaits England as they face Ireland on Saturday in the climax to this season’s Six Nations. Eddie Jones’ side stand on the brink of back-to-back Grand Slams, and a world record 19th consecutive Test victory – overtaking the mark set by New Zealand in 2015-16. In a time of political shocks and [...]