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Six Nations 2016: Vindicated Eddie Jones hails his England captain Dylan Hartley as a “likeable rogue” after Grand Slam triumph March 20, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones has hailed “likeable rogue” Dylan Hartley after his decision to appoint the controversial hooker captain was vindicated by a first Six Nations Grand Slam since 2003. Jones also used his first media appearance since Saturday’s title-clinching 31-21 win in France to predict that his own perfect start was just the [...]
Australian Grand Prix: Fernando Alonso escapes 200mph crash as Nico Rosberg beats Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in first race of season March 20, 2016 Double world champion Fernando Alonso admits he was lucky to survive a spectacular 200mph smash at the Australian Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton was beaten by Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. Alonso’s McLaren was sent twirling through the air when he hit the Haas of Esteban Gutierrez on lap 17 and lost all four tyres and much [...]
Chinese investment in football continues as Freestyle Football receives £180,000 March 18, 2016 China's growing interest in football has extended beyond even traditional forms of the beautiful game. Freestyle Football Limited, the commercial arm of freestyle football's governing body, has received a £180,000 investment from the Shanghai XiaoYuan Culture Communication Corporation for a 10 per cent stake. The firm owns schools in China, Australia and Cambodia and has an agreement [...]
Six Nations 2016: Billy Vunipola on course to shatter England records in Grand Slam decider v France March 18, 2016 England’s task on Saturday is simple: beat France in Paris and crown a first Six Nations title in five years with a first Grand Slam since 2003. Should they do so, Eddie Jones’s men could be forgiven for paying little heed to the championship stats as they crack open beers in the Stade de France [...]
Six Nations 2016: England predicted to beat France and win grand slam according to complex mathematical formula from insurance group QBE March 18, 2016 England will win the grand slam by the finest of margins on Saturday – that's according to insurance firm QBE who have devised a complex formula to predict the outcome of Six Nations matches. QBE's rugby predictor has correctly forecast 9 of 12 results so far this tournament and came within two points of the [...]
Tottenham Hotspur 1, Borussia Dortmund 2 (Agg: 1-5): Pochettino urges Spurs to achieve “big things” in Premier League after European exit March 17, 2016 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino brushed off a predictable European exit and urged his side to achieve “big things” in the Premier League after being outclassed by Borussia Dortmund. Trailing 3-0 from the first leg, Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang chalked up his 35th goal of the season with a clinical double before a well-beaten Spurs replied [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 betting: Don Poli can land Gold Cup for Davy Russell March 17, 2016 There are likely to be only nine runners in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup (Friday 3.30pm), but what the field lacks in numbers it more than makes up for in quality. Don Cossack heads the majority of bookmakers’ lists and nobody would begrudge trainer Gordon Elliott and jockey Bryan Cooper a win in the week’s [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 betting: Forget Victoria Pendleton, Paint The Clouds finally has ideal conditions to eclpise Victoria Pendleton in St James’s Place Foxhunter Chase March 17, 2016 All eyes will be on Victoria Pendleton when she completes the most extraordinary ‘Switching Saddles’ challenge and rides Pacha Du Polder in the St James’s Place Foxhunter Chase (Friday 4.10pm). The former Olympic cyclist had barely even sat on a horse this time last year and it’s astonishing that she is now riding in the hustle and [...]
Football betting: Noisy neighbours Manchester City to deafen Manchester United in derby March 17, 2016 There is more than bragging rights at stake as Manchester City host Manchester United on Sunday. Beyond the search for superiority in the playgrounds and pubs of the north west, this match could prove key in the final Premier League shake-up. City, in fourth, are four points above their rivals and know victory could go a [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 betting: Gordon Elliott can fulfil dream by landing the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle with Squouateur March 17, 2016 Trainer Gordon Elliott has made no secret of the fact that one race at the Festival he desperately wants to win is the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (Friday 4.50pm). He spent some time with Pipe in the 90s when he was a jockey and credits the legendary trainer as being one of the biggest [...]