Moore rides into Royal Ascot history June 18, 2015 JOCKEY Ryan Moore was hailed as one of racing’s greats after he took his tally at Royal Ascot this week to a record-equalling eight winners with a 786-1 treble on Ladies’ Day. Moore almost went one better but he and Kingfisher were edged out by Graham Lee and Trip To Paris in the meeting’s highlight, [...]
Athletes defend Farah over tests June 18, 2015 BRITISH athletes have rallied to the defence of Mo Farah after it emerged that the double Olympic champion missed two drug tests. Farah, whose coach Alberto Salazar and training partner Galen Rupp have denied claims they broke doping rules, was reported to have missed tests in the two years preceding his success at the London [...]
England call up left-arm seamer for Ashes camp June 18, 2015 UNCAPPED Derbyshire seamer Mark Footitt has been handed the opportunity to stake a late claim for Test recognition this summer after being named in England’s pre-Ashes training squad yesterday. Left-arm fast bowler Footitt has taken 32 wickets in Division Two of the County Championship so far this summer, which follows an impressive haul of 82 [...]
Female F1 racer a certainty, says Toto Wolff June 18, 2015 But I won’t sign up my wife Susie, he tells Christian Sylt and Katy Fairman FORMULA One will eventually get a female driver according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, whose wife Susie is the only woman racing in the sport as development driver for Williams. “Somebody will do it,” he said. “Can you imagine [...]
Women to get Super League June 18, 2015 ENGLAND’S cricket bosses have pledged to pump £3m into a ground-breaking six-team women’s cricket Super League to start next summer. The tournament is set to mirror the inaugural Women’s Big Bash League in Australia, which is due to start in December, and assume a T20 format initially. The plan is to attract the world’s best [...]
Alonso to be hit by Austria grid penalty as McLaren plan gamble June 18, 2015 FORMER world champion Fernando Alonso is set to start Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix at the back of the grid after McLaren decided to take a strategic penalty. Alonso could be demoted up to 20 places, while team-mate Jenson Button may also be penalised as engine suppliers Honda are set to exceed their permitted number of [...]
19 June on this day… June 18, 2015 2001: BRITISH Lions suffered their first setback when they lost 28-25 to Aussie A, having scored 241 and conceded 24 in the opening three games. The trend continued in the Test series; the Lions went one up but lost. Will Greenwood (above) was on his second Lions tour but did not make his Test debut [...]
Royal Ascot 2015: Top hats off for Eagle and that man Frankie Dettori June 18, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS TOMORROW’S FINAL DAY OF ROYAL ASCOT Tomorrow's Hardwicke Stakes (3.40pm) has all the ingredients to be a mouth-watering encounter. With all seven confirmed runners having triumphed in today’s Group Two company or better it is a race to savour. Telescope, who won this race last year by a scorching [...]
Huntsmans can go close for Charlton and Buick June 18, 2015 FOLLOWING on from the Diamond Jubilee is the Wokingham Handicap (5.00pm), one of the biggest betting races of the week. With 30 horses sprinting up Ascot’s home straight, you may think you’ve got a better chance of landing tonight’s EuroMillions than finding the winner. It’s an incredibly difficult race, for sure, and nobody really knows [...]
Brazen Aussies can rule in the Jubilee again June 18, 2015 CHOISIR changed the face of Royal Ascot forever when he landed an extraordinary Group One sprint double at the meeting in 2003. Paul Perry’s beast was an unfancied 25/1 shot for the King’s Stand on the opening day and returned just four days later to scoop the Golden Jubilee at 13/2. His unlikely feat showed [...]