Trust in top Rider Bowman to Fownes the answer February 7, 2025 BY HIS usual high standards trainer Caspar Fownes hasn’t quite hit the heights expected in 2025 to date. With just three successes from 50 runners so far this year, the four-time Hong Kong Champion Trainer will be wanting to get his usual steady stream of winners flowing once again. Sunday’s 11-race card at Sha Tin [...]
Hat-trick seeking Hong can bring you Lok again February 7, 2025 RACING returns to Sha Tin this Sunday with a bumper 11-race card featuring the Class One TVB Cup (8.05am) over six furlongs. There may be only eight runners in the contest, but it looks a tight race with no real standout chance. Raging Blizzard and Gorgeous Win are the picks on recent form and ratings, [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 10: Newbury’s Super Saturday and Warwick February 7, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile look ahead to Super Saturday at Newbury, as well as the ITV races from Warwick. Trainer Jamie Insole updates us on his William Hill Hurdle hope Mirabad, while we also hear from Willie Mullins, Gordon Elliott and Henry de Bromhead. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports [...]
Nandy rejects football regulator pay fears: ‘£130k is more than reasonable’ February 7, 2025 Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has dismissed concerns that the incoming football regulator’s effectiveness will be inhibited by more modest public sector pay. Recruitment for the regulator’s first chair is under way but fears have been raised that the calibre of candidate could be restricted by the salary of £130,000 for the part-time role. While still [...]
Netflix eyes Formula 1 TV rights deal after Drive to Survive success February 7, 2025 Netflix could soon advance their Formula 1 offering beyond Drive to Survive with the streaming giant plotting a move for live TV rights. Having dipped their toe into live boxing, showing Mike Tyson’s bout with Jake Paul, and Christmas Day NFL, the streaming service appears to be interested in the US rights for Formula 1. [...]
Wales beyond embarrassment, they need to show Six Nations fight February 7, 2025 I couldn’t concur more with former Wales fly-half Dan Biggar when he said their Six Nations clash with Italy this weekend is the team’s biggest game in the last 20 years. On paper this match should be a walk in the park for Wales; the last time they lost to Italy on the continent was [...]
LIV Golf 2025: The five big changes to the tour during the off season February 6, 2025 LIV Golf returns for its fourth season this weekend in Riyadh on arguably its strongest footing ever, having outlasted three British prime ministers, the reign of our longest-serving monarch and the Biden administration. There may not have been any blockbuster signings like that of Major winner Jon Rahm 12 months ago, but there is plenty [...]
Rugby head injury trial could be delayed until 2027 after court spat February 6, 2025 A high-profile trial against rugby’s governing bodies brought by former players who suffered head injuries may not take place until 2027 after key legal voices sparred in the High Court. Delays caused by holding further case management conferences (CMC), which deal with any pre-trial admin such as available days and application requests, will likely push [...]
Chelsea Women’s rivals face a stark choice: spend – or be left behind February 6, 2025 During the January transfer window Chelsea Women made headlines with their spending, although that is nothing new for the club. Their male counterparts hold the record for the most spent in one winter window, having splashed out £275m in 2023. Chelsea Women broke the $1m transfer fee glass ceiling in the women’s game when they [...]
Meta fact-checking U-turn probed over Ronaldo Facebook deepfake scam February 6, 2025 Meta’s decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram is under review after Brazilian football legend Ronaldo Nazario was caught up in a deepfake scam. The company’s oversight board has launched an investigation after Meta initially rejected calls to remove a post that used an AI-manipulated video of Ronaldo to promote a gambling app. Meta [...]