Stokes hails England newcomer as ‘three bowlers in one’ after win December 1, 2024 Ben Stokes hailed Brydon Carse as England’s triple threat after his starring role against New Zealand, branding the Durham quick “three bowlers in one”. Carse produced a mighty effort in the first Test at Christchurch, taking combined figures of 10 for 106 to power his side to an eight-wicket victory. He picked up four in [...]
Manchester United have got it right where Jaguar rebrand got it wrong November 30, 2024 Manchester United are showing Jaguar that inclusivity is about doing, not just showing, through their action on prostate cancer, writes Matthew Fletcher-Jones. It’s been a good week or so for football. Promotion for England and Wales in the Nations League (a format innovation that actually works), a Premier League weekend with the champions in ‘crisis’, [...]
Newnham’s Wish to be his command at Sha Tin November 29, 2024 A 10-RACE programme at Sha Tin in Hong Kong this Sunday will serve as a tasty hors d’oeuvre for next week’s international racing in the city. With half the card on the all-weather surface and the rest of the action on the ‘C+3’ course –measuring just over 18 metres in width – bettors need to [...]
Sing Dragon to hit the right notes in Golden Jubilee November 29, 2024 SUNDAY’s feature race on the Sha Tin programme is the highly competitive Class Two Peninsula Golden Jubilee Challenge Cup (8.05 am), a handicap over six furlongs run on the all-weather surface. A dozen of the quickest speedsters in the territory bursting out of the stalls and vying for positions before the first bend suggests that [...]
Ollie Phillips: My Autumn Nations Series end-of-term report for home nations November 29, 2024 With just one fixture remaining of this year’s Autumn Nations Series it is fair to say that the four home nations have had varied results. While strong performances on the continent from France, and even Italy at times, show growth across the Channel it appears that back home the four teams – whose players are [...]
‘An ambitious club that wants to move forward’: Lampard joins Coventry City November 28, 2024 The former Chelsea, Everton and Derby County boss, 46, has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract.
Hearn eyes Croke Park for Katie Taylor homecoming fight November 27, 2024 Katie Taylor could take on Amanda Serrano in a huge trilogy fight on home soil at Croke Park in Dublin, says the Irish star’s promoter Eddie Hearn. Undisputed light-welterweight champion Taylor and Serrano clashed for the second time on the undercard of the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight in Las Vegas earlier this month. The card, [...]
Embattled ref ‘strongly denies’ spot-fixing claims after FA launches probe November 27, 2024 Under-fire Premier League referee David Coote has strongly denied an allegation of spot-fixing that is being investigated by the Football Association. Coote – already suspended by referees’ body PGMOL for unguarded comments he appeared to make about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp – refutes the claim that he issued a premeditated yellow card in a [...]
Joe Root set for 150th Test as England face New Zealand November 27, 2024 Joe Root will compete in his 150th international Test today as England open their series against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. The 35-time centurion will remain on the England all-time list but inch closer to James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Alastair Cook ahead of him. The feat comes as former Australia coach [...]
What does the Formula 1 expansion mean? Racing is in the fast lane November 27, 2024 So after months of wondering whether Formula 1 would ever have more than 10 teams on the grid again, we have finally got our answer. Late on Monday it was announced that F1 had entered into an agreement in principle with General Motors division Cadillac for an entry into the top level of global motorsport [...]