Healthy chance that General wins again for in-form Fownes October 15, 2024 WITH the weather good and track conditions perfect, racegoers can look forward to another exciting and competitive eight-race programme at Happy Valley today. With racing taking place on the ‘B’ track, make a note of horses that like to race up with the early pace from the off, as past records show fast-starting gallopers have [...]
Football injuries cost European clubs £2bn over the last four years October 15, 2024 Injuries across Europe’s top five football leagues cost clubs £2bn over the last four seasons amid growing concerns surrounding player workload. There were 14,292 injuries across the Premier League, LaLiga, Ligue 1, Serie A and the Bundesliga from 2020-21 to 2023-24, according to the Howden Men’s European Football Injury Index. In England, champions Manchester City [...]
FA in talks to hire German to manage England team – on record salary October 15, 2024 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is also thought to have been sounded out about the job but talks with Tuchel are said to have progressed further.
Ratcliffe calls Fergie time as Man Utd axe former manager’s £2m-a-year job October 15, 2024 Ferguson will leave the role, which he has held since stepping down as manager in 2013, at the end of the season.
Donald Trump’s golf course in Scotland makes 11th consecutive loss October 15, 2024 Donald Trump’s golf course in Aberdeenshire has maintained its positive outlook despite making a loss for an 11th consecutive year. Trump International Scotland has reported a pre-tax loss of £1.4m for 2023, having also lost £738,344 in the prior 12 months. The widening loss comes despite its turnover rising from £3.59m to £37.4m over the [...]
Tories hit out at government over £3bn gambling tax raid plan October 14, 2024 The Conservatives have launched a barrage of criticism at the government on mooted plans for a tax raid worth up to £3bn on the gambling industry, with the shadow sports minister demanding the government “take the blinkers off”. Shares in British gambling firms plummeted on Monday morning amid reports of the tax raid, which would [...]
Will any team ever be relegated from the Premiership? Doubt it October 14, 2024 Exeter Chiefs and Newcastle Falcons are without a win this year but neither will be relegated from the Premiership due to the system. At the 65-minute mark in the Premiership match between Exeter Chiefs and Bristol Bears in Devon, the home side were 32-12 up on their West Country rivals. But come full-time the Bristolians [...]
New Zealand holds 4-0 lead over Ineos Britannia in America’s Cup October 14, 2024 Great Britain’s chances of winning their first ever America’s Cup slipped further from reality on Monday after Ineos Britannia fell to a 4-0 deficit to holders New Zealand. The British challenger – headed up by British Olympic legend Ben Ainslie and backed by Ineos billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe – lost the only race on Monday [...]
Football is at ‘a tipping point’, Premier League boss warns October 14, 2024 It came as umbrella body European Leagues and player union Fifpro formally filed a complaint against the world governing body at the European Commission.
Lay off Lee Carsley – he deserves credit not mockery for taking risks October 14, 2024 Gareth Southgate was pilloried for not experimenting enough as England manager and now Lee Carsley is getting the same treatment for doing the opposite. It’s a funny old game. One of the big problems with international football is scarcity, although expansion-happy governing bodies may soon see to that. The relative infrequency of matches from which [...]