Chiu Chow to channel Spirit of retiring Golden Sixty September 20, 2024 RACEGOERS are in for a treat in Hong Kong on Sunday, when Sha Tin hosts a highly competitive 10-race programme, that includes the seasonal reappearances of a number of potential superstars. If that wasn’t enough to tickle the taste buds, the greatest galloper in the history of Hong Kong racing, Golden Sixty, makes his farewell [...]
Newnham hopes to leave Sha Tin Full of Credit September 20, 2024 FORMER 12-time champion trainer John Size sets a conundrum for his followers at Sha Tin when saddling two of his potential superstars, Wunderbar in the Tailorbird Handicap (10.25am) over six furlongs and hugely talented Young Champion in the Woodpecker Handicap (11.00am) over six furlongs. Size’s stable is renowned for always starting a new season slowly, [...]
New era, new challenges as Women’s Super League goes it alone September 20, 2024 Norbiton might seem an unlikely place for a revolution but nothing less than a new era in the history of the Women’s Super League (WSL) is in the offing at Kingsmeadow today. The season opener between champions Chelsea and Aston Villa will be the first fixture to take place since the WSL flew the Football [...]
Laver Cup: What is it, who is playing and is it on TV? September 20, 2024 The four tennis Grand Slams might be done and dusted and eyes may be looking to the ATP Finals in Turin, but this weekend Europe takes on the world in the Laver Cup. It will see two teams – Team Europe and Team World – go head-to-head with each member of the winning team taking [...]
Bath to win Premiership rugby title, Falcons to finish bottom September 20, 2024 It feels as though Northampton Saints only just lifted the Premiership trophy but we’ve already reached the eve of this year’s campaign. We’ve got a new coach in Leicester Tigers boss Michael Cheika, who I worked with at Stade Francais, and renewed ambitions. And we’ve also got the chance of seeing a sixth different winner [...]
Ryder Cup flavour as DeChambeau and Rahm clash in Chicago September 19, 2024 It’s the LIV Golf League Team Championship this weekend in Texas, where old adversaries Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm will captain the top two sides in the hunt for £10m. The Ryder Cup may be 12 months away and the Solheim Cup now disappearing in the rear-view mirror but there is another transatlantic team golf [...]
Silverstone to use dynamic ticket pricing for British Grand Prix F1 weekend September 19, 2024 Tickets for the 2025 British Grand Prix will use the controversial dynamic ticket pricing system that caused fury for Oasis’ fans, Silverstone chiefs have confirmed. The circuit welcomed more than 450,000 fans across the four-day event in 2024 to watch Lewis Hamilton win his last home Grand Prix for Mercedes before his switch to Ferrari. [...]
T20 World Cup venues confirmed as Bangladesh ditched for UAE September 19, 2024 The two venues which will host next month’s Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup were announced on Thursday after the competition switched from Bangladesh to the UAE. Organisers the International Cricket Council decided to move the World Cup from Bangladesh due to civil unrest in the country. And while the United Arab Emirates was confirmed recently, [...]
Archer back in ODI team, Smith on rivalries and Ponting goes to IPL September 18, 2024 Jofra Archer will return to the England ODI fold against Australia while Jamie Smith talks rivalries and Ricky Ponting secures an IPL gig at Punjab Kings Fast bowler Jofra Archer will play his first ODI match for England since March 2023 when he takes on Australia today. The pacer injured his elbow and back in [...]
Essex County Cricket Club punished for “systemic use of discriminatory language” September 18, 2024 County cricket club Essex were handed a fine and reprimand from the independent Cricket Discipline Commission on Wednesday. The county was charged for the “systemic use of racist and/or discriminatory language and/or conduct” between 2001 and 2010. In response the Cricket Discipline Commission cautioned the club, reprimanded them and fined Essex £100,000. Half of their [...]