Sports teams can make better use of Apprenticeship Levy, ex-Quins CEO says October 9, 2024 A former Premiership Rugby chief executive has called on the government to cut red tape and back sports clubs to use the existing Apprenticeship Levy to fuel upskilling opportunities for athletes and local communities. David Ellis, who served as CEO of Harlequins for eight years until 2019, insists the compulsory tax could be better used [...]
Dawn ready to Rise in the Cesarewitch October 8, 2024 AFTER Longchamp’s Arc weekend the top-class racing continues this week, with Group One contests on both Friday and Saturday’s cards at Newmarket. Saturday’s Dewhurst traditionally provides key Classic clues for next season and, at the moment, Ballydoyle and Godolphin hold seven of the eight entries. With Aidan O’Brien accounting for five, and most of those [...]
Garcia considering rejoining DP World Tour to play in Ryder Cup, says Donald October 8, 2024 Europe’s leading Ryder Cup points-scorer Sergio Garcia is ‘considering rejoining’ DP World Tour in order to qualify for the 2025 intercontinental tournament, according to captain Luke Donald. Garcia was stripped of the chance to represent Team Europe in Rome due to his participation in the LIV Golf League and his resignation from the DP World [...]
Stoute’s Anna set to deliver Fillies’ Mile Swan song October 8, 2024 SIR Michael Stoute’s career has been littered with remarkable training performances, but managing to win a Group One with one of his final top-level runners would be some feat. The master of Freemason Lodge is set to retire at the end of the season and is due to run the unbeaten ANNA SWAN in Friday’s [...]
Wings Of War Can soar on his return to action October 8, 2024 BETTORS look set for a tough time at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today, as the city track serves up a low-key affair for its eight races. The programme includes a couple of Class Five handicaps, and four Class Four contests where the majority of gallopers race against one another almost every fortnight, and it’s a [...]
Unicorn has Super chance of first win in Hong Kong October 8, 2024 TRAINER Frankie Lor must have breathed a huge sigh of relief when his stable’s Master Trillion broke a 45-runner losing sequence at Sha Tin last Sunday. Former champion trainer Lor must have wondered where his next winner was going to come from, with a series of short-priced favourites getting turned over, and a number of the [...]
Frankel offspring bought by Kia Joorabchian operation for £4.6m October 8, 2024 A yearling which is the offspring of Frankel and Aljazzi has sold at Tattersalls to Kia Joorabchian’s Amo Racing operation for 4.4m guineas (£4.62m). The Frankel filly, out of former Duke of Cambridge Stakes winner Aljazzi was sold to Amo Racing alongside the Frankel sister to Alpinista, which went for 2.5m guineas (£2.6m). Joorabchian attended [...]
Manchester City say Premier League rule is now void. Lawyers disagree October 8, 2024 Lawyers have shot down claims by Manchester City that the Premier League’s associated party transaction (APT) rules should be considered “void” following the club’s partially successful legal challenge. In a letter to the other 19 top-flight clubs, Manchester City general counsel Simon Cliff said APT rules – designed to prevent clubs benefiting from artificially inflated [...]
Mayor Khan bound to need to step in against NIMBYs over Twickenham plans October 8, 2024 London won against the capital’s NIMBYs when the GLA approved plans for Wimbledon’s expansion. And they’ll probably need to do the same when councils inevitably block the Rugby Football Union’s bid to host more events at Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium. “London is the sporting capital of the world and this decision will not only ensure Wimbledon [...]
Guenther Steiner: On Max and Jos Verstappen, Gene Haas, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris October 7, 2024 Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner speaks to City AM about Max Verstappen and his father Jos, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Gene Haas. and more ahead of the release of his second book Unfiltered Guenther Steiner is not one to mince his words. The former Haas team principal, breakout star of Drive To Survive and [...]