Exeter Chiefs stun Munster with glorious Champions Cup comeback December 17, 2023 Exeter’s rebuild hit a landmark milestone today after the Devonians came from behind to beat Irish giants Munster and go two from two in the Investec Champions Cup. Many were worried about how Rob Baxter’s men would deal with the ferocity of the biggest club competition in rugby after the Chiefs faced an exodus of [...]
F1’s Coulthard, Hakkinen and McNish in classic car firm seeking £50m injection December 17, 2023 Former racing drivers David Coulthard, Mika Hakkinen and Allan McNish are looking to raise £50m as part of a consortium of investors focusing on classic cars. The trio of motorsporting stalwarts are non-executive directors of a classic car investment firm that is listed on the London Stock Exchange as Tertre Rouge Assets PLC (TRA). TRA [...]
Champions League last 16 draw: Draw permutations and how to watch December 16, 2023 How the draw works, when it's happening and how to watch it.
Caspar Fownes hoping for some good Karma at Sha Tin December 15, 2023 RACING is back at Sha Tin on Sunday with a 10-race programme on both the all-weather and turf and features the £280,000 Lukfook Jewellery Cup (8.10am), a Class Two handicap over five furlongs. The city still seems to be on a high following last Sunday’s hugely exciting and highly emotive success of Golden Sixty in [...]
In-form Ng’s Jumbo could win punters a Fortune December 15, 2023 TO SAY 40-year-old trainer Pierre Ng has taken his profession by storm in Hong Kong this season would be an understatement. The second-season handler has bounded clear in the trainers’ title race, putting clear daylight between himself and his rivals with 32 wins, 10 victories clear of his nearest pursuer. Ng, who always catches the [...]
Exclusive: Millwall FC hits shirt sponsor Huski Chocolate with lawsuit December 15, 2023 Millwall FC has filed a lawsuit against its sponsor Huski Chocolate, whose logo appears on the team’s kit after it became the principal partner for the 2019/20 season. Millwall Football and Athletic Company (1985) instructed law firm Irwin Mitchell to file a claim against Swedish-owned Huski Chocolate (Choki AB) and Swedish property investor Kvalitena AB, [...]
Why football managers are rivalling food as the Basque Country’s top export December 15, 2023 Why are so many top football managers from a tiny corner of Spain?
EP: 243 Cheltenham, Doncaster & Hong Kong December 15, 2023 The two-day Cheltenham ‘Christmas Meeting’ culminates on Saturday with a host of competitive races, the highlight being the December Gold Cup Handicap Chase, run over an extended two and a half miles. Doncaster also stages jumps racing in front of the TV cameras on Saturday afternoon where Rare Edition is due to line up for [...]
Ollie Phillips: Premiership sides are dishing up humble pie in Investec Champions Cup December 15, 2023 Premiership teams stunned columnist Ollie Phillips last week. Can they do it again?
‘I don’t feel any guilt’: Eddie Jones insists he didn’t go for Japan job while Australia boss December 14, 2023 Jones is due to start his second stint as Japan coach in January.