UK sporting bodies join forces to call for action over dirty waters April 30, 2024 Seven UK sporting bodies have joined forces to protect the waters they rely on and campaign for “healthy and nature-rich blue spaces.” The Angling Trust, British Rowing, British Triathlon, GB Outrigger, Paddle UK, Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and Swim England have formed the Clean Water Alliance in response to concerns over sewage pollution in rivers [...]
Take two against odds-on Troy in the 2000 Guineas April 30, 2024 IT WAS only last weekend at Sandown that we witnessed Willie Mullins become the first Irish trainer since the great Vincent O’Brien to win the UK Jump Trainers’ Championship, but focus now turns to Newmarket’s Rowley Mile with the first two Classics of the Flat season upcoming. Vincent O’Brien won the 2000 Guineas (3.35pm) four [...]
French raider Ramatuelle to rise to the top in filles’ Classic April 30, 2024 AS IS always the case with the 1000 Guineas, there has been a lot of hype surrounding the good two-year-olds from last year and, on Sunday at 3.40pm, we’ll see whether or not they can live up to it. Unsurprisingly, Aidan O’Brien’s first string, Ylang Ylang, is right there at the top of the market [...]
Fownes’ Valley runners set to be poetry in Motion April 30, 2024 FOLLOWING all the excitement of world-class racing at Sha Tin last Sunday, it’s back to Happy Valley in Hong Kong today, with the city-track hosting a nine-race programme, featuring the France Galop Cup (2.45pm), a handicap over six furlongs. When is it going to stop raining in Hong Kong? Weather conditions didn’t make it easy [...]
Lor’s Angel one that will be Flying home on soft ground April 30, 2024 THERE is no doubt the ParisLongchamp Handicap (3.50pm) over six furlongs is the most hotly-contested and intriguing race on the card. Cases can be made for numerous contenders lining up, including the top two in the handicap; Colourful Emperor, who went down with all guns blazing behind talented Sports Legend recently, and Kaholo Angel, who [...]
Wimbledon ticket tout jailed for four months April 30, 2024 A man who admitted to buying and selling tickets for the Wimbledon Championships 2023 has been jailed for four months
F1 Team Alpine files legal action against its sustainable partner in England April 30, 2024 French F1 team Alpine has launched legal action against its sustainable partner after filing a claim to the English High Court
Chicago to host LIV Golf individual title conclusion April 30, 2024 Bolingbrook Golf Club in Chicago will host the LIV Golf League individual championship, it was announced on Tuesday. The American course will be the final event on the LIV calendar where players can earn points towards the individual title, and the last event where teams can alter their seedings before the team championships at the [...]
‘So special’ Jofra Archer backed to be fully fit for T20 World Cup after England selection April 30, 2024 Archer has not played competitively for a year following a recurrence of a stress fracture in his right elbow.
Champions League is an older man’s game and that suits likes of Ancelotti and Tuchel April 30, 2024 The further you go in the Champions League knockout stages, the more it resembles a coaching reunion.