Klopp sympathetic to fan ticket concerns ahead of Atalanta tie April 10, 2024 Jurgen Klopp yesterday addressed protests by fans that are set to occur this evening at Liverpool’s Europa League tie against Atalanta at Anfield. Reds fans are set to attend tonight’s quarter-final without flags in protest at planned ticket price rises next season. “I understand the concerns and the discussion definitely. It’s a tricky one from [...]
EP: 265 Aintree – Friday April 10, 2024 There are another four Grade 1 races to look forward to at Aintree on Friday, plus the Topham Chase, run over 2m 5f over the grand national course, during a fantastic day of racing in Liverpool. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews Friday’s Ladies Day Aintree action. Hosted by Chris Barnett. The Punter ‘The Punter’ [...]
Olympic champions to receive prize money for first time at Paris 2024 Games April 10, 2024 Athletics is the first sport to financially reward its stars for success at the Olympics.
Tottenham Hotspur: Coach Vilahamn on Postecoglou one club teamwork April 10, 2024 When Tottenham Hotspur recruited Ange Postecoglou from Celtic before the start of the season he hit the headlines for his determination to change the way the club played their football. But the north Londoners’ rest didn’t start and end with the Australian’s arrival, because the women’s team too recruited a manager to radically change how [...]
Tiger Woods: Matter of time before Rory McIlroy wins the Masters April 9, 2024 McIlroy has had seven top-10 finishes at Augusta.
Success is written in the stars for Purton and Shum April 9, 2024 HONG Kong racing enthusiasts can look forward to a rain-free nine-race programme at Happy Valley today, with a number of highly competitive handicaps on show. A rogue lightning storm scuppered calculations at Sha Tin last Sunday, with numerous jockeys commenting that a change to a soft surface during racing had contributed to their gallopers running [...]
Show Respect for Cruz’s Winning Heart under Bentley April 9, 2024 THERE is just no stopping the legendary Tony Cruz saddling winners in Hong Kong at present. His stable recorded a staggering 11 victories in the month of March, not including Group One California Spangle’s success in Dubai, and that run is showing no signs of abating. With another three victories last week, Cruz brought up [...]
The Hundred: Plans for three-way ownership deals could split County cricket April 9, 2024 The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will this month discuss plans for the future of The Hundred that could see teams enter into a three-way ownership venture that could split the county game. The current Hundred format sees the ECB own the eight teams with counties given cash payouts for playing hosts to the [...]
Can anyone stop Scottie Scheffler? Sam Torrance picks his Masters top five April 9, 2024 Our columnist is relishing the return of golf's major season.
Ratcliffe’s Man United clear-out continues with departure of Murtough April 9, 2024 The clear-out at Manchester United has continued with the club confirming that football director John Murtough is to step down from his role. Murtough has held a number of roles at the Old Trafford club in a period that has spanned 11 years. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, co-owner of Manchester United, said: “We want to thank [...]