Romantic Warrior can make history in FWD QEII Cup April 24, 2026 ALL EYES of the racing world will be focused on Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday, as two of the highest-rated horses in the world Ka Ying Rising and Romantic Warrior step out on to the turf for FWD Champions Day. It is guaranteed that the fan clubs of both legendary gallopers will be [...]
Jan’s the Man in competitive FWD Champions Mile April 24, 2026 SUNDAY’s £2.25M G1 FWD Champions Mile (8.45am) is an intriguing puzzle to solve with little to choose between the main contenders, when judged on international ratings. Hong Kong has been spoilt for choice in recent years with a host of all-time greats, such as Able Friend, Beauty Generation, Golden Sixty, Romantic Warrior and Voyage Bubble [...]
Saracens hit out at disjointed rugby calendar amid £9m loss April 24, 2026 Saracens have hit out at the disjointed rugby calendar after the London club made losses of £9m last season. The side, who finished sixth last year and missed out on the semi-finals, used their accounts to criticise rugby’s domestic calendar, which features huge spells without matches to ensure that players can play international rugby and [...]
Exclusive: Fabregas free to become Chelsea manager, says Como chief April 24, 2026 Como 1907 would not stand in the way of Cesc Fabregas leaving should the club’s manager be lured to the Premier League by Chelsea, their president has told City AM. Fabregas, who played for Chelsea for five seasons, is now coach of the Serie A club based on the banks of Lake Como and among [...]
‘A London Marathon every weekend? I think we can get to that – and sell out’ April 24, 2026 Sam Browne, co-founder of the tech platform, Let’s Do This, which runs the London Marathon ballot, on its rapid growth… and the coming AI revolution. On Sunday 59,000 keen runners, amateur plodders and fundraisers dressed as, among other things, a pair of testicles will line up to take on the London Marathon. This year’s ballot [...]
WTA tennis chief Portia Archer leaves after less than two years April 24, 2026 The chief of the WTA women’s pro tennis tour Portia Archer has left her position after less than two years in post. A memo sent by the organisation’s chair Valerie Camillo said Archer’s decision to step down as chief came ahead of a contract renewal. “Portia has made important contributions to our tournaments, our players, [...]
Bellingham offers hope that celebs can find Prem Rugby investible April 24, 2026 Jude Bellingham has invested into cricket and it offers hope for Prem Rugby, Ollie Phillips writes. Jude Bellingham’s £800,000 investment into Hundred franchise Birmingham Phoenix is smart money; he’s from the area, gets one per cent of a team where he will do very little heavy lifting, and diversifies his portfolio. And it got me [...]
Crypto firms ‘obvious contender’ to replace betting brands in Premier League April 24, 2026 Crypto companies are “an obvious contender” to replace betting firms as main shirt sponsors when the Premier League ban on gambling brands kicks in next year. More than half of English top-flight teams need new main sponsors for the 2026-27 season and market intelligence platform Caytoo says that it is surprising that no crypto brand [...]
NFL Draft: Premier League and Europe should adopt US system April 23, 2026 Veteran US sport agent Leigh Steinberg says European sport can learn a thing or two from the NFL Draft Manchester City’s winning four Premier League titles in the last five years is actually deeply problematic because when outcomes become predictable, fan engagement suffers. When the same clubs dominate year after year, the entire league’s commercial [...]
Football Focus to be axed but Alex Scott to remain key BBC Sport presenter April 23, 2026 The BBC is scrapping Football Focus at the end of this season after more than half a century but has promised that host Alex Scott will not disappear from its programming. The Saturday lunchtime magazine show launched in 1974 and became a staple of the BBC’s sport coverage but is being axed in response to [...]