Cruz and Fownes each have a Peach of a chance January 19, 2024 THE GODS of fortune have finally smiled on the Caspar Fownes-trained DANCING CODE who has been allocated with the positive inside draw (one) in the highly competitive Tin Wan Shan Handicap (9.15am) over seven furlongs. This will be music to the ears of both his owner and King of HK pop music, Aaron Kwok, and [...]
Zharnel Hughes backs ‘Netflix and chill’ to attract new fans to athletics January 19, 2024 Hughes is one of the sprinters set to star in the show, due for release this summer.
EP: 248 Lingfield & Hong Kong January 19, 2024 Both Ascot and Haydock cards were lost to the current freeze this weekend, so we feature Saturday’s all-weather card at Lingfield in today’s episode. Weather permitting, Lingfield will also race on Sunday where their jumps meeting highlight is the Fleur De Lys Chase at 3 o’clock. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best [...]
Ollie Phillips: Champions Cup, LRZ and women’s Lions tour January 19, 2024 Amid talk of Louis Rees-Zammit’s move to NFL, the upcoming release of the Netflix documentary and the various Six Nations squad announcements, we must not forget the allure that this weekend’s Investec Champions Cup has. I wasn’t too certain about the change in pool structure but it must be said that nearly every game has [...]
New Georgia coach Richard Cockerill: There should be more opportunities for up and coming rugby nations January 18, 2024 Richard Cockerill has insisted that teams like Georgia deserve more opportunities at international level in the Englishman’s first comments as Los Lelos boss. The former Leicester Tigers head coach has long been linked with the Georgia job with the news confirmed today. Cockerill honoured Cockerill said: “I’m really excited and honoured to be taking on [...]
Ascot Racecourse and Tote sign new five-year agreement January 18, 2024 The iconic Ascot Racecourse has signed a new five-year agreement with UK Tote, building on an existing four-year partnership. The agreement kicked in on 1 January this year and will see all Tote bets placed on racing from Ascot support liquidity in the UK pool. Tote betting is when you bet on a horse and [...]
Emma Raducanu given medical attention during epic Australian Open defeat January 18, 2024 Raducanu appeared tyo suffer breathing difficulties in Melbourne.
UEFA fight to keep Stade de France group claims out of English court January 18, 2024 UEFA, Europe’s football governing body is fighting to keep group claims over ‘chaos’ at the 2022 Champions League Final out of an English High Court. UEFA has filed an application to the High Court in Liverpool arguing that it would not be suitable for any court in England to hear these claims. This comes after [...]
Joe Schmidt set to lead Australia against British and Irish Lions January 18, 2024 Former Ireland and New Zealand boss Joe Schmidt has been lined up to lead Australia in the British and Irish Lions series next year. The Kiwi is set to take over the head coach job with the Wallabies which was left vacant by Eddie Jones’ move to Japan. It could see Schmidt in place for [...]
Jack Draper and Katie Boulter dumped out of Australian Open January 18, 2024 Jack Draper and Katie Boulter were dumped out of the Australian Open this morning in a blow to British interests in Melbourne. British No1 Boulter lost 6-3 6-3 to 12th seed Zheng Qinwen of China. Draper, 22, lost 6-2 3-6 6-3 7-5 against American 14th seed Tommy Paul. “He beat me pretty bad last week [...]