Tom Pearson interview: England call-up, Saints and Munster Champions Cup tie January 17, 2024 Northampton Saints star Tom Pearson insists he will put his best foot forward over the next fortnight to earn a spot in England’s opening Six Nations matchday 23 after being named in Steve Borthwick’s training squad. The powerful back-row, who has one cap to his name, was included in a 36-strong England squad with a [...]
‘Say it to my face’: Novak Djokovic in bust-up with heckling fan during Australian Open win January 17, 2024 Djokovic had to save set points in the third before seeing off Alexei Popyrin.
Russian teen Andreeva embarks on another Grand Slam run after shocking seed Jabeur January 17, 2024 Andreeva also reached the fourth round at Wimbledon last year.
Jordan Henderson quits Saudi Pro League after six months and set to join Ajax January 17, 2024 The 33-year-old was earning a reported £700,000 per week in Saudi Arabia.
Ospreys CEO Lance Bradley: We want to continue with games in London January 17, 2024 Taking on the running of a rugby club amid the sport’s financial struggles is a brave decision. But Lance Bradley, new chief executive at Welsh region Ospreys, has not spent his first few weeks dipping his toe in the water. Instead he’s got stuck in, turning up to age-grade matches and telling his club’s landlords [...]
Put a few Bob on Olinger to spring a Champion surprise January 16, 2024 WITH less than 60 days until the Cheltenham Festival, attention is quickly turning to those four golden days in March and in the coming weeks I’m going to be putting up a few long-range pointers that are likely to shorten up considerably come race day. The art to picking ante-post selections has changed somewhat in [...]
Jonbon can Bridge the gap in Ascot’s Clarence House January 16, 2024 HOPEFULLY the temperature rises a bit before the weekend because the Clarence House (3.37pm) at Ascot could be a belter. We’ll have to wait to see if El Fabiolo and JONBON turn up, but let’s hope they do because if both are at their best it could be a real spectacle. The former is clearly [...]
California can Cruz home at Happy Valley January 16, 2024 HAPPY VALLEY provides another highly competitive mid-week programme, with eight races on the ‘C’ track, featuring the Hong Kong Club Challenge Cup (12.40pm), a handicap over five furlongs. The Zac Purton fan club suffered a serious reverse at Sha Tin last Sunday, when their champion, returning after a short New Year break, failed to find [...]
John Size heading towards a Blizzard of winners January 16, 2024 SUPPORTERS of the all-conquering John Size stable are having their patience pushed to the limit at present. The stable of former 12-time HK champion trainer Size is renowned for starting every season slowly, before the wheels start to turn in December and winners begin to roll in at regular intervals. This season, however, it hasn’t [...]
Nolli Waterman: Lions tour completes circle for women’s rugby January 16, 2024 England World Cup winning full-back Danielle ‘Nolli’ Waterman has hailed the announcement of a Lions Women’s team as a monumental step for the sport and a catalyst for change. The British and Irish Lions have a 136-year history of touring with a men’s team, but from 2027 a women’s outfit will set sail for New [...]