Fellowes will be Vadreaming of more Ascot rain October 17, 2023 FOR THE thousands of fans heading to Ascot on Saturday for Qipco British Champions Day the weather forecast will fill them with a sense of dread. From Wednesday the heavens are set to open and if the forecasters are right, it might not stop until Sunday! Officials at Ascot are already predicting a minimum of [...]
French raider Rock ready to roll them over in the mud October 17, 2023 WITH star three-year-olds Paddington and Tahiyra on course to clash, the Qipco QEII (3.05pm) is not a race to miss. It’s a contest that has thrown up surprise results in recent years though, notably with King Of Change in 2019 and last year when Bayside Boy shocked punters at 33/1, so from a betting perspective, [...]
Righteous Purton could get back in Cruz’s good books October 17, 2023 UNFORTUNATELY, forecast rain could rear its ugly head again when racing gets underway with a competitive nine-race programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today. With heavy clouds and possible thunderstorms swirling around the territory, racegoers will need to keep a careful watch on the weather, with rain capable of changing surface conditions in the [...]
Lor’s Beauty on a Mission to discover winning feeling October 17, 2023 IT’S NO surprise to see that Caspar Fownes is joint-leader in the trainers’ championship table, with 11 wins already this season. The popular 56-year-old made no secret that he was gunning for his fifth title before the season started and, with winners flowing at regular intervals – five wins in the last seven meetings – [...]
Chelsea stadium boost: Club can revive talks over 60,000-seat upgrade October 17, 2023 Chelsea have not confirmed whether they will redevelop Stamford Bridge or build a new stadium elsewhere.
Premiership Rugby salary spend hit £100m season before three clubs went bust October 17, 2023 Premiership rugby club salary spending rose to £100m in the season before three clubs folded, the league’s latest report into wages shows. The amount spent on senior salaries saw an increase from £94m in 2020-21 to £100m in 2021-22 in the latest figures released today by Premiership Rugby. The rise represents a larger increase, £6m, [...]
Mahomes, Kelce, McIlroy and others pump £200m into F1 team Alpine October 17, 2023 Sporting stars including Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua have invested £173m in Formula 1 outfit Alpine. The team confirmed in June that a 24 per cent stake had been sold to investors made up from Orto Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments, which included [...]
The Soccer Ashes: London hosts as Australia and New Zealand contest trophy for first time in 69 years October 17, 2023 On 25 April 1915, Private William Fisher took part in the Gallipoli landing with 16,000 other soldiers from Australia and New Zealand. Among his possessions was a small silver-plated razor case which, more than 100 years on, will be contested by the men’s national football teams of both southern hemisphere countries in London on Tuesday. [...]
Delighted: Sporting chiefs thrilled with 2028 Olympics inclusion October 17, 2023 United Kingdom chiefs of the newest Olympic Games sports have expressed their delight at the breakthrough call which will see them feature in Los Angeles in 2028. Squash, cricket, flag football, lacrosse and baseball-softball will join the Olympics roster in five years time as the Games return to the United States for the first summer [...]
Bookmaker Fitzdares and Fulham launch luxury member’s club October 16, 2023 Premier League club Fulham and Fitzdares have extended their partnership which will see the UK’s oldest bookmaker launch a luxury member’s club at Craven Cottage. Having first agreed a partnership for last season, where the London club finished 10th, the duo have extended their agreement for the 2023-24 campaign, in which the team have won [...]