Bless Him not a curse in the Challenge Cup October 4, 2023 AFTER a spectacular weekend of racing featuring a vintage renewal of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, it’s a somewhat quieter affair this week. The feature race of the weekend is the Group One Sun Chariot Stakes (3.10pm) at Newmarket where Frankie Dettori bids for more big race success on the latest stage of his [...]
It could be easy for Al Aasy in Saturday’s Cumberland Lodge October 4, 2023 ANTE-POST betting is fraught with danger and I, like many, have had my fingers burnt plenty of times in the past, but if you get it right it can offer huge value. The bookmakers haven’t priced up many races this weekend, but I do like the way the Group Three Jim Barry Cumberland Lodge Stakes [...]
Trevor Steven: Man City are misfiring in the middle but Pep won’t panic October 4, 2023 Manchester City have lost successive games and face two tough trips this week but let's not get carried away, says Trevor Steven.
Fownes set to Witness some Explosive wins October 3, 2023 TRAINER Caspar Fownes is the man to follow once again when racing gets underway with an excellent eight-race mid-week programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today. The former four-time champion trainer has found the winners’ circle to be his second home in recent weeks and, once again, sends a strong raiding party to his [...]
Shum and Purton have lofty Ambitions at Happy Valley October 3, 2023 SIX-TIME champion jockey Zac Purton hasn’t been making many headlines since racing resumed in Hong Kong last month. The record-breaking pilot may have reached double figures with 10 wins, alongside 20 places, from his 57 rides, but that is a small return by his own lofty standards. With his card marked in all eight races [...]
PGMOL release VAR audio of disallowed Liverpool goal v Spurs October 3, 2023 The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) have said they will implement changes to VAR processes after last night releasing the audio surrounding Luis Diaz’s disallowed goal for Liverpool against Tottenham Hotspur. The VAR team – made up of Darren England and Dan Cook – had wrongly thought that the goal had been given by [...]
England need best players playing in Premiership, says Care October 3, 2023 England international Danny Care has said he sees the positives of proposed hybrid international contracts if it keeps the country’s top rugby players in the English Premiership. A number of stars, such as Henry Arundell and Jack Willis, have fled overseas after the collapse of the rugby clubs last season while the surviving 10 outfits [...]
Everton could be sued for £300m by Leeds, Leicester and Burnley, reports October 3, 2023 Premier League club Everton and their proposed owners 777 Partners could be sued for £300m by Leeds United, Leicester City and Burnley should they be found guilty of breaching spending rules. The trio of clubs – two in the Championship and one in the Premier League – could chase the Toffees in court should they [...]
Sam Torrance: Giving Luke Donald a second Ryder Cup captaincy would be fine choice October 3, 2023 Former Ryder Cup captain and player Sam Torrance reflects on a European win over the that bodes well for the team and skipper Luke Donald.
Scotland can cause untold World Cup misery to Springboks or Ireland October 3, 2023 The last week of Rugby World Cup fixtures can often be a schedule of dead rubbers and meaningless ties, but there’s a storm brewing in Pool B and it involves two of the home nations. Both Scotland and Ireland are able to qualify for the last eight of the tournament, but it would come at [...]