World Cup office sweepstakes could leave employers facing legal red cards June 10, 2026 With the World Cup set to kick off on Thursday, many offices across the City will be gearing up to offer employees the chance to participate in competitions – known as sweepstakes – to place informal bets on who might win. Sweepstakes involve participants paying a fee into a cash pot and being randomly assigned [...]
Padel craze drives demand for industrial property June 10, 2026 Padel operators have leased out more than one million square feet of industrial space in the last 18 months, as the UK’s newest sports craze takes over the country’s warehouses. The volume of square feet snapped up for Britain’s fastest-growing racquet sport in the past year and a half is almost seven times that in [...]
Postmodern to Master his rivals on the Knavesmire June 9, 2026 WE Look north to York this Saturday, where there is a strong card of competitive action on the Knavesmire to get stuck into. The Churchill Tyres Handicap (3.35pm) looks like it could be set up for the lightly raced Godolphin contender Man Of Vision. Charlie Appleby’s three-year-old went down by only a neck on his [...]
Be Brave and take Comanche to win Royal Ascot sprint June 9, 2026 ROYAL Ascot is very much on the horizon, with the five days of top-class action at the Berkshire course just under a week away. I’m going to take a dip into the ante-post markets, and I’ve found one I think represents value in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes on the Saturday. A lot could [...]
Episode 90: George Scott interview, York and the Chris Barnett Memorial Handicap at Sandown June 9, 2026 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile are back, reflecting on the two days of action at Epsom’s Derby Festival. Tom chats to Coronation Cup winning trainer George Scott about his best chances at Royal Ascot, before looking ahead to York and the Chris Barnett Memorial Handicap at Sandown on Friday, where Bill’s Lipsink looks set to [...]
Life at the Valley a Blessing for Fownes June 9, 2026 WITH the weather set fair in Hong Kong, racing enthusiasts can look forward to an exciting nine-race programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday, beginning at 11.40am. Trainer Caspar Fownes has welcomed seven winners into the winners’ circle in the past fortnight, and the stable is slowly but surely taking a stranglehold on the champion trainers’ [...]
Hope not a requirement if backing Precision for victory June 9, 2026 IT COULD pay to follow the fortunes of former French champion apprentice Alexis Badel, who has his card marked in eight of the nine races at Happy Valley on Wednesday. The 36-year-old, who first arrived in Hong Kong 10 years ago, has had numerous big-race successes in his career, including Voyage Bubble in the BMW [...]
UK Government warns Joe Joyce against travelling to Russia for Moscow fight June 9, 2026 The UK Government has warned Joe Joyce against travelling to Russia after the British heavyweight boxer agreed to fight Artem Suslenkov in Moscow next month. The 2016 Olympic silver medallist will head to the 14,000-capacity VTB Arena next month to take on the unbeaten Suslenkov, from Volgograd, amid Russia’s continued military operation in Ukraine. Vladimir [...]
Justice For Players hopeful of Fifa deal in football class action after Diarra settlement June 9, 2026 Justice For Players insists its multi-billion-pound claim against Fifa has been strengthened by the governing body settling with the man who triggered the class action, Lassana Diarra. Diarra’s lawyer Jean-Louis Dupont confirmed on Tuesday that his client had reached agreement with Fifa and the Belgian football federation over an out-of-court settlement in relation to the [...]
Government to invest £3m in five new cricket domes June 9, 2026 The Government is investing £3m into the construction of five new cricket domes as plans to increase participation in the sport ramp up. The state contribution will help communities in Birmingham, Derby, Newcastle, Bolton and Nottingham after an initial three domes were opened in the West Midlands, Bradford and Lancashire. A further £1.5m was committed [...]