King Invincible set to conquer course specialist G One Excellent May 16, 2023 YOU CAN guarantee there will be plenty of celebrations in the popular Beer Garden enclosure if crowd favourites’ Howdeepisyourlove and Son Pak Fu visit the winners’ circle again. Both horses have tasted success eight times between them at the city track this season, much to the delight of their avid supporters, and they won’t be [...]
Jofra Archer ruled out of Ashes but England receive Stokes and Anderson boosts May 16, 2023 England have suffered another setback just weeks before this summer’s Ashes after fast bowler Jofra Archer was ruled out through injury. Archer flew back early from the Indian Premier League last week and scans have since revealed a recurrence of a stress fracture to his right elbow. It comes as England chiefs sweat on the [...]
Trevor Steven: Treble is in sight for Pep Guardiola’s best Manchester City team yet May 16, 2023 Manchester City couldn’t ask for a much better chance to beat Real Madrid and reach another Champions League final than the one they face tomorrow. City are fortunate to have home advantage for a second leg in which they know exactly what they will have to do, having drawn 1-1 in Spain last week. After [...]
London Irish could lose spot in Premiership if funds cannot be proved May 15, 2023 London Irish could be kicked out of the Premiership if they cannot prove their potential new owners have the funds to keep the rugby club going. The Rugby Football Union has issued a statement confirming that the club have until 30 May to prove that a proposed takeover – led by Redstrike Group and former [...]
Stokes an Ashes injury scare as IPL stint cut short May 15, 2023 England Test captain Ben Stokes is set to leave the Indian Premier League (IPL) and return to Europe amid increasing concerns for his Ashes fitness. The talismanic all-rounder has bowled just one over for the Chennai Super Kings in this year’s franchise competition following a number of injury worries for the 31-year-old. The Ashes is [...]
Taking flight: Inside the rise and rise of darts – and where the sport is heading next May 15, 2023 “More people in this country know who Michael van Gerwen is – a darts player from the Netherlands – than who the fastest British man and woman are,” declares Matt Porter, chief executive of the Professional Darts Corporation. Porter might have a dog in that particular fight but he is on the money about the [...]
LIV Golf Tulsa: Dustin Johnson rediscovers winning touch ahead of US PGA May 15, 2023 Former world No1 Dustin Johnson toasted a timely return to form after warming up for this week’s US PGA Championship by winning the LIV Golf League event in Tulsa on Sunday. Johnson beat Open champion Cameron Smith and South Africa’s Branden Grace in a three-man play-off in Oklahoma to claim the $4m (£3.2m) first prize. [...]
London brawling: Why the city has become a combat sports capital again May 15, 2023 Wrestling and MMA have followed boxing in staging huge shows in London this summer, cementing the city’s reputation as a leading destination for combat sports’ biggest events. An earthquake hit the world of professional wrestling earlier this month and its epicentre was London. All Elite Wrestling, formed to compete with the all-conquering World Wrestling Entertainment, [...]
‘We have to apologise’: Mikel Arteta reacts after Arsenal title bid suffers major setback May 14, 2023 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta criticised his team after their Premier League title challenge suffered a knockout blow in a 3-0 home defeat by Brighton on Sunday. Second-half goals from Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan stunned the Gunners and left them with only the slimmest of mathematical chances of catching Manchester City. City earlier [...]
London Lions complete BBL and WBBL double double at O2 Arena May 14, 2023 The London Lions completed the domestic basketball double double after both the men’s and women’s teams beat the Leicester Riders in the play-off finals at the O2 Arena. The women backed up their 95-42 Cup victory with a 57-41 win over the Riders in the opening match of the play-off Sunday in South London, which [...]