Al Asifah’s star to shine bright on Ladies Day June 21, 2023 THERE is a very good chance that we may just see a real top-class filly in action at Ascot this afternoon. AL ASIFAH only made her racecourse debut last month at Haydock but created a really good impression when quickening away to land her maiden in good style. She then reappeared at Goodwood less than [...]
Burke’s Status can cement his place amongst the Elite June 21, 2023 AHEAD of Royal Ascot, I’m not sure if any juvenile has made quite as big an impression as Karl Burke’s ELITE STATUS and he is a worthy 5/4 favourite for today’s opening Norfolk Stakes (2.30pm). A comfortable winner of a soft ground five-furlong maiden at Doncaster in early May, he took his form to a [...]
Ramazan worth chancing at 22/1 for Fahey in Britannia June 21, 2023 RUN OVER the same distance as the Royal Hunt Cup 24 hours earlier, the Britannia Stakes (5.00pm) is always one of the most difficult races of the week at Royal Ascot. With 30 three-year-olds taking each other on down Ascot’s straight mile, it isn’t a contest for the faint-hearted and punters are advised to tread [...]
Ashes: Fifth day of first Test breaks broadcasting records for Sky Sports June 21, 2023 The final day of the pulsating first Ashes Test match between England and Australia broke broadcasting records for Sky Sports. A peak audience of 2.12m watched as Australia batted out the day and chased down 98 runs in the final session to take a 1-0 series lead. That’s the highest ever recorded peak audience figure [...]
Chelsea begin clear-out and raise almost £100m by selling Havertz and Kovacic June 21, 2023 Chelsea have begun a major squad clear-out and raised almost £100m by agreeing deals to sell Kai Havertz to Arsenal and Mateo Kovacic to Manchester City. Germany forward Havertz, who scored 32 goals in 139 goals during three seasons at Chelsea, is set to move across London to Arsenal for an initial fee of £60m, [...]
Women’s Ashes: Time for England to seize their moment in spotlight June 21, 2023 England’s cricketers have been urged to use the Women’s Ashes to seize their moment and join their football and rugby counterparts in the national spotlight. More than 80,000 fans are expected to pack into seven venues in six cities for this year’s Women’s Ashes, which starts with the solitary Test match at Trent Bridge today. [...]
Wimbledon chiefs considering scrapping human line judges for AI June 21, 2023 Wimbledon chiefs are considering replacing human line judges with AI in future editions of the Grand Slam event in SW19. The All England Club is sticking with line judges for next month’s Championships in SW19 and insists it has no immediate plans to make the switch. But it is increasingly incorporating technology into its operations [...]
EP: 209 Royal Ascot – Thursday June 20, 2023 It’s Gold Cup Day at Royal Ascot when the best of the stayers line up to run over the famous two and a half mile trip. The Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes for fillies is another feature on Thursday’s Royal Ascot card. Jockey Oisín Murphy rides the well supported Coltrane in the Group 1 and joins [...]
The Punter Summary Podcast 22 June June 20, 2023 Here’s your chance to discover all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s best tips for Gold Cup Day on Thursday at Royal Ascot in a short summary episode of ‘The Punter Podcast’ alongside Chris Barnett. The full preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s [...]
Georgia rugby bosses: We deserve place in Challenge Cup more than anyone June 20, 2023 Two titans of Georgian rugby have called on domestic and international chiefs to open the door to the country and the opportunities it can bring to the sport. Levan Maisashvili, head coach of Georgia’s international team and Super Cup side Black Lion, and Ioseb Tkemaladze, the president of the Georgia Rugby Union, have used an [...]