Delta can make easy Work of rivals to win second Glenfarclas March 14, 2023 NOBODY who witnessed the aftermath of last year’s Glenfarclas Chase (4.10pm) will ever forget the image of both DELTA WORK and runner-up Tiger Roll being led into the iconic winners’ enclosure together. Both warriors had given their all in a titanic battle up Cheltenham’s famous hill with Delta Work just being that bit more suited to conditions [...]
Thyme feels White for a Sublime Grand Annual Chase March 14, 2023 BOTH Dinoblue and last year’s runner-up Andy Dufresne have clear and obvious claims in today’s Grand Annual (4:50pm). The latter runs off the same mark as last year, while Dinoblue makes just his fourth start over fences and looks ominously well-handicapped. None of this has been lost on the bookies, though, with the two sharing [...]
Pachisi set to dig Deep and Stride forth March 14, 2023 ALL EYES will once again be on reigning Champion Jockey Zac Purton when he has his card marked in eight of the nine races on the mid-week card at Happy Valley. It hasn’t been easy for bettors in the territory over the past week, with numerous short-priced favourites beaten at both the Valley and Sha [...]
Yiu’s Nimble can fly home in a Nimbus of winning glory March 14, 2023 BANK on the Ricky Yiu-trained NIMBLE NIMBUS to supplement last month’s course and distance victory in the competitive Ap Lei Chau Handicap (2.50pm) over the extended mile. The New Zealand-bred five-year-old has been a model of consistency this season, winning twice and placed twice from just five runs. There was a lot to like about [...]
Buttler lays blame with himself after England T20 series loss to Bangladesh March 14, 2023 England limited-overs cricket captain Jos Buttler blamed himself as his side fell to a 3-0 Twenty20 series defeat to Bangladesh yesterday. The reigning world champions on the wrong end of a whitewash loss at the hands of Bangladesh as the hosts beat Matthew Mott’s men by 16 runs. “We got into a position where we [...]
Formula 1 will NOT host London Grand Prix in near future. Here’s why March 14, 2023 Formula 1 will not be looking to host a London Grand Prix in the immediate future despite reports of an east London developer including the event in their future plans. LDN Collective and consultancy firm DAR are said to have included plans for a London Grand Prix as part of their design of a “globally [...]
Elon Musk: Gary Lineker takes aim at Twitter boss after son gets threatening messages March 14, 2023 Gary Lineker has questioned Twitter owner Elon Musk after a threatening message was sent to his son in the wake of the sports presenter’s row with the BBC. The former footballer, who was reinstated as host of Match Of The Day (MOTD) on Monday, re-shared a private message which said his eldest son, George, should [...]
Why Fifa’s 2026 World Cup U-turn risks a fresh player welfare row March 14, 2023 Fifa is set to risk a new player welfare row by redesigning the format of the next men’s World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, according to reports. Football’s world governing body had planned to divide the 48 teams at the expanded 2026 tournament into 16 groups of three, in order to allay fears [...]
UK government’s letter to Visa, Deloitte and Allianz prompts rebuke from Olympic chiefs March 14, 2023 Olympic chiefs have issued a rebuke to the UK government over its lobbying of sponsors including Visa, Deloitte and Allianz for Russia to remain banned from sport. The UK has been among the most vocal and active opponents of the International Olympic Committee’s plan to lift the suspension of Russia and its ally Belarus. Culture [...]
What’s that coming over the Hill? It is a monster! March 14, 2023 TIMING is a huge thing in sport. Imagine how many more Grand Slams Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic would have won if the other two hadn’t been around. In the aftermath of day one at last year’s Cheltenham Festival, there was plenty of controversy comparing the Supreme Novices’ winner CONSTITUTION HILL with dual [...]