British women on winning grass run after tennis slump on clay June 13, 2023 Britain’s female tennis players have returned to winning ways after a disappointing spell at the French Open. No woman made the main draw of the calendar’s second Grand Slam but racked up four win on the grass at the Nottingham Open. British No1 Katie Boulter beat fellow countrywoman Emily Appleton 6-1 6-3 while Jodie Burrage [...]
Hamilton could sign new F1 deal with Mercedes in “days” June 13, 2023 Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton could sign a new contract this week, according to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff. The Brit’s £40m-a-season deal runs out at the end of this season and the signature of the 38-year-old will be a high value item. “It is going to happen soon, and we are talking [...]
All singing and all Dancing for Fownes’ Code June 13, 2023 BE READY for the unexpected once again when Hong Kong racing gets under way with a midweek nine-race programme at Happy Valley. Over the past six weeks or so, unpredictable weather patterns of sweltering heat, followed by intermittent heavy rain and thunderstorms, have caused chaos for regular form book students, with surface conditions turning from [...]
Kylian Mbappe puts ball back in Paris Saint-Germain court over summer sale June 13, 2023 Kylian Mbappe has insisted he does not want to leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer, despite indicating that he will not take up the option to extend his current contract. Mbappe’s stance places additional pressure on PSG to sell the World Cup-winning France forward in the coming weeks – or risk losing him for nothing next [...]
Resurgent Man free to Hunt more success at the Valley June 13, 2023 FOR A trainer who was set to be put out to grass and retired by the end of the season, due to the maximum 65-year-old age rule, Manfred Man has seen his fortunes turn full-circle. His association with the current highest-rated sprinter in the world, Lucky Sweynesse, has seen the Hong Kong Jockey Club waver [...]
All systems go for Royal Ascot as Wellington trials well at Sha Tin June 13, 2023 HONG Kong-based trainer Richard Gibson has declared “it’s all systems go” for Wellington to embark on a Royal Ascot tilt next week after Hong Kong’s reigning Champion Sprinter cruised through a five-furlong turf trial at Sha Tin this morning. Preparing for the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes on 24 June, Wellington finished half a [...]
McIlroy and Koepka paired for opening rounds of US Open June 13, 2023 Outspoken defender of the PGA Tour Rory McIlroy and LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka have been paired together for the first two rounds of this week’s US Open. The duo will complete the opening 36 holes alongside former Masters winner Kideki Matsuyama at the Los Angeles Country Club. This weekend’s US Open is the third [...]
Moeen Ali: Ashes a free hit. I’m not playing for my England spot June 13, 2023 England’s Moeen Ali has insisted the pressure is off after being included in England’s Ashes squad ahead of the first Test against Australia this Friday. The spinner, who will turn 36 on Sunday, was called up by captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum after a back injury to Jack Leach. Moeen has not [...]
Uefa Nations League Finals: Hasn’t football finished yet? Oh go on then June 13, 2023 If you thought football had packed up for the summer then think again as the longest season ever segues into the coda that nobody asked for: this week’s Nations League Finals. From Wednesday through to Sunday, hosts the Netherlands, Croatia, Spain and Italy are set to convene in the lowlands to duke it out for [...]
Nasser Hussain: Ollie Robinson England’s secret Ashes weapon June 13, 2023 Former England Test captain Nasser Hussain has earmarked paceman Ollie Robinson as the hosts’ secret weapon against Australia in the upcoming Ashes series. Though Hussain never led England to an Ashes series victory across his stint between 1999 and 2003, he was known as a captain with ideas and gumption – something many see in [...]