Trust experienced Haatem in not-so Vintage renewal July 31, 2023 JUVENILE races at this time of the year are difficult puzzles to work out as highly raced two-year-olds meet promising, unexposed types for what could be the very first time. This year’s slightly underwhelming Group Two Vintage Stakes (3.25pm) is no different to the norm, but it looks like the experienced HAATEM is the [...]
URC side Ospreys to host rugby fixture in London July 31, 2023 Welsh United Rugby Championship side Ospreys will play one of their domestic home fixtures in London next season, the club confirmed today. The Welsh region has not said where in the capital they will stage the URC fixture but they’re expected to announce the venue in the coming weeks. It is understood that the side [...]
£880,000 fine for Leicester City confirmed by watchdog July 31, 2023 The Competition and Markets Authority has confirmed the sanctions it has imposed on Championship club Leicester City and JD Sports as part of a case relating to shirt restrictions. A fine of £880,000 has been imposed on the 2015-16 Premier League champions while JD’s decision to report the conduct to the CMA sees them benefit [...]
Manchester United agree 10-year deal with Adidas worth £900m July 31, 2023 Manchester United have agreed a record extension with kit maker Adidas worth £900m. The brand will pay nearly £1bn to the club across a 10-year period, beating Chelsea’s 15-year deal worth £900m signed with Nike in 2017. Manchester United’s last deal with the German brand was worth £750m over a decade. “The relationship between Manchester [...]
EP: 218 Glorious Goodwood – Wednesday July 31, 2023 The Qatar Sussex Stakes is the feature Group 1 race on Wednesday at Glorious Goodwood. Irish master trainer Aidan O’Brien joins us once again to tell us all about one of the best 3-year-old horses in training, Paddington. The Group 3 Molecomb and Oak Tree Stakes also feature on the second day of the festival. [...]
Sixes cricket owner: Global expansion on cards but we won’t ditch London July 31, 2023 When City foodies hear the names Andy Waugh and Calum Mackinnon it would only be natural to associate them with the now closed Mac & Wild restaurant, which once sat in Devonshire Square near Liverpool Street. But the pair have gone left field; staying in the hospitality sector but offering a product entirely different to [...]
EP: 217 Glorious Goodwood – Tuesday July 30, 2023 The Goodwood Cup is the feature race on the first day of Glorious Goodwood. On today’s podcast, trainer Aidan O’Brien discusses the chances of his filly Emily Dickinson in this Group 1 event. The Group 2 Lennox Stakes and Vintage Stakes are also top-class races to look forward to on Tuesday’s card. City AM Racing [...]
Summer break offers Formula 1 welcome respite from Verstappen dominance July 30, 2023 As Max Verstappen crossed the damp line yesterday at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, it marked the conclusion of the opening act of the hit theatre show that is Formula 1. And with an intermission lasting until the end of the month, there’s considerable time to ponder over the season thus far. Red Bull and Max Verstappen [...]
England need 10 wickets to earn Ashes draw in Broad swansong July 30, 2023 England will need 10 wickets today at the Oval if they’re to rescue an Ashes series draw against Australia. The tourists lead 2-1 in the series and have retained the Ashes but England can deny the Baggy Greens a first series win on these shores since 2001. But in what is Stuart Broad’s final cricket [...]
‘Nothing else matters’ for Boutier as she lifts Evian Championship July 30, 2023 Celine Boutier said “nothing else matters” after she became the first ever home winner at the Evian Resort Golf Club. The 29-year-old world No12– who is just the third French woman to win a golf major – had a three-shot lead heading into the final round and shot a 68 on the final 18 holes [...]