England Test cricket bowlers better than Aussies right now, says new coach March 13, 2023 England’s new fast bowling coach David Saker has said Ben Stokes’ team has a better attack with the ball than Australia do ahead of the Ashes. Saker will be part of England’s Test cricket coaching team for this year’s Ashes series as the fast bowling coach returns to the national set-up. He was part of [...]
Ireland without key duo ahead of Six Nations clash as Lawrence out for England March 13, 2023 Ireland will be without two crucial players for their Six Nations clash with England on Saturday after centre Garry Ringrose and forward Iain Henderson suffered injuries in their side’s 22-7 win over Scotland. The duo will miss the match in Dublin this weekend as Ireland look to win the Six Nations and claim a Grand [...]
Pep Guardiola makes Manchester City Champions League admission March 13, 2023 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted that their Champions League clash with RB Leipzig on Tuesday will help to shape his legacy at the club. Guardiola has delivered nine trophies in six and a half years in Manchester but success in Europe’s top competition has eluded them, despite reaching the final in 2021. The [...]
Sam Torrance: Scottie Scheffler and a thrilling three-man fight to be world No1 March 13, 2023 As the countdown to the Masters continues, Scottie Scheffler produced a performance on a par with his Augusta triumph last year to win the Players Championship and return to world No1. Scheffler played magnificent golf at Sawgrass, where he won by five shots from England’s Tyrrell Hatton on Sunday evening. He was only two shots [...]
EP: 187 Cheltenham Festival – Wednesday March 13, 2023 Day two of the festival sees the Champion Chase as the highlight event, along with the always fascinating Cross Country Chase. Owner Chris Giles joins us as our guest to talk about his Grade 1 winning hero Greaneteen. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Wednesday’s action from Cheltenham. Hosted by Chris [...]
Cheltenham Wednesday: The Punter Summary Podcast March 13, 2023 Hear all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s Festival tips 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 dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary focus on [...]
Gary Lineker to return as host of Match of the Day: BBC apologises for ‘confusion by grey areas’ March 13, 2023 Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker will continue as a BBC presenter after the corporation apologised for a “difficult period for staff, contributors, presenters, and most importantly, our audiences”. A host of sports presenters and pundits pulled out of BBC shows at the weekend after the former England striker was told to step back [...]
World Rugby wades into tackle height debate with new recommendations March 13, 2023 World Rugby has waded into the debate over tackle height by asking national unions to trial “belly tackles” at grass roots level in a bid to make the sport safer. England’s Rugby Football Union provoked a fierce backlash earlier this year when it announced plans to ban tackling above the waist in the community game [...]
Snowden’s mare to wear it well in Mares’ Novice March 13, 2023 WITH one of the driest build-ups to a Cheltenham festival on record, it had been widely expected that this year’s meeting would take place on traditional decent watered spring ground. In fact, the watering cans have been out for the last four weeks in an attempt to produce that easier surface. All that has changed [...]
Banbou looks another tasty treat in the Plate for Williams March 13, 2023 THERE aren’t many trainers I respect more than Venetia Williams when it comes to lining one up for the Cheltenham Festival. The Herefordshire-based handler had two winners and several placed horses at the meeting 12 months ago from just a handful of runners. She is set to saddle FRERO BANBOU in Thursday’s Magners Plate (4.10pm) [...]