The barking mad merger: What experts think of potential Ealing and Ospreys deal March 22, 2023 With the flow of stories about financial woes in rugby resembling an everlasting hospital drip, one development has caused much less of a stir than it might otherwise have. It revolves around Ealing Trailfinders, who are top of the second-tier English Championship, a position they have been in or around for the past decade. They have [...]
Hojbjerg calls on Spurs manager Conte to clarify rant about players March 21, 2023 Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg yesterday called on under-fire manager Antonio Conte to “elaborate” on his criticism of players. The 53-year-old Italian’s future hangs in the balance after Spurs won just once in their last five games. Following his side’s 3-3 draw with Southampton on Saturday, Conte called a number of his players “selfish”. “I [...]
Bairstow to turn down £650,000 Punjab Kings IPL deal to focus on Ashes March 21, 2023 England’s dazzling batter-wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow will turn down £650,000 and miss this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) to focus on returning from injury in time for the Ashes this summer. The 33-year-old will not head to the Subcontinent and the Punjab Kings to take up his contract with the IPL franchise in the world’s richest [...]
Vincent Ho set to Reach Goal on Lor’s Vitality March 21, 2023 MID-WEEK racing in Hong Kong returns to the infamous ‘C+3’ course at Happy Valley, characterised by a short home straight of just over one-and-a-half furlongs, with the width of the track being less than the length of a cricket pitch. Historically, it’s tough for horses drawn wide. At the last two meetings run on the [...]
Savaquin should Ensure a successful ride for Bowman March 21, 2023 THIS could finally be the time to support the John Size-trained SAVAQUIN to score an overdue win in the Arbuthnot Handicap (2.15pm) over the extended mile. The six-year-old has not tasted success since April 2021 but, such has been his consistency, he is still racing off the same revised rating that followed that success. His [...]
Trevor Steven: Why my time at Marseille gives me hope for Roy Hodgson’s return to Crystal Palace March 21, 2023 It’s easy to dismiss the sacking of Patrick Vieira and re-hiring of their 75-year-old former manager Roy Hodgson as a case of Crystal Palace clutching at straws in their desperation to avoid relegation from the Premier League. My own first reaction to the firing of Vieira was that it was a bad decision, especially without [...]
England’s most capped rugby player Sarah Hunter to retire March 21, 2023 England Rugby’s most capped player Sarah Hunter will retire from rugby after her side’s opening TikTok Women’s Six Nations match against Scotland this weekend. The 37-year-old made her England debut in 2007 and has gone on to represent her country 140 times. The back-row has captained the Red Roses since 2015 and has been part [...]
The eagle has landed – again: Roy Hodgson back as Crystal Palace manager, aged 75 March 21, 2023 Manager Roy Hodgson has said it is “a privilege” to be asked to return to Crystal Palace and save them from relegation at the age of 75. The Eagles have turned to the Croydon-born former England head coach, who managed his boyhood club from 2017 to 2021, after sacking his successor Patrick Vieira last week. [...]
Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim emerging as favourite to buy Manchester United ahead of new deadline March 21, 2023 Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani are expected to make second offers for Manchester United this week. The Raine Group, which is running the sale for United’s owners the Glazer family, has set a deadline of Wednesday for revised bids. Both Ratcliffe and a party acting for Sheikh Jassim visited [...]
Exclusive: MP slams TikTok sponsorship with Women’s Six Nations as ‘disappointing’ amid calls to be wary of app and its data gathering March 20, 2023 A senior UK Parliamentary committee chair has questioned TikTok’s sponsorship of the Women’s Six Nations, calling the deal “disappointing”. Alicia Kearns, MP for Rutland and Melton and chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, told City A.M. of her concerns that the Chinese-owned social media platform is “being promoted through European and British Sport”. The app, [...]