Australian Open: What it costs to buy tickets, flights from London, hotel and visa January 14, 2023 So you like two people hitting balls at each other and fancy spending a day in the air to see it happen? Here’s how you can get to the Australian Open finals weekend. Visa As Novak Djokovic learned the hard way last year, you cannot simply hop on a plane and expect to be welcomed [...]
Why this weekend is the biggest round of this year’s Premier League title race January 13, 2023 If the Premier League season is the proverbial marathon rather than a sprint, then this weekend sees the pacesetters in the title race, Arsenal and Manchester City, approach the halfway marker. As they do so, they face personal duels with bitter rivals that could have a huge impact on their momentum heading into the second [...]
Manfred Man brings Sha Tin punters two Heroes to Pursue January 13, 2023 ONE OF the unluckiest losers seen in Hong Kong so far this season has to be WE ARE HERO who seeks compensation in the Pok Oi Cup Handicap (8.05am) over the straight five furlongs. The Australian-bred galloper was last seen over the course and distance on New Year’s Day, when running into all sorts of [...]
Owners will Praise So and Leung for win January 13, 2023 BETTORS should tread warily when racing at Sha Tin gets underway with a 10-race programme on Sunday. Form-book students are certain to be burning the midnight oil, trying to fathom out some fiendishly difficult handicaps, with at least a handful of contenders having chances in the majority of races. Take division one of the Nam [...]
Champions Cup and Challenge Cup: How the rugby competitions work January 13, 2023 The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup return this weekend with the final two weeks of group action. The format is confusing and many still do not understand it, so here is our breakdown of the format and how the coming weeks can impact your team. Champions Cup The top European competition sees two groups of [...]
Benjamin Mendy: Premier League footballer for Manchester City cleared of sex attacks and rape January 13, 2023 Premier League footballer Benjamin Mendy has been cleared of sex attacks on four women, as jurors failed to reach verdicts on two others following a six-month trial. The Manchester City star, 28, sitting in the dock at Chester Crown Court, covered his face with both hands, gently rocking back and forth, as the jury foreman, [...]
Sport on the TV: Football and rugby, plus Netflix and Apple documentaries January 13, 2023 This weekend sees the return of Premier League football and European rugby, as well as a number of exciting sporting documentaries to feast upon. Here’s the five things to add into your sports schedule this weekend. Football: Tottenham v Arsenal, Sunday After a week of FA Cup and League Cup action the Premier League returns [...]
EP: 177 Kempton, Warwick & Hong Kong January 13, 2023 Kempton pay tribute to two former equine stars with the Grade 2 Silviniaco Conti Chase and the Lanzarote Hurdle featuring on their Saturday racecard, whilst Warwick is the venue for two further Grade 2 jumps races on the same afternoon. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the weekend action with Wally [...]
January 14th – Punter Podcast Summary January 13, 2023 You can now hear all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s weekend tips in a short, summary episode of the Punter Podcast alongside Chris Barnett. The full weekend 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 [...]
Ollie Phillips: My hopes for rugby over the next 12 months January 13, 2023 The next 12 months have the potential to be game-changing for rugby. It’s a World Cup year and domestic leagues are becoming ever more competitive, so here are my three hopes for the coming year. Nothing to lose My main hope for 2023 is to see England give the Six Nations and World Cup a [...]