Women’s FA Cup final prize money and how it compares to men’s FA Cup May 13, 2023 The winners of the Women’s FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester United on Sunday are in line to receive record sums thanks to a major boost to prize money. There is £100,000 on offer to whichever team lifts the trophy at Wembley, where Chelsea will be looking to triumph for a third year in [...]
Northampton Saints are defensively woeful, but semi against Saracens will suit them May 12, 2023 The only statistic that truly matters at the end of a domestic Premiership rugby season is a club’s position in the table. But a considerable number of other figures can tell us everything we need to know about how they got there. Northampton Saints are no strangers to the Premiership play-offs, with tomorrow’s semi-final against [...]
Multisuper and Happy Golf set up for a hole in one May 12, 2023 WITH surface conditions questionable before the action starts at Sha Tin, it’s difficult to be overly confident about gallopers who could find themselves racing on ground alien to them. One horse, however, who should act on any ground is the Ricky Yiu-trained MULTISUPER, who can visit the winners’ circle for the first time in Division [...]
Golden not going to Sha Tin just to admire the Scenery May 12, 2023 YET ANOTHER weather warning for bettors in Hong Kong on Saturday, when racing gets underway with a 10-race programme at Sha Tin. Following last Sunday’s deluge at the racetrack, which played havoc with the majority of results, the weather forecast is not much better again, with rain and thunderstorms expected intermittently during the day. The [...]
EP: 200 Ascot, Haydock & Hong Kong May 12, 2023 There are three competitive handicaps at Ascot on Saturday, culminating in the seven furlong Victoria Cup at 2.40pm. Haydock stage the Swinton Hurdle on the same afternoon. Lingfield host the Listed Derby and Oaks trial races, albeit on their Polytrack surface after the turf course meeting was called off earlier in the week. City AM [...]
West Ham: East London club keep European dream alive with Conference League win over AZ Alkmaar May 12, 2023 Goals from Said Benrahma and Michail Antonio kept West Ham’s dreams of a first trophy in 43 years alive after a 2-1 victory in the first leg of the Europa Conference League semi-final against AZ Alkmaar. The Hammers were big favourites to beat the Dutch dark horses, but were put on the back foot at [...]
Leicester and Saracens star in my Premiership rugby Team of the Season May 12, 2023 It is that time again when everyone with an interest in rugby names their Premiership Team of the Season. I am no different, so here goes. It took a small amount of debate with City A.M. colleagues but, all in all, this was one of the easiest XVs to put together. Front row Gloucester loosehead [...]
Unilever to sponsor Fifa Women’s World Cup after loss of Visit Saudi May 12, 2023 Unilever has entered into a sponsorship partnership with the Fifa Women’s World Cup which sees the global football tournament begin to replace the severed deal between the competition and Visit Saudi. Football’s governing body Fifa confirmed in March that the Saudi Arabian tourism board would no longer sponsor the major women’s event after a backlash [...]
Chelsea respond to supporters’ warning with season ticket price decision May 11, 2023 Chelsea have bucked the Premier League trend and announced a freeze on their cheapest general admission season ticket prices for next season. The majority of teams in English football’s top division, including Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City, have hiked their prices for the 2023-24 campaign. But Chelsea chiefs have decided to maintain their [...]
FA Cup could be SAVED for fans as coaches secured amid rail strikes May 11, 2023 The FA has secured 120 extra coaches to help fans reach the FA Cup final next month amid worries strikes could scupper supporter hopes of reaching Wembley. The FA Cup final is scheduled to take place between Manchester United and Manchester City on 3 June, the same day as one of three 24-hour strikes set [...]