Ho to bring home the festive cheer on Dinkum and Warrior December 23, 2022 FROM a personal view there was no Christmas cheer at Happy Valley on Wednesday, when both selections finished runner-up, but both should have won! Hopefully the gods of fortune will smile more kindly when racing at Sha Tin gets underway with a Christmas Eve 10-race programme on Saturday, with eight races on turf, and two [...]
Best of 2022: Sir Craig Reedie lifts the lid on how London 2012 Olympics was delivered December 23, 2022 In this interview from July 2022, Sir Craig Reedie, one of the architects of the London 2012 Olympics and one of Britain’s most influential sports administrators, looks back on the Games 10 years on. If you lived through the London 2012 Olympics then you will probably remember where you were for its most spectacular or [...]
EP: 175 Kempton, Wetherby & Hong Kong December 23, 2022 It’s always a very busy period for horseracing over Christmas weekend and this year is no different. Expect to see some equine superstars on display again this year. The King George at Kempton is one of the feature races on Boxing Day, alongside the likes of the transferred Long Walk Hurdle with the Rowland Meyrick [...]
December 26th – Punter Podcast Summary December 23, 2022 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 [...]
IPL Auction: England’s Sam Curran becomes most expensive player in history at £1.95m December 23, 2022 England all-rounder Sam Curran has become the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction after Punjab Kings paid almost £2million for his services. Curran’s stock has never been higher after he starred in England’s T20 World Cup triumph in Australia last month, picking up the player of the tournament [...]
Ollie Phillips: My 2022 awards from year of incredible rugby drama December 23, 2022 The time has come to dish out a couple of gongs. My awards will take a look at the year that was and take into consideration all things 2022. We’ve seen records broken, world firsts take place and witnessed brilliantly encapsulating moments. Next week you’ll see my Premiership team of the calendar year but this [...]
Germany fall below Morocco in Fifa world rankings December 22, 2022 Germany have fallen below Morocco in the Fifa world rankings after they crashed out of this month’s World Cup in the group stages. Brazil remain at the summit of the rankings but Argentina climb up to second, with France third and England below Belgium in fifth. Italy – who failed to qualify for the showpiece [...]
Christmas schedule 2022: What’s on the TV for sports fans? December 22, 2022 If the Christmas drinks are already starting to run out and you’re beginning to scroll through the TV guide to see what’s worth watching, have a read of our Christmas sporting schedule to get yourself in the mood for a stellar week of action. 23 December Rugby: London Irish and Saracens clash in the London [...]
Archer returns to England squad for South Africa ODI series December 22, 2022 England pacer Jofra Archer has returned to the ODI wider squad ahead of their three-match series in South Africa next year. It’s the first time since March 2021 that he has been in contention to play international cricket since suffering an elbow injury. Seamer Reece Topley is also expected to be fit for the three-match [...]
Ed Warner on the sporting year that was December 22, 2022 And so we reach the end of a year of sporting excess, or at least an excess of sport. Sunday’s FIFA World Cup Final was the calorific dessert that may well have caused you to come over all Mr Creosote, exploding under the temptation of just one more dish of must-see sporting competition. While we [...]