Dow scores four as England trounce Italy in Women’s Six Nations April 2, 2023 Winger Abby Dow scored four tries as England continued their strong start to the Women’s Six Nations with a 68-5 win over Italy at Franklin’s Gardens in Northampton. Fellow back Jess Breach scored a hat-trick of her own while Marlie Packer and Claudia MacDonald’s braces added to the points total – Tatyana Heard scored the [...]
Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-final draw as Saracens win April 2, 2023 Saracens overcame a stubborn Ospreys outfit today in north London to beat their Welsh opposition 35-20 and book themselves a spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup against title holders La Rochelle on the Atlantic coast. At a sunny StoneX Stadium this afternoon Ospreys took an early lead through tries from Michael Collins and [...]
Australian Grand Prix F1 five things: Madness, Max, McLaren and more April 2, 2023 It was a race that many said reignited the debate surrounding whether F1 is about show business over racing, but yesterday’s Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne was a mesmerising couple of hours of chaos, class and kerfuffle. Here are five things we learned as Max Verstappen drove to a second win of the 2023 F1 [...]
Leicester sack Rodgers as Foxes look to avoid Premier League relegation April 2, 2023 Leicester City have parted ways with manager Brendan Rodgers as the foxes look to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Leicester’s 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace yesterday at Selhurst Park left Leicester City 19th in the Premier League table. Rodgers is the 11th manager to be sacked in the Premier League this season. ‘Rodgers departs [...]
Australian Grand Prix: What F1 drivers said after manic race in Melbourne April 2, 2023 Max Verstappen claimed his second F1 victory of the year at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Dutchman beat seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who finished second, with Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso claiming his third podium of the F1 season. There were multiple red flags, spinning cars and collisions. Here are the thoughts of [...]
Fownes Pursuing a Dream with June Planet March 31, 2023 RACING is back at Sha Tin for the third time in a week on Sunday, with the track hosting a 10-race programme featuring plenty of inexperienced but potentially improving gallopers that are likely to do well in the latter stages of the season. Lightly-raced JUNE PLANET, a £130,000 purchase at the 2020 Magic Million Yearling [...]
Chow Spirit could be just the tic-Kit for Purton March 31, 2023 REIGNING champion jockey Zac Purton has found life tough in the past month. With only three wins in the past fortnight and surprisingly twice leaving Happy Valley with no wins to his name, you wouldn’t want to be his house cat! To make matters worse, he cried off after one ride at Sha Tin on [...]
Advantage Putin? Wimbledon U-turns to let Russia and Belarus stars like Sabalenka and Medvedev compete March 31, 2023 Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at Wimbledon this year, the All England Club has announced. Athletes from the two countries must sign declarations of neutrality and must not express support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while players who receive funding from the Russian or Belarusian states, including sponsorship from state owned [...]
What sport is on the TV this weekend? March 31, 2023 This weekend sees the return of the Premier League and IPL while the sporting calendar is seemingly getting bigger each week. Here’s what sport is on the TV this weekend. Cricket: IPL 2023 – Friday It’s the biggest franchise cricket competition in the world and it returns today. The IPL has been the leading domestic [...]
Ex England cricket captain Michael Vaughan ‘cleared’ of using racist language in Azeem Rafiq row March 31, 2023 Michael Vaughan has said that an England and Wales Cricket Board charge of using racist and/or discriminatory language against him has been dismissed. The former England captain was alleged to have used the term “you lot” towards a group of four Yorkshire players of Asian ethnicity prior to a T20 match in June 2009, including Azeem Rafiq [...]