EP: 172 Sandown, Aintree & Hong Kong December 2, 2022 The Tingle Creek Chase is always a wonderful race to watch and this year Greaneteen returns to Sandown to defend his crown from 12 months ago for champion trainer Paul Nicholls. We hear from his handler in a Jockey Club press conference held earlier this week talking about the chances of a repeat victory. The [...]
December 3rd – Punter Podcast Summary December 2, 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 [...]
Ollie Phillips: Do the RFU have the bottle to sack Eddie Jones? December 2, 2022 The main factor at play when it comes to Eddie Jones’s future as head coach of England is that I do not believe the Rugby Football Union has the bottle to sack him. Having led his side to a humiliating 27-13 loss last week against the Springboks, Jones’s year has concluded with his side having [...]
World Cup briefing: Final day of group stage games sees Brazil in action December 2, 2022 Today marks not just the final day of group stage action of this year’s World Cup but also the final time a 32-team group stage takes place at the tournament. The teams in Group G and H will today be looking to book their spot in the last 16 alongside the other 14 teams already [...]
The World Cup team of the group stage: Who is in the best performing XI so far in Qatar? December 1, 2022 The knockout rounds are almost upon us, so who have been the standout players from the group stage of this World Cup? To answer that question we asked football data experts Delphlyx to pick an XI using only the best performing players in each position. The presence of Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi may come [...]
All about Senegal: what to expect from England’s World Cup last 16 opponents December 1, 2022 The Wolof word “teranga” in Senegal’s nickname denotes a generosity of spirit that the West African country is proud of, although it is unlikely to extend to England when the teams meet at the World Cup on Sunday. It is no accident that the Teranga Lions are the reigning champions of Africa, and a team [...]
Ed Warner: Is Infantino a moonbeam or a clown? Either way, Fifa boss is here to stay December 1, 2022 Gianni Infantino. Moonbeam or clown? Flibbertigibbet? Certainly. Problem-solver, or problem to be solved? All depends on where you are coming from – quite literally. Just don’t expect Fifa’s demon/angel (delete according to taste) president to be going anywhere soon. Most likely not until 2031. Football’s Swiss-Italian head honcho has been front and centre of the [...]
World Cup briefing: Group E and F’s deciding games and how to watch December 1, 2022 Today’s World Cup matches bring in the festive season of December and represent the penultimate day of group stage action. All of today’s Group E and Group F matches will have some say in which teams make the last 16 in Qatar – and which crash out. So here is a round up of what’s [...]
House prices coming home this World Cup? How Gareth Southgate keeps properties afloat November 30, 2022 Following England’s 3-0 victory against Wales, last night in Qatar, property watchers are getting increasingly excited about the prospect of a good performance by the England squad at the World Cup as a major success could result in a house price boost. That is, if historical market trends are anything to go by. Focussing on [...]
Trevor Steven: Senegal will be England’s toughest test yet at this World Cup November 30, 2022 England’s progress from Group B to a World Cup last-16 tie with Senegal on Sunday has ticked a lot of boxes. They finished top, had six different goalscorers, avoided injuries and were able to give minutes to players who needed them, like Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips. It has put Gareth Southgate’s team up there [...]