De Sousa set to Enchant Sha Tin crowds once again November 11, 2022 BANK on former three-time British champion jockey Silvestre de Sousa to continue his winning streak, when he arrives at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Saturday morning, with a full book of rides on the ten-race programme. De Sousa can’t stop riding winners at present, with six wins from his last 14 rides, and including [...]
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Ollie Phillips: Pace on the menu as Eddie Jones tweaks England recipe against Japan November 11, 2022 England’s team selection for tomorrow’s match against Japan tells you that Eddie Jones wants much more pace in his side. They looked lacklustre when losing 30-29 to Argentina in their opening Autumn Nations Series fixture last weekend but the inclusion of Jack van Poortvliet and Sam Simmons in the starting XV should add much-needed tempo. [...]
EP: 169 Cheltenham, Lingfield & Hong Kong November 10, 2022 Cheltenham host a three-day meeting this weekend. On Saturday the Paddy Power Gold Cup is the feature race run over two and a half miles, whilst Lingfield is the venue for two listed All Weather Championship qualifying races on their polytrack surface. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the weekend’s racing [...]
November 12th – Punter Podcast Summary November 10, 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 [...]
Southgate: James Maddison ‘earned right’ to be in adaptable England World Cup squad November 10, 2022 England manager Gareth Southgate insists James Maddison has earned the right to gatecrash a World Cup in which he has placed the emphasis firmly on flexibility. Newcastle striker Callum Wilson and Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher were also notable inclusions in Southgate’s party for this month’s tournament in Qatar, named yesterday. But Leicester No10 Maddison was [...]
Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to receive apology from Jersey Police over ‘illegal’ searches November 10, 2022 Roman Abramovich will receive an apology over illegal searches conducted by a Jersey police force, it has been revealed. A court order seen by City A.M. said the force on the Channel Island of Jersey acted illegally when conducting searches at properties reportedly connected to the billionaire in April 2022. The Russian-born Israeli oligarch was [...]
Sotheby’s sells Michael Schumacher’s iconic Formula One Ferrari for record-breaking £14m November 10, 2022 Sotheby’s said this morning has sold the iconic F2003-GA chassis no. 229 at Sotheby’s Luxury Week sale in Geneva for 14,630,000 CHF, or close to £14m, making it the most valuable Formula One car of the modern era ever sold. The previous record was held by another ex-Michael Schumacher Ferrari, an F2001, which sold for [...]
Ed Warner: Richard Thompson must continue bold start at helm of English cricket November 10, 2022 No deckchair shuffling for Richard Thompson. English cricket’s new leader has pretty much cleared the deck of the governing body’s directors. His kind words about departing colleagues he has barely overlapped with suggests this is a diplomat with admirable stiletto-wielding skills. Now he must hire replacements capable of backing the reset that the sport so [...]