World Cup briefing: Why and how to watch Monday’s games December 5, 2022 Fifty-two games down, 11 to go: after the flurry that was the groups stage, the World Cup is approaching its business end as the round of 16 continues today. Here’s why to watch Monday’s fixtures. Japan v Croatia, 3pm, BBC Two teams defying expectations meet this afternoon at the Al Janoub Stadium. Croatia were written [...]
Premiership half-way review: Stylish Saracens and bottom three bonanza December 4, 2022 It was not supposed to be occurring at this point in the year but the Premiership season has reached its half-way stage. Given the downfall of Worcester Warriors and Wasps, the 11 remaining sides hit the milestone at the weekend – albeit there were only four fixtures played. There are just eight points separating second [...]
Royal Bomb set to blast home for Fownes and Bowman December 2, 2022 TRAINER Caspar Fownes and jockey Hugh Bowman are starting to build a formidable partnership. The combination has only paired up twice so far this season, but with a 100% strike-rate. With Fownes’ stable in the middle of a purple patch, and Bowman presently riding winners for fun, unpredictable and frustrating character ROYAL BOMB is worth more than [...]
FRANKIE LOR HAS FRIEND IN A PAL December 2, 2022 THERE is a mixed bag of entertainment for racing fans in Hong Kong this weekend as Sha Tin hosts a 10 race card with six races on the all-weather surface and four on turf. With Hong Kong’s flagship meeting, the LONGINES International Races, set to take place next weekend, the use of the all-weather track [...]
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 [...]