Warriors’ land deals could be overturned if they enter administration August 23, 2022 Unexplained land deals undertaken by the owners of Worcester Warriors could be investigated and ultimately overturned if the Premiership rugby club goes into administration. The West Midlands club’s hierarchy have confirmed talks with HMRC after receiving a winding-up petition over unpaid tax, amid fears that a team who finished 11th last season could go into [...]
Hudson-Smith’s golden Europeans an ode to himself and the human condition August 22, 2022 It has been a difficult path to get there but British 400m runner Matthew Hudson-Smith can now reflect with satisfaction on a stellar season. The 27-year-old backed up a bronze medal at the World Championships in July with a silver in Birmingham at the Commonwealth Games weeks later, before defending his European title in Munich [...]
Manchester United fans set to protest against Glazers before Liverpool match August 22, 2022 A Manchester United fans’ group is planning a protest against the club’s owners, the Glazer family, before tonight’s match with Liverpool. The move comes amid heightened speculation that the Glazers could sell some or all of United, which they have held since 2005. Supporters’ group The 1958 called on likeminded fans to join their March [...]
Trevor Steven: Eddie Howe and Newcastle can gatecrash the Premier League’s top six August 22, 2022 Pep Guardiola’s reaction to his Manchester City team dropping points on Sunday spoke volumes about the great strides Newcastle United have made. Far from being upset or concerned by the end of his team’s 100 per cent start to their Premier League title defence, Guardiola instead could only praise the Magpies. The City boss might [...]
Worcester woes suggest wider issues for rugby as a whole August 22, 2022 Rugby union has never been the cash cow that football has developed into and this week we could be seeing the latest club enter administration following a series of financial woes. It is expected, according to multiple reports, that west midlands Premiership club Worcester Warriors could suffer that fate later today following a winding-up petition [...]
Premier League: Title race back on as Newcastle hold Manchester City in thriller August 21, 2022 For a moment there it was looking like there might not be a title race, merely a Manchester City procession towards a third consecutive Premier League crown. But after Newcastle United gave them a torrid afternoon on Tyneside in a wildly entertaining 3-3 draw yesterday, City don’t look dead certs after all. Having taken a [...]
Aramco Team Series Sotogrande: Nelly Korda completes family clean sweep August 21, 2022 Nelly Korda justified her star billing and completed a family clean sweep with sister Jessica Korda by winning the individual title at the $1m Aramco Team Series Sotogrande. World No3 Nelly came from seven shots back overnight to win by three on 13 under par after carding a five under final round of 67 in [...]
EP: 157 York – Saturday August 19, 2022 The final day of York’s four-day Ebor festival features the Ebor Handicap itself. Run over a mile and three quarters, we can expect another very competitive renewal of this year’s race with some very interesting Irish trained horses being aimed at the £300,000 winners’ prize. The 7-furlong Group 2 City of York Stakes & Group [...]
La Vuelta a Espana: Ones to watch as third Grand Tour departs August 19, 2022 This lunchtime the eyes of the cycling world will be on Utrecht, the unlikely starting point for the third and final Grand Tour of the year, La Vuelta a Espana. A Dutch Grand Depart kicks off the 77th edition of the race, which has traditionally followed the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France, and this [...]
Royal Aclaim the one to catch but Raasel may do the chasing August 18, 2022 IT’S NOT that often you get a horse that’s yet to run in Group company go off favourite for a Group One, but that’s the case with ROYAL ACLAIM in the Nunthorpe Stakes (3.35pm). Her trainer James Tate has never masked the esteem he holds his three-year-old filly in and given she’s unbeaten in her three career [...]