Queen Prawn holds Pretty tasty chance under Hewitson September 21, 2022 THERE was bad news for Karis Teetan on Monday, when the 32-year-old had to give up his intended six rides at the city track following a blood test which revealed a thyroid issue. It must have been particularly galling for the Mauritian Magician, who had already hit the ground running this season with a handful [...]
Nations League: What’s at stake for England during this week’s international break? September 21, 2022 The frenetic pace of the domestic football season yields to the international break this week but, with a Nations League group stage to wrap up, the action will continue to come thick and fast. England are among several high-profile teams fighting to preserve their top-tier status in the competition, while results from the final two [...]
Worcester Warriors creditor raises questions over Sport England loan September 20, 2022 Sport England have been dragged into the row over financially troubled Premiership rugby outfit Worcester Warriors with one creditor raising questions around a £15m Covid-19 loan. In allegations set out in summarised correspondence to Sport England seen by City A.M., the creditor, who wishes to remain anonymous, alleges that the organisation – which acted as [...]
Harlequins were the victim of Plan A syndrome against Saracens September 20, 2022 Having started their rugby campaign with a bye weekend, Saracens got their season underway with a superb 27-30 win over Harlequins in south London at the weekend. It wasn’t supposed to be like this, though. Saracens are the team of solid defence and non-negotiable lines which are difficult to breach – they’re not the running [...]
Qatar 2022: How can brands navigate the most political World Cup ever? September 20, 2022 While the location of this year’s Qatar 2022 World Cup makes it the most controversial yet, it is still a huge global moment that fans across the world will want to engage with, and brands be a part of. This is the first time a men’s football World Cup has been held in what is [...]
England’s T20 World Cup preparations start today in Pakistan September 20, 2022 There’s less than a month to go until the second Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in the space of a year and England’s final preparations start today when they play the first of seven T20 matches against Pakistan across the next 13 days. The opening four matches take place in Karachi before three in Lahore, and [...]
Cameron Smith proves point to critics with first LIV Golf win at his second attempt September 19, 2022 Open champion Cameron Smith hit back at criticism of his move to LIV Golf after winning his first title on the Saudi-backed big-money circuit on Sunday night. Smith carded a final round of 69 to finish on 13 under par and win by three shots from Dustin Johnson and Peter Uihlein at Rich Harvest Farms [...]
Worcester match to go ahead after meeting 12 noon deadline September 16, 2022 Worcester Warriors’ Premiership match with Exeter Chiefs will take place on Sunday after the troubled club met a 12 noon deadline to provide assurances that their game can safely go ahead. In a statement, the Rugby Football Union said: “Worcester Warriors has met a midday deadline set by the RFU to provide assurances in relation [...]
EP: 160 Ayr, Newbury & Hong Kong September 16, 2022 The Ayr Gold & Silver Cups are the feature races at the west Scottish track on Saturday as the sprinters line-up over 6-furlongs. Further south, Newbury stages a trio of Group races on the same afternoon. Trainer John Ryan steps Manaccan up to Group 3 company for the first time in the 5-furlong Newbury sprint [...]
Ollie Phillips: The Premiership is by far the best league in the world September 16, 2022 Last week’s Premiership action further convinced me that the English Premiership is the best league in the world. Other than Worcester Warriors’ loss at London Irish, where the troubled away side were understandably rusty, I really couldn’t have called which way the other matches would go. How Gloucester turned around a 21-point deficit was astonishing, [...]