Grassroots key to diversifying Lionesses, says England’s first black captain July 29, 2022 Girls need better access to grassroots football to grow the game and make the England team more racially diverse, says Mary Phillip, the first black captain of the Lionesses. England’s women could win their first major international title on Sunday when they face Germany in the final of Euro 2022, but Phillip believes the country [...]
Exclusive: Lionesses have the spirit of 1966 World Cup winners, says Sir Geoff Hurst July 28, 2022 England football hero Sir Geoff Hurst says he sees similarities between the Lionesses and his 1966 World Cup winners. Sarina Wiegman’s team could become the first senior England side to win major honours for more than half a century when they play Germany in the final of Women’s Euro 2022 on Sunday. The Wembley matchup [...]
You can Chil out at Goodwood but no need to leave from Bague D’or July 28, 2022 THERE are cavalry charges and then there is the Stewards’ Cup (3.20pm), a famous 28-runner handicap down Goodwood’s straight six-furlong track. Some classy horses have won this over the years, perhaps most notably Lochsong in 1992 for Ian Balding who went on to land a number of Group One contests. She was a very fast [...]
Super fancy Ouzo won’t leave you feeling too Blue July 28, 2022 BAAEED may have cruised to Sussex Stakes success earlier this week, but for punters it has been less of a breeze and today’s card doesn’t look to offer much chance of respite. Four handicaps on the seven-race card all feature fields over 14 runners and look fiercely competitive, so I’ll be looking to play a [...]
Kit hits the fan: Retailers running out of England Women’s shirts ahead of Euros final July 28, 2022 Retailers are running out of England Women’s football shirts ahead of the Lionesses’ Euro final against Germany on Sunday. The official England online store, kit maker Nike’s website and a host of high street retailers had sold out of all but extra-small women’s home shirts, which are priced at £75, on Thursday. “We have seen [...]
Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel to retire from Formula 1 July 28, 2022 Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel this morning announced that he’d retire from the sport come the end of the season. The German, who drives for Aston Martin, announced the news on his newly-created Instagram account. Having made his Formula 1 debut in the United States in 2007 with BMW Sauber, 35-year-old Vettel currently [...]
‘Gen Z events may be future of Commonwealth Games’ July 28, 2022 On a flight home from a business meeting in Guernsey, I sat across the aisle from members of the island’s Commonwealth Games team. I think I spotted sprinter Abi Galpin in her Guernsey Athletics sweatshirt, while an older member of the entourage – team manager? coach? – had his nose firmly in the World Championships [...]
It might be worth taking a swing on Sunningdale in the Nursery July 27, 2022 NURSERY handicaps at Goodwood are never easy to find the winner, and today’s Class Two contest (4.10pm) falls very much into that category. TRUE STATESMAN comes into this on a hat-trick and though he’s up eight pounds for a dominant win at Chester last time, there’s likely more to come. He’s trained by Charlie & Mark [...]
$405m LIV Golf League to launch next year as Saudi-backed circuit brings forwards its plans July 27, 2022 LIV Golf has stayed on the front foot in its tussle with the leading men’s tours by bringing forward its plans to launch a star-studded super league. It will see the Saudi-backed big-money circuit – at odds with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour over the services of the world’s leading players – significantly [...]
Dreamloper and Hall can add to the show in Nashwa’s Nassau July 27, 2022 WEIGHT stops trains which might be why three-year-olds, who get plenty of weight from their elders in the Group One Nassau Stakes (3.35pm), have won seven of the last 10 renewals. That’s a good omen for NASHWA, one of five from the Classic generation in the field, and on form she holds far stronger claims than her [...]