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Bowman to hit the sweet spot on Five G Patch December 20, 2022 BANK on the combination of joint leading trainer Tony Cruz and legendary jockey Hugh Bowman to bring some pre-Christmas joy to bettors when they team-up with FIVE G PATCH in the Venus Handicap over 11 furlongs (11.15am) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. 11-furlong contests are few and far between in Hong Kong – they are [...]
LIV laugh love: LIV Golf players to play at 2023 Masters December 20, 2022 Golf players on the LIV tour will be able to play at next year’s Masters tournament, it was confirmed today. The organisers of the major, held at Augusta National, confirmed the news today – this means the likes of Dustin Johnson and Cameron Smith will be able to compete at the iconic venue. “We will [...]
Steve Borthwick: The man with a plan for England’s World Cup hopes? December 20, 2022 It’s been one of rugby’s worst kept secrets for a couple of weeks now but the appointment of Steve Borthwick to the head job at Twickenham couldn’t have come soon enough. While the Rugby Football Union planned their transition from the era of Eddie Jones to a new period under the former Leicester Tigers boss [...]
2022 Review: England’s Test cricket side under Ben Stokes in numbers December 20, 2022 It’s fair to say England have been revolutionised by new captain Ben Stokes and his head coach Brendon McCullum. Bazbal has transformed England from an average Test side into a relentless one. The gumption and audacity to just go for it has been injected into the five-day side and they’re playing some of the best [...]
Argentina homecoming: World Cup champions touch down December 20, 2022 World Cup champions Argentina have returned home to Buenos Aires today with the country declaring Tuesday as a national holiday in celebration. The Albicelestes beat France in Sunday’s World Cup final in Qatar 4-2 on penalties after regular and extra time saw the two sides tied 3-3. Many have declared the Doha final as one [...]
England complete historic 3-0 Test series win in Pakistan December 20, 2022 Ben Duckett hit the winning runs as England completed a historic 3-0 Test series win over Pakistan on the subcontinent this morning. Ben Stokes’ England have become the first team to ever whitewash Pakistan in a Test cricket series in Pakistan. Needing just 55 runs on the fourth day of the third Test in Karachi, [...]
BBC 3, ITV 1: Beeb pulls in three times as many viewers as rival for World Cup final December 19, 2022 The World Cup final may have been a close run contest but the same can’t be said of the competition for UK audience between the BBC and ITV, according to viewing figures. Both terrestrial channels broadcast the final, which Argentina won on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 draw with defending champions France. The BBC’s peak [...]
Steve Borthwick announced as England Rugby’s new head coach December 19, 2022 The Rugby Football Union (RFU) have announced Steve Borthwick as the next coach of England Rugby. The 43-year-old will succeed Eddie Jones, who was sacked in early December following a poor year where his England side won just five of their 12 Test matches. Former England captain Borthwick is heading to Twickenham from Leicester Tigers [...]
Break the internet: Google reveals World Cup final set new records for search traffic December 19, 2022 Argentina’s thrilling World Cup final triumph over France set a new record for the number of Google searches, says the tech giant. The South Americans won the trophy for the third time on Sunday afternoon in a thrilling match that saw Lionel Messi finally become world champion at the age of 35. Sundar Pichai, chief [...]
World Cup final: Lionel Messi and Argentina triumph on penalties after epic with France December 18, 2022 Lionel Messi claimed the only major honour to have evaded him as his Argentina side beat France on penalties after a thrilling World Cup final ended 3-3 in Qatar on Sunday. Messi opened the scoring with a penalty after a foul on Angel di Maria, who added the second with one of the all-time great [...]