From Premier Inn to Premier League: Outgoing Whitbread boss Alison Brittain is new football chair July 26, 2022 The Premier League has announce its new chair as the outgoing CEO of Premier Inn-owner Whitbread, Alison Brittain. The businesswoman was voted for “unanimously” by the football organisation board’s nomination’s committee as the successor to outgoing chair Gary Hoffman. She will take over from interim leader, Peter McCormick, in early 2023. Brittain, who announced her [...]
Great Britain and Northern Ireland in strong showing but no gold rush July 25, 2022 If the Great Britain and Northern Ireland performance at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was turned into a secondary school attendance report, the team would have received a C plus. On one hand, the seven medals the team captured in Oregon, United States were the most by a contingent of athletes since 2015 – when [...]
Sir Craig Reedie interview: Inside London 2012 and why Olympics was value for money July 25, 2022 If you lived through the London 2012 Olympics then you will probably remember where you were for its most spectacular or poignant moments – Super Saturday, Danny Boyle’s vivid opening ceremony, Andy Murray winning tennis gold – and Sir Craig Reedie is no different. But while the former chairman of the British Olympic Association, one [...]
Kyprios to prove he’s the star stayer in Goodwood Cup July 25, 2022 ALTHOUGH the Qatar Goodwood Festival takes place over the next five days, many will argue that the race of the meeting comes during today’s opening salvo. The Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup (3.35pm) might only feature nine runners, but they are a seriously talented group headed by the Ascot Gold Cup winner KYPRIOS. Aidan O’Brien has always [...]
Caradoc can Rock Goodwood in Glorious opener July 25, 2022 THERE wouldn’t be a more fitting winner of the opening race of Glorious Goodwood than the Queen’s Just Fine in her Platinum Jubilee year. The four-year-old is 11/2 favourite with Star Sports to land the Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap (1.50pm) after an eye-catching run at York earlier this month. Supporters of Her Majesty’s runner will [...]
Put faith in Sacred to give Haggas a first Lennox Stakes victory July 25, 2022 THERE aren’t many races in Britain that trainer William Haggas hasn’t won, but today’s World Pool Lennox Stakes (3.00pm) is one of them. I have a feeling that might be about to change though as I’m keen on his filly SACRED at 2/1 with Star Sports. The four-year-old has always been highly touted, and she’s already gone [...]
It could be Destiny for Lord Riddiford to win again July 25, 2022 SPRINT races at Goodwood are virtually all downhill making this one of the fastest five furlongs in the calendar. It’s unsurprising then that a proven ability to handle the track is an important factor, and several in this race, the Nicholson Gin Handicap (4:10pm), have shown form here in the past. Celsius is a course [...]
EP: 149 Goodwood – Wednesday July 25, 2022 Baaeed the unbeaten Shadwell owned superstar will look to keep his 100% winning record in tact as he takes on last year’s winner, Alcohol Free in the eagerly awaited one mile Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on Wednesday afternoon. Trainers Andrew Balding (Alcohol Free) and George Scott (Rocket Rodney) discuss their chances of success at the [...]
Verstappen pounces on Leclerc and Ferrari’s errors July 24, 2022 Yesterday’s French Grand Prix result saw a top three that could have been from so many races last season: two Mercedes drivers and one from Red Bull. Because at Circuit Paul Ricard the Silver Arrows of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell achieved their team’s first double podium of the season, flanking Drivers’ Championship leader and [...]
Women’s Euro 2022: England aiming to exorcise semi-final ghosts against Sweden July 24, 2022 England won’t just be facing Sweden when they take to a sold-out Bramall Lane in Sheffield for their Women’s Euro 2022 semi-final on Tuesday night. The Lionesses will also have to confront some ghosts of major tournaments past, having suffered a sequence of painful defeats in the last four. At the 2015 World Cup in [...]