Barbarians hark back to less serious times, says David Flatman June 17, 2022 Sunday sees the curtain fall on the rugby season in England as an Eddie Jones XV takes on the globetrotters of oval ball in the Barbarians. The side are put together with little preparation and aim to please the masses, and former England international David Flatman says this year will be no different. “The pure [...]
Ollie Phillips: Leicester versus Saracens final rounds off great season June 17, 2022 South west London will be the centre of the rugby world this weekend when one of the most competitive seasons of Premiership action reaches its climax. You’ve got Leicester Tigers, buoyed by brilliant home form this year, and have a serious amount of off-field emotion in tow. And you’ve got Saracens who are hated by [...]
Make sure you don’t Miss The Cut June 16, 2022 AUSTRALIAN raider Home Affairs will be hard to beat in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes (4.20pm) tomorrow if anywhere near the form of his stablemate Nature Strip, who won Tuesday’s King’s Stand. Vibes are strong but he’s no bigger than 2/1 with Star Sports and must fend off 26 rivals. The big betting race of the afternoon [...]
Fast-growing Racingbreaks.com secures £1.3m new investment June 16, 2022 Racingbreaks.com, Europe’s largest horseracing travel business, has enjoyed an excellent start to 2022 offering worldwide racing packages and has recently secured an additional £1.3 million in investment for future growth. The online platform organises all elements of a day’s racing to ensure a stress-free and enjoyable experience for racegoers and over 5,000 travel-related packages were [...]
Hayley’s Lover and Murtagh’s Church look perfect pair for the Holyrood June 16, 2022 LOOK down the home straight at Ascot this afternoon and you’ll see the air wobble. By the time they line up for the King Edward VII Stakes (5:35pm), temperatures will be well into the thirties and the ground will be rattling quick. That race looks a toss-up between the top two in the betting, marginal [...]
Quick ground to crown Sandrine Coronation Dame June 16, 2022 THERE don’t look many better races this week than the Coronation Stakes (4.20pm), which sees all the best three-year-old fillies in the mile division – with the notable exception of Homeless Songs – clash. Many will be looking forward to seeing the delayed return of John & Thady Gosden’s unbeaten filly Inspiral after a setback [...]
Fresh Hope that Fellowes and Turner can win the Sandringham yet again June 16, 2022 TRAINERS are creatures of habit. They have certain races they target and Charlie Fellowes will be hoping he can continue his love affair with the Sandringham Stakes (5.00pm) this afternoon. Thanks Be gave the young handler his first Royal Ascot win in this race three years ago when ridden by Hayley Turner who was becoming [...]
Jet looks good bet to take out Commonwealth June 16, 2022 FEW PEOPLE have crabbed the decision to introduce the Commonwealth Cup (3.05pm) in 2015, and the short but select roll of honour confirms that this has already become a highly prestigious race. Muhaarar, Caravaggio and Campanelle have already won today’s Group One contest, so it usually takes a classy type to emerge victorious and the [...]
Paris Saint-Germain exec blasts LaLiga: ‘The last person we’ll take lessons from is Javier Tebas’ June 16, 2022 Paris Saint-Germain executives have issued a withering retort to LaLiga president Javier Tebas after the Spanish football chief accused the French club of breaking financial rules. LaLiga announced on Tuesday that it has lodged a formal complaint about Qatar-owned PSG’s spending with European football’s governing body Uefa. It follows PSG retaining the services of superstar [...]
Tennis can conquer sport if tours and Grand Slams unite, says Federer agent Tony Godsick June 16, 2022 Tennis could “conquer the sport world” if the ATP and WTA Tours and the four Grand Slams set aside their differences, says Roger Federer’s agent Tony Godsick. Steps to pool the commercial operations of the men’s and women’s circuits were proposed last year in a move that would see private equity take a stake in [...]