Nervous gambling sector holds its breath as govt moves towards maximum casino stakes and ban on free bets and VIP packages June 29, 2022 The Prime Minister is set to announce restrictions on the industry as part of the review of the 2005 Gambling Act amid concerns current regulations require changes to accommodate the growth of online betting. The Government confirmed it will publish a White Paper into gambling reform in coming weeks. The Times reported proposals to prohibit [...]
Wimbledon: Serena’s motivation, going under the radar and order of play June 29, 2022 As Wimbledon’s courts once again get set to be graced by Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray, Serena Williams has spoken of her first round loss. Here is your SW19 latest. Williams motivated Yesterday’s evening session saw 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams crash out at the earliest possible stage of the tournament. Asked about what [...]
Champions Cup offers London clubs chance to shine on greatest stage June 29, 2022 At a swanky Dublin event yesterday afternoon the best and brightest of European, and South African, rugby discovered their fate in next season’s Champions Cup. In a recent shake up in format, there are no longer six pools of four but instead two pools of 12. Teams now play a team from the other two [...]
Formula E, Extreme E and E1 Series co-founder Alejandro Agag on the future of sport June 29, 2022 In the overcrowded market that is sport it’s difficult to stand out. New ideas, usually brainchilds of multi-millionaires, come and go – often passing within the blink of an eye. And if they are successful one year, there’s little certainty of a cut through the next. But with growing concerns surrounding the environment and the [...]
McLaren deal with Neom could stimulate economic growth away from oil June 28, 2022 Saudi Arabia’s latest venture into sport has come with an increased presence in electric racing. Yesterday motorsporting giant McLaren announced that Neom – a region of the Middle Eastern Kingdom that’s set to become an eco hub at a cost of $500bn – would become title partner of both the Formula E and Extreme E [...]
England can be the great entertainers of Test cricket after whitewash June 28, 2022 And just like that all is well in English Test cricket again, right? In yesterday’s seven-wicket demolition of New Zealand at Headingley, England completed a 3-0 whitewash over the Black Caps to win their first Test series since the beginning of last year. If after England’s humiliating Test series defeat against the West Indies earlier [...]
A look at England’s former captain as Eoin Morgan retires from international cricket June 27, 2022 “We Allah with us as well. I spoke to Adil [Rashid] and he said ‘Allah was definitely with us’ and I said ‘we had the rub of the green’.” The words of Irish-born limited overs cricket captain Eoin Morgan after his incredibly diverse England side won the 2019 Cricket World Cup at Lord’s after that [...]
Musou can give Fownes reason to dance after tough season June 27, 2022 IT IS good to see reigning champion trainer Caspar Fownes finishing the season on a high. The popular handler hasn’t found it easy this campaign, with plenty of his gallopers starting off too high in the handicap and many of his newcomers needing more experience and time to acclimatize. There have obviously been some highs, [...]
Lor could tie up HK trainers’ title with Ecstatic win June 27, 2022 TRAINER Frankie Lor has the chance to all but wrap up the trainers’ championship when racing resumes with an eight-race programme at Happy Valley on Tuesday. Lor – already six winners in front of nearest pursuer John Size with just half-a-dozen meetings remaining of the Hong Kong 21/22 season – looks to have a potential [...]
As thousands of tennis fans arrive at Wimbledon, here are the top talking points ahead of the 2022 championships June 27, 2022 Thousands of tennis fans have begun pouring through the gates at Wimbledon as it returns at full capacity for the first time in three years. The Met Office has warned the expected 42,000 supporters to brace for rain showers over SW19 in the early afternoon – just as the first Centre Court games are set [...]