MotoGP and manufacturers sign first Formula 1-style Concorde agreement June 19, 2026 MotoGP and its five manufacturers have today signed a first-of-its-kind partnership that mimics Formula 1’s famous Concorde agreement. The two-wheeled motorsporting discipline, owned by Formula 1 parent Liberty Media, this morning agreed what they have called a “defining” agreement between themselves and the five bike manufacturers – Aprilia, Ducati, Honda, KTM and Yamaha – in [...]
Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League final shirts smash records in auction June 19, 2026 Paris Saint-Germain have another title to add to their collection after successfully defending the Champions League: the undisputed hottest property for collectors of match worn shirts and other sports memorabilia. Some of the signed PSG jerseys worn by star players in their Champions League final win over Arsenal last month went under the hammer on [...]
Prem Rugby needs to switch up its calendar to stop final being banished to fringes June 19, 2026 Ollie Phillips argues that on this super weekend for sport in the capital, Prem Rugby could do more to be noticed. London is on its very best form this weekend: some of the world’s most exciting male tennis players will contest the HSBC Championships semi-finals and final at The Queen’s Club in Baron’s Court; England [...]
It’s not Insanity to fancy King horse in Duke of Edinburgh June 18, 2026 FRIDAY’s Royal Ascot card kicks off with the Group Three Albany Stakes (2.30pm), with 25 two-year-old fillies going to post. Whilst the ones at the top have leading chances, I fancy JOLIVETTE for Andrew Balding and Juddmonte. She made a winning start at Newmarket, granted only by a neck, but she always looked in control [...]
Gold Digger and West can take my money June 18, 2026 ONE of my biggest fancies of the week comes in the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes (6:10pm). Many will see this 28-runner five-furlong handicap as a bookies’ benefit, but I think it’s time to roll up the sleeves and have a proper go. GOLD DIGGER, who I really fancied in the Albany last year, is back [...]
Venetian to Havana day in the Ascot Sun June 18, 2026 FRIDAY’s first Group One contest is the Commonwealth Cup (3.05pm), a speed test for three-year-olds over Ascot’s straight six furlongs. Course form at Ascot is always valuable and VENETIAN SUN has some of the best, having won the Albany over this trip at last’s year’s Royal meeting. Karl Burke’s filly went on to win the [...]
Take Gosdens’ Seet to Repel Sandringham rivals June 18, 2026 LIKE with every Royal Ascot handicap, I find myself looking for those with plenty in hand ahead of the handicapper, and that’s no different in Friday’s Sandringham (5.00pm). Searching for the proverbial ‘Group horse in a handicap’ is a tricky business, but I think SEET fits that bill here and should prove just that in [...]
Concern as gambling black market set for £40m Royal Ascot boost June 18, 2026 Illicit Royal Ascot betting could boost the gambling black market industry by £40m as punters get drawn in by unregulated operators. The horse racing spectacle is underway in Berkshire with 300,000 fans expected across five days of Royal Ascot racing. But many punters across the racing diaspora are turning to black market betting, with regulations [...]
TfL dispel concerns over Queen’s tennis final tube havoc June 18, 2026 Piccadilly Line closures that fans fear could cause chaos at the HSBC Championships finals at Queen’s Club this weekend have been dispelled by Transport for London. TfL has decided to close one of the capital’s main underground arteries as part of a series of weekend closures across west London that, at times, have seen no [...]
Mayor Khan makes case for London to host Joshua vs Fury boxing bout June 18, 2026 The Mayor of London has said he will work to support any bid to see Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury fight in the capital. The two heavyweights are on a collision course in the ring in what would be a Battle of Britain bout. And despite the pair both losing their undefeated records in recent [...]