Irish Banker Sir Gerhard looks hard to oppose March 15, 2022 Bill Esdaile’s 1-2-3 Sir Gerhard Journey With Me Stage Star WHEN the Willie Mullins-trained SIR GERHARD beat Gordon Elliott’s Three Stripe Life over two miles in a Grade One at the Dublin Racing Festival, the majority felt that they would be locking horns again in a rematch at Cheltenham in the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. However, [...]
Shishkin can leave Champion Chase rivals on the canvas March 15, 2022 Shishkin Nube Negra Energumene WHAT is it about Nicky Henderson and two-milers? He has won the Unibet Champion Hurdle a record eight times and is the joint leading trainer of this afternoon’s Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (3.30pm) with six victories. Sprinter Sacre and Altior are two of the greatest two-mile chasers we have ever [...]
Fortune to favour Cruz as he prepares for Jumbo clash on Sunday March 15, 2022 TRAINER Tony Cruz will be looking for a stable confidence booster at Happy Valley, before he saddles leading Hong Kong Derby fancy California Spangle in the big race at Sha Tin on Sunday. It’s been 14 years since Cruz last visited the winners’ enclosure in Hong Kong’s local flagship event and it would mean everything [...]
Harmony can get punters Home before Cheltenham begins March 15, 2022 RACING at Happy Valley serves up a tasty hors d’oeuvre this morning with a nine-race programme full of exciting and highly competitive handicaps, starting at 10.45am. With the Cheltenham Festival getting under way during the afternoon, it’s paramount that backers have money to play with by finding a winner before the action starts in the [...]
Chelsea: Club face off-field shake-up once Abramovich era ends March 15, 2022 Change is in the air at Stamford Bridge, where a new owner is likely to be installed before the end of the season after Roman Abramovich was forced to put Chelsea up for sale. US bank the Raine Group has told bidders to register their best offers by Friday, with interest reported from suitors in [...]
Chelsea ‘remove’ request for behind closed doors FA Cup tie March 15, 2022 Sanction-governed Premier League club Chelsea have ‘removed’ their request to have Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final match against Middlesbrough played behind closed doors, according to an FA spokesperson. In a statement, the FA said: “After constructive talks between the FA and Chelsea, the club has agreed to remove their request for the FA Cup quarter-final tie [...]
FA to consider Chelsea appeal to play Middlesbrough cup tie behind closed doors March 15, 2022 The Football Association has said it will consider Chelsea’s request for Saturday’s FA Cup tie at Middlesbrough to be played behind closed doors. Chelsea appealed to the FA after being denied permission to sell further tickets to its travelling supporters under the terms of its special licence from the government. The Premier League club said [...]
Tennis No1 Medvedev should renounce Putin to play at Wimbledon, says sports minister March 15, 2022 Daniil Medvedev, the Russian current world No1 men’s tennis player, should be asked to renounce Vladimir Putin before being allowed to play at Wimbledon, sports minister Nigel Huddleston has said. Huddleston said international measures against Russian athletes should go beyond merely banning national teams and those individuals who compete under the Russian flag. “We need [...]
EP: 118 Cheltenham Festival – Day 3, Thursday March 15, 2022 The Cheltenham Festival celebrates St. Patrick’s Day on Thursday with both the Ryanair and the Stayers’ Hurdle featuring on another top quality card We are joined on the podcast today by jockey Davy Russell & trainer David Pipe City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews all the action at Prestbury Park. Hosted by Chris Barnett The Punter [...]
Australian Cameron Smith lands golf’s biggest 72-hole payout with £2.8m Players win March 15, 2022 Australian Cameron Smith claimed record prize money for an 72-hole golf event of $3.6m (£2.8m) with victory at a weather-delayed Players Championship in Florida. The payout at the PGA Tour’s flagship tournament is bigger than that on offer at any of the four men’s majors or the DP World Tour’s lucrative finale in Dubai. Smith [...]