Formula 1 teams up with Fight Club and Puttshack founder to launch motor-racing venues on UK high streets February 14, 2022 To launch ambitious plans for a series of entertainment venues with motor-racing simulators across the UK, Formula 1 has joined forces with the founder of Flight Club and Puttshack. Adam Breeden, founder and chief executive of Kindred Concepts, said the company that runs the international motor-racing series has taken an undisclosed investment into the proposed [...]
These are the pictures Chinese officials ordered a Finnish athlete to delete from social media February 14, 2022 When water flooded the athlete’s village last week, and was floing out of light fixtures at the Olympic Village, Finnish skier Katri Lylynpera took to social media to post a number of pictures. The pictures exposed electrical equipment and water pouring down from the ceiling. She wrote “help” next to one of the pictures, and [...]
Smith proved himself as England get Six Nations campaign back on track February 14, 2022 It wasn’t brilliant and it wasn’t woeful, but the result stuck to type: another England win against Italy in the Six Nations and a yet another loss – their 99th in the competition – for the Azzurri. While England’s 33-0 victory was expected, however, there were moments of magic in Rome that signalled a brighter [...]
Wolves join top-four race: five talking points from Premier League February 13, 2022 Are Wolves the fifth team in the race for the last Champions League spot? Sunday’s 2-0 victory at Tottenham Hotspur, their rivals for fourth place in the Premier League, would suggest so. The visitors took advantage of sloppy Spurs defending to race into an early two-goal lead in north London and kept the hosts at [...]
Super Bowl LVI: Mike Carlson gives us his predictions February 12, 2022 By tomorrow night, when most people in the UK will be turning in for the night, one of sport’s global events will just be beginning: the NFL’s Super Bowl. This year, surprise package the Cincinnati Bengals will take on the Los Angeles Rams at the latter’s £4bn new home, the SoFi stadium, for the Lombardi [...]
EP: 111 Newbury, Warwick & Hong Kong February 11, 2022 Trainer Ryan Potter’s Jetoile has been in great form over hurdles this winter and he joins us to discuss his chances of a win at Newbury this weekend. There are two Grade 2 races at Newbury on Saturday, with both the Game Spirit & Denman Chases looking to attract top quality fields, whilst the competitive [...]
Ollie Phillips: France vs Ireland is the Grand Slam decider February 11, 2022 It’s hard to look at this weekend’s Six Nations match between France and Ireland and not see it as a Grand Slam decider. We may only be in the second round of the championship but if there turns out to be an unbeaten side this year it’ll be the winner of this match. I don’t [...]
Bookies look Stateside for betting wins February 11, 2022 Sunday night’s Super Bowl will see the Bengals battle the Rams - but the real action might be off the field, writes Leah Montebello
Boothill can kick Betfair Hurdle rivals into touch February 10, 2022 ONLY 14 runners have been declared for tomorrow’s Betfair Hurdle (3.35pm) at Newbury, a race you would normally expect to fill its maximum field size limit of 24. It’s certainly no surprise to see a couple of unexposed novices at the top of the betting in Broomfield Burg and Jpr One, who could easily make [...]
Edwardstone to take home Kingmaker crown in Warwick feature February 10, 2022 THERE is some good racing up at Warwick as well on Saturday with the feature being the Virgin Bet Kingmaker Novices’ Chase (2.05pm). The Grade Two contest sees a rematch between EDWARDSTONE and Third Time Lucki after the pair met earlier in the season in the Henry VIII at Sandown where the former was a dominant 16-length [...]