Rob Henderson: ‘Strong spine and squad depth make Ireland team to beat’ February 3, 2022 Ireland are my pick for this year’s Six Nations, naturally. There’s a resurgent French side, a rebuilding Welsh team and strong representation elsewhere but I think the Irish have the depth to win the tournament. I am not at all worried about the absence of players like Chris Farrell and James Lowe, for example, when [...]
Dame Katherine Grainger: Team GB can unite and inspire at Winter Olympics and Paralympics February 2, 2022 It is less than six months since our British Olympic and Paralympic stars returned from a triumphant performance at the summer games in Tokyo, yet the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Games is almost upon us. The proximity of these Games to last summer’s events in Tokyo is a great opportunity for our athletes [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Teetan can provide Shum with Lightning compensation  February 2, 2022 DANNY Shum may be the hottest trainer in town at present, as he has saddled six winners from his last 31 runners, but one moment that would have given him nightmares was LIGHTNING BOLT getting beat on his debut at Sha Tin last month. Connections are surely going to be looking for swift compensation when this son [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moreira and Purton to ensure Year of the Tiger starts with a roar February 2, 2022 JOCKEYS Joao Moreira and Zac Purton will take centre-stage when Hong Kong’s most popular day in the racing calendar, the Chinese New Year Raceday, gets under way at Sha Tin on Thursday from 4.30am. With around £2.4 million added to the exotic raceday betting pools, the local population, from large-stake bettors to market-stall holders, will [...]
Raducanu among six Brits nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards February 2, 2022 Six Britons including Emma Raducanu, Tom Daley and Dame Sarah Storey have been shortlisted for the Laureus World Sports Awards. Cyclist Mark Cavendish, Olympic champion BMXer Bethany Shriever and teenage skateboarder Sky Brown have also been nominated. The winners of the prestigious awards, which are decided by a committee of 71 sports legends, will be [...]
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: 11 Team GB athletes to watch February 2, 2022 It’s that time again when Britons don their goggles and become experts on snow and ice for two weeks. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics officially begin on Friday and we have picked out 10 British athletes worth keeping an eye on. Dave Ryding Skier Dave “The Rocket” Ryding, well, rocketed to fame last month as [...]
Five trends that defined the January transfer window February 1, 2022 Blockbusting deals did not materialise and most of the big clubs kept their hands in their pockets but the Premier League still managed to register a record-breaking January transfer window. While last year’s winter transfer window was one of austerity as teams absorbed the financial impact of Covid-19, this time enough of them threw caution [...]
Channel 4 to show Chelsea at Fifa Club World Cup February 1, 2022 Channel 4 has snapped up another eye-catching sports deal after securing the UK terrestrial rights to show Chelsea at football’s Fifa Club World Cup next week. The broadcaster will air Chelsea’s semi-final against opponents yet to be determined on Wednesday 9 February on E4 and, should the Blues progress, will show their final on Saturday [...]
Premier League clubs exceed pre-pandemic spending in January transfer window February 1, 2022 Premier League clubs spent £295m gross in January, their second highest total ever for a winter transfer window, according to Deloitte. The sum is more than four times higher than their outlay in January 2021 and was driven by newly rich Newcastle United and other teams at the wrong end of the table trying to [...]
Asian Tour CEO Cho Minn Thant: Saudi alliance was ‘a no brainer’ February 1, 2022 “It’s the dawn of a new era,” says Cho Minn Thant, chief executive of golf’s Asian Tour, of this week’s Saudi International, a tournament that has shaken up the sport even before a ball has even been teed up. He is not wrong. The $5m event, which begins in Jeddah on Thursday, is the richest [...]