Hong Kong Racing Tips: Golden partnership of Ho and Lui to follow up Sixty’s success November 23, 2021 BOTH trainer Francis Lui and jockey Vincent Ho must have breathed a huge sigh of relief following the success of their very own ‘Pegasus’, Golden Sixty, in the Group 2 Jockey Club Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday. Expectations were huge in the territory about Hong Kong’s champion delivering his 15th straight victory and the population [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Chadwick to keep Passion’s flame burning November 23, 2021 MANY of Joao Moreira’s followers will be whetting their lips in anticipation when the reigning Champion Jockey arrives for an eight-race card at Happy Valley on Wednesday. The ‘Magic Man’, currently trailing his arch-rival Zac Purton by nine winners in the jockeys’ championship, will be hoping to have made a sizable dent in that total [...]
ITV to renew horse racing rights to win heftier advertising deals November 23, 2021 ITV is looking to renew its television rights for horse racing events as it hopes to secure more lucrative deal with bookmaker advertisers.
The World Cup countdown to Qatar is on: one year to go November 23, 2021 “It’s actually 363 days, 21 hours and 49 minutes to go,” said Fifa president Gianni Infantino yesterday as he began his monologue of praise towards next year’s World Cup hosts Qatar. “One year before kick off, all venues are ready. Some other host countries, many years after the event has taken place, have stadiums that [...]
Sophie Nelson: An ATP and WTA merger could be a true sporting force November 23, 2021 Rumours of a merger in the world of tennis between the ATP, which runs the elite men’s tour, and WTA, its women’s counterpart, are long-running. The pandemic amplified calls to unite the two organisations after the sporting calendar was disrupted and revenues impacted. A more unified system for the game could reap commercial benefits in [...]
Jones impressed with England’s character following autumn internationals November 23, 2021 The international season is done for another year, the roars of Twickenham have ceased and the party is over. But how has England coach Eddie Jones assessed the autumn? Three wins from three for Jones’ England this Autumn. A rout of Tonga was expected, as was the edging-out of Australia, but the scalp of the [...]
Record £3.2bn in private equity deals for sports teams as funds target football, rugby and F1 November 22, 2021 The last twelve months saw a record £3.2bn of sports team acquisitions by private equity funds, almost treble last year’s total, as they targeted football, rugby and Formula 1 teams, according to new data shared with City A.M. this afternoon. Last year saw an all-time high of 11 PE purchases of stakes in sports teams [...]
Georgia on my mind: The business of rugby November 22, 2021 Fans back packing stands, pints flowing, and roofs being raised. International rugby’s back and, as the inaugural Autumn Nations Series draws to a close, the on-pitch balance of power between the hemispheres seems delicately poised. Away from the pitch though, tensions exist as to the direction the sport should take post-pandemic. A tough 2020 for [...]
Hamilton narrows the gap with silky Sunday drive in Qatar November 22, 2021 It may not be a location top of the list to entice the taste buds of humanitarians and fans alike, but Qatar is here to stay in F1, for the best part of the next decade, so we might as well get used to it. In its inaugural season as host, however, Qatar has given [...]
Solskjaer: Was it ever meant to be for the United legend? November 21, 2021 The writing has seemingly been on the wall for quite a while, and yesterday morning the Manchester United board made the final move in a game of managerial chess that, until recently, was at a stalemate. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is synonymous with Old Trafford. Over 200 appearances as a player for the Red Devils spanning [...]