Hong Kong Racing Tips: Inside draw key for Spontaneous May 18, 2021 AN INSIDE draw could play an important role in progressive speedster SPONTANEOUS completing a hat-trick in Division Two of the Kam Tin River Handicap (2:45pm). Paul O’Sullivan’s Australian import suffered a leg issue early on in his Hong Kong career and was off the track for nearly a year before making a winning seasonal appearance [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Legend back on competitive mark May 18, 2021 MEMBERS of The Racing Guru Syndicate have had to wait patiently for seven months for their sprinter WHAT A LEGEND to be given a winning chance again. The Happy Valley specialist was a clear-cut winner against similar company back in October, but a six pound penalty put him up into Class 3 races and from [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moreira can work his magic at Happy Valley May 18, 2021 WITH racing returning to Happy Valley after a two-week break on Wednesday, be brave and bank on Joao Moreira waving his magic wand aboard the frustrating but hugely talented TRANSCENDENT in the Kam Tin River Handicap (3.15pm) over six furlongs. To say the Tony Cruz-trained gelding has had a chequered life in Hong Kong is [...]
Roy Hodgson set for emotional farewell to Crystal Palace fans after club confirm he will step down in the summer May 18, 2021 Crystal Palace have announced that Roy Hodgson will step down as manager at the end of the current season. The former England coach, 73, has been in charge at his boyhood club since 2017, during which time he has succeeded in keeping them in the Premier League. “After more than 45 years of coaching I [...]
Premier League and the race for European places: Which teams can still qualify for the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League? May 17, 2021 The Premier League title and relegation may have been decided, but with two rounds of games to go one important question remains: who will qualify for Europe? Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League places are still up for grabs ahead of Gameweek 37, which begins on Tuesday 18 May. That means Leicester City, [...]
Australian Open won’t move to Dubai or Doha in 2022 despite players’ reported opposition to quarantine May 17, 2021 Australian Open chiefs have denied reports that the tennis grand slam could be moved overseas next year. Players were forced to quarantine in hotels for 14 days before this year’s tournament as a Covid-19 precaution but are said to be unwilling to do so again in 2022. The Australian government’s prediction that borders will remain [...]
EP: 57 Newbury, Newmarket & Hong Kong May 14, 2021 It’s the Group One Lockinge Stakes over the straight mile course at Newbury on Saturday where Palace Pier will be sent off the short priced favourite. Newmarket trainer James Tate takes him on with Top Rank who will be looking to win a Group One race for the first time, and James joins us today [...]
Surrey Cricket boss to move on after transformative decade May 14, 2021 Surrey County Cricket Club Chief Exec Richard Gould is to leave the south London institution after a decade in charge. Gould will move on to the same role at Championship football club Bristol City. Surrey’s business model has been transformed under Gould’s tenure, with the year before the pandemic delivering record profits. Read more: Surrey [...]
Champions League-chasing Chelsea – and women’s football more generally – on the cusp of something extraordinary May 13, 2021 As the strangest football season on record hurtles to a climax, blue is most certainly the colour. While the sky blues of Manchester City contemplate a treble almost on par with their neighbours’ efforts in 1999, Chelsea can claim a double of their own if they beat City in the Champions League final and defeat [...]
Premier League and Manchester United named top of the table for cashing in on social media May 12, 2021 The Premier League and Manchester United have the most valuable social media output across all sports, according to a new report. The Premier League is projected to derive £302m from activity on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by year end, more than any other sport competition in the world. Manchester United, meanwhile, have a digital inventory [...]