Mesut Ozil, Eva Longoria, Kate Upton and US investors in Swansea City form unlikely consortium to buy into Mexican football club Necaxa April 13, 2021 Former Arsenal star Mesut Ozil and actor Eva Longoria are among an eclectic group of investors said to be buying into Mexican football club Necaxa. Model Kate Upton, her Major League Baseball star husband Justin Verlander and two US sports executives involved with Swansea City are also part of the consortium, according to reports. The [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Charity Fun to continue upwards curve April 13, 2021 TRAINER Danny Shum can end the day on a high when he saddles highly progressive CHARITY FUN in the feature race of the day, the £200,000 Cedar Handicap (3:50pm) over 1m1f. Hong Kong Derby aspirations were held for this son of War Command after he put clear daylight between himself and his rivals at the [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Bulletproof chance at the Valley April 13, 2021 WILL this be the day that frustrating Cheerful Day finally loses his maiden tag in the Spruce Handicap (1.45pm) over the extended mile? The Francis Lui gelding has had seven starts, making the frame six times, but costing his supporters a fortune having started favourite on half-a-dozen times occasions. Drawn wide in a handful of [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Big Run due from Shum’s galloper April 13, 2021 OMENS look good for The Racing Club-owned galloper YOUNG LEGEND, when he lines-up in the Cypress Handicap (2.45pm), over six furlongs at Happy Valley in Hong Kong on Wednesday. You can guarantee the majority of the 1,500 strong club-members will have their fingers crossed about their favourite horse finally getting back into the winners’ circle [...]
Trafalgar Square lined up to host 12,500 football supporters this summer at Euro 2020 fan park April 13, 2021 Trafalgar Square is being lined up to host a Euro 2020 fan park for up to 12,500 football supporters this summer. Big screens at the central London site will show all of the matches being played at Wembley Stadium, including England’s three group games, both semi-finals and the final. The plans have been submitted by [...]
Surrey in talks to host Indian Premier League teams as Mayor of London Sadiq Khan aims to bring IPL to the capital this year April 13, 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) teams could play games at the Kia Oval and Lord’s as soon as this year under plans being pushed by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. Surrey cricket chiefs have already held exploratory talks with figures from the IPL and the Indian game’s governing body, the BCCI. A September date has been [...]
Sam Torrance Masters review 2021: Why Matsuyama’s win is the best result for golf, heartache for Schauffele and a brilliant debut from Zalatoris April 13, 2021 You couldn’t pick a better Masters winner for world golf than Hideki Matsuyama. Japan has long had a huge involvement in the sport. They have a fantastic tour and have produced players like Jumbo Ozaki and Tommy Nakajima. They have also had women’s major champions, in Hisako Higuchi and Hinako Shibuno, but not men’s – [...]
England cricket star Stuart Broad supports social media boycotts as sport takes steps to tackle online abuse April 12, 2021 England cricketer Stuart Broad has become the latest high-profile sporting figure to back a boycott of social media. Football clubs Rangers and Swansea City have temporarily stopped posting on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook in protest at a perceived lack of action against online abuse. “There are great positives to social media but if we have [...]
The uncomfortable question for Tottenham and their manager: What is Jose Mourinho for? April 12, 2021 “He’s a specialist in failure,” Jose Mourinho said of Arsene Wenger in February 2014. In seven years since, Mourinho has won fewer trophies than Wenger – if, as the Tottenham Hotspur manager likes to, you count the Community Shield – and his old adversary left the dugout three seasons ago. For a coach who has [...]
Take Ker when betting on the Stayers’ April 9, 2021 ANOTHER duel between Thyme Hill and Paisley Park could make this year’s Ryanair Stayers Hurdle (3.35pm) a classic. The score is currently 1-1 between the pair and this rematch has been long-awaited after Thyme Hill missed last month’s Cheltenham Festival after a small setback. He arrives here the fresher horse, is more open to improvement [...]