Sam Torrance: Stellar field including Rahm, Thomas and McIlroy has it all to play for at abrdn Scottish Open July 7, 2021 The abrdn Scottish Open marks the start of a fantastic time of year in the golf calendar. It means that the Open Championship, one of the sport’s biggest events, is just around the corner. But the Scottish Open is also a wonderful event in its own right and, with an extraordinary field, never more so [...]
Covid-19 outbreak in British and Irish Lions camp threatens tour match against Sharks and plunges tour deeper into doubt July 7, 2021 The British and Irish Lions have been hit by a Covid-19 case in their camp in South Africa. One unnamed member of the management tested positive in a round of testing carried out on Wednesday. He and four other people – two players and two staff – are isolating and the rest of the squad [...]
British and Irish Lions tour plunged into more chaos as tour match is axed and Covid cases continue in South Africa camp July 7, 2021 Fears are growing over the British and Irish Lions’ Test series in South Africa after a spate of Covid-19 cases hit both teams’ warm-up matches. The Lions were due to play the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday in their third tour match but that has now been postponed indefinitely after five Covid cases in their opponents’ [...]
The City A.M. Podcast with Sam Torrance Episode 1: A preview of the abrdn Scottish Open July 7, 2021 In this, the first of three special golf podcasts, Ryder Cup-winning player and captain Sam Torrance previews a star-studded abrdn Scottish Open with City A.M. Sports Editor Frank Dalleres. Sam discusses what the Scottish Open means to him and why players can benefit so much from playing the event in the lead-up to the Open [...]
Meet Kasper Hjulmand, the ‘tactical geek, football idealist and world-class coach’ of Denmark plotting England exit in Euro 2020 semi-finals July 6, 2021 A joke doing the rounds in Denmark is that if Kasper Hjulmand stood for election now he would be voted in as prime minister by a landslide. Hjulmand’s rocketing popularity is partly down to his steering of the national team to a Euro 2020 semi-final, where they will meet England at Wembley on Wednesday evening. [...]
Teetan to continue his great Valley form July 6, 2021 IT’S BEEN another good campaign for jockey Karis Teetan. The Mauritian Magician has consistently hit the bullseye throughout the season with 76 winners to his name and firmly cementing his position as the third best jockey in the territory behind Moreira and Purton. Teetan has been particularly accomplished at Happy Valley, with a record of 35 victories [...]
Hong Kong looks a cracking Bet July 6, 2021 FOLLOWING Zac Purton’s great ride on HONG KONG BET a fortnight ago, the crushing experience of being so near yet so far sprung to mind when, from an awkward draw, he couldn’t quite catch Jolly Good Heart in the closing stages, conceding 18lbs This time, with an inside draw in his favour, the partnership has bright prospects [...]
Bentley to be back among the winners July 6, 2021 HARRY Bentley gets a vote of confidence to ride his fourth Hong Kong winner when he resumes his winning partnership with CLASSIC POSH in the first division of the Hawthorne Handicap (2:45pm). Sussex born, and former six-time Qatar champion Bentley, took a gamble by accepting the challenge in March to leave the UK and join the jockeys’ roster in the red-hot [...]
Denmark given extra tickets for Euro 2020 semi-final against England after selling out initial 6,500 allocation July 6, 2021 Denmark have been granted extra tickets for tomorrow’s clash with England, meaning there will be almost 8,000 Danes at the Euro 2020 semi-final. Wembley will have a capacity of around 60,000, the biggest crowd for a British sporting event since pre-pandemic times. England supporters will still make up the vast majority as their team look [...]
Skittled: England to pick new ODI cricket squad after host of Covid positives July 6, 2021 England will be forced to name an entirely new 50-over side for their series with Pakistan after three players and four staff members tested positive for Covid-19. The squad will be captained by Ben Stokes, who was intended to be rested, and will be named later today. Read more: Boris Johnson says ECB should not [...]