Ollie Phillips: Newcastle face do or die fixture against Northampton in bid to beat the Premiership drop April 25, 2019 What a difference a year makes. Last season Newcastle were toasting a Premiership semi-final place; this time they are staring down the barrel of relegation. It has reached do or die time for the Falcons, who are bottom of the table, seven points behind 11th-placed Worcester with just three matches remaining. Newcastle still have their [...]
Raheem Sterling may miss out on Player of the Year, but he deserves recognition for his contribution to the game this season April 25, 2019 Raheem Sterling may seemingly have missed out on the PFA Player of the Year award to Virgil van Dijk, but no one can take away what the England and Manchester City forward has achieved on and off the pitch this season. The 24-year-old has encapsulated everything that a footballer should be: a competitor on the [...]
London Irish will return from exile with move back to the capital as they bid to secure their Premiership status April 25, 2019 After 20 years in exile, London Irish are returning to their roots. The club bounced back into the Premiership at the first time of asking at the weekend with a 46-7 Good Friday win against Richmond, and after a difficult few years they are looking to their past for inspiration as they build for the [...]
Premier League given profit warning as rising wage bills eat into margins despite record revenue April 25, 2019 The Premier League may be experiencing a vintage season on the pitch, with a title race for the ages, most key positions in the table still undecided and English clubs dominating in Europe once more. But off the field the picture appears to be taking a turn for the worse, with top-flight teams’ most recent [...]
Manchester United 0-2 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola’s side show they can win ugly as they clear significant hurdle in Premier League title race April 24, 2019 Manchester City have won the battle. Now, with the derby behind them, they have given themselves the best chance of winning the war. On a night when they reached 157 goals for the season and passed their own record, from the 2013-14 title-winning campaign, for goals in an English season, City showed they don’t just [...]
Chris Tremlett: England’s bowlers are beginning to feel the pressure with World Cup edging closer April 24, 2019 Having watched England push the boundaries of one-day cricket over the past four years it’s clear to me just how much the format has changed since I retired. I used to bowl pretty much the same way with the red ball and the white ball. Like most seamers I tried to hit the classic Glenn [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Mackaar may be the one for the red hot Varian stable April 23, 2019 TRAINER John Gosden and jockey Frankie Dettori have teamed up to win the last four renewals of the Investec Blue Riband Trial (2.45pm) and will have high hopes of making it five on the bounce this afternoon with Turgenev. The son of Dubawi looked all at sea on soft ground at Newbury on his seasonal [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Take a Shot in the Dark with Epsom specialist April 23, 2019 AFTER a long weekend of glorious sunshine, the weather is set to change with plenty of rain forecast over the coming days. The question is how much will fall at Epsom today ahead of their Investec-sponsored Derby Trial card and what effect it will have on ground currently described as Good (Good to Firm in [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Back Dragon to cap off a Glorious day for Tony Millard April 23, 2019 FORMER champion South African trainer Tony Millard, with 30 winners already this season, looks set for his best ever total since joining the training ranks in Hong Kong back in 2000. Millard, who saddled Rickfield to victory at Happy Valley last week, has only a couple of horses entered at the Valley, but both are [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Fat Turtle can cause a splash at Happy Valley April 23, 2019 HONG Kong has an abundance of top-class sprinters coming through the ranks. Champion’s Way, unbeaten in five starts and Aethero, who made a huge impression when winning on his debut, look destined to be racing in Group One company next season. As does Voyage Warrior, who broke the 55 second barrier over five furlongs last [...]