Chris Tremlett: England should ditch negativity and return to more positive approach in second Test with New Zealand June 9, 2021 England were accused of passing up the chance to win the first Test of an important summer against New Zealand last weekend. And I can understand why. New Zealand made a brave declaration, and England’s target of 273 from 75 overs on a good wicket looked achievable. I was surprised that England didn’t chase hard [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Larson looking to bounce back for Lor June 8, 2021 WITH just 10 race meetings left of the 20/21 season in Hong Kong, trainer Frankie Lor looks set to surpass his best total of 65 winners. With his present tally standing at 58 winners, and plenty of ammunition to fire before the season’s end, the former assistant to John Size can look back on another [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Witness with an Explosive chance at the Valley June 8, 2021 LEADING trainer, Caspar Fownes, has seen the pendulum swing in his favour in the Trainers’ Championship race. The Australian, looking for his fourth Hong Kong title, secured a double at Sha Tin on Sunday, taking him to 68 winners for the season and matching his previous best total set 12 years ago. With his nearest [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Cheers to reach the Happy Valley Summit June 8, 2021 ANTICIPATE reigning champion jockey Zac Purton to put his injury woes behind him when he arrives at Happy Valley with a full book of rides on Wednesday. The Zac-Man hasn’t been firing on all cylinders over the past couple of months, with niggling injuries causing him as much mental pain as physical. Nevertheless, that hasn’t [...]
Vaccine passports to be used to admit football fans at England Euro 2020 matches June 8, 2021 Vaccine passports will be used to admit fans to UK sporting events for the first time at Euro 2020. Football supporters attending any of England’s three group games at Wembley will need to present the NHS app to prove they have had two jabs, or show evidence of a recent negative test. If they are [...]
Trevor Steven: Jack Grealish and Phil Foden can carry England to glory at Euro 2020, but they’ll have to beat classy France June 8, 2021 In preparation for this column I tried one of those Euro 2020 predictors and, after I’d had a stab at guessing all the results, the final I got was France v England. The process was by no means a science, but the outcome isn’t too far off what I imagine will happen over the next [...]
Debbie Hewitt to become first female chair of the FA as she leaves Restaurant Group June 8, 2021 Debbie Hewitt is set to become the FA’s first female chair, with the Restaurant Group confirming she will be leaving the same position at the hospitality firm this morning. Hewitt will leave the Restaurant Group – which owns Wagamama and Frankie and Benny’s – at the end of December 2021. Read more: FA Cup to [...]
Private equity giant CVC in talks to invest in OneTennis, a proposed merger between of the men’s ATP Tour and women’s WTA Tour June 7, 2021 CVC Capital Partners is in talks to buy a stake in a proposed new entity that combines the men’s and women’s tennis tours, according to reports. OneTennis would unify the ATP Tour and WTA Tour under one organisation, with CVC taking a minority shareholding in the new commercial vehicle. Approval for the merger could come [...]
Boris Johnson says ECB should not have suspended cricketer Ollie Robinson June 7, 2021 The English Cricket Board should not have suspended Ollie Robinson for a series offensive tweets sent when he was a teenager, according to Boris Johnson and culture and sports secretary Oliver Dowden Dowden said today that Robinson’s tweets were “offensive and wrong”, but that the ECB “has gone over the top by suspending him” as [...]
Ben White replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold in England Euro 2020 squad June 7, 2021 Brighton defender Ben White has been given the final place in the England squad for Euro 2020. White, who has two caps, replaces full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was ruled out of the tournament by injury last week. England begin their Euro 2020 campaign against Croatia at Wembley on Sunday. White, 23, only made his debut [...]