The City A.M. Punter Podcast EP:37 Doncaster, Cheltenham & Hong Kong January 29, 2021 The rain continues to fall and Cheltenham’s Trials Day is not certain to go ahead on Saturday, but Doncaster are confident that they will be able to race on the same day. Jockey and assistant trainer Chester Williams joins us to talk about his intended weekend runners. City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the [...]
Week in Sportbiz: Premier League still No1 in China; Leeds boss keeping busy; Matchroom’s media move; Wimbledon optimism; London 2012 gold for sale January 28, 2021 The Premier League’s ongoing dispute with a Chinese broadcaster doesn’t appear to have affected its popularity in the Far East. England’s top division has been named the most popular football league in China by a new report ranking digital performance. It had 80 per cent more engagement on leading social media platform Weibo than La [...]
Trevor Steven: Lampard’s Chelsea had become a runaway train but Tuchel is the perfect man to steer them back to the top January 27, 2021 Chelsea need a manager who can pick up the reins quickly and in Thomas Tuchel I think they’ve got the perfect man. Experience at a big club? Check. Knows how to handle superstars? Check. Able to get a team performing at close to their maximum? Again, check. And that’s all in his last job at [...]
Chris Tremlett: Joe Root looked back to his best in England’s confidence-boosting 2-0 win in Sri Lanka January 27, 2021 Sri Lanka may not have looked the best, but that was an important Test series for England – and in particular Joe Root – to win 2-0. The tourists had very little preparation, with limited resources in Loughborough and then just one warm-up game once they got out there. Sri Lanka handed England the initiative [...]
Chelsea confirm Thomas Tuchel appointment as German former PSG manager replaces sacked Frank Lampard January 26, 2021 Chelsea have confirmed the appointment of former Paris Saint-Germain head coach Thomas Tuchel as manager. Tuchel, 47, has signed a contract until the end of next season, with the option of a further year. The German replaces club record scorer Frank Lampard, who the club sacked on Monday after 18 months in charge. “I would [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Royal Bomb to finish the night in style January 26, 2021 LEADING trainers’ championship trainer Caspar Fownes, who only a couple of weeks back held a commanding lead in the title race, suddenly finds himself under pressure from former 11-times champion John Size. While Fownes has found winners hard to come by recently, having only struck once in the last fortnight, Size has produced an impressive mid-season surge, saddling [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Force to be as good as Ever January 26, 2021 ONE OF Hong Kong’s most successful partnerships of trainer Danny Shum and jockey Zac Purton look set for another winner when they team up with improving three-year-old EVER FORCE in the Ice House Handicap (12.15pm). Shum is in red-hot form at present, saddling seven winners and 11 places from his last 45 runners, and his record reads even [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Lui can continue purple patch with Alpha Hedge January 26, 2021 FRANCIS Lui is the trainer to follow at Happy Valley on Wednesday, with nine races set to take place under the lights. Lui is in the middle of a purple patch at present. Two winners for the stable at Sha Tin on Sunday, including super-star Golden Sixty, was following on from a winning treble at [...]
Olympic chiefs expected to press ahead and draw up plans for Tokyo 2020 Games in summer 2021 despite Covid-19 concerns January 26, 2021 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will meet tomorrow to draw up plans for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games, despite persistent speculation of a Covid-enforced cancellation. Wednesday’s video meeting of the IOC’s executive board is expected to focus on how it will ensure the vaccination of athletes, manage international visitors and accommodate spectators. The Japanese government, [...]
World’s richest football clubs 2021: Barcelona top Deloitte Football Money League ahead of Real Madrid while Bayern Munich overtake Manchester United January 26, 2021 Barcelona have retained their status as the world’s richest football club, according to Deloitte’s latest Football Money League. Barca remained fractionally ahead of fellow Spanish giants Real Madrid despite their revenue falling by €125m to €715.1m in 2019-20. European champions Bayern Munich climbed to third ahead of Manchester United, the highest placed English team in [...]