Cable Bay looks set to strike for in-form Hills at Haydock May 28, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE BEST OF THE WEEKEND’S RACING ACTION MY WEATHER forecasting days are numbered; my dreams of becoming the next John Kettley shattered. A week ago I guessed at what the ground was going to be like at Haydock two days later and my assumption that it would be soft proved to be [...]
First-time visor can see Saigon City get his head in front at HQ May 28, 2015 ON A fairly low-key weekend of racing I’m hoping to have unearthed a couple of decent betting opportunities at Newmarket this afternoon. Firmdecisions is likely to be a warm order in the discovernewmarket.co.uk Handicap (3.35pm) after his commanding success over course and distance a couple of weeks ago. The problem for trainer Dean Ivory is [...]
Attacking intent set to reward Bath with Premiership glory May 28, 2015 AFTER two epic semi-finals, albeit of contrasting score lines, the action-packed rugby season reaches its peak tomorrow as Bath and Saracens do battle in the Aviva Premiership final at Twickenham. Saracens became the fifth away side from 21 play-off semi-finals to progress to HQ after triumphing 29-24 over reigning champions Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens. [...]
Maximum excitement on FA Cup final May 28, 2015 A THIRD of FA Cup finals at the new Wembley have gone into extra-time. That includes Arsenal’s dramatic victory over Hull City last year and their encounter with Aston Villa tomorrow could well go to the wire too. Sporting Index have a huge range of markets on all aspects of the game, including a selection [...]
Fifa arrests: Visa threatens to withdraw sponsorship as pressure increases May 28, 2015 Visa has become the first Fifa sponsor to threaten terminating its support for football's scandal-hit governing body. The financial services giant said "we will reassess our sponsorship" if Fifa does not make immediate changes to its conduct following the arrest of a number of top officials on bribery and racketeering charges brought by the US Department of [...]
Day of reckoning for besieged FIFA May 27, 2015 ▪ Seven officials arrested as criminal proceedings brought ▪ The presidential election will take place as planned WORLD governing body Fifa was in unprecedented turmoil last night after a day of drama and intrigue saw seven serving officials of the scandal-ridden organisation arrested in Switzerland on corruption charges. Dawn raids of the five-star Baur au [...]
Four-week ban rules Hartley out of England’s World Cup opener May 27, 2015 ENGLAND hooker Dylan Hartley will miss the opening game of the Rugby World Cup after being slapped with a four-week ban for headbutting an opponent at a disciplinary hearing last night. Northampton skipper Hartley received the lowest possible ban for the offence after clashing with Saracens’ counterpart Jamie George during his side’s 29-24 Premiership semi-final [...]
Cook is the perfect man to shrug off batting pressure, insists Root May 27, 2015 ENGLAND vice-captain Joe Root has hailed the tide-turning qualities of skipper Alastair Cook ahead of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley, which starts tomorrow. Despite no player scoring more Test runs in the last decade than Cook, the 30-year-old’s position at the top of the England batting order had come under scrutiny after [...]
‘It’ll be a Glastonbury but for sport and health’ May 27, 2015 British Athletics chief Niels de Vos has grand plans for Olympic Stadium and they start now BRITISH Athletics chief executive Niels de Vos is in no mood for understatement when discussing the importance of the Olympic Stadium to the future – the survival, even – of UK track and field. His organisation will take up [...]
Cricket Comment: Stokes can be England’s next true all-rounder May 27, 2015 Like many people I thought Jason Gillespie had a real shout of landing the England head coach’s job but I believe that Trevor Bayliss is a really good appointment and he is someone who will move the national side in the right direction. I spent a bit of time with him when I was with [...]