Planteur and Farhh are the value calls in Prince of Wales’s Stakes June 19, 2012 THE Prince of Wales’s Stakes (3.45pm) is often one of the most thrilling spectacles during Royal Ascot, none more so than last year when Frankie Dettori produced the ill-fated Rewilding to collar So You Think in the final strides. That defeat was a big blow to Ballydoyle who had marked down the son of High [...]
Well-handicapped Mabait has a big chance in Royal Hunt Cup at a massive 25/1 June 19, 2012 TODAY’S big betting race is the Royal Hunt Cup (4.25pm) and a maximum field of 30 means the draw often plays a big part. However, there didn’t look to be any real bias yesterday and hopefully the straight course will continue to ride fairly over the next few days. James Fanshawe pulled Primaeval out of [...]
Duntle can bag the Sandringham for Wachman and the Niarchos family June 19, 2012 IRISH trainers have tasted plenty of success at Royal Ascot in recent years, particularly Aidan O’Brien, but David Wachman has a solid record too and DUNTLE can give him another winner in today’s finale, the Sandringham Stakes at 5.35pm. She broke her maiden tag at Dundalk in April, beating her rivals by an incredible 18 [...]
Hodgson dares to dream as Rooney takes the stage June 18, 2012 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson showed the first signs of daring to dream of glory yesterday as he prepared to unleash star player Wayne Rooney on the European Championship against Ukraine this evening. Hodgson has been at pains to dampen expectations surrounding his squad since taking charge last month but finally entertained talk of capturing fans’ [...]
Blokhin: Shevchenko’s only 50/50 to play June 18, 2012 UKRAINE manager Oleg Blokhin admits captain Andriy Shevchenko is rated just 50/50 to start against England tonight but will be given every chance to prove his fitness. The decorated Shevchenko remains Ukraine’s key player and has scored their only two European Championship goals so far, though a knee injury suffered against France could make him [...]
Premier League to be decided in London June 18, 2012 ARSENAL and Chelsea appear certain to have a significant influence on the destination of the Premier League title after being drawn to face Manchester United on consecutive weekends near the season’s end. United will visit Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on 27 April before hosting Chelsea at Old Trafford on 4 May and on either [...]
Shock as England cricket starlet Maynard is killed by Tube train June 18, 2012 ENGLAND will begin today’s second one-day international against West Indies under a cloud after the sudden and tragic death yesterday of one of the country’s brightest prospects, Tom Maynard. Surrey batsman Maynard, 23, was hit by a London Underground train at Wimbledon Park station at 5am after a man matching his description fled from officers [...]
Police look into Nalbandian assault claim June 18, 2012 ARGENTINA’S David Nalbandian is under police investigation for alleged assault after injuring a Queen’s Club line judge in Sunday’s Aegon Championships final. Nalbandian was beating Marin Cilic when in frustration he kicked a panel in front of Andrew McDougall, cutting the latter’s shin, and was immediately disqualified and given a maximum fine of £6,400. “We [...]
Super Mario strike safeguards Italy’s quarter-final passage June 18, 2012 ITALY 2 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 0 Italy advanced to the quarter-finals of the European Championship with a decisive victory that ensured the battling Republic of Ireland failed to collect a solitary point and ended their tournament on the same disappointing note with which it began. Antonio Cassano headed Italy in front during the first half [...]
Spain are ready to face anyone, says Del Bosque June 18, 2012 CROATIA 0 SPAIN 1 SPAIN manager Vicente del Bosque insisted he had no preference for a quarter-final opponent after La Roja overcame a classy Croatian performance to advance to the European Championship’s final eight . Jesus Navas completed a typically superb Spanish break to secure victory but not before Croatia had threatened their supposed superiority [...]