Why the Premier League TV rights bubble really might be about to burst this time March 18, 2021 The Premier League TV rights for 2022 to 2025 will go under the hammer in the next few months. The outcome of that process could put the competition’s very existence at risk. In 2018, the UK segment of the Premier League TV rights sold for £4.5bn, down from a £5.1bn high in 2015. The rights [...]
More Stars on show at Cheltenham March 17, 2021 BOOKMAKERS all over the land will be desperate to get Envoi Allen beaten in the opening Marsh Novices’ Chase (1.20pm) after the successes of Shishkin in the Sporting Life Arkle and Monkfish in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase. The unbeaten Irish superstar is the final leg of plenty of short-priced trebles and I expect the [...]
Porter can floor his rivals in Stayers’ Hurdle March 17, 2021 A LARGE field of 15 is set to line up for Thursday’s highlight, the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (3.05pm), where Paisley Park will bid to join the likes of Big Buck’s, Inglis Drever and Baracouda as dual winners of this race. Emma Lavelle’s stable star won the 2019 renewal impressively but he was a bitter [...]
Unite plans 23 days of strikes at Heathrow over ‘fire and rehire’ plans March 17, 2021 Unite this afternoon said that it was planning 23 days of strikes at Heathrow Airport from the beginning of April in protest at the airport’s restructuring plans. There will be 41 strikes over the period, the union said, ending on 25 April. Unite said that the strike had been called because of the airport’s decision [...]
Best of travel: Why Toronto beats New York for a city break March 17, 2021 To tide us over until we’re able to travel again, we’re republishing classic travel stories from our archives. Today we revisit Siobhan Grogan’s trip to the premier North American city break destination: Toronto. ••• As the cab from the airport inched forward in nose to tail traffic towards the distinctive skyline in the distance, I [...]
Shakespeare: So far, consumers remain on John Lewis’ side March 17, 2021 Retailer John Lewis has announced hundreds of jobs are at risk as the brand considers the permanent closure of more department stores following the “economic earthquake” of the Covid-19 pandemic. Staff were already told earlier this year that there would be no annual bonus this year. The chairwoman of the John Lewis Partnership, Dame Sharon [...]
Bitcoin was created for the eventualities now facing the world March 17, 2021 Writing exclusively for Crypto AM, Dr Chris Kacher explains how cryptocurrency can take the driving seat with fiat as the passenger.
You must have a few Bob on Olinger in the Ballymore March 16, 2021 WHAT a race we have in store to kick off Wednesday’s card. The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (1.20pm) has produced some fantastic horses over the years like Istabraq, Hardy Eustace and Faugheen. And one of the best may well turn out to be last year’s victor Envoi Allen – then under the care of Gordon Elliott [...]
Negra looks Champion bet against Chacun Pour Soi March 16, 2021 DESPITE training over 70 Cheltenham Festival winners, Willie Mullins has yet to win the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (3.05pm) but has a serious chance of rectifying that with Chacun Pour Soi. The nine-year-old was favourite for the race 12 months ago before being ruled out on the day of the race itself. He has [...]
Premier League footballers asked to encourage young Brits to get Covid-19 vaccine March 15, 2021 Premier League footballers are being asked to encourage young Britons to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Government ministers believe the move will increase take-up among under-30s, reports The Sun, after polling found one in six had reservations about the jab. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has written to Premier League clubs to seek their help in reaching [...]