Premier League tightens rules on Covid match postponements Four cases needed Premier League clubs must have at least four Covid-19 cases in their squad in order to request postponement of a fixture under stricter rules agreed today. It follows concerns that teams were able to game the previous system, which has seen more than 20 games being called off in the competition this season. The new [...]
England captain Owen Farrell ruled out of Six Nations Crisis deepens England’s Six Nations injury crisis has escalated after captain Owen Farrell was ruled out of the entire championship. Farrell needs surgery on an ankle injury that prevented him from making his comeback for club Saracens last weekend. Wing Jonny May will also miss next week’s opening fixture with Scotland, while Courtney Lawes, Joe Marler and [...]
Formula E set for final Gen2 season as perfect calendar 95 per cent there Electric motorsport All-electric motorsport series Formula E has taken off over the last few years, with an expanded calendar, more famous drivers and greater media exposure, but this weekend will see it commence its biggest season yet. A total of 11 teams will take part in Season Eight of Formula E, including two British outfits – Envision [...]
Tsitsipas marches into Australian Open semi-finals January 26, 2022 Men’s fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas swept into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday morning with a straight-sets victory over Jannik Sinner. In the women’s draw, former French Open champion Iga Swiatek will face 27th seed Danielle Collins in the last four after they won their quarter-finals. Tsitsipas, who was runner-up at the French [...]
Worcester have lost an exciting coach but Diamond can strike gold January 26, 2022 We may be in a frenzy of managerial sackings and player transfers in the world of football, but it’s rare to see seismic change at this point in a rugby season. The sporting world has, however, failed to inform Premiership club Worcester Warriors, after the club confirmed an overhaul of their current coaching staff. Former [...]
Whyte to follow up Sunday’s Group One win with Big Two January 25, 2022 FORMER 13-time Champion Jockey Douglas Whyte is probably still celebrating his first Group One triumph in his short career as a trainer, after Stronger caused a shock when winning the Centenary Sprint Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. Whyte reckoned that victory gave him as much satisfaction as many of his multiple Group One winning [...]
Maldives for a Triple win under Purton January 25, 2022 FORTUNE looks to have favoured the David Hall-trained MALDIVES, who has landed the plum inside draw in the competitive Conduit Handicap (2.15pm) over the extended mile at Happy Valley today. Racing is once again on the dreaded ‘C +3’ track, measuring only just over 19 metres wide and leaving little room for jockeys to manoeuvre when they [...]
Premier League winter break: Clubs favouring rest over foreign trips January 25, 2022 It is four years since West Bromwich Albion players illustrated the perils of Premier League clubs heading to sunnier climes for a winter break. In an incident dubbed “taxigate”, a handful of senior players including Gareth Barry and Jonny Evans commandeered a cab during a late-night trip to McDonalds while on a mid-season warm weather [...]
Brits eye another Grand Slam doubles run at Australian Open January 25, 2022 British singles interest at the Australian Open fizzled out last week when Dan Evans fell in the third round of the men’s competition. But hope is not lost at this year’s tournament as the recent trend of British Grand Slam doubles success remains on course to be extended into 2022. Brits have made up or [...]
Roy Hodgson in line for Premier League comeback at Watford January 25, 2022 Former England manager Roy Hodgson could be set for a shock return to the Premier League after emerging as the favourite for the Watford job. The 74-year-old is the oldest man to manage in England’s top division and appeared to have retired after leaving Crystal Palace last summer. But the much-travelled Hodgson is reported to [...]