‘Am I dreaming?’ asks Dettori after six straight wins April 7, 2024 It comes 28 years after Dettori’s “Magnificent Seven” at Ascot.
The 2025 F1 driver line-up as Sainz leads chase for seat April 6, 2024 With just 20 spots available each year, being a Formula 1 driver is a pretty exclusive club. You get to travel the world and experience the thrills and spills of high level sport with the hope of picking up a world title. The very best drivers get locked down into long term contracts because they [...]
La Rochelle need heroics to emulate Toulon three-peat in Champions Cup April 5, 2024 When La Rochelle reached last year’s Champions Cup final at the Aviva Stadium they became the third team – alongside fellow French Top 14 sides Toulouse and Toulon – to feature in three consecutive finals. Toulouse and La Rochelle managed to win two of their three appearances while Toulon’s Galacticos – featuring the likes of [...]
Ollie Phillips: Investec Champions Cup Round of 16 predictions April 5, 2024 The Investec Champions Cup Round of 16 takes place this weekend and the competition is so difficult to call. There are all-French ties, all-English ties and a number of multinational matches to get the taste buds salivating. I am backing three English Premiership, two United Rugby Championship and three French Top 14 teams to progress [...]
Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka eye Masters tune-up at LIV Golf Miami April 4, 2024 It's a last chance to find form before the year's first major.
Saudi Arabia adds WTA Finals in Riyadh to burgeoning sports portfolio April 4, 2024 Prize money has been boosted to a record $15.25m (£12m), more than the sum on offer at the men’s equivalent.
County Championship captains back Root to shine for England April 4, 2024 A majority of County Championship captains have backed Joe Root over captain Ben Stokes to shine for England this summer. Ten of the 18 counties backed Root, former England captain, to score the most runs for the national team this summer. England take on the West Indies and Sri Lanka this summer across six Tests. [...]
‘I’d love it’: Hamilton and Russell give green light to Mercedes move for Vettel April 4, 2024 The Brackley-based team currently has a vacancy for next season.
Cricket needs a reality check, it cannot have it all April 4, 2024 The earth has orbited once more around the sun. Cricket’s County Championship starts again tomorrow (45 per cent chance of rain in Durham at 11am; showers expected shortly after in Hove). We are almost 12 months on from the acknowledgement that English cricket is institutionally racist and appear to be edging closer to an influx [...]
Vettel hints at F1 return after talks with Mercedes boss Wolff April 3, 2024 Four-time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has hinted at a return to the paddock after admitting he has spoken to a number of team principals, including Toto Wolff. Mercedes boss Wolff is looking to fill the seat which will be left vacated by Lewis Hamilton when the Brit swaps the Silver Arrows for Ferrari at [...]