Premier League: Liverpool and Man City draw to leave Arsenal top of table in final direct domestic clash between Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp March 10, 2024 Outgoing Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp ended his direct Premier League rivalry with Pep Guardiola with a fiercely contested 1-1 draw at Anfield. The German and Spaniard embraced after the full time whistle in Liverpool after an early John Stones goal for Manchester City was cancelled out by an Alexis Mac Allister penalty. The result leaves [...]
Six Nations wrap: Grand Slam dashed, Quesada, Gatland and the Wooden Spoon March 10, 2024 Everybody thought Ireland would walk to back-to-back Grand Slam titles this year while many expected Italy to again be the whipping boys of the Six Nations. In round four, however, these two assumptions were shattered in what was one of the great weekends of Six Nations rugby in recent history. Here’s what we learned. Six [...]
Six Nations table with Wales on edge of humiliating Wooden Spoon March 10, 2024 Wales are close to their first Six Nations Wooden Spoon since 2003 after France toppled the home side 24-45 in Cardiff on Sunday. The bonus point win for France moves them ahead of Italy and into fourth with the Azzurri and Wales competing next weekend in a straight shootout. The Wooden Spoon is a metaphorical [...]
Villa thrashed as Spurs close gap in Premier League top four race March 10, 2024 Spurs have taken control of the top four race after smashing Aston Villa 4-0 away from home. They have narrowed the gap to Villa to two points, but they can move ahead should they win their game in hand. The scoreline was significant to both managers, as it became Ange Postecoglou’s biggest win as Tottenham [...]
Ancer eyes Olympics after playoff win in Hong Kong in LIV Golf League March 10, 2024 Abraham Ancer set his sights on Olympic gold after he won a three-man playoff yesterday to win in the LIV Golf League in Hong Kong. The Mexican, who won on the Saudi Arabia breakaway tour for the first time in Hong Kong at the weekend, fended off Englishman Paul Casey and former Open winner Cameron [...]
Brendon McCullum demands ‘smarter’ media comments after humbling defeat March 10, 2024 The head coach said that the squad’s “belief” had “taken a bit of a hit over the last couple of weeks”.
Formula 1 runs risk of going stale unless the racing matches the off-track drama March 9, 2024 Formula 1 has off-track storylines galore but the racing itself is far less compelling. Is F1 going stale? With the position Formula 1 as a sport finds itself in at the moment, drowning in allegations, the only potentially distracting part of the travelling circus – the racing itself – is struggling to shine through. The [...]
It could be Sweynesse’s Lucky day March 8, 2024 IT IS a day of reckoning for top-rated sprinter LUCKY SWEYNESSE, who lines-up in the feature race on the ten-race programme, the seven-furlong Group One Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (8.05am), at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday. For a galloper whose record reads 15 wins from 22 races, it seems strange that some pundits [...]
Bowman has Ambition for a Patch of winners March 8, 2024 LEGENDARY jockey Hugh Bowman has given his many thousands of supporters plenty to cheer about in Hong Kong in the past week. The 43-year-old has been at his indomitable best, riding a handful of winners and taking his total up to 40 for the current campaign – and that’s despite missing a large chunk of [...]
New-look T100 Triathlon World Tour under starter’s orders as investors circle March 8, 2024 Organisers the PTO have hired advisors as they look to raise a further £30m.