In recent years the FA Cup has been marginalised as a competition with an apparent dilution in cup ‘magic’. I disagree. The full schedule of fourth round cup ties this weekend is as mouthwatering as ever and the taste for a classic FA Cup upset might well be satisfied before the final whistle blows on [...]
Britain’s Andy Murray breezed through to the quarter finals of the Australian Open last night with a straight sets victory over Austrian Jurgen Meltzer in Melbourne. Murray took only 103 minutes to dispose of the French Open Semi-finalist and world number 11, taking the match 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 and will now play unseeded Alexandr Dolgopolov [...]
Until yesterday’s shock news that Darren Bent had handed in a transfer request at Sunderland following an £18m offer from Aston Villa, the transfer window had been rather dull. Even Manchester City’s capture of highly rated Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko for £27m passed most of us by without much interest. But the window is hotting [...]
After the Premier League schedule was decimated by the apocalyptic English weather this weekend, football fans across the country will be praying that tonight’s fixture between Manchester City and Everton goes ahead to get their fix of top flight football. Everton will be asking Santa for a few more points in the second half of [...]
English teams have had a mixed result in the draw for the last 16 of the Champions League. Arsenal paid the price for failing to win their group and will face 2009 Champions Barcelona for the second year in a row. This will be the fifth time the two sides have met in the competition [...]
Premier League leaders Manchester United travel to Stamford Bridge to play Chelsea on Sunday in a match that could see them open up a six point gap between themselves and the reigning champions, whilst still having a game in hand. United remain unbeaten in the Premier League this season and will be looking to build [...]
The racing Levy for the next financial year is expected to yield £72.4million, with fixtures down by 30 to 1,450 for 2012. A deal was finally agreed just before the midnight deadline to prevent the 51st levy scheme being handed over to government secretary of state Jeremy Hunt to determine. The three largest bookmakers – [...]
Lucinda Russell’s high-class chaser Silver By Nature has been ruled out of the current campaign with a leg injury. The nine-year-old won the Grand National Trial at Haydock in February for the second successive year and was sent off as one of the favourites for the big race itself. He could only finish 12th on [...]
Connections of Diamond Harry are optimistic the 2010 Hennessy Gold Cup winner will make his seasonal debut this month after being forced to miss his intended engagement at Wetherby on Saturday. The eight-year-old has not run since his Newbury triumph almost 12 months ago and was forced out of the Charlie Hall Chase after being [...]
Paul Nicholls was delighted to see Kauto Star show plenty of enthusiasm as the veteran chaser enjoyed a spin with stablemates Big Buck’s and Mon Parrain after racing at Exeter. The 11-year-old Kauto Star has enjoyed a stellar career, winning the King George VI Chase at Kempton on four consecutive occasions and taking Cheltenham Gold [...]
The racing Levy for the next financial year is expected to yield £72.4million, with fixtures down by 30 to 1,450 for 2012. A deal was finally agreed just before the midnight deadline to prevent the 51st levy scheme being handed over to government secretary of state Jeremy Hunt to determine. The three largest bookmakers – [...]
Lucinda Russell’s high-class chaser Silver By Nature has been ruled out of the current campaign with a leg injury. The nine-year-old won the Grand National Trial at Haydock in February for the second successive year and was sent off as one of the favourites for the big race itself. He could only finish 12th on [...]
Connections of Diamond Harry are optimistic the 2010 Hennessy Gold Cup winner will make his seasonal debut this month after being forced to miss his intended engagement at Wetherby on Saturday. The eight-year-old has not run since his Newbury triumph almost 12 months ago and was forced out of the Charlie Hall Chase after being [...]
