Crescent could Cruz to a Beautiful first victory November 1, 2024 NOTHING gives Sa Sa owners Simon and Eleanor Kwok greater pleasure than to celebrate a winner on their sponsored day at Sha Tin. The Kwoks and their family have been great supporters of Hong Kong racing for many years and their famous black and pink colours have been carried to victory in numerous Group One [...]
Autumn Nations Series: How will England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales get on? November 1, 2024 The Autumn Nations Series can be a super tonic for the sport as titans clash from both hemispheres across Europe, writes Ollie Phillips. November internationals are always an odd time of year: you have neither the bitter rivalries the Six Nations and Rugby Championship generate over their own two hemispheres, nor is there the excitement [...]
Rachel Reeves hands Team GB £344m fillip for LA 2028 Olympics October 31, 2024 Team GB’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes are set to receive the funding boost they have been calling for following yesterday’s Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has committed to giving UK Sport £86m a year, an increase of 10 per cent on the last cycle, in the lead-up to the LA 2028 Games. UK Sport CEO Sally [...]
‘Dick Dastardly stuff’: British F1 great slams Verstappen tactics October 30, 2024 British Formula 1 great Damon Hill has accused reigning world champion Max Verstappen of using his car as a weapon, likening him to the Wacky Races cartoon character Dick Dastardly. Red Bull’s Verstappen received two 10-second penalties for running McLaren’s Lando Norris off the track in Mexico last weekend, the latest examples of the Dutchman’s [...]
‘It’s good vibes’: How Patty Tavatanakitgot her groove back October 30, 2024 Teenage sensation turned major winner and star of Asian golf, Patty Tavatanakit reflects on rediscovering top form and returning to Riyadh this week for the Aramco Team Series. Golf always seemed to come easy to Patty Tavatanakit. She started playing in her native Thailand aged eight after being inspired by Tiger Woods and, after her [...]
Haka ‘ridiculous and needs binning’, England star taunts All Blacks October 30, 2024 England rugby star Joe Marler has inflamed tensions ahead of their clash with New Zealand on Saturday by branding the haka “ridiculous” and saying that the All Blacks’ traditional pre-match dance “needs binning”. Harlequins prop Marler, 34, made the comments on social media just days before the teams meet in Twickenham this weekend and deactivated [...]
Power set to be Dynamite on his return October 29, 2024 WITH the Jumps back in full swing and top-class Flat action from across the pond at the Breeders’ Cup, this Saturday promises to provide nearly 12 hours of racing and is not to be missed. Ascot hosts its first Jumps meeting of the season and with the unseasonably dry weather, Chris Stickels and his ground [...]
Be Content with Frankie aboard Breeder’s Cup hope October 29, 2024 SATURDAY is a truly international day of top-class racing with the Breeders’ Cup taking place in Del Mar, California. City Of Troy is the star attraction at the meeting as he attempts to become the first European-trained horse to win the Grade One Breeders’ Cup Classic (9:41pm) on dirt since 1993. However, I’m not convinced [...]
Speedy Fortune coming Eustace’s way at city Circuit October 29, 2024 RACEGOERS can look forward to another exciting and all-action programme in Hong Kong today, when Happy Valley hosts an eight-race card starting at 11.10am. Regular Happy Valley fans will have mixed feelings when they arrive though, as racing takes place on the dreaded C+3 track. The width of the track is only around the length [...]
Whyte’s Ivy can prove to be in a different League October 29, 2024 PERHAPS the most intriguing contest on today’s programme at Happy Valley is the Class Three Fife Handicap (2.15pm) over the extended mile. It’s a race that sees the reappearance of Super Unicorn who produced a stunning visual performance when running away from his opposition over the course and distance this month. The handicappers were clearly [...]