The first sighting of Premier League football this weekend comes from the King Power Stadium as Leicester City host early season pacesetters Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime – kick off: 12:30.
Continue readingSebastian Vettel’s win in the Belgian Grand Prix at the end of August keeps alive the German’s hopes of catching Lewis Hamilton in the race for the 2018 Drivers’ Championship. This week, we make the short trip to Italy as we head to the crucial part of the season.
Continue readingMonday evening’s game with Tottenham – kick-off: 20:00 GMT – could explain lots of things regarding Jose Mourinho’s immediate future as United boss, and his ability to galvanise his squad to bounce back from the south-coast adversity of last weekend.
Continue readingBoth Arsenal and West Ham would have been targeting a positive start to the new Premier League campaign after installing new managers over the summer but it hasn’t turned out that way.
Continue readingThis weeks’ top-class Group racing comes through the week instead of the usual weekend fayre, as York racecourse holds its prestigious Ebor meeting from Wednesday 22nd – until Saturday 25th August.
Continue readingOn Monday night, Liverpool travel to Crystal Palace but will the Reds continue in the same, free-scoring fashion or will they be more subdued against a team that has caused them problems in the past?
Continue readingSaturday evening – kick-off: 17:30 GMT sees The Gunners make the short trip across the capital city to take on Chelsea in the hope of gaining some league points from the opening two games, while The Blues fanbase will be expectant of another positive result in front of their home supporters.
Continue readingThe long wait for the return of top flight domestic action in England is nearly over as Manchester United and Leicester City bring Friday night football to Old Trafford this week.
Continue readingOne of English literature’s most important awards comes along in October with the Man Booker Prize for fiction given to the best original work published in the UK. The award was first given back in 1969 and in close to fifty years since, some of the biggest names in the industry have stepped up to claim their trophy.
Continue readingOne of the biggest greyhound races on the circuit is almost upon us with the annual running of the Ladbrokes Summer Stayers. We’re back at Monmore Green Stadium for the 17th edition of this event which is held over 630 metres of the track and will feature some of the highest quality dogs of the season.
Continue readingAfter a thrilling World Cup in Russia, leagues around Europe are getting ready for new campaigns. La Liga, Serie A, the English Premier League and others will soon be in full swing and, following all the excitement of the global tournament, UEFA has been looking to inject a little more entertainment into international football from 2018/19 onwards.
Continue readingThe five day meeting at the West Sussex track gets underway on Tuesday, with some top class equine sport to accompany the wonderful array of fashion alongside the sumptuous surroundings, that makes the Glorious Goodwood festival one of the leading highlights in the racing calendar.
Continue readingThe third Major Championship of the golfing year is back in Scotland this week with a tough test in store at Carnoustie. Known affectionately as ‘Carnasty’ by those who have fallen foul to the treacherous nature of the course, a demanding four days lies ahead of us.
Continue readingBoth Russia and Croatia are in the quarter finals having come through penalty shootouts in the previous round and Saturday’s game could be just as tight. The Croatians are seen to be the stronger side and made it through the groups with a 100% record but while Russia stuttered, their resilience has helped them to overcome teams that looked to have greater quality in their squad.
Continue readingFollowing Harry Kane’s late, late show against Tunisia on Monday evening, England will look to secure qualification for the knockout phase of the 2018 World Cup with victory over Panama in Nizhny Novgorod on Sunday afternoon, kick-off: 13:00 BST.
Continue readingThursday’s main event at the Royal meeting is undoubtedly for the stayers as the Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup, raced over the marathon trip of two miles, four furlongs takes centre stage at 16:20 GMT.
Continue readingDustin Johnson may have recently lost his number one world ranking but the American is wasting no time in attempting to claim it back on the US Open.
Continue readingAfter six races of the new F1 season, some pundits are starting to believe that this could be a three-way battle for the Drivers’ title. The wins have been shared evenly between Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo and reigning champion Lewis Hamilton so what’s in store as the circuit comes to Canada this weekend?
Continue readingFollowing the English Oaks and Derby classic races to be held at Epsom on Friday and Saturday, it is the turn of the French equivalent on Sunday afternoon – 15:15 BST start as the Prix Du Jockey Club (French Derby) takes place at Chantilly.
Continue readingThe second leg of the Fillies’ Triple Crown series takes place at Epsom on Friday afternoon – 16:30 start – in what looks to be a very open affair.
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