England may change things in Mumbai

England will be looking to draw their four match Test series with India level from Friday when the second Test gets underway from Mumbai. It was an all too familiar situation that the Three Lions found themselves in at Ahmedabad in the first encounter as their inability to play spin in Asian conditions cost them […]

Long Run Uneasy in Betfair Chase Market

Nicky Henderson’s 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, Long Run, strongly fancied on Betfair to regain his crown this term after finishing only third in last season’s renewal behind Synchronised, has been eased by some firms in the ante-post market for his first outing of this campaign, the Grade 1 Betfair Chase at Haydock Park on […]

Race Against Time For Imperial Betfair Chase Return

Nigel Twiston-Davies, who sent out three winners at Cheltenham’s first fixture of the new National Hunt season, has his horses in terrific form at present but even with the yard flying there are genuine fears that their 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Imperial Commander might not be quite ready in time to make his eagerly […]

The Lance Armstrong Doping Controversy

Lance Armstrong – clever fraud or persecuted hero? [quote style=”boxed” float=”right”]“There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, “Enough is enough.” For me, that time is now.[/quote] His story is the stuff that legends are made of. Not only did he compete in one of the world’s most gruelling sports […]

Footballers Charged With Horse Betting Fix

The British Horseracing Authority has charged three English football players with involvement in a betting fix. It’s claimed the trio attempted to bribe jockeys to manipulate the performance of horses. The BHA issued a statement which said: “Following an investigation into suspicious betting activity on a number of races, the British Horseracing Authority has charged […]

World’s Best F1 Driver Of All Time

Michael Schumacher | Mercedes Michael was born in Hurth, West Germany in 1969, he is regarded by many as the greatest F1 driver of all time. Seven times World Champion, he hold’s numerous records, including most Championships, fastest laps and most races won in a season. The official F1 website shows him as “statistically the […]

Maarek team tempted to strike again in search of Ayr Gold Cup booty

It is looking increasingly likely that Irish trainer David Nagle will let last weekend’s Curragh winner Maarek take his chance under the crushing burden of ten stone in Saturday’s William Hill Ayr Gold Cup. After originally suggesting it would be asking a lot of the Group 3 Newbridge 200 Renaissance Stakes winner to turn out […]

Manchester City V Arsenal Clash

One of four matches in the Premier League on Sunday is the fixture between Manchester City and Arsenal at 4.00pm. Both sides are flying high in the table at present with eight points, but it is the Gunners, thanks to their vastly superior goal difference, that lie in third place behind Chelsea and Manchester United.. […]

Week Two Premier League Preview

Manchester United famously handed the Premier League title to neighbours City with the season all bar over, but poor results on the run-in did not help. That included being held to a 4-4 draw by Everton at Old Trafford, and how that thought must have come back to haunt them this week when they lost […]

Voltigeur Set To Clarify St Leger Picture

This season’s renewal of the Group 1 Ladbrokes St Leger, scheduled for Doncaster on September 15, looks set to be one of the highest profile runnings of the race in the last 30 years. The unbeaten triple classic hero, Camelot, is set to take his chance and bid to become the first horse since the […]