Lorcan Williams described it as the “best day of his life” after riding Golden Ace to a dramatic win in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham this afternoon. The Jeremy Scott-trained horse went out as a 25-1 outsider but hung around long enough to capitalise as first Constitution Hill and then State Man went down. Constitution…
Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey Michael O’Sullivan has died as a result of the injuries he suffered in a fall at Thurles on February 6, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) has announced. He was riding Wee Charlie for trainer Gerard O’Leary and was one of three fallers at the final fence in the two-mile Racing Again February 20th…
After Real Madrid’s victory over Manchester City headlines Tuesday’s frantic Champions League action, four more games were on the cards for Wednesday. Belgian side Club Brugge hosted Serie A side and Europa League holders Atalanta, while Scottish champions Celtic welcomed Harry Kane and Bayern Munich to Glasgow. Dutch giants Feyenoord faced AC Milan and Monaco…
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca admits his side are in a difficult place but is confident his team can come out of their slump. The Blues fell to a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday evening, with the London club dropping to sixth in the process. It was their fifth loss of the campaign, the…
With two rounds to go in the inaugural league phase of the Champions League, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are in genuine jeopardy. Teams must finish in the top eight to achieve automatic qualification into the round of 16. Teams in ninth to 24th enter a round of two-legged play-offs in February, with…
Australia extended their Women’s Ashes lead over England as the hosts defended a modest total to seal a 21-run victory in a thrilling second one-day international in Melbourne. After losing Sunday’s opener in Sydney, the tourists appeared to be in good shape to level the series at Junction Oval when a fine display in the…
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has confessed the players need to focus on “surviving”, rather than qualifying for European football. Boxing Day saw United fall to a crushing 2-0 defeat at the hands of relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers, leaving them 14th in the Premier League table and closer to the drop zone than the top…
