It certainly helps that the Francois Doumen-trained Kasbah Bliss shortened to 5-4 for the race after skating in at Haydock Park last month, and that Punchestowns was eased in betting after being turned over by Big Buck’s at Cheltenham in January when a little undercooked fitness-wise. [...]
The Olympians, including Beijing champions Andy Triggs Hodge and Mark Hunter, are strong supporters of ‘no-notice’ testing in rowing, one of the world’s cleanest sports, but have joined tennis stars Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray in criticising the new format. After trying it for six weeks, the rowers say the new rules are extremely difficult to follow. [...]
With just under a year to go to the Winter Olympics Nicola Minichiello and Gillian Cooke - with a little help from social networking site Facebook - have given Great Britain’s winter sports squad a huge boost by winning the World Bobsleigh championships at Lake Placid. [...]
Should Andy Murray fail to recover from the ill-effects of a virus, the ‘veteran’ of Britain’s Davis Cup team to face Ukraine could end up being Ross Hutchins, whose experience of the competition is to have played two doubles rubbers and lost both in straight sets. [...]
19 had never previously had a tennis professional on their books, and so it was unfortunate that their first piece of business was to announce that he will not be playing Glasgow’s Braehead Arena. That’s showbusiness. [...]
ROME, March 1 (Reuters) - Teenager Mario Balotelli struck twice and Hernan Crespo scored a late equaliser as Serie A leaders Inter Milan rallied to draw 3-3 with AS Roma in a thriller at the San Siro on Sunday. [...]
MADRID, March 1 (Reuters) - Sergio Aguero scored a dramatic late winner as Atletico Madrid twice came from behind to stun visiting Barcelona 4-3 on Sunday, leaving the Catalans just four points clear at the top in Spain.
Barcelona’s advantage over Real Madrid was 12 points three weeks ago but their form has deserted them. [...]
Scotland and Wales have ditched plans for a joint bid to host Euro 2016 because of the global economic crisis.
With European governing body Uefa set to expand the event to 24 teams for 2016, there was concern that the costs would have been prohibitive. [...]
More than that, though, Caffari became the first woman ever to have sailed single-handed around the world both ways, having circumnavigated the globe against the prevailing winds and currents in 2005-06.
But last week she made a shorter journey of special significance, when she returned to Alverstoke Junior School in Hampshire to return Sizzles the bear. [...]
James Haskell believes it is time to get tough with England’s transgressors to solve the discipline crisis that is threatening to send their Six Nations campaign into freefall.
Haskell, who admitted to conceding a “silly” penalty at the start of the second half, feels the guilty players must take responsibility for their actions. [...]
