FINISHING first or second last time has been important for Cleves Stakes winners. So we can look beyond Corinthia Knight, Mokarris, Sir Thomas Gresham, Stone Of Destiny, 2017 winner Lancelot Du Lac and Roman River from this year’s selection. If only all races were so each to narrow down to the final three! It’s hard to make a case for […]

The Bermondsey 23-year-old is expecting a son and heir with partner Jenna, herself a former amateur champion. The childhood pair went toe-to-toe over naming rights but The Big Cheese got the 16th win of his promising pro career when he secured another Edward for the family. Ahead of tomorrow’s shot at EBU champ Sergio Garcia, Cheeseman told SunSport: “The pregnancy […]

Heartbreak for Cristiano Ronaldo’s partner Georgina Rodriguez as her father dies in Argentina after going to prison for drug trafficking as she is pictured back in Buenos Aires Georgina Rodriguez revealed she is back in Argentina this week via social media She gave no hint, however, as to why she had returned to her country of birth Her father Jeorge […]

Sarri held training just hours before Wednesday's 4-0 humiliation at Bournemouth – their worst defeat in 23 years – as he does before all evening games. The Italian's obsession with implementing his Sarri-ball style of football has him running the same drills over and over again. Players have moaned to the Blues boss about being "bored" in training on a […]

A letter signed by a group of leading Flemington trainers on Wednesday was sent to Racing Victoria, the Victorian Minister for Racing and the respective race clubs, asking that Darren Weir’s horses be scratched from this weekend’s meetings. The trainers’ wish came to pass on Friday when Racing Victoria issued Weir with a show-cause notice and scratched his runners from […]

A man who was closely linked to champion trainer Darren Weir's meteoric rise through the Victorian racing ranks believes that it was after the shock Melbourne Cup victory of 100-1 outsider Prince of Penzance in 2015 that things started to change in the Weir camp. Peter Ellis did the form for Weir and helped all his race riders with tactics […]

It’s safe to say that most Canadians weren’t familiar with the name Bianca Andreescu towards the end of 2018. But the new year changed all of that. Now all of Canada is taking note of the 18-year-old from Mississauga — and so is the rest of the tennis world. “I didn’t expect all of this success to come so quickly,” […]

The young forward, 20, has penned a three-and-a-half year deal with the Premier League club but he won't play in England this season. Instead, the Seagulls will loan Mlakar back to Maribor for the rest of the 2018-19 campaign. Speaking on the deal, Brighton development boss, David Weir, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Jan to the football club. "He’s shown […]

The N.C.A.A. handed one-year postseason bans and other penalties to Missouri’s football, baseball and softball programs on Thursday after a two-year investigation revealed academic misconduct involving a tutor. The penalties mean that the Tigers’ highly regarded football team will not be eligible for the Southeastern Conference title game or a bowl game next fall. The Tigers’ baseball and softball programs […]

The master of Seven Barrows has long had his multiple Grade 1 winner lined up for the race but could see his plan foiled by icy weather. With temperatures set to drop below freezing in the lead-up to Saturday's contest, the chances of Sandown going ahead are becoming slimmer by the second. Henderson is aware he may have to reroute […]