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Well the first day of Royal Ascot certainly lived up to expectations. No one more so than the John Gosden’s two-year-old Calyx, a former eye-catcher, who stamped his class on a competitive Coventry Stakes to win impressively. He travelled…
Frankie Dettori made a perfect Royal Ascot return, winning three races from three rides on the opening day of the five-day meeting in Berkshire. The Italian, who missed last year through injury, triumphed aboard Calyx and Monarchs Glen in the…
Senegal earned their first World Cup points since 2002 with a 2-1 victory over Poland on Tuesday afternoon. Below are four talking points from the Otkrytie Arena in Moscow. 1. Cisse’s bold system pays off Aliou Cisse has fielded criticism…
Debate has raged ever since the Champions League final, over whether Liverpool should sign a new goalkeeper to replace Loris Karius, and over whether his concussion—sustained early on in the game before Real Madrid’s goals—played…
A beleaguered Egypt team have been boosted by the news that Mo Salah is fit to take his place in their starting line-up for tonight's World Cup clash with Russia at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg. Salah missed…
Blue Point has won the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot for trainer Charlie Appleby and Godolphin at a price of 6/1. The four-year-old pulled clear of Battaash to win the Group 1 contest a touch cosily with William Buick in the saddle.…
Senegal face Poland in what promises to be another excellent World Cup group game. The teams have been announced and the two big names both start and captain their respective teams. Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski leads the line for Poland…
Given Roberto Firmino had the season of his life last time out and both Gabriel Jesus and Neymar spent portions of it out injured, you might be forgiven for thinking the Liverpool forward would start for Brazil in their World Cup campaign.…
Colombia may have wowed supporters at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, yet a crazy early sending off for the South Americans led to a 2-1 defeat to Japan in their opening group match. The underdogs were good value for their victory, working hard…
England’s World Cup got off to a flying start as they beat Tunisia 2-1 in added time and with the USA not qualifying, James Corden was keen to get the players together to drum up support for England in Russia. Jamie Vardy gets together…
The World Cup, at least from a fan’s perspective, is about more than what happens on the pitch. This is a tournament also contested on our TV screens, with the BBC and ITV both competing for the viewing time of the British public. It’s…
Jose Mourinho has always drawn heavy criticism from those who believe football must be played with beauty in mind, and certainly the dissenting voices have been amplified by the ridiculous success of his great rival across the city. But as…
The opening game of a World Cup tends to be tight and cagey, with few chances offered up. Both sides are still working each other out, and keen not to give too much away. In fact, four successive tournaments, from 1966 to 1978, saw the first…
