Category: Sports

A tennis player has been banned for life by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for breaching the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme (TACP). The player and four others were hit with punishments linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium. Grigor Sargsyan, the syndicate leader, previously received a five-year custodial sentence for his involvement. None of the […]

Boat Race rowers are said to be at risk of serious health problems due to the condition of the water in the River Thames. Oxford and Cambridge rowers are due to face off in the annual event next Sunday despite high levels of pollution in the river. The Boat Race was first held in 1829 […]

An accomplished jockey from Wales, who has over 1,000 wins under his belt, will be taking part in the Grand National despite being allergic to horses. Sean Bowen is due to ride Three Card Brag for Irish trainer Gordon Elliott and will be desperate to deliver on the biggest stage of all. The chances of […]

There were plenty of extraordinary outfits on display on the second day of the Grand National Festival at Aintree. The booze-fuelled Ladies Day did not disappoint, with thousands of women going the extra mile to look the part. Intricate hats, stunning dresses and extravagant heels were all spotted in abundance. Katie Morris, Lucas Nurney and […]

Grand National jockey Harry Skelton has landed himself a staggering £500,000 after winning the inaugural David Power Jockeys’ Cup. The 35-year-old is due to ride outsider Threeunderthrufive in Saturday’s main event at Aintree. The David Power Jockeys’ Cup was launched last November with the aim of injecting a fresh angle into horse racing to broaden […]

Ronnie O’Sullivan has revealed that he is in a race against time to feature at the World Snooker Championship because he has not found a cue that he feels capable of using for the competition. The Rocket has not competed since January after smashing his cue during a shock defeat in a Championship League event […]

Lewis Hamilton has received an ‘official warning’ from the FIA after he was called to the stewards for an incident that occurred during the second free practice session at the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday. The seven-time world champion was judged to have overtaken cars in the fast lane ‘while traversing the working lane to […]

During a rugby match that lasted just five minutes for Spencer Wadsworth, a ferocious tackle resulted in his right arm being horrifically ripped from his body. The 19-year-old Keele University student from Coventry recollected the fateful moment during an away game in Lancaster: “I remember the pain of the tackle, but I can’t remember any […]

Arsenal will come face-to-face with Kylian Mbappe in the Champions League next week after the France forward avoided an immediate ban following a UEFA investigation. Mbappe will be available for Real Madrid for both legs of their quarter-final showdown with the Gunners, with Antonio Rudiger and Dani Ceballos also allowed to feature. UEFA launched an […]

Manchester City have launched a stinging attack on the Premier League over its Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules and argue that the latest amendments hand an unfair advantage to rivals such as Arsenal. Last year, the four-time reigning champions triumphed over the league in an expensive legal battle over the regulations. Back then, City successfully […]