Wootton Bassett Pleases Connections in Recent Work: With the official kick off of the three year-old flat campaign in the UK set to unfold in a few weeks time, a number of the leading contenders for the 2000 Guineas have been offering up some scintillating sessions on the morning gallops. Chief among them is Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj), a popular... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 17:05
Tidal Bay Headed for Grand National: The John Smith’s Grand National could very well see more than one Cheltenham Gold Cup contender as What A Friend looks set to be joined by Tidal Bay in the Aintree showpiece on April 9. The sixth place finisher at Cheltenham, Tidal Bay is set for his first run in the National though it... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 17:03
Bold Silvano Out of Dubai World Cup: With the world’s richest individual horse race just around the corner, the ante post markets for the Dubai World Cup are getting down to crunch time and a number of punters will be reeling after the withdrawal of Bold Silvano (Silvano). The Mike De Kock-trained contender had been training... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, March 21, 2011 - 17:41
What A Friend Heads to Grand National: Sir Alex Ferguson’s high-profile chaser What A Friend managed a very respectable fourth in the 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup and he looks like he’ll be a factor in the upcoming 2011 John Smith’s Grand National. The Paul Nicholls-trained gelding emerged well from the Cheltenham... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, March 21, 2011 - 17:39
Ronaldo To Miss 2-3 Weeks: Jose Mourinho’s worst case scenario came to life after Cristiano Ronaldo aggravated his quadriceps injury in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Atlético Madrid. The severity of the injury was confirmed via an MRI as it showed a grade I tear in his biceps femoris. The injury will... Read More; Juan Arango; Monday, March 21, 2011 - 03:28
Vigo Sacked At Hercules: After Hércules 4-0 loss at home to Osasuna, club president Valentin Botella decided to part ways with coach Esteban Vigo. After what seemed to be a promising start to the season after helping the team come up from the second division after being mired there since the 1996-97 season. ... Read More; Juan Arango; Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 21:41
Chelsea vs Man City Half-Time Update: Chelsea and Manchester City are currently tied together in a humdrum battle at Stamford Bridge, where around £500m worth of players are currently drawing 0-0. Chelsea will be hoping to record back-to-back league wins for the first time since November, but do so with Drogba and Anelka only... Read More; A.D. Winn; Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 16:49
Sunderland vs Liverpool Half-Time Update: Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is looking for his 250th league win of his managerial career this afternoon; his Liverpool side are helping matters, leading 1-0 against Sunderland at half-time. The big news beforehand was the news that both Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez would both start for their new... Read More; A.D. Winn; Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 14:20
Racing and Sociedad Look To Get Off Their Slides: Both teams come into this encounter with some important issues that can only be solved by winning on Sunday. Racing seemed to have gone flat in the two matches defensively allowing six goals in the process. Sunday’s match is not just a battle to avoid slipping further in the table but... Read More; Juan Arango; Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 05:52
City in Crucial League Collision with Chelsea: Two of the richest clubs in British football collide this weekend as fourth placed Chelsea welcome third placed Man City to Stamford Bridge. Carlo Ancelotti’s Chelsea are recovering from a major slump in form which had seen their hopes of retaining the Premier league trophy wane; they are... Read More; A.D. Winn; Saturday, March 19, 2011 - 23:23