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Nick Murphy | 20 February 2019 The Cheltenham Festival is one of the biggest horse racing events in the world. It is considered as one of the UK’s premier sporting events alongside the FA Cup Final, Wimbledon, the Ashes and the Grand National. Run over four days in Gloucestershire, the famous meeting attracts the cream of the jump racing crop from the UK, Europe…

Gordon Elliott has begun the process of selecting targets for his leading novice hurdlers ahead of the Cheltenham Festival in a little over two weeks. Leading trainer at the meeting last year, Elliott will once more have a strong team travelling from Ireland for the Cotswolds showpiece. While he admits that some of his novice hurdlers could perhaps have used a bit more experience,…

Lucien Laurent, on 13 July 1930, scored the World Cup’s first goal. He was, it seemed, an unlikely man to have done so. Laurent, a rugged inside right, scored only once more during the remainder of his international career. But his name, thanks to a 19th minute strike against Mexico at the Pocitos Stadium in Montevideo, is deeply embedded in football’s history. Laurent, lucid…

Worcestershire trainer Henry Oliver has fired in five winners from fifteen runners in the past 28 days and he sends out five interesting runners on Friday, including two horses at Exeter well worth keeping an eye on… The first is a sound stayer called CHASE END CHARLIE, who runs in the GG.CO.UK sponsored handicap hurdle over 2m7f at 1.30pm. This horse took some time…

Picking every matchup correctly in a March Madness bracket happens every year, but the odds are prohibitive. According to mathematicians in the past, the odds of picking a perfect bracket are 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808. That’s one in about 9.2 quintillion. Duke mathematics professor Jonathan Mattingly, before the 2018 March Madness, pointed out that no 16-seed had ever beaten a 1-seed, and so there were…

by Luke Andrews, 19 February 2019 888 has put pen to paper on an £18m deal to buy Jack Pot Joy’s (JPJ) Mandalay portfolio of online bingo brands. The deal includes Costa Bingo, City Bingo and Sing Bingo. The deal will total £18m, with £12m to be paid initially. © Pexels. The bingo portfolio acquired by 888 makes up the Mandalay operating unit,…

Catch the extended highlights from an incredible test match as Wales entertained England at Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Wales v England | 11 February 2017 | Principality Stadium Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Scott Williams, 11 Liam Williams, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 Ross Moriarty, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Sam Warburton, 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c),…

England travel to Cardiff in Round Three as they look to continue their charge in the 2019 Guinness Six Nations. source

Last year's Festival leading trainer Gordon Elliott has amassed a monstrous squad of horses for his assault on Cheltenham in 2019. Tony O'Hehir spoke to him at a media day exactly three weeks until the Festival gets underway, to get the latest on his plans. — Subscribe on YouTube: Website: Twitter: & Facebook: Apple Podcasts: SoundCloud: source

Maddy Playle, Paul Kealy & James Hill are joined by Paddy Power's Darren Hughes for ante-post tips on the Albert Bartlett and Champion Bumper in the 2019 Cheltenham Festival. On the show: – The Albert Bartlett and Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival often throw up winners at big prices – Racing Post star tipster Paul Kealy is with us for horse-by-horse analysis on…

by Luke Andrews, 21 February 2019 Betway are facing a fine of Sh15m (£110,000) after Kenya’s competition watchdog has accused the operator of not informing it of changes in ownership of its partner, Bluejay Limited, in 2015. The fine relates to Betway’s Kenyan partner, Bluejay Limited. © Wikipedia. The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has detailed its case in a report, accusing Betway…

Wales host England in Round Three as both sides are the only two to of won all their games so far in 2019. source

Ireland take to the field last in Round Three as they travel to Rome to play Italy at the Stadio Olimpico. source

Italy host Ireland at the Stadio Olimpico and will be looking at their 2013 win in Rome for inspiration. source

A look at one of the best tries scored in the 5 Nations. French winger Philippe Saint-André finishes off a fantastic French flair try. This try was scored in Twickenham on 16/03/1991. source