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[ad_1] Crystal Ocean will contest the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes on Saturday. James Doyle says he feels fortunate to get the chance to team up with the “faultless” Crystal Ocean as the duo get set to do battle with Enable in King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes this Saturday. Crystal Ocean was recently named the Longines World’s Best…

[ad_1] Bayern Munich hope to land Manchester City’s Leroy Sane this summer. Bayern Munich Karl Heinz-Rumenigge is hopeful of completing a deal to sign Manchester City winger Leroy Sane this summer (Sane 1/2 Bayern Munich – Club After Summer Transfer Window). The Bundesliga champions are keen to strengthen their wide areas following the departures of veteran pair Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben. Germany international…

[ad_1] The cream of the golfing world has descended on TPC Southwind for the year’s third World Golf Championships event, with Dustin Johnson an 8/1 favourite to win the St Jude Invitational. Johnson was unable to get anything going at Royal Portrush last week, ending up in a tie for 51st at the Open Championship, and will hope for better fortunes back in his…

[ad_1] Serena Williams admits she is delighted to be back in another Wimbledon final after her straight-sets semi-final win (Williams to win Wimbledon 1/2, Simona Halep 13/8). The 11th seed breezed past Czech qualifier Barbora Strycova 6-1 6-2 in a match which lasted just under an hour on Thursday (Williams to beat Halep in straight sets – 5/4). The 37-year-old American is looking to…

by Luke Andrews, 23 July 2019 In one of the most satirical and daring new kit reveals we’ve witnessed in football, Paddy Power trolled the football world with an elaborate marketing ploy. The Irish bookmaker has announced a kit sponsorship deal last week with Huddersfield Town FC, and the initial photos released of the kit showed the logo emblazoned diagonally across the shirt.…

The 2018 Grand National Festival gets underway at Aintree on Thursday and it's set to be a cracker with the likes of Gold Cup runner up Might Bite on the comeback trail. Maddy Playle is joined in studio by Paul Kealy while David Jennings and Bet365's Frank Hickey are on the line to preview every race on the card. All prices mentioned can be…

The preseason schedule is important to every team, but there are some who are under more pressure than others. The reality is that there is more focus on teams who had a down season last year, with Real Madrid and Manchester United falling into that particular category. If you have been paying any attention to the International Champions Cup, you will see that…

[ad_1] England play a one-off Test against Ireland at Lord's this week before the five-match Ashes series against Australia begins next month. With several key names injured and a number of question marks over certain positions in the line-up, the Ireland game provides an opportunity for lesser lights to state their case. Olly Stone Read more: When do the Ashes 2019 start? 1st Test fixture…

[ad_1] Alastair Donald, bloodstock manager for King Power Racing, says connections are feeling optimistic about Bangkok’s chances of claiming the spoils in Saturday’s York Stakes on the Knavesmire (Bangkok 5/1 – York Stakes Outright). Bangkok started off the season in fantastic fashion with victory at Doncaster, beating Telecaster by one-and-a-quarter lengths, and that was followed up with a success at Sandown Park in a…

[ad_1] Welcome to Betfred’s LIVE blog delivering all the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip throughout the summer transfer window! Who’s linked with who? Which player has been spotted at which airport? Are there any deals nearing completion? Tune in daily, for all the latest info. [ad_2] This post first appeared here

[ad_1] It was another near miss for Lee Westwood at this year’s Open Championship but he can take solace from the fact his performance earned him a spot at the 2020 Masters. The Englishman came into Sunday’s final round at Portrush still harbouring hopes of winning a first major title, but the form of eventual champion Shane Lowry meant he never really got close…

[ad_1] Serena Williams booked her place in her 11th Wimbledon final as she breezed past Barbora Strycova in the semi-finals on Thursday. The Czech struggled to cope with Williams’ skill and power and it was the American who ran out a comfortable victor, 6-1 6-2. Having enjoyed her first Wimbledon victory back in 2002, Williams can now look forward to facing Simona Halep in…

In this Sunday's Racing Post Alastair Down speaks to last weekend's Grand National hero Derek Fox source

With the annual WNBA All-Star game taking place on Saturday, July 27, live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada and the league’s shortened schedule concluding on Wednesday night, now is a perfect time to look at the most value-packed matchups on this week’s docket. Three exciting pairing are all in the spotlight, so let’s get to my expert analysis and WNBA…

[ad_1] FOIX, FRANCE — After two days of defeats, defending Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas regained some time on overall leader Julian Alaphilippe on Sunday in the race’s last Pyrenean stage, as fellow Briton Simon Yates claimed a second fine mountain win. Yates’s triumph, a splendid solo victory after he powered away from all his break­away companions, was all but overshadowed by an…