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High flying Cheltenham Town fell foul of a surprise 3-1 league defeat away at Mansfield Town on Tuesday, with Cambridge United and Forest Green now just one point behind the first placed Robins. Speaking to the media yesterday, Cheltenham midfielder Liam Sercombe spoke about the result and preparing to face his former club Exeter City […]
Embed from Getty Images By Nathan John Manchester United take on AC Milan in the round of 16 in the UEFA Europa League tonight at Old Trafford as the Red Devils look to progress to the Quarter Finals of the competition for the second consecutive season. The match will be the tenth meeting between the […]
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff says that he’s wary of Exeter City ahead of this Saturday’s ‘six-point’ tie. The Robins still find themselves at the top of League Two, despite a wobbly second half collapse against 16th-place Mansfield Town on Tuesday night, after Gloucestershire rivals Forest Green Rovers were pegged back to a 2-2 result […]
Ex-Wales international Dave Edwards has described Ryan Giggs’ situation as a ‘nightmare’ for the Dragons – but still has high hopes for the national team. Edwards, who made 43 appearances for Wales between 2007-2017, has backed his country to perform well in their upcoming World Cup qualifiers, undeterred by Giggs’ suspension. It was announced yesterday […]
England have dropped their 50-cap fullback Elliot Daly in favour of young Bristol Bears fullback Max Mallins, who will be making his first international start. Eddie Jones’ England will be looking to bounce back after conceding 40 points to Wales for the first time in their history as they were beaten 40-24 in Cardiff. Their […]
As the build up continues to the start of the Festival on Tuesday, here are some of the highlight races of the week and the horses to watch in each of them. Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy The first grade one race of the festival, the Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy, is on Tuesday 16th […]
It is the highlight of the Cheltenham Festival and one of the biggest horse races in the world, The Gold Cup is just around the corner and with a stacked field, the big question is: can Al Boum Photo make it three wins in a row? The horse has won the race the last two […]
Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to 14 points with a thumping victory over Southampton. As expected, City dominated the opening stages and they took the lead on 15 minutes, when Phil Foden sidefooted a shot from Oleksandr Zinchenko’s cross straight at Alex McCarthy from close range, and Kevin […]
Barcelona went crashing out of the UEFA Champions League Round-of-16 last night after a 1-1 draw with PSG not being enough to save them from the 4-1 loss they suffered 3 weeks ago. An early Kylian Mbappe penalty after 30 minutes all but sealed the tie before a Lionel Messi screamer from 25 yards out […]
A tough week It has been a difficult week for horse racing. The deeply disturbing images of jockey Gordon Elliott has been followed by a similar video of Irish jockey Rob James. Both men have been left embarrassed by the images and horse racing’s image has been damaged by the recent events. However, with the […]