Then the tweakers turned things around. Rajasthan Royals was looking good with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and stand-in captain Riyan Parag involved in a promising partnership, after Sanju Samson came forward and made enough room to get himself yorked by Vaibhav Arora. RR raced to 54 for one by the end of the PowerPlay. The KKR…
After Greek side Olympiacos lifted their first major European trophy by winning the Conference League last season, their successors will be decided in the final of the fourth edition of the competition. Olympiacos beat Fiorentina 1-0 courtesy of Ayoub El Kaabi’s 116th-minute winner in Athens, ensuring that all three finals held so far have been…
Close inbreeding can be a hit-and-miss technique, but close inbreeding was an “in” factor for several horses who featured prominently in the two most valuable events at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots March 22. The New Orleans Classic Stakes (G2) was upset by a local hero, the Louisiana-bred Touchuponastar . The 6-year-old gelding is by another…
Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant felt his bowlers could have done the basics better at the back end as the target of 210 was defendable against a marauding Delhi Capitals who won by one wicket with three balls to spare in their IPL match on Monday. Ashutosh Sharma‘s 66 not out of…
Four teams will discover who they will face in the first of two potential trips in quick succession to Wembley Stadium when the FA Cup semi-final draw is made. Manchester United beat second-tier Coventry City in an epic semi-final in 2023/24, winning on penalties after a 3-3 draw before surprising holders Manchester City in the…
1. Tiztastic Last Saturday was an interesting stop on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail as three 3-year-olds I really did not view as bona-fide Kentucky Derby contenders stepped up and punched their tickets to Louisville, Ky., for the first jewel of the Triple Crown May 3 at Churchill Downs. Leading off is Tiztastic , who had…
Sunrisers Hyderabad made a sensational start to their IPL 2025 campaign with a massive victory over Rajasthan Royals. Ishan Kishan slammed a fiery century while Travis Head was at his aggressive best as SRH posted a mammoth total of 286/6. While the team looked on course to a 300-run total, they missed out…
Alphonso Davies’ agent has hit out at the Canada men’s national team staff after the Bayern Munich defender suffered an ACL injury while on international duty. Nedal Huoseh claims Davies was pressured into playing in Canada’s defeat of the United States on Sunday, despite “not being 100 percent after the Mexico game [on Friday]” and…
By J. Keeler Johnson (“Keelerman”) Twitter: @J_Keelerman Five weeks out from the Kentucky Derby (G1), two pivotal prep races are on the agenda. The $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park and the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park have both drawn promising fields. We’ll analyze both in…
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Rishabh Pant has come under the scanner after his side’s one-wicket loss to Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2025 on Monday. After posting a huge target of 210 runs, LSG did well to reduce DC to 65/5 at one stage. However, a coming of the ages knock by Ashutosh…
