England began their defence of the European U21 Championship with a 3-1 victory over Czechia at the MOL Arena in Slovakia. Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott, Marseille’s Jonathan Rowe and Toulouse’s Charlie Cresswell grabbed the goals as Lee Carsley’s side made a positive start to the tournament. Daniel Fila, who plays club football in Italy for Serie…
While Fierceness continues to make his presence felt in the older male division, his younger half sibling Nonna’s Love started making some waves of her own, graduating with a scintillating score over the Aqueduct Racetrack turf June 12. Like Fierceness, the 2023 champion juvenile male, as well as her grade 3-winning half brother Mentee , Nonna’s…
The Cleveland Browns entered the offseason with some major needs to address, but none was as big as their need for a quarterback. They traded for Kenny Pickett early in the offseason before signing Joe Flacco. Then, they doubled down by taking two QBs in the 2025 NFL Draft. With that in mind, Tyler…
The versatile John Cortez—Santa Anita Park‘s lead outrider, pari-mutuel clerk, and small-stable trainer—got his first training win in more than 3 1/2 years when Carver scored in the fifth race June 8, a $50,000 starter allowance at one mile on turf at Santa Anita. Carver is one of three horses currently trained by Cortez, a…
The Cleveland Browns will enter training camp with four candidates for the starting quarterback position. Most of the talk has centered around Shedeur Sanders, even though he hasn’t gotten any reps with the first team in offseason camps. Others argue that Joe Flacco would give the Browns the best chance to win right now,…
Master 2-year-old conditioner Michael Freedman is confident Aerodrome is ready to put his best foot forward on firmer ground as he seeks to shore up the first-season stallions’ title for his sire Ole Kirk in the June 14 J.J. Atkins Stakes (G1). Bred by Rick Jamieson’s Gilgai Farm and bought by Singleton-based industry player Sean Dyson…
Thomas Frank has been named as the new Tottenham manager on a deal that runs until 2028, the club has confirmed. Spurs announced the news on Thursday amid been growing speculation that Frank would succeed Ange Postecoglou, who was sacked last earlier this month despite ending Spurs’ 17-year wait for a major trophy by delivering…
The star of her division last fall, 2-year-old champion filly Immersive is finally set to make her 3-year-old debut June 14 at Churchill Downs in the $175,000 Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes. “Physically she’s grown, filled out a bit,” trainer Brad Cox said. “We love what we’ve seen from her in her works leading up. It’s…
Trainer Bjorn Baker has second-hand star Robusto primed to cap a huge season for the stable and syndicators Darby Racing in a bold first-up bid to land the 1,400-meter (about seven-furlong) Stradbroke Handicap (G1) at Eagle Farm June 14. And the 5-year-old will also have the backing of a sort of Murphy’s Law of stallions, as…
England U21s meet Czechia in Slovakia as the Three Lions begin the defence of the European Championship crown they won in Georgia two summers ago. Lee Carsley’s side are in a group with Germany and Slovenia and will be favourites to emerge victorious from their opening game. Defender Charlie Cresswell and Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott…
