Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky. is pleased to announce the arrival of Major Blue, the final horse owned by legendary Hall Of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. Raced by Lukas along with wife Laurie and their close friends, it was immediately clear that Major Blue was special to his owners when…
New Zealand announced the squad for its upcoming three-match Chappell-Hadlee T20I series against Australia on Tuesday. All three T20I matches will be played at Bay Oval on October 1, 3 and 4, respectively. The Blackcaps will be captained by Michael Bracewell. Full New Zealand T20I squad Michael Bracewell (capt), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy,…
Arizona Cardinals This group has some work to do, but they’re off to a good start. The Cards have not looked their best through the first two weeks of the season, but they’re 2-0, which is the only thing that matters. They played bend-but-don’t-break defense in Weeks One and Two, and that strategy has paid…
Notable Speech ‘s impressive victory in the Woodbine Mile Stakes (G1T) highlighted a strong Turf Champions Day for Woodbine Entertainment. Turf Champions Day featured three Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In races. All three races were held on Woodbine‘s inner turf course for the first time due to the E. P. Taylor Turf Course renovation…
Pakistan cancelled its pre-match conference ahead of its must-win Asia Cup contest against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Dubai on Wednesday but practised at the same International Cricket Council (ICC) Academy premises — as India — in the wake of the handshake controversy. The air was tense amidst speculation that Pakistan could pull out…
Arsenal substitute Gabriel Martinelli scored 36 seconds after coming off the bench and then made a second as the Gunners started their Champions League campaign with a fine win in Bilbao. The Brazil winger replaced Eberechi Eze in the 71st minute and made an instant and telling impact, running on to Leandro Trossard’s flick and…
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 280 entries for its Saratoga Fall Mixed sale, to be held Oct. 14 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The sale will be conducted in the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion and begin at 10 a.m. “Saratoga Fall is New York’s breeding stock sale,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning Jr. “There are nearly 230 weanlings…
Sam Konstas and the scoop shot is nothing short of a love story — be it against Jasprit Bumrah on Test debut at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, or when he’s fighting to get back into the red-ball team after a string of low scores. On Tuesday, visiting India for the first time, the 19-year-old attempted…
The Cincinnati Bengals are going with Jake Browning, for now, as their starting quarterback in the wake of the crushing injury news concerning Joe Burrow, but they have made two additions at the game’s most important position. Burrow is set to miss three months after suffering a Grade 3 turf toe injury, which will require…
Graded stakes action from Churchill Downs and Woodbine this past week did little to alter the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll. The leading 10 horses in the poll from week 34 remain unchanged relative to week 33. The latest poll covers racing performances through Sept. 14. Again on top is Godolphin’s Sovereignty , the undisputed leader of…
