So far this year nine North American freshman sires have been represented by a stakes winner, but until Sept. 12, only one, 2021 Horse of the Year Knicks Go , had a graded scorer to his name. That changed Saturday, when he was joined in that category by Rock Your World , whose daughter Taken by the…
The Indian women’s team is in action against its Australian counterpart in the second of three ODIs on Wednesday at the New PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh. Australia won the toss and asked India to bat, after which the Women in Blue have been batting well, riding on Smriti Mandhana’s 12th ODI century. India’s highest…
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has denied allegations of raping two women and sexually assaulting a third. The 32-year-old footballer appeared at Southwark Crown Court this week, where he entered not guilty pleas to five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The accusations relate to incidents said to have occurred between 2021…
The Princess Rooney Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park has seen its grade and purse gradually reduced since it was moved from Calder Race Course a dozen years ago, but the race has experienced a renaissance in its impact on the female sprint division. Two of the last four winners—Ce Ce in 2021 and Soul of…
Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by eight runs in a group league match to remain in contention for a place in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup here on Tuesday. Opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim blazed away to a 31-ball 52 before Afghanistan bowlers pulled things back to restrict Bangladesh to 154 for five. In reply,…
Trent Alexander-Arnold was injured just five minutes into Real Madrid’s 2-1 Champions League win over Marseille. The England defender pulled up with what looked like a hamstring injury, before his replacement Dani Carvajal was sent-off for a headbutt on Marseille goalkeeper Geronimio Rulli. Kylian Mbappe was fortunately on hand to score two penalties to cancel…
Mauro Lucas and Nathan McCauley hit a pinhooking home run at Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale when they sold the top-priced filly (Hip 2597) of the Sept. 16 session for $535,000 to Winter Creek Stables. The pair purchased the Girvin filly for $65,000 as a short-yearling from the Mulholland Springs consignment at Fasig-Tipton’s Kentucky Winter Mixed…
Left-arm spinner D.T. Chandrasekar (32), who last played a Ranji match for Tamil Nadu in December 2015 and was included in the squad for one match in 2018, said on Saturday that he felt “blessed” having received a call-up to the Ranji Trophy squad this season. “Having done well (in the TNCA first division league)…
Aston Villa’s poor start to the season continued with a League Cup defeat at Brentford, while League Two side Grimsby Town backed up their win over Manchester United with victory at Sheffield Wednesday. The Mariners are in the hat for the fourth round thanks to a goal from Jaze Kabia against the troubled Owls –…
The strength of the market carried through the end of Book 4, with a colt (Hip 2469) by leading freshman sire Yaupon topping the Sept. 16 session of Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale, selling for $560,000 to Mike McCarty. The colt was bred by Tom Hinkle, Henry Hinkle, and Robert Kessinger, and consigned by Hinkle Farms….
