2 h. ago Glasgow hat shop shuts down after almost SEVEN decades as owners admit ‘heavy hearts’

ONE of Scotland's oldest hat stores is closing after more than six decades with owners revealing their heartbreak of having to shut shop. Ella Bulloch Hats & Accessories announced the devastating news after 61 years of trading. The firm, based in Muirend, Glasgow, provides headwear for grand events like weddings and horse races. In a...

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18 h. ago Goodbye to the Strange Quarter, Manchester city centre's last vestige of grit

"Manchester is at a real tipping point at the moment. It could be absolutely brilliant or we could totally kill it"

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29 h. ago Man Utd join Arsenal and Liverpool in transfer battle for 'next Toni Kroos'

Manchester United scouts have been hard at work and have been keeping an eye on a midfielder tipped to follow in former Real Madrid star Toni Kroos' footsteps after making an impressive start

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32 h. ago Templegate’s Tote Placepot tips for Cheltenham with £250,000 guaranteed on Saturday

THE Placepot is a bet where you select a horse to be placed in the FIRST SIX races of any meeting. You can pick more than one horse in a race – you just multiply the number of selections in each race to calculate your stake. So for staking it’s 2x2x1x2x2x2 which adds up to...

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43 h. ago Horse racing tips: ‘He’s a real battler with loads of untapped potential’ – Templegate’s 3

TEMPLEGATE tackles a cracking day one of the Cheltenham November Meeting confident of unleashing hell on the bookies and landing a touch or two. Follow him in and back any of his picks simply by clicking their odds below. LEAVE OF ABSENCE (2.20 Cheltenham, nap) Can win The Sun’s ‘Save Our Bets’ Novice Chase. Britain’s...

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51 h. ago Racing chiefs to investigate after wrong JP McManus horse runs in race at Punchestown

Centreofattention ran in the 2m½f novice chase instead of Enda Bolger stablemate Don't Tell Jack. The matter will be referred to a senior official, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board has confirmed

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5 d. ago Estate agent dies after fall from horse during race as friends pay tribute to ‘competitive & kind

AN ESTATE agent has died after falling from a horse during a race as tributes pour in for the "competitive and kind-hearted woman". Geraldine White fell from her horse Emeer during an endurance event in Moreton, Dorset last month. The 76-year-old was taking part in an endurance ride that involved 120 competitors just outside Dorchester...

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1 week ago Melbourne Cup 2025: Jamie Melham follows in Michelle Payne’s footsteps with win aboard Half Yours

Melham becomes second woman to win famous race over 3200mJockey and horse complete Caulfield-Melbourne Cup doubleJockey Jamie Melham became the second woman to win the Melbourne Cup after Half Yours saluted on a wet track under cloudy skies at Flemington, in front of around 80,000 spectators. The five-year-old gelding – the only Australian-bred horse in the race – finished two lengths ahead of Goodie Two Shoes, with Middle Earth third.Interviewed on the track immediately afterwards, Melham, who created history as the first female jockey to complete the Caulfield-Melbourne Cups double, said: “What just happened? Oh my god”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Inside CVC’s €9bn search for ‘untapped potential’ in sports media market

Chair of Global Sport Group sets out plans for expansion and new advisory board of top athletes

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1 week ago President JD Vance or Marco Rubio? We’re seeing the first signs of the battle over Trump's succession | Simon Tisdall

It’s currently a two-horse race – and the next US leader is guaranteed to be a careerist who knows nothing of statesmanshipMillions of Americans yearn for 7 November 2028, the scheduled date of the next presidential election. That’s the day the Trump era effectively ends. Probably. That’s the day the Democrats will atone for Kamala Harris’s calamitous 2024 failure. Possibly. That’s the day US democracy is reborn. Hopefully. Succession talk is tantalising Washington. Gavin Newsom, California’s governor, has given the clearest sign yet that he’ll run and glossing over past blunders, Harris reckons she deserves a second chance.Yet most attention is focused on the Republicans, after Trump, 79, again threatened to defy the constitution and seek a third term. “I would love to do it,” he said this week. He rowed back later, albeit unconvincingly. “We’ll see what happens,” he teased. This undignified narcissist’s electoral fan dance will drag on interminably. Of greater practical interest a...

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2 w. ago Breeders’ Cup: ‘Six months sober’ Oisin Murphy names his best chance at Del Mar

Champion jockey Oisin Murphy is named on four horses in Breeders’ Cup races over both days at the annual championships in California this weekend

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2 w. ago At least 174 racehorses died from racing or training injuries in past 12 months in Australia, report finds

That’s the highest number recorded by the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses since they began tracking deaths 10 years agoFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least 174 thoroughbred racehorses died at the track or as a result of injuries sustained while racing or training in the past 12 months – the highest number recorded by animal rights activists since they began tracking 10 years ago.The report from the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses (CPR) was released on Tuesday, one week ahead of Australia’s most important horse race, the Melbourne Cup. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Are you one of the UK's most generous tippers? This quiz will decide

A new study of thousands of people has separated the generous from the stingy - and found real differences when it comes to tipping with cash and using contactless

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3 w. ago Horse gifted victory in Fontwell race after 'nasty incident' sees favourite crash out

The dramatic conclusion to a 2m 2f handicap chase at Fontwell saw 4-6f Grain Trade depart and bring down Lord Maher, as Valirann Gold unseated his jockey. Majestic Moment (14-1) went on to win

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4 w. ago Jamie Spencer ‘lost for words’ after sprinter’s shock Group 1 win at odds of 200

Powerful Glory became the biggest priced winner of a top level British Flat race at Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot and the eight horse in history to score at the odds

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