3 h. ago Jockey rushed to hospital after 'nasty' parade ring incident as racing delayed

Jockey Jake Coen has been rushed to hospital after a terrifying incident in the parade ring at Punchestown as racing was delayed

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6 d. ago Britain’s Simon Yates seals Giro d’Italia in Rome for second Grand Tour title

Stunning penultimate stage set up 32-year-old for gloryYates adds 2025 Giro to 2018 Vuelta a EspañaSimon Yates arrived in Rome, was blessed by Pope Leo XIV and then completed a miraculous overall victory in the 2025 Giro d’Italia, seven years after his race lead had traumatically dissolved with victory in his grasp.The Lancastrian rider’s remarkable turnaround in Saturday’s final mountain stage, in which Yates leapfrogged 21-year-old Giro debutant and race leader, Isaac del Toro and podium rival, Richard Carapaz, to take a near four-minute overall lead, was one of the most stunning in Grand Tour racing. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Britain’s Simon Yates seals Giro d’Italia triumph and banishes pain of 2018

Visma-Lease a Bike rider secures second Grand Tour titleYates lost 2018 Giro after cracking on Colle delle FinestreSimon Yates arrived in Rome, was blessed by Pope Leo XIV and then completed a miraculous overall victory in the 2025 Giro d’Italia, seven years after his race lead had traumatically dissolved with victory in his grasp.The Lancastrian rider’s remarkable turnaround in Saturday’s final mountain stage, in which Yates leapfrogged 21-year-old Giro debutant and race leader, Isaac del Toro and podium rival, Richard Carapaz, to take a near four-minute overall lead, was one of the most stunning in Grand Tour racing. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Horseracing jockey hospitalised after 'physical altercation' with rival half his age

A jockey was taken to hospital after a physical altercation broke out with a rival at a Doomben race meet in Australia on Wednesday, with stewards launching an investigation

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9 d. ago Jockey taken to hospital after fight with horse racing rival as stewards inquiry launched

A 'physical altercation' broke out between two high-profile jockeys at a race meeting, with one of them taken to hospital for medical treatment and stood down from competing

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2 w. ago Iced coffee drinkers race to buy £4 Stanley Cup rival that keeps drinks 'cold for hours'

A rival to the popular £43 Stanley Cup, the Tumbler is made from stainless steel, so it holds the temperature of the drink

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3 w. ago Girl's heartbreaking act of disappointment after she lost race to trans rival

A Maine high school girl was heartbroken after losing a race to a transgender competitor, Soren Stark-Chessa, a biological male who now dominates girls' track and cross-country events.

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