19 h. ago Saturday’s Racing Tips: Best bets for jumps season finale at Sandown

Racing Correspondent Sam Turner bring us his racing tips for Saturday with a focus on the closing National Hunt meeting of the season at Sandown

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3 d. ago Serie A matches and Italy’s Women’s Six Nations game move due to pope’s funeral

Serie A leaders Inter will now host Roma on SundayItaly v Wales in Women’s Six Nations to be rescheduledSerie A has postponed Saturday’s three fixtures due to Pope Francis’ funeral being held that day in Rome. Meanwhile, Italy’s Women’s Six Nations match against Wales is also set to be rescheduled as the country prepares to pay its respects.Earlier media reports in Italy had suggested that Serie A might make an exception for Inter’s clash with visitors Roma to allow Simone Inzaghi’s side additional rest time before their midweek Champions League semi-final at Barcelona. However, the league has confirmed that the game at San Siro will now kick off at 2pm (all times BST) on Sunday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rory McIlroy’s golden eagles put him within sight of Masters destiny

Northern Irishman shoots 66 to take two-shot leadBryson DeChambeau sets up final-day showdownIt is now or never. Surely it is now or never.Rory McIlroy will take a lead into the closing round of the Masters for the first time since 2011. That sentence barely does justice to a Saturday of high drama at Augusta National where McIlroy created history then threatened to feature in his own Shakespearean tragedy once more before re-establishing daylight between himself and the field. That sentence barely does justice, either, to what McIlroy is on the verge of. We are now in the position of fearing what on earth the impact will be on him should he not prevail. Continue reading...

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1 week ago National Lottery Lotto results LIVE: Numbers for tonight's draw

Results checker for tonight's National Lottery lotto double rollover draw for Saturday, April 12

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1 week ago Two horses die at Ayr racecourse after Scottish Grand National tragedy

The Scottish Grand National went ahead as planned on Saturday afternoon but it was later confirmed that Macdermott and The Kniphand had both passed away

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1 week ago Torrie Lewis and Rohan Browning edge out rising stars in dramatic 100m finals

Lewis holds off teenager Leah O’Brien in photo-finishBrowning pips Lachie Kennedy in men’s national finalRohan Browning and Torrie Lewis upstaged the flashy upstarts of Australian sprinting, claiming their respective 100m national titles in two split-second victories in Perth on Saturday.The women’s final was decided by a three-way photo finish between Lewis, Bree Rizzo and Leah O’Brien. The national record-holder stopped the clock at 11.24s, edging 17-year-old O’Brien by just four thousandths of a second, with Rizzo one hundredth of a second back. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Grand National runner Celebre d’Allen died with severe respiratory infection

Post-mortem says immune system badly compromisedConclusion explains why health suddenly deterioratedA post-mortem examination of Celebre d’Allen, who died on Monday evening having collapsed on the run-in during the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday, found that while his “exercise-associated episode” did not lead directly to the 13-year-old’s death, the gelding’s immune system had been severely compromised, probably by over-exertion in the race, and he died as the result of a severe bacterial respiratory infection which had not been present in blood tests taken on Saturday morning.The post-mortem, which was carried out at Rossdales, the leading veterinary practice in Newmarket, concludes that Celebre d’Allen contracted pleuropneumonia after Saturday’s race, while “the subsequent onset of sepsis or endotoxaemia [the release of harmful substances into the bloodstream from bacteria was] likely to have been a key factor in the cause of death”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Celebre D'Allen's cause of death made public after tragic Grand National incident

The post-mortem examination of Celebre D'Allen - the horse who died three days after collapsing in the Grand National on Saturday - has revealed key details around his passing

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2 w. ago 'Unruly' horse banned from the Grand National to run in Scottish version

Mr Incredible will carry top weight in the Scottish Grand National at Ayr on Saturday after being ruled unsuitable to take part in the big race at Aintree

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2 w. ago Grand National winner suspended for breaking the rules in famous race

Patrick Mullins was successful aboard Nick Rockett in the Grand National on Saturday but will now serve an eight-day ban after breaking the whip rules

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2 w. ago Grand National winning jockey suspended days after historic Aintree victory

Patrick Mullins won the Grand National on Saturday with Nick Rockett

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2 w. ago Broadway Boy latest news with health update from stables after horror Aintree Grand National fall

Broadway Boy was leading the Grand National when he fell heavily on Saturday

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2 w. ago Grand National runner Celebre d’Allen dies three days after collapse at race

125-1 shot was pulled up after the final fence at Aintree‘He was a wonderful horse, we will all miss him greatly’Celebre d’Allen, who collapsed after running in the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday, died on Tuesday after his condition deteriorated overnight. Trained in partnership by Philip Hobbs and Johnson White, the 13-year-old was a 125-1 shot under Micheál Nolan and was pulled up after the final fence and then collapsed on the racecourse.After receiving treatment, he walked into the horse ambulance and was taken to the stables for further assessment. Nolan was banned for 10 days for continuing to ride after jumping the second-last fence when his chance had clearly gone. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Celebre D'Allen dies after Grand National collapse as horse owners 'heartbroken'

Celebre D'Allen collapsed during the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday and now his owners have confirmed the "wonderful horse" has died despite the best efforts of vets

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2 w. ago Grand National horse Celebre D'Allen who gave everything dies leaving owners 'heartbroken'

Celebre D'Allen collapsed during the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday and now his owners have confirmed the "wonderful horse" has died despite the best efforts of vets

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2 w. ago Grand National punter turns £2 bet into £29,000 thanks to Nick Rockett's 33/1 win

The Willie Mullins team weren’t the only ones celebrating after Nick Rockett’s triumphant Grand National success on Saturday, with one punter reeling in nearly £30,000 thanks to the gelding

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2 w. ago The accidental Shrimper: American student becomes Southend fan after boarding wrong boat

‘I had a blast on the boat and at the Southend game’ Club invite Evan Johnston to Solihull home fixtureAccidentally boarding a boat packed with beer-swilling football fans would be some people’s idea of hell.But Evan Johnston, a 21-year-old student from Arizona, said he “had a blast” after inadvertently joining a boat trip chartered by 150 Southend United supporters before their National League game at Sutton United on Saturday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Broadway Boy Grand National update as 2 word message issued after horrific Aintree fall

Broadway Boy was one of two horses to be treated for a fall during the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday

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2 w. ago Sir Alex Ferguson lets ITV presenter know his thoughts after Man Utd question – 'Bad man'

It didn't take long for the conversation to switch to football and Manchester United when Sir Alex Ferguson was pulled aside for an interview at the Grand National on Saturday

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2 w. ago Broadway Boy health update after horse's 'sickening' fall during the Grand National which left jockey with a broken wrist

An update on Broadway Boy's condition was issued on Sunday morning after taking a distressing fall during the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday, which sparked concern among fans.

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