18 h. ago Willie Mullins wins trainers' title at Sandown but suffers heartbreaking loss

Mullins v Skelton went down to the final day of the jumps season at Sandown Park. However the Mullins stable sadly suffered the loss of Dancing City in the bet365 Gold Cup

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69 h. ago Dan Skelton compares final day battle with Willie Mullins to 'facing the executioner'

Despite holding a small prize-money advantage over his Irish rival for the British jumps trainer’s championship, Skelton appeared to concede the race on Thursday

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3 d. ago Paul Townend says he'd love a Perth jolly after a day of Fun Fun Fun as Irish jockey hero soaks up Scone Palace success

Townend enjoyed a 100 per cent record on his visit to Perth as he recorded two winners for Willie Mullins

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3 d. ago Willie Mullins vs Dan Skelton battle forces changes to ITV’s season finale schedule

The start time of the final jumps meeting of the season at Sandown on Saturday has been brought forward and the running order changed so fans can follow the climax to the British trainers’ championship

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4 d. ago Katie Boulter secures first career clay win in controversial comeback victory for British No1 at Madrid Open

Boulter tightens her grip on the contested title of British No1

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4 d. ago Andre Agassi will play at the US Open Pickleball Championships next week

Andre Agassi collected two of his eight Grand Slam tennis titles at the U.S. Open and now he’ll be competing at a different racket event with that name

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5 d. ago George Russell sticks boot in on Max Verstappen after penalty changes Saudi GP result

Max Verstappen failed to secure victory at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix after a contentious incident involving title rival Oscar Piastri on the opening lap in Jeddah

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5 d. ago Newsboy's horseracing tips for Tuesday's five meetings including Epsom Nap

A racing returns to Epsom for the first time this year, the meeting provides Newsboy's Nap and next best picks from the day's five race meetings

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5 d. ago Irish Grand National 2025 results in FULL as Haiti Couleurs wins for Britain to deny Willie Mullins historic treble

A field of 30 runners and riders went to post across the Irish Sea for with a £450,000 prize up for grabs

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5 d. ago Willie Mullins goes for broke with 15 horses in last big jumps race of season

The trainer is responsible for nearly half the field in Saturday’s bet365 Gold Cup which could decide the outcome of his battle with Dan Skelton for the British trainers’ championship

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5 d. ago Golf legend dead aged 81: Tributes pour in for Masters icon after cancer battle

Sigel shot to fame after an outstanding amateur career that saw him win the British Amateurs in 1979 before triumphing in the US Amateurs in 1982 and 1983.

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6 d. ago Willie Mullins in Perth Festival push as Irish maestro in titanic jumps trainers' title battle

Mullins is looking to retain his UK championships as he takes on Dan Skelton

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7 d. ago Barry Hoban dies aged 85 as tributes pour in for British cycling and Tour de France icon

Barry Hoban has died aged 85 following a successful career in cycling that saw him win eight stages of Tour De France and he remains the only British rider to win Gent-Wevelgem

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7 d. ago From tutting and cosy crime to losing at the World Cup... as Gloucestershire cheese rollers win international recognition, TANYA GOLD reveals what makes us truly British

It's almost 13 years since the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, when it was summarised as the NHS, the Spice Girls, London taxis and even Victorian infrastructure.

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7 d. ago Max Verstappen claims Saudi GP F1 pole after Lando Norris hits the wall

Championship leader will start race from 10th on gridOscar Piastri qualfies second with George Russell thirdAlready struggling for confidence in his car the world championship leader, Lando Norris, suffered another serious blow to his title ambitions, crashing out in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. His Red Bull rival Max Verstappen claimed pole position, one-hundredth of a second clear of Norris’s teammate, Oscar Piastri.McLaren and, indeed, Norris had looked strong all weekend, but on the first of the final runs in Q3 at the Jeddah circuit he took too much kerb through turns 4-5 and 6 and it spat him out into the wall, taking a nasty hit on the front. He was unhurt but declared himself an “idiot” when speaking to his team. The session was red-flagged and Norris will start from 10th on Sunday, his title lead hanging by the slenderest of threads and his self-belief perhaps once more undermined. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Rampant Red Roses rout Scotland to set up grand slam decider with France

England 59-7 ScotlandTwickenham finale will decide destination of titleEngland felled Scotland in a devastating manner to set up a grand slam decider against France in the Women’s Six Nations as they bid for their seventh successive title. The 59-7 victory was the team’s 33rd consecutive win in the tournament.England were heavy favourites heading into the match as Scotland have never beaten the Red Roses in the tournament, with their last win across all competitions against their rivals coming in 1999. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Skelton’s Cheltenham winner maintains narrow title lead in duel with Mullins

Irish trainer set to have multiple Easter runners in UKCharlotte’s Web best bet on all-weather finals cardA single winner on Cheltenham’s final card of the season was enough to maintain Dan Skelton’s narrow lead in the contest for the National Hunt trainers’ championship on Thursday, ahead of a busy Easter programme weekend when Skelton and the defending champion, Willie Mullins, will send dozens of runners to tracks in all parts of the country as the title race goes into its final week.Mullins, who was the first Irish trainer to win the British championship for 70 years when he edged out Skelton 12 months ago, equalled his own record of 10 wins at the track’s festival meeting last month. Continue reading...

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1 week ago F1: McLaren’s Piastri wins Bahrain Grand Prix to spring into title frame – live reaction

How today’s race unfolded in BahrainGet in touch! Email Dominic with your thoughts and away we gooooooo!The drivers are off for their formation lap with the sun just setting in Sakhir. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz storms back against injured Musetti to win Monte Carlo Masters

Spanish second seed wins 3-6, 6-1, 6-0Musetti suffers leg injury in final setCarlos Alcaraz stormed back to a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory against an ailing Lorenzo Musetti to win the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco.The second-seeded Spaniard claimed his sixth ATP Masters 1000 title and first since Indian Wells in March 2024. It was the 18th career title for the four-time grand slam winner, who turns 22 next month. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rory McIlroy faces massive tax bill if he wins The Masters and completes career Grand Slam

Rory McIlroy is in the hunt for his first Masters title and a career Grand Slam, but the Northern Irishman could face a huge tax bill if he emerges victorious at Augusta National

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