#Next Generation

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Emma Raducanu's face lit up with excitement during her first-round press conference at the Australian Open when she learned her next opponent at Melbourne Park would be fellow WTA rising star Coco Gauff. The pair will meet Wednesday evening on Rod Laver Arena, and while it may only be for a place in the last 32 of the…

On the eve of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of 2023, tennis finds itself at a crossroads. In August, Serena Williams rocked the sports world when she announced she would retire following the 2022 U.S. Open. One month later, Roger Federer announced his retirement. It will be the first season without both of them since 1999. The absence…

But the road hasn't always been clear for one of Newmarket's most popular residents, speedbumps and obstacles needing to be overcome in much the same way Chapple-Hyam has battled with his mental health for a number of years. While Frankie Dettori was treating the Epsom crowd to a flying dismount following Authorized's brilliant Derby rout in 2007,…

The 4th Annual'Ultimate Pairing Event' Features Unlimited Sampling of Beer, Wine, Spirits & Food from Top Palm Beach County Restaurants and Bars Game, Set, Pour is not just an opportunity to enjoy some of the best food and beverages Palm Beach has to offer, but it also raises awareness and benefits a deserving local charity." - Adam Baron, Dir. of…

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost one of their dyed-in-the-wool stalwarts a few weeks back when Justin Turner followed Kiké Hernández's breadcrumbs and defected to the Boston Red Sox, ending this stage of his relationship with the organization. But don't give up hope about an eventual reunion, as Chris Taylor helpfully informed the fan base in a podcast…

Hollie Doyle: praised the Racing to School programme after winning aboard Tollerton Forest Friday: Kempton Hollie Doyle received the loudest cheer of the day when she was welcomed into the winner's enclosure by children from Racing to School after making all on Tollerton Forest in the 7f classified stakes. The Craig Lidster-trained three-year-old…

It's the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the teams left standing will all truly start dreaming about reaching the final with two results separating them from the December 18 title match. Just four teams will remain after the quarterfinals wrap up on Saturday, and all four will be guaranteed to play a match on the weekend of December…

After a rollercoaster 2022, 2023 looks set to one of the most important years in Jurgen Klopp's reign as Liverpool manager. Having been denied what would have been an historic quadruple after missing out on the Premier League and Champions League to Manchester City and Real Madrid respectively, the Reds have somewhat different ambitions now…

Horse racing is such a global phenomenon that there are hundreds of races to choose from. However, although it has gained a world of popularity, that doesn't mean that the core racing events have lost its prestigious and glamorous atmosphere. In fact, many of the horse racing events around the world require a level of sophistication with their…

Tighthead props don't usually make for good jockeys. Henry de Bromhead was no exception. "I rode, I did hunting and pony club stuff, but I was probably poor-to-moderate as a rider," he says. Training horses is a different matter, however. Last March he secured his place in the Cheltenham pantheon by taking an unprecedented triple crown of Champion…

Portugal appeared to usher in the next generation against Switzerland last time out, and now they'll hope lightning can strike twice when they take on Morocco in the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup. LIVE: The 21-year-old Goncalo Ramos bagged a Round of 16 hat-trick in place of 37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo in the Portugal starting lineup,…

The official men's World Rugby rankings have, for some time now, been widely dismissed. Too often the prescriptive modelling does not accurately reflect the true balance of power. At present World Rugby's top fivereads: 1. South Africa (90.61) 2. France (88.88) 3. All Blacks (88.75) 4. Ireland (88.22) 5. England (84.50) This week, following the…

Tennis remains the only major professional sport without a proper off-season, so the start of the 2023 tennis season is just weeks away. Here are ten things to look forward to in tennis in 2023. 1.The Great Three-Generational Battle In Men's Tennis After the era of the Big Three finally ended with the retirement of Roger Federer, tennis in general…

2022 has thrown up plenty of storylines in the world of Rugby. From last-minute finishes, controversy and world-class action, the past 12 months have thrown up plenty of exciting stories across the Rugby landscape. With this in mind, Rugby.com.au breaks down the best stories from 2022, starting from 12-7. 12. Crusaders remain on top The inaugural…

Every part of this perfectly true story appears improbable and is much the better for it. The beginning, the middle and the end are all as wonderfully unlikely as each other, yet as new postscript chapters continue to be written, there is not really an end at all. The legacy of what Urban Sea achieved on an October afternoon 25 years ago lives on…

Tighthead props don't usually make for good jockeys. Henry De Bromhead was no exception. "I rode, I did hunting and pony club stuff, but I was probably poor-to-moderate as a rider," he says. Training horses is a different matter, however. Last March he secured his place in the Cheltenham pantheon by taking an unprecedented triple crown of Champion…

Summerhill College have reached two Connacht Schools Senior Cup finals in the last three years, but they have still to win one, and ten-time champions Sligo Grammar remain the traditional rugby school in the county. hey haven't been in a Senior Cup decider since 2014, when they won it. And at junior level Sligo Grammar have won seven titles - their…

Anthony Van Dyck: won last year's Investec Derby at Epsom The Investec Derby is the most valuable race in Britain and the most prestigious of the five Classics. It is run at Epsom Downs racecourse over a mile and a half for three-year-old colts and fillies, with this year's contest due off at 4.55pm on Saturday, July 4. The Investec Oaks is run…

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard University football senior defensive lineman has earned FCS Associated Press Third Team All-America honors as well as an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl on February 2, 2023 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2022 Bushnell Cup winner as the Ivy League Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Jones…

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Jude Bellingham was one of England's stand-out players at the 2022 World Cup and whenever someone performs well at a major tournament, they put themselves on all the big teams' radars. Jude has been the subject of many transfer rumours throughout the year and clubs from all around Europe are expected to be in for the midfielder. We've looked at his…

Warren Gatland won't save Welsh rugby without major root and branch surgery to the game at all levels. That's the verdict of former Sport Wales chief executive Huw Jones, who has urged newly-elected Welsh Rugby Union chairman Ieuan Evans to call an extraordinary general meeting to propose the establishment of a skills-based board to take Welsh…

He hasn't got all day; nor, doubtless, do you. So let's cut to the chase. We won't dwell on the journey that has made Dr. Larry Bramlage a doyen of orthopedic science, in its daily application to the racehorse: not the alphabet soup of honors and distinctions, nor the long experience that has honed the sharpest diagnostic eye in the business…

Twain Sport, a unique vertical of Hybrid Sports League and BetGames, has entered a partnership with Betway, a vertical of the leading global sports betting and gaming holding Super Group. The partnership between Twain Sport and Betway will make Twain Sport's premium live content available to African players for the very first time. African…

So far this season, we've seen a+3300 winner at Daytona, a+2000 winner at Las Vegas, a+5000 winner at Phoenix and a+1200 winner at Atlanta. Will that type of balance carry over to a road course? Bettors are about to find out. The series on Sunday competes at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, where the next-generation car introduced for this…

I recommend buying Genius Sports (NYSE: GENI). The global sports betting market is evolving and growing. The availability of data and technology to serve the end-user with a seamless experience is the driving factor and a differentiator between successful and unsuccessful businesses. GENI bridges the gap between sports organizations, leagues, and…

IT'S known as the Sport of Kings for a reason. Horse racing's close ties with the Royal family date back to the days of the Great Fire of London. According to history buffs, King Charles II was'never happier' than on his regular visits to Newmarket, where he would relax on the heath watching horses galloping up Warren Hill. He established the…

The Nationals aren't going to make the playoffs in 2023. They probably won't even sniff.500; unsurprisingly, the team that traded Juan Soto along with everything that wasn't nailed down this past season isn't quite ready to compete for division titles. That doesn't mean they shouldn't try to get better, though - when the next generation of…

Thirteen weeks on from the World Cup final England will walk out at the Stade de France on Feb 2 - here is the team I would pick to get the job done and start the 2020 Six Nation s with victory in Le Crunch in Paris. This is the first time in a long while I have had to think about this position. Saracens' issues, his brother's injury (Mako always…

After the New York Times published a series of long-form pieces profiling sports betting, the gaming industry responded loudly and proudly that the profiles did not adequately depict how the industry truly works. Kinectify's Director of Business Development Sean Topchi broke down several assertions made across the stories and provided context and…

In the world of professional tennis, there are a few superstar players that everyone knows. And while many of these top-tier athletes come from more traditional tennis hotbeds like California and Florida, Maryland has its fair share of famous tennis stars too. In fact, some of the best players in the world hail from right here in The Old Line…

Uruguay and South Korea play their Group H openers Thursday at Education City Stadium. Kickoff is set for 8 a.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Uruguay vs. South Korea odds, and make our best World Cup bets, picks and predictions. Uruguay has not won a World Cup since 1950 and enters the tournament with the…

Brazil start as one of the strong favourites for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The focus is around whether they can go all the way this December, but there are three other teams in their group. Here is Last Word on Football's prediction for Group G. Kicking things off with the team to beat, Brazil. Tite has been at the helm since 2016 and he led…

The 2022 NASCAR season gets underway at 3 p.m. ET Sunday at the Los Angles Memorial Coliseum on FOX. The main race is at 6 p.m. You're not alone in thinking about why NASCAR is running at a football stadium. While strange, it might be the most anticipated NASCAR race of the year outside of the Daytona 500 for casual fans. As our Jordan Bianchi…

The next generation of jockeys has arrived with three apprentices already challenging the norm with the excitement of further development to come this season. Apprentices rode half the card on The Gong day at Kembla Grange. It's not really surprising, however, as Tyler Schiller, Dylan Gibbons and Zac Lloyd all sit in the top six in Sydney's jockey…

Every year, the NASCAR Cup Series season begins with an exhibition race known as The Clash. It's an exciting way for the sport to come back from the offseason and generate hype in February before the Daytona 500 arrives later in the month and the season truly gets underway. This year, The Clash is going to be like none before it. Because instead of…

The only two women's tennis players to win multiple singles titles in the last three years were drawn into the same section of the 2022 Australian Open bracket. That is bad news for the championship hopes of Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka and a great development for the other favorites scattered across the tournament. Barty and Osaka could face…

Today the focus is on Christian Vazquez, the 32-year-old veteran free agent who is gaining in popularity with St. Louis media and fans. THE OVERVIEW: Vazquez spent seven-plus seasons with Boston before being traded to Houston last summer, and he teamed with Martin Maldonado to form a catching tandem that was part of the Astros' run to the World…

The sport has made huge strides in recent times with England at the heart of the rise in popularity. Craig Richards' side have received unprecedented backing during the home World Cup and in return they have inspired the next generation. A semi-final against New Zealand proved to be a game too far for England but they have closed the gap in the…

Roger Federer was mentioned in one of the questions on the latest episode of the famous game show' Celebrity Jeopardy!' The show, hosted by The Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik, aired the eighth episode of Season 1 this week and the Swiss tennis legend got a special mention. Actor John Michael Higgins, comedian Joel Kim Booster, and Star Trek: The…

ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Blackhawks didn't like reading and hearing all the things the hockey world said about them leading into this season; that they were sure to be terrible, that they were designed to fail, that they were in contention to be the worst team in the league. They shrugged it off as "outside noise," sure, but they didn't forget it,…

The CEO of the Woodbine Entertainment Group warns the launch of an online sports betting and casino market in Ontario is a threat to horse racing and its 25000 jobs in the province. by Dave Briggs Woodbine CEO Jim Lawson said there's no question an open Ontario sports betting market will hurt the province's massive horse racing industry. He's not…

Both IndyCar and NASCAR have ended their seasons, NHRA wraps things up this weekend, and Formula 1 says adios to 2022 next weekend. But Autoweek and REVVED UP! will keep rolling throughout the offseason every week (well, we may skip a week or two around the holidays). So strap yourself in, put on your helmet and fire suit, and get your motor…

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa have included uncapped flyhalves Manie Libbok and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu in their squad for next month's autumn international series, and electric winger Cheslin Kolbe returns after recovering from injury. The Springboks will play four tests, starting against Ireland in Dublin on Nov. 5, followed by matches on…

An epic Western Conference showdown that is loaded with young talent is scheduled for Friday night as the Sacramento Kings go to battle with the Phoenix Suns. It is time to take a look at our NBA odds series, where our Kings-Suns prediction and pick will be made for all to see. Sacramento enters play in must-win mode after losing their first two of…

The Sporting Green's Golden State Warriors coverage team debates some of the key questions surrounding the team's bid for a fifth title in nine seasons. What is the single biggest concern entering this season? C.J. Holmes, Warriors beat writer: Locker-room camaraderie, as Draymond Green said. His punching Jordan Poole caused a significant…

2021 was a big year for the UFC, as majority shareholders Endeavor Group Holdings raised $1.75 billion in an IPO to buy out the rest of the shareholders. Now owning UFC outright, it's not surprising that Endeavour then went on a sponsorship spree to recoup those costs. Luckily, UFC was in good shape to attract a lot of sponsorship deals. The…

I'm always a firm believer that to know where you're heading, you must know where you came from, so let's start from the beginning. Horse racing has a long and illustrious history dating back hundreds of years. Betting on horse races has existed as long as horses have been raced. And, despite significant changes over the years, horse racing remains…

Trainer Brad Widdup has Fire Lane in the Max Lees Classic at Newcastle on Saturday. Picture: Mark Evans-Getty Images As his maiden Group 1 winner Icebath enjoys some well-earned time in the paddock, trainer Brad Widdup is weighing up kicking off his latest big-money raid with Magic Millions eligible Fire Lane this Saturday. Widdup has the unraced…