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SHA TIN in Hong Kong hosts a 10-race programme on Sunday, featuring the £1.3m Hong Kong Classic Cup (8.05am), run over nine furlongs. This is the middle leg of the prestigious four-year-old Classic Series in the territory, following the Classic Mile run last month, which concludes with the ultimate prize, the BMW HK Derby in three week's…

After months of speculation, Williams Racing announced on Friday that American driver Logan Sargeant will return to the team for the 2024 Formula 1 season. Sargeant will join Alex Albon, who signed a multi-year agreement in 2022. Sargeant, 22, will enter his second F1 season as the first American to score points in F1 since 1993. He joined Williams…

Second-season handler Pierre Ng Pang-chi moved two wins clear in the trainers' premiership with his second double on the bounce at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. After an impressive debut campaign that netted 41 victories, Ng has produced almost a win a meeting through the first 17 fixtures of the 2023-24 season. "The horses are running…

Young Boys have won two of their previous three home games against English opponents, famously turning over Manchester United two years ago at the Stadion Wankdorf. Repeating that trick against United's neighbours and the title favourites in the Champions League odds would rank alongside one of the biggest upsets in the competition's history. City…

Max Verstappen looks to win his third straight Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps this weekend. Verstappen is a big favorite (-350) to win again in his birth country. It should be noted that the 2021 race was never run under a green flag and only completed two laps due to weather. Verstappen won from the 14th starting spot in the…

The Suns are mortgaging their future. They have'traded' some control over their next 8 first round picks in a whopping four different deals already in the past six months. Four future firsts are gone for good, while four others have been encumbered with at least two pick swaps. In: Kevin Durant (All-Star) Bradley Beal (All-Star) Jordan Goodwin…

The New Orleans Pelicans collide with the Phoenix Suns in Las Vegas on Tuesday, for their third game in the NBA Summer League. New Orleans brought quite an experienced squad, with only two players under the age of 21. However, the Pelicans suffered a devastating 102-88 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 7. They then scraped a hard-fought…

Formula 1 holds the most anticipated events in the motorsport industry. The modern FIA F1 World Championship has been going on since 1950, and still gains increased interest among speed lovers. F1 grands prix are even hotter if you like to bet on the events' outcomes. The number of online bookmakers, sponsoring the races and providing attractive F1…

Some of harness racing's top 3-year-olds of last season - Treacherous Dragon (Captaintreacherous -My Little Dragon), Niki Hill (Always B Miki -Road Bet), Bythemissal (Downbytheseaside -Dismissal), Fashion Schooner (Walner -Broadway Schooner), and Pretender (Muscle Hill- Maven) - will begin their 4-year-old campaigns Saturday (April 22) in the first…

The Formula E rookie tests have always been eclectic affairs so far with drivers spanning endurance racing - Nicolas Lapierre, Felipe Albuquerque and Pipo Derani - to former and future F1 drivers such as Paul di Resta and Antonio Giovinazzi. The class of 2023 is no different with the world of sportscars being represented via Jota's Yifei Ye and now…

Who's the baddest man in the Formula 1 paddock? Max Verstappen is the favorite to win his third racing championship in a row in 2023, but is he unbeatable outside the car, too? Lewis Hamilton could be in his final F1 season if Mercedes isn't fast enough again, but would he beat George Russell in a fist fight? And how about Fernando Alonso's old man…

The VCU Rams (26-7, 15-3 A-10) will host Toumani Camara and the Dayton Flyers (22-11, 12-6 A-10) at Barclays Center on Sunday, March 12. Game time is 1:00 PM ET. The Rams are currently slight 2-point favorites against the Flyers. The game has a point total of 125. Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks…

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.- Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott will seek to make an already lucrative Championship Meet even more fruitful Saturday at Gulfstream Park, where he is slated to saddle Frank Fletcher Racing Operations Inc.'s Rocket Can and Peachtree Stable's Shadow Dragon for starts in the $400000 Fountain of Youth (G2). The Fountain of Youth,…

Classic Series gatecrashers Encountered, Majestic Colour, Sinba and hat-trick scorer Super Sunny Sing have 11 seasons of history against them in Sunday's Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin. Not since Tony Millard's greatest galloper, Ambitious Dragon, upset odds-on favourite Lucky Nine to win the 2011 Classic Cup by one and three-quarter…

The world of junior racing is filled to the brim with exciting young talent. Formula 1 teams are always scouting for the next superstar driver in the making, and we've compiled a list of who the hottest prospects that are making their names known. Whether it's racing in the junior single seater categories or even karting hotshots, here are the…

Alpine's 2022 season was full of highs and lows, as their awful reliability issues put a dampener on what was an impressive year for the French team. The team finished as the best of the rest behind Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes but Fernando Alonso was forced to retire from a shocking six races over the course of the season. The Spaniard grew…

The 2023 Formula One season will once again kick off with the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, March 5th. Max Verstappen will look to begin the title defense of his second consecutive championship. He'll also see where things stand for Red Bull after his record-setting fifteen wins in 2022. In the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc…

Live harness racing continues on Boxing Day at Woodbine Mohawk Park Monday (Dec. 26) with two stake race final that are on the docket. Race 2: Niagara Final - 3-year-old Fillies (N/W $60000 lifetime as of October 31st, 2022) The ladies are up first as they battle for their share of $31800. The morning-line favourite in the field of eight is…

Wednesday's Happy Valley races are highlighted not so much by the horses but the riders, as it's Longines International Jockeys Championship day. Seven jockeys from outside Hong Kong join five locally-based riders for the four-race event, which carries a first prize of HK$500000 (about $64000). The international challenge is headed by Ryan Moore,…

The January transfer window is fast approaching for EFL clubs, and whilst the mid-season market isn't always the most competitive and busy, hierarchies will still be fearing the big guns coming in for their star players and top youngsters. Struggling Premier League clubs especially tend to look to spend money when it comes to January, and one club…

Day Two of the Irish Champions Weekend features two more Breeders' Cup Challenge'Win and You're In' race, when Nunthorpe Stakes heroine Highfield Princess heads a big field of 19 as she heads for as G1 hat-trick in the Flying Five. Sponsored by Dubai's Al Basti Equiworld, the sprint is the first of four successive G1 races at the Curragh on…

Antonio Giovinazzi's season with Dragon Penske in Formula E was disastrous whichever way you cut it. Zero points, hammered by his team-mate, multiple incidents, just seven race finishes and an average grid start of 18th from a field of 22. The stats tell their own sorry story. But in addition to the statistics come multiple other stands…

The 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix odds have landed. The eighth race of the Formula 1 season is set to go down at the Baku City Circuit on Sunday, June 12. So, it's time for me to share my 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix betting guide - and it's time for you to place your bets! Fresh from Monaco's triumph, Sergio Perez will be confident of upsetting the…

For the second time in 2022, Colton Herta is this week's PointsBet Sportsbook favorite for the Grand Prix of Long Beach (Sunday, 3 p.m. ET on NBC and streaming on Peacock, the NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com). Herta's line this week is+475, which is a significant increase from the+340 he showed prior to the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Herta…

Thousands of pounds' worth of tickets to sporting and cultural events were given to MPs in Sussex, the register of interests shows. Tickets to Wimbledon, Formula 1 and The BRIT Awards were among the gifts received by politicians and legally declared on the financial interests list. Renewed scrutiny on MPs expenses comes after Sky News released an…