#The Eagle

As much fun as Wednesday night's matchup between the shorthanded Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder in Tulsa was, Dallas' matchup with the Orlando Magic at American Airlines Center tonight should be even better when considering that Luka Doncic is expected to make his preseason debut. After a grueling summer of hard workouts and physical…

The Peter and Paul Snowden stable is set to smash the $100m prizemoney barrier if Mazu and Mirra Vision can snare a feature race double across two states on Saturday. Boom sprinter Mazu is favourite for the Group 1 $1m Doomben 10000 (1200m) at Eagle Farm and Mirra Vision among the main chances in the Group 3 $200000 Arrowfield Dark Jewel Classic…

A midweek wedged between Christmas and New Year often provides the unexpected and market leads should not be ignored. With the rail out seven metres on a good track all will get their chance and staying with the better stables and in-form riders usually proves profitable.

Khabib vs GSP is once again consuming combat-sports discourse on social media. Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov against Georges "Rush" St Pierre is a fight that has been discussed for years but has been a complicated bout to figure out. GSP, a former dual-division champion and the welterweight GOAT, is closing in on 40. Conversely, Nurmagomedov has…

Jamie Kah stunned the Eagle Farm crowd with her winning ride aboard Vega One in the Kingsford-Smith Cup. Picture: Grant Peters/Trackside Photography Jamie Kah morphed into Wonder Woman at Eagle Farm as she courageously snatched Group 1 triumph from the jaws of defeat and knocked her mate Michelle Payne out of the record books. Kah now has six Group…

ALTON - One lucky player changed their life dramatically on Sunday, Dec. 11 with a $15 wager. The player won $652902 on a parlay that had 16 overs. This was the largest payout at the Argosy Sportsbook since it opened in March 2020 and one of the largest payouts on a $15 parlay. The bet included 7 different NBA games that were to be played that…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass gives his best bets and runs the rule over the Quaddie legs at Bathurst and Ballina. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! BEST BET Race 2, No. 4: OVERICE Impressive winner of the last two…

Queensland's famous Stradbroke Handicap will be catapulted to one of the richest sprint races in the country after receiving a huge boost on the back of sweeping prizemoney reforms across the state. It can be revealed the time-honoured Group 11400m handicap will be doubled from $1.5m to $3m from next year, in what is the most significant boost in…

Trainer Peter Snowden will recommend Mazu miss the rest of the Brisbane carnival to concentrate on the $15 million The TAB Everest in spring after the boom sprinter's breakthrough Group 1 win in the Doomben 10000 at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Snowden, who trains in partnership with his son Paul, said Mazu proved he is a legitimate The Everest…

Khabib Nurmagomedov: UFC News: 'The Eagle' Khabib Nurmagomedov is rarely out of headlines in the MMA world. And after his dominance as a fighter, Khabib now is in the limelight for his coaching and his own promotion, Eagle FC. The Russian has now made a big revelation about Eagle FC. Khabib started Eagle FC in 2020 after buying Gorilla Fighting…

More than a decade ago, Kiwi trainer Roger James famously had an Aussie Group 1 win stripped in controversial circumstances but there is no taking away the 2022 Queensland Derby from him. Well-backed late ($8.50 into $6.50) despite jumping from a carpark barrier, James' progressive three-year-old stayer Pinarello was simply too good for his Derby…

It was a fantastic night of racing for one lucky punter whose €1.14 each-way Lucky 31 won them over €63000 on races on the All-Weather at Chelmsford. The eagle-eyed punter took a chance on a Lucky 31 which incorporated five races from the Essex track on Thursday evening last. Incredibly, the each way bet paid off in almost the most lucrative way…

To help with your, here is our advice for the Thursday Night Football game. For the season, player prop bets are 37-24 for 61% winning bets, making $1030 per $50 bet. Line: Eagles -14 | Total: 45 points I am betting on the Eagle -14 points as offered at BetMGM. On paper, the Eagles (7-0 straight-up (SU), 5-2 against-the-spread (ATS), 4-3…

The action inside the Etihad Arena on Saturday gave fight fans much to be excited about moving forward after UFC 280. Thrilling finishes and questionable decisions will spark debates over the results for months to come from Abu Dhabi. With former lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov in his corner, Islam Makhachev captured the vacant 155-pound…

Gypsy Goddess storms to victory in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks under jockey William Pike. Picture: Grant Peters - Trackside Photography. Better than Yankee Rose, better than Alligator Blood. And a hell of a lot better than the dark days when he was in the depths of a drug addiction spiral and sleeping in his car in Sydney. Gypsy Goddess' remarkable…

Huetor stunned weight-for-age champion Zaaki to win the Doomben Cup as a few Sydney horses relished finally returning to some dry ground. Zaaki, the $1.24 raging favourite, had every chance, only to finish third behind French import Huetor with Maximal, another import, second. Zaaki's jockey James McDonald was upbeat afterwards, but plenty of…

Frankie Dettori will not bid for an elusive first victory in the Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington next Tuesday (4.00) and will instead ride on another lucrative card at Randwick on the same day, his manager Peter Burrell confirmed on Tuesday. Dettori, who narrowly missed out on glory in the Australian showpiece when runner-up on Max Dynamite in…

The Dallas Mavericks will host the LA Lakers at the American Airlines Center on Tuesday, Mar. 29. The Lakers will head into this road fixture off a disappointing 116-108 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans to slump to 31-43 on the season. Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks are coming off a 114-100 win against the Utah Jazz. Improving to 46-29 on the…

If you haven't played Telegraph Fantasy Football since Euro 2020, there are a few updates you'll need to be aware of, all of which have proven to enhance the competitiveness and enjoyment of the regular Premier League game for the last 18 months. Gameplay Last year we introduced save points for goalkeepers and tackle points for midfielders, which…

As the clock was winding down in Game 6 of the Dallas Mavericks' first-round playoff series against the Utah Jazz in May, Dallas held a 98-96 lead as then-Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic pump-faked Spencer Dinwiddie to attempt a wide-open 3-pointer that could've forced a Game 7. Clank... Somehow, Bogdanovic missed the shot, and the Mavs advanced past…

Startantes is a $9 chance in the Silver Eagle on Saturday. Picture: Grant Peters-Trackside Photography. It was a horror watch for Startantes punters and Rob Heathcote last start, but the Eagle Farm trainer is looking for silver linings as his Group 1 winner heads to the $1m Silver Eagle on Saturday at Randwick. His pint-sized mare never got a crack…

UFC star Islam Makhachev has raised the alarm bells on Charles Oliveira potentially risking their upcoming bout at UFC 280. Makhachev will take on the uncrowned champion in the headlining fight of the card for the vacant lightweight title on Oct. 22 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He goes into the contest on a 10-fight win…

A jockey, chartered accountant, published author, and better known to South African racing folk as a top-notch journalist, Michael Clower announced his retirement last week at the age of 76. We covered his background, which makes for interesting reading, some years ago - We asked Michael to give us a short recap of his time here and provide some of…

Ten races will become the norm in Brisbane over the next month, coinciding with the big spring meetings in the south and punters have more than 120 acceptors to sift through in order to find the winners at Eagle Farm on Saturday. A couple of impressive triallers kick off the day in the 2YO Fillies Plate. Chris Munce's daughter of Spirit Of Boom…

Clemson vs Boston College prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 6, Saturday, October 8 Date: Saturday, October 8 Game Time: 7:30 ET Venue: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA How To Watch: ABC Record: Clemson (5-0), Boston College (2-3) - Oh, so NOW everyone is realizing that DJ Uiagalelei is a good quarterback. He was plagued by dropped…

Dustin Poirier's presence in UFC's pound-for-pound rankings doesn't sit well with Henry Cejudo. Poirier, a former interim lightweight title holder in the promotion, currently sits at #8 on the list. The only two losses in his last 11 fights have come at the hands of champions (at the time) Khabib Nurmagomedov and, most recently, Charles Oliveira -…

The stable of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott could count their morning's work at the Warwick Farm trials as well worthwhile after training the first three over the line in the opening heat, then In The Congo notched another trial win towards a likely Golden Eagle campaign. Should In The Congo line up in the $7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) on…

Mississippi State jumps back into Southeastern Conference play on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium. The Bulldogs (3-1, 0-1 SEC) will host Texas A&M (3-1, 1-0 SEC) at 3 p.m. Saturday in Starkville. For a primer on the Aggies, The Dispatch caught up with Texas A&M beat writer Travis L. Brown of The Eagle in Bryan-College Station, Texas. Brown is now in…

Dudu Dantas, 33 years old, an athlete sponsored by Campobet in MMA, has his next challenge in the sport already scheduled. On October 16, for the Eagle Fighting Championship, Dantas will face, possibly, the Russian Tibur Valiev, in Miami, in the United States. With a record of 23 wins and only seven losses, Dantas still has a Bellator title on his…

Rejuvenated mare ready to build on breakthrough win We're sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We're working to restore it. Please try again later. A five-year-old Brisbane mare makes her first venture back into NSW since swapping states, chasing a second career win at Tuesday's feature Grafton meeting. On a big and open nine-race card to…

BRED by Tony Slattery at his Milltown Britton Stud, the eight-year-old Noah And The Ark (Vinnie Roe) earned blacktype last weekend in some style, running out a nine-length winner of the Grade 1 Lonesome Glory Hurdle at Aqueduct. This success followed a 16-month layoff, and the Todd McKenna owned and trained Noah And The Ark took the honours at the…

Victory Stakes winner Niccanova will be set for another Stradbroke Handicap. Picture: Grant Peters/Trackside Photographer It was a case of so close but yet so far for Niccanova in the Stradbroke Handicap last year but jockey James Orman believes Saturday's Victory Stakes winner can now give him the Group 1 he has been craving. Orman wasted hard to…