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California Spangle, seen at trackwork Dec. 7, tackles champion Golden Sixty and some tough foreign competition in Sunday's Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Mile. Photo courtesy of Hong Kong Jockey Club HONG KONG, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The Longines Hong Kong International Races take center stage in weekend horse racing, with competition from around the globe…

When Bernard Lapasset first met the International Olympic Council to negotiate the reinstatement of rugby union in the Rio Games, he addressed them in four languages. Needless to say, they came away impressed, and it is that internationalist approach which has made the World Rugby chairman one of the most pivotal figures in the development of the…

California Spangle holds off Golden Sixty in Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Mile Photo courtesy of Hong Kong Jockey Club HONG KONG, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- A super day for Hong Kong highlighted weekend horse racing with action-starved fans emerging from pandemic lockdowns to cheer on some new heroes from the Sha Tin Racecourse grandstand. Two-year-old filly…

While the undefeated, unchallenged 4-year-old colt Flightline may be drawing the majority of the headlines for this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland, there are, as always, a number of other compelling stories hidden amongst this year's contenders. Some of those listed below are race favorites; others may well offer the longest…

LEXINGTON, Ky.- Arriving Tuesday night from Prairie Meadows was trainer Tim Martin and Thomas Lepic's Tyler's Tribe. Undefeated in five starts by a combined 59¾ lengths, the Iowa-bred is being pointed to the $2 million FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) or the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1), both on Nov. 4. "He will go to the…

Life Is Good warms up for Breeders' Cup with a win in Saturday's Grade I Woodward at Aqueduct. Photo by Dom Napolitano, courtesy of New York Racing Association Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Some monumental showdowns loom in next month's Breeders' Cup World Championships after impressive weekend performances by the likes of Life Is Good, Hot Rod Charlie, Ce Ce…

The international soccer season is officially in full effect with the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League and Europa League group stages kicking off this week. The English Premier League waits for no team, though, as the domestic season chugs along, despite European play commencing. Matchweek 6 was a tough one for the Premier League's Big 6. While…

The early months of 2020 marked the beginning of a number of things; the beginning of a decade, the rise of a deadly, little-known disease named Coronavirus, the dramatic transformation of the lives of millions around the globe. One thing remained the same, though. Every year, starting in January, thousands of Thoroughbred racehorses enter the…