#Comfort Zone

Memphis came out with a pathetic effort against Denver, but has usually rebounded from such performances this year. Both that and the possible return of Ja Morant are bad news for New Orleans, as our Pelicans vs. Grizzlies picks explain. Motivation and stamina are often the keys in the final weeks of the NBA season, and are two concepts worth…

Fixture: (30) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Alexander Bublik Date: 17 January 2023 Tournament: Australian Open 2023 Round: First Round (Round of 128) Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt Prize money: $76500000 Thirtieth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will square off against Alexander Bublik in the first round of…

Hannibal Barca (right): seen here finishing fourth to Luxembourg in the Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster The presence of Hannibal Barca, having his first start for Joseph O'Brien, adds significant intrigue to this Group 3 which was won by Leading Light in 2013 prior to his St Leger success. Indeed, he went on to win the Ascot Gold Cup the…

Haddex Des Obeaux: could be just the sort for a big handicap following his win at Warwick On a busy day of action across Britain and Ireland, there were plenty of clues on offer looking ahead to some of the major handicaps at Cheltenham, Aintree and Punchestown this spring, but who caught the eyes of our judges? As Tony Blair might have said, the…

The Betfair Ascot Chase could be next for Shishkin Nicky Henderson has nominated the Betfair Ascot Chase on February 18 as the likely next race for Shishkin after the star chaser underwent a recent wind procedure. The Lambourn trainer had been hoping to run in Saturday's Silviniaco Conti Chase at Kempton but a flipped palate ruled him out of the…

Kateira & Perseus Way - 2pt Win - 2.17/1 (Paddy Power) singleSelection singleSelection First up, I'm playing the double of Kateira & Perseus Way. The first selection is Kateira in the Mares' Novice Hurdle. I was very impressed with her win the last day. It was a Class 4 race officially but I thought it would be a race to follow and it is already…

A Grade 3 stakes winner last time in New York, Champions Dream headlines a strong pair of stablemates for Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse in Saturday's $125000 Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. Likely to be favored in the field of six, the son of Justify has won 2-of-3 starts for former trainer Danny Gargan. Debuting at Saratoga, he broke his maiden…

Honeysuckle and Rachael Blackmore will aim to bounce back from her first defeat at Fairyhouse to win a fourth consecutive Irish Champion Hurdle This year's Dublin Racing Festival looks set to play host to a star-studded line-up after early entries for the two-day Irish calendar highlight at Leopardstown were revealed on Thursday. Eight Grade 1s…

Welcome to NHL 99, The Athletic's countdown of the best 100 players in modern NHL history. We're ranking 100 players but calling it 99 because we all know who's No. 1 - it's the 99 spots behind No. 99 we have to figure out. Every Monday through Saturday until February we'll unveil new members of the list. Brett Hull was just 21 years old and coming…

Inches separated TCU from perfection. After coming up just short in the Big 12 championship game against Kansas State, the Horned Frogs and first-year coach Sonny Dykes will settle for the most unexpected College Football Playoff berth in the history of the postseason format. And now the really hard part begins: third-seeded TCU enters the Vrbo…

The Churchill gelding was a neck superior to Dixon Cove in the Grade Two event at Chepstow over Christmas. The JP McManus-owned four-year-old had previously finished third at Fairyhouse to Triumph Hurdle favourite Lossiemouth, who subsequently franked that form by winning a Grade Two at Leopardstown on Boxing Day. The Owning Hill handler is keen to…

No. 1 Georgia will take on No. 3 TCU in the 2023 College Football Playoff championship game. Game time is set for 8 p.m. ET on Jan. 9 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Cailf. The game will be televised on ESPN. Georgia (14-0) beat No. 4 Ohio State 42-41 in the CFP semifinals at the Peach Bowl. Bulldogs QB Stetson Bennett bolstered his big-game…

It all comes down to this. More than 130 teams gathered on their respective campuses back in August hoping this was their year, grinding away toward their dreams no matter how farfetched they were on the College Football Playoff futures odds board. Now TCU and Georgia are the only two left standing, with the Frogs and Dogs going head-to-head…

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A winner at Kempton first time out this season, he finished runner-up in the Elite Hurdle at Wincanton before coming home fourth of five to runaway winner Constitution Hill in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day. The evergreen 11-year-old, owned by Simon Munir and Isaac Souede, will build towards the Cheltenham Festival with a possible…

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There is a sensation particular to watching Pep Guardiola's Manchester City. Most of the time they're thrilling and brilliant, but every now and then something seems to stutter, and a vast cloud of nothingness balloons over the pitch. 98% of the time his teams destroy the opposition. 2% of the time they smother themselves. Lampard - I wanted to…

The Thursday night slate is a good one with several marquee games, including an excellent mid-major tilts featuring UAB vs. Florida Atlantic. Teams are getting into more of a rhythm now, as they're playing games on a regular schedule. The exams and holidays often lead to long layoffs upwards of a week or more. Athletes are creatures of habit and…

It was another fantastic festive period of equine action as Leopardstown and Limerick took centre stage at the end of December. Not surprisingly, Kilkenny trainer Willie Mullins continued to dominate the training sphere over the days after Christmas as he saddled 16 winners, of which were five Grade 1's. In total Mullins had 73 runners over the…

The first place Denver Nuggets will host the ice-cold Los Angeles Clippers on TNT Thursday. Here is our Clippers-Nuggets NBA pick based on the top odds. The Nuggets are expected to be nearly fully healthy, with their preferred lineup of Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokić all set to start together…

As much as we like to believe the opposite, one play is never entirely responsible for any result in college football. But there are particular moments that seemingly define the season. What if that turnover doesn't happen? Or the field goal is made, or the defense comes up with a clutch stop? Heading into the national championship between Georgia…

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At the age of 92 most of us would be safely tucked up in bed at around 11pm with a big day ahead, but the Queen showed phenomenal staying power on Friday night by staying up late to watch her homebred four-year-old Call To Mind win the Grade 2 Belmont Gold Cup Invitational before talking to her racing adviser John Warren on the phone…

The New York Islanders will take on the Nashville Predators in NHL action on Thursday. New York have had a decent season, winning 11 of their 17 games so far. They are in second place in the Eastern Conference Metropolitan Division with 22 points and are in the comfort zone of the playoffs qualification and will look to sustain their league…

Monmiral: the likely favourite for Paul Nicholls Weighing up Graded novice chases in the middle portion of the season has its unique challenges. Who do you side with: horses who have shown the most promise in their nascent chasing careers or those who have a generally larger body of work over hurdles which may not be as relevant? There is no…

Paul Shailer looks set to claim his first Country Cup at Kempsey. Picture: AAP Image-Jono Searle Freshly minted New South Wales trainer Paul Shailer steps straight into feature racing on his first day at the office with a red-hot chance of taking out Sunday's crucial Port Macquarie Cup Prelude via recent internet purchase, Relucent. Shailer, a…

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James McDonald and Jamie Kah highlight the Doomben meeting with big fields in most races and plenty looking to stamp their Magic Millions credentials. The weather has been mainly fine but there is always some give in the surface at Doomben and with the rail out four metres I am staying with the class animals that can travel near the speed and make…

Admittedly, the now 20-year-old Crusaders prop was "skinnier back then", but he'd always played centre and No 8 growing up in Perth, and No 8 when he returned to New Zealand and played for Kerikeri High School. But, having earned a scholarship at Auckland's St Kentigern College, he figured he'd best roll with coach Tai Lavea's instructions at the…

It was a shame Edwardstone unseated Tom Cannon at the fifth in the Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton. He had been brilliant in the Tingle Creek and this was supposed to be further evidence that he's ready to have a real crack at Energumene in the Queen Mother Champion Chase. Alas, it wasn't to be, but at least he returned unscathed and the Champion…

World number 35 Jil Teichmann of Switzerland will face the 441st-ranked and Kazakh player Zhibek Kulambayeva on the second day of the 2023 United Cup to played on Friday, December 30. Get the live streaming options of this Jil Teichmann v Zhibek Kulambayeva match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here. Looking to watch the 2023 United…

When a then-29-year-old samurai-inspired warrior and a 42-year-old veteran faced off inside the octagon in June, nobody could have predicted the all-out war that unfolded between the two. At UFC 275, Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira fought for the latter's UFC light heavyweight title. A violent assassin, Prochazka was riding a 12-fight win streak…

Jungle Prose has thrived since joining Gordon Elliott and has shown marked improvement to rack up a four-timer. She was unable to justify good support on her first start for the yard at Gowran Park in September, but she offered some encouragement and, with cheekpieces added, built on that promise to register a decisive success in a mares' handicap…

Irish racing expert Johnny Ward has four bets for Tuesday's action at Leopardstown and Limerick, with his "bet of the day" running in the 3.15pm. JP McManus had a fantastic winner in Saint Roi on Monday, and it looks like the County Limerick native will have a good day again on Tuesday, including at his local track. You may have seen my interview…

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Ghaiyyath won the Juddmonte International on day one of the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival, for Will Buick and Charlie Appleby. Updates here Jockey William Buick with Ghaiyyath after their win in the 2020 Juddmonte International Ghaiyyath turned the Juddmonte International into a procession to land his Group One hat-trick. Will Buick set the…

JARRYD Hayne's stunning decision to retire from NFL to chase an Olympic gold medal in rugby sevens caught the sporting world off guard. It leaves fans from three sports - NFL, rugby union and rugby league - with a mountain of questions about what Hayne's reasons were and what his future might look like. We analyse the five biggest questions from…

Another day passes and the New York Islanders remain the only team not to have made a transaction since the opening of free agency, Calle Odelius aside. The Matthew Tkachuk situation seemingly presented opportunity for Isles GM Lou Lamoriello to become a beneficiary of the team that acquired the 24-year-old winger until the Florida Panthers swooped…

Caleb Williams entered Saturday's game against Notre Dame with an unexpected additional storyline swirling around him. With C.J. Stroud and Ohio State losing to Michigan, it seemed like the Heisman Trophy was suddenly Williams' to lose. And he did nothing to relinquish his grip in USC's 38-27 win over Notre Dame. Williams was sensational,…

There have been some seriously dark times in the rich, turbulent history that is Welsh rugby. You only have to recall the countless thrashings by New Zealand - some of which are too painful to remember without feeling embarrassed - but South Africa dished out the worst beating on June 27, 1998. In the last passage of play, replacement Springbok…

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Minnesota Wild in NHL action on Wednesday. After playing well in the second half of the season, Detroit have gone off track. They are placed fourth in the Eastern Conference Atlantic with 32 points and will look to improve in the upcoming game. Minnesota comes into this one on a two-game winning streak and are…

STOLEN SILVER still looked to have running in him when unseating at the third last in the Paddy Power Gold Cup last month and is given another chance as he still looks on a decent mark based on his Silver Trophy win here in the spring. Il Ridoto shaped well in fourth in the Paddy Power and Paul Nicholls has a good record in this race so he's an…

Aaron Judge is staying put, Trea Turner is headed back to the National League East, Jacob deGrom and Justin Verlander are switching state income taxes and Willson Contreras is changing sides in a heated National League Central rivalry... that's just a taste of the flurry of moves. MLB's first in-person Winter Meetings in three years was a veritable…

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As you might expect of a mare whose 16-race unbeaten record includes 12 Grade 1s, Honeysuckle has achieved much more on the form book than her Hatton's Grace rivals (14:30 Fairyhouse) and is at least 11 lb clear on Timeform's weight-adjusted ratings. Equally predictable, however, is the fact she's a long-odds on favourite. For those looking for one…

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