Brsitol’s Robert Milkins has been knocked out of the World Snooker Championship by qualifier Si Jiahui at the round-of-16 stage. 20-year-old Jiahui, who knocked out world number four Shaun Murphy, will play either Anthony McGill or Cheltenham’s Jack Lisowski in the quarter-final. The youngster began Monday’s session with an 11-5 lead, needing just two frames […]
Author: James Shearman
Could Alfie May leave Cheltenham Town for a Championship club?
Alfie May has become increasingly likely to leave Cheltenham Town in the summer as a result of his excellent goalscoring form. May scored two goals in Town’s latest fixture, a 3-1 win over Forest Green Rovers in League One on Saturday. The brace took his tally to 18 for the season, seven shy of top […]
Swindon’s influence on League Two champions Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient won the League Two title on Saturday with a number of former Swindon players in the squad and ex-Robins boss Richie Wellens at the helm. A 2-0 win over Crewe, courtesy of second-half goals from George Moncur and Charlie Kelman, was enough to get the O’s over the line. Orient return to League […]
Envoi Allen Wins The Ryanair Chase
Envoi Allen has won the The Ryanair Chase for trainer Henry De Bromhead, ridden by Rachael Blackmore. It was a heavily contested race until the winner got away from the pack at the last hurdle. 5/6 favourite Shishkin finished strongly in second but left himself too much work to do after a bad mistake. Rachael […]
Good Time Jonny Wins The Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle
Good Time Jonny has won the The Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle for trainer Tony Martin, ridden by Liam McKenna. It was a heavily contested race until the winner got away from the pack at the last hurdle. 14/1 shot Good Time Jonny finished ahead of Salvador Ziggy in second and Mill Green in third, […]
Stage Star Wins The Turners Novices’ Chase
Stage Star has won the Turners Novices’ Chase for trainer Paul Nicholls, ridden by Harry Cobden. The Owners Group’s horse led all the way and finished ahead of Notlongtillmay in second and Mighty Potter in third. 8/11 favourite Mighty Potter, for trainer Gordon Elliott, had too much work to do and never looked like winning. […]
Ireland Lead Britain 10-5 In Prestbury Cup Ahead of St Patrick’s Thursday At Cheltenham Festival
There is always great rivalry between British and Irish-trained horses at the Cheltenham Festival. The two compete for The Prestbury Cup, named after the nearest village to the Cheltenham Racecourse, which covers all 18 races of the festival. The first to 14 winners takes the cup, which will be lifted by jockeys and trainers from […]
Cheltenham Festival Day Three Preview – St Patrick’s Thursday
Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival is the highlight of the week for many, as the large Irish contingent celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The racing gets underway at 13:30 with the Grade 1 Turners Novices’ Chase, previously won by the likes of Yorkhill and Vautour in recent times. The second race of the day is the […]
Constitution Hill wins Champion Hurdle ahead of State Man
4/11 favourite Constitution Hill has won the Champion hurdle by nine lengths, ahead of State Man in second and Zanahiyr in third. Last year’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle winner was sat just behind the leader until two hurdles out before breaking out from the pack at an incredible speed. Former Cheltenham winner State Man tried to […]
Bangladesh complete 3-0 series whitewash over England
England lost by 16 runs in the third and final T20 against Bangladesh as the hosts completed a 3-0 clean sweep.Bangladesh set the visitors a target of 159, which looked comfortable at 110-1 with Jos Butler and Dawid Malan at the crease. But the pair lost their wickets in consecutive balls before the middle order […]