Grand National urged to increase safety measures after four horses die at Aintree
The death of four horses at the Grand National has prompted calls for tougher safety measures during the race.
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World Championship snooker 2022: Crucible qualifying is cut-throat scene of broken dreams, but who misses out?
On the same weekend the 174th Grand National was run over the arduous fences of Aintree, there were plenty of early fallers in snooker's perilous World Championship qualifiers at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The final round of qualifiers – when 16 players join the 16 top seeds in Thursday morning's draw (11am BST LIVE on Eurosport) for the first round of the sport's main event – has been dubbed 'Judgement Day', but it is actually held over two days, Tuesday 12 April and Wednesday 13 April this week, to determine who will appear at the city's nearby Crucible Theatre.
Blue Jays surrender 11 unanswered runs to Rangers to suffer 1st loss of season
Jonah Heim had two hits and three runs batted in, including a two-run homer, as the Texas Rangers rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 12-6 on Sunday.
IPL 2022, Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants Highlights: Hetmyer, Chahal help Royals edge Lucknow by 3 runs
Shimron Hetmyer's late blitz and four wickets by Yuzvendra Chahal guided Rajasthan Royals to a narrow three-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier league on Sunday. The big-hitting Hetmyer hit an unbeaten 59 off 36 balls and lifted Royals from 67-4 to 165-6 in the second match of the day in Mumbai. As it happened | Scorecard | Points TableFast bowler Trent Boult and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal then rattled the opposition batting to restrict Lucknow, one of the two new franchises in the expanded 10-team IPL, to 162-8. Marcus Stoinis hit an unbeaten 38 off 17 balls to give the Royals a scare but IPL debutant Kuldeep Sen defended 15 off the final over. The left-handed Hetmyer set up victory with a key 68-run fifth-wicket stand with Ravichandran Ashwin afer the Royals were invited to bat first.
Grand National 2022: No turning back for Sam Waley-Cohen
Sam Waley-Cohen won't reverse his decision to retire from the saddle after winning the Randox Grand National aboard 50-1 shot Noble Yeats at at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday.
Ashwin first batter to be retired out in the history of IPL
Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday became the first batter in Indian Premier League history to be retired out after he walked off following his 28 for Rajasthan Royals. Ashwin brought his 23-ball knock to an end in 18.2 overs of the Royals innings against Lucknow Super Giants to allow Riyan Parag join the big-hitting Shimron Hetmyer.
'Pride of Scotland' Ahoy Senor set for Cheltenham Gold Cup campaign after Aintree rout
Borders-based Lucinda Russell has confirmed that her star chaser Ahoy Senor has come out of a recent victory at Aintree in flying form and she is already looking forward to some big targets during the next National Hunt season.
Grand National double tragedy as Eclair Surf and Discorama die at Aintree
Leading National Hunt trainer, Emma Lavelle has announced that her progressive chaser Éclair Surf has lost his life following a serious injury during Saturday’s Grand National.