Grand National 2022: Pinstickers’ guide to all the runners and riders in Saturday’s Aintree showpiece
Saturday sees the 174th running of the Grand National at Aintree.
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Grand National 2022 runners and riders - full list of horses racing this year
The country's largest horse racing event will soon be underway as thousands of racegoers attend Aintree for the first time since lockdown restrictions have been lifted. The Grand National will be broadcasted live on ITV1 at 5.15pm on Saturday, April 9 and will be watched by more than 500 million people across the globe.
UAE Team Emirates' Spanish youngster, Juan Ayuso - 'Tadej Pogacar is helping me become a better rider'
“To be learning from and to be close to the best rider in the world is amazing,” UAE Team Emirates Juan Ayuso tells this week’s GCN Eurosport Cycling Show. “He’s helping me to become a better rider.” Winners beget winners. Whether from additional sponsors or an increase in investment by originals, two Tour de France victories enable an outfit to attract a level of financial backing that can turn it from a team with a great rider, to a great team.
IPL 2022, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Highlights: Pat Cummins equals record for fastest IPL fifty as KKR beat MI by 5 wickets
Pat Cummins shone with the bat like never before, equalling the record for the fastest fifty in the IPL, including amassing 35 runs in an over, as Kolkata Knight Riders crushed Mumbai Indians by five wickets on Wednesday. Cummins blazed away to his fifty in just 14 balls, joining KL Rahul on the top of the leaderboard, while opener Venkatesh Iyer batted through the innings for his unbeaten 41-ball 50, as KKR completed a chase of 162 with as many as four overs to spare. As it happened | Scorecard | Points TableIt was unbelievable stuff from Cummins as KKR, needing 35 from 30 balls, got them all in just six deliveries with the Australian Test captain hitting six sixes and four boundaries in his 15-ball 56. Daniel Sams bore the brunt of Cummins' onslaught the most, conceding 35 runs in the 16th over, which sealed it for KKR.
Pat Cummins Equals Record For Fastest IPL Fifty As Kolkata Knight Riders Beat Mumbai Indians by 5 Wickets
Premier pacer Pat Cummins starred with the bat like never before, equalling the record for the fastest fifty in the IPL, including amassing 35 in an over, as Kolkata Knight Riders crushed Mumbai Indians by five wickets on Wednesday. Cummins blazed away to his fifty in just 14 balls, joining KL Rahul on the top of the leaderboard, while opener Venkatesh Iyer batted through the innings for his unbeaten 41-ball 50, as KKR completed a chase of 162 with as many as four overs to spare.
IPL 2022, KKR vs MI Live Score: Kolkata Knight Riders Eye Quick Breakthroughs After Opting To Bowl
IPL 2022 Live Score Updates Between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians: Kolkata Knight Riders will look to take early wickets after after opting to bowl against Mumbai Indians in the 14th game of IPL 2022 season at the MCA Stadium in Pune. Pat Cummins has been included in KKR's playing XI while Suryakumar Yadav is back into the Mumbai Indians lineup. Mumbai Indians will look to register their first win this season, while KKR will look to keep the momentum going. It would be interesting to see whether dew plays a part in the game between MI and KKR or not. (LIVE SCORECARD)
IPL 2022, MI vs KKR: Big test for unsettled Mumbai Indians against Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders do not enjoy a healthy head-to-head record against the Mumbai Indians, having managed to win just seven of the 29 matches that the two had played across 14 IPL seasons so far. But the twice IPL champions will fancy their chances to improve on that when they take on MI again in Pune on Wednesday. They would also love to return to the MCA stadium, the venue of this game, where they had won all their six matches between 2012 and 2017.
ERC Endurance-Ducati sends words of support to injured rider Zanetti ahead of EWC opener
ERC Endurance-Ducati has taken to social media to send words of support to Lorenzo Zanetti after the Italian was injured in an accident at Misano in Italy last weekend. Zanetti was scheduled to contest the FIM Endurance World Championship season-opening 24 Heures Motos next week but had to undergo surgery following his crash in the Campionato Italiano Velocità event at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. A post on Zanetti’s Facebook page read: “Too bad the weekend ended this way.