Rachael Blackmore and Honeysuckle make history in Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival
Honeysuckle successfully defended her title when becoming the first mare to win a second Champion Hurdle on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival.
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No gambling on preparation as Ireland eye Triple Crown against Scotland
Just after Johnny Sexton finished his press duties, the 10-1 Scottish fancy Corach Rambler ran between the front runners with 50 yards to go to claim the Handicap Chase at Cheltenham.
GPA stand-off continues as Wexford cancel press event
Wexford GAA have cancelled a planed media event as the standoff between the GPA and the GAA continues.
Klopp says Liverpool aim to be as ‘annoying’ as possible in title race
LONDON: Jurgen Klopp said Tuesday that Liverpool are aiming to be as “annoying as possible” as they hunt down Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. City’s goalless draw at Crystal Palace on Monday means Klopp’s side can close the gap to a single point with victory at in-form Arsenal on Wednesday, with a trip to the Etihad still to come. In the 2018/19 season, Liverpool won their final nine league matches only for Pep Guardiola’s team to reel off 14 successive victories to finish top by a point.
Leicester Tigers fined for salary cap breach
Leicester have been fined £309,841.06 but avoided any points deduction after a Premiership Rugby investigation found they had failed to comply with salary cap regulations. It was discovered that the league leaders had entered into an arrangements whereby a third-party company made payments to the image rights companies of Leicester players.
Kate Sullivan named player of the month for February
Dublin's Kate Sullivan has been named The Croke Park/LGFA player of the month for February.
Cheltenham Festival: Jargon buster
Horses being ‘given the office’, beasts getting a taste of ‘the gentleman’s persuader’, what does it all mean? Here are just some of the terms in the racing lexicon that we could hear this week.
Seamus Power in line for Masters qualification as returns to world's top 50
Seamus Power is in line to appear at his first Masters next month after moving up the world rankings published this week.