Saturday’s racing tips: Preview, odds and best bets for Eclipse day at Sandown
Racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge brings us his horse racing tips for Saturday with a focus on Sandown’s big day and the Eclipse
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Ben Shelton needs just 69 seconds to complete match halted on Thursday night
Shelton won all four points on his own serve to wrap up a straight-sets victory.
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Why the dominance of Tadej Pogacar and the ‘big four’ will warp the 2025 Tour de France
Pogacar will be the outstanding favourite for the yellow jersey when the Tour de France begins in Lille on Saturday, and his attacking style will leave the rest of the peloton feeding off scraps
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Naomi Osaka’s wait to reach Wimbledon fourth round goes on
The former world number one was beaten 3-6 6-4 6-4.
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Jamie Smith and Harry Brook launch England counter-attack against India
The hosts had been reduced to 84 for five before Smith and Brook combined forces with an explosive stand of 165 from just 25 overs.
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Jamie Smith and Harry Brook launch England counter-attack against India
The hosts had been reduced to 84 for five before Smith and Brook combined forces with an explosive stand of 165 from just 25 overs.
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Mohamed Salah ‘frightened’ to return to Liverpool following Diogo Jota’s death
Jota tragically died following a car crash in Spain at the age of 28, alongside brother Andre Silva
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Mohamed Salah fearful of returning to Liverpool following Diogo Jota’s death
Reds players were due back this weekend to begin the preliminaries of pre-season.
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Portuguese player dons black ribbon in tribute to Diogo Jota during Wimbledon doubles match
Francisco Cabral wore a black ribbon during his second-round defeat in the men’s doubles in SW19
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How do Tour de France riders go to the toilet?
How do the peloton answer nature’s call out on the road?
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Lucy Bronze says tough opener makes England’s Euro challenge ‘more exciting’
The 2022 semi-finalists are the first opponents for Sarina Wiegman’s side.
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Football super-agent Jonathan Barnett accused of keeping woman as ‘sex slave’
Barnett managed ex-Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale and orchestrated his world record transfer
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On a budget? Here’s how to get Wimbledon Centre Court tickets for just £15
You could pay £270 and get tickets the normal way, or save hundreds with this hack
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Matt Sherratt ‘doubles down on the basics’ in bid to end Wales’ losing streak
The country’s last Test win came against Georgia in October 2023.
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Dan Biggar questions Owen Farrell’s Lions call-up: ‘It doesn’t really make sense’
Farrell will join up with the squad in Australia having not played for nine weeks due to injury
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Lions’ props roam the team hotel like ‘migrating bison’ – Pierre Schoeman
Schoeman revealed the group have formed a tight bond off the field.
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Trump plans to celebrate 250 years of independence with a UFC fight at the White House
“We're gonna have a UFC fight on the grounds of the White House,” Trump said Thursday night in Iowa
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Luke Cowan-Dickie backs Lions call-up for ‘class player’ Owen Farrell
Andy Farrell’s decision to turn to his 33-year-old son is controversial given his last England appearance was almost two years ago.
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Marcus Rashford makes pre-season plan despite icy relationship with Man United manager Ruben Amorim
Amorim and Rashford have not spoken about his potential return to Old Trafford after he was frozen out and sent on loan to Aston Villa last season
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Diogo Jota: The Liverpool star and family man who married childhood sweetheart days before his death
Jota played for teams including Atletico Madrid, Wolves and Liverpool in a career that brought plenty of success at club and international level
