Tag: Grand
Graham Lee: Good Racing Company launch new racing club to raise funds for injured jockey 20 years on from Grand National victory | Racing News
Twenty years on from Graham Lee’s famous Grand National victory aboard Amberleigh House at Aintree, a new racing club has been launched to raise vital funds for the injured jockey. Lee, 48, suffered a serious spinal injury after being unseated from his mount Ben Macdui as the stalls opened for a race at Newcastle in…
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German Darts Grand Prix: Luke Humphries thrashes Michael van Gerwen 8-1 to cruise to victory | Darts News
Luke Humphries claimed his sixth PDC European Tour title in spectacular style with glory over Michael van Gerwen in Monday’s NEO.bet German Darts Grand Prix final. World Champion Humphries had picked up his maiden European Tour success in the German Darts Grand Prix two years ago, and recaptured the title to the delight of a…
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Cheltenham Festival tips: Langer Dan backed for Coral Cup glory on day two and a Grand Annual pick | Racing News
At The Races tipster Hugh Taylor has a pair of selections on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival, coming in the Coral Cup and Grand Annual. Libberty Hunter (Grand Annual – 4.50pm) LIBBERTY HUNTER‘s jumping is understandably a work in progress, but he has looked a novice chaser on the up and with the…
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Oliver Bearman: British teenager replaces Carlos Sainz at Ferrari for Saudi Grand Prix as Spaniard undergoes surgery | F1 News
British teenager Oliver Bearman will replace Carlos Sainz at Ferrari for this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after the Spaniard underwent successful surgery for appendicitis. Sainz missed his media duties on Wednesday through illness before participating in both of Thursday’s practice sessions in Jeddah, but Ferrari announced ahead of Friday’s final practice and qualifying that…
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Lewis Hamilton hopes for ‘fun’ Bahrain Grand Prix after sacrificing qualifying pace for season-opening F1 race | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton has revealed he went in a different direction with set-up compared to Mercedes team-mate George Russell in a bid to be stronger in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday. Hamilton will start ninth for the season-opening race, which begins at 3pm on Sky Sports F1 and NOW, after a disappointing qualifying. But Russell…
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Luke Littler survives nine-darter from Simon Whitlock to reach European Grand Prix in April | Darts News
Luke Littler has reached the European Darts Grand Prix in April after coming through a nine-darter from Simon Whitlock during Wednesday’s qualifying stage. The 17-year-old edged former World Championship runner-up Whitlock 6-5 before similar last-leg wins over Danny van Trijp and Ian White to take one of the 10 spots up for grabs. Littler will…
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Grand National: Top-weight Hewick bids to join Red Rum in Aintree history books for John ‘Shark’ Hanlon | Racing News
King George hero Hewick will carry top weight in this year’s Grand National after the ratings were unveiled in Liverpool. John ‘Shark’ Hanlon’s bargain £800 purchase has proved a revelation in recent years, winning the Galway Plate, Oaksey Chase and the American Grand National, collating over £600,000 in prize money. Those victories came before a…
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Meralco denies TNT to win Season 3 Grand Finals
Meralco Bolts win their first ever PBA 3×3 Grand Finals. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–Meralco Bolts ruled the PBA 3×3 Season 3 third conference Grand Finals and denied TNT Triple Giga their bid for a back-to-back grand slam on Monday. The Bolts beat the Triple Giga, 21-71-, in the last grand finals of Season 3 at…
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Super League Grand Final’s Harry Sunderland Trophy renamed Rob Burrow Award | Rugby League News
The player of the match award in Super League’s Grand Final will be renamed the Rob Burrow Award, Rugby League Commercial has confirmed. The award will replace the Harry Sunderland Trophy, which has been presented to the player of the match in the previous 26 Grand Finals since 1998 – having been introduced in 1965, and…
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AC Milan considered offering record-breaking Grand Slam holder Novak Djokovic mental coach role – Paper Talk | Football News
The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers… DAILY EXPRESS The owner of AC Milan is said to have considered bringing Novak Djokovic on board as the Serie A club’s mental coach. The record-breaking Grand Slam holder is a self-confessed Rossoneri fanatic – but an approach eventually did not transpire. Red Bull technical advisor…
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