Istabraq: Three-time Champion Hurdle winner dies aged 32 | Racing News

Three-time Champion Hurdle winner Istabraq has died at the age of 32, his owner JP McManus has announced. Initially a smart Flat horse for John Gosden, the son of Sadler’s Wells went on to become one of the greatest and most popular National Hunt horses of the modern era after joining Aidan O’Brien. In all…

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Can Jasmine Paolini upset three-time Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek in French Open final? | Tennis News

Jasmine Paolini faces mission impossible when she takes on world No 1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek in the French Open final on Saturday from 2pm [UK and Irish time]. While few would have bet against Swiatek reaching a third successive Paris final, Italian Paolini’s emergence from the other side of the draw was a…

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Iga Swiatek: Three-time French Open champion crushes Anastasia Potapova 6-0 6-0 | Tennis News

World No 1 Iga Swiatek enjoyed a double bagel for breakfast in Paris, trouncing Anastasia Potapova 6-0 6-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open. The three-time champion took to the court an hour early at 11am local time as organisers attempt to get the schedule back on track following all the rain delays.…

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