Tag: Willie
Willie Peters: Hull KR aspire to Wigan Warriors achievements, starting with Super League Grand Final win | Rugby League News
Hull KR head coach Willie Peters was full of respect for Super League Grand Final opponents Wigan Warriors, admitting that his club “aspire” to their opposition’s achievements. Wigan are competing in their 13th Grand Final, aiming for their seventh victory, while the Robins enter the big dance for the first time ever. Indeed, the Robins…
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Celtic and Dundee Utd wrongly denied penalties, Scottish referee chief Willie Collum says in first VAR review | Football News
The Scottish Football Association’s head of referees Willie Collum believes Celtic and Dundee United should have been awarded penalties following his early-season assessment of VAR. Collum also criticised referee Matthew MacDermid’s body language before Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers scored against St Johnstone in their Premier Sports Cup win at Hampden Park last month. Former referee…
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Today on Sky Sports Racing: Willie Mullins saddles Fine Margin at Fontwell | Racing News
The Willie Mullins contingent are back on British shores, as Fine Margin heads for Fontwell – live on Sky Sports Racing… 2.39 Fontwell – Willie Mullins saddles Fine Margin Seven-year-old gelding Fine Margin makes the trip from Willie Mullins’ Closutton yard for this Star Sports We Believe In Bookmaking Maiden Hurdle. This horse was last…
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Willie Collum named Scottish FA head of refereeing and will replace outgoing Crawford Allan | Football News
Top-flight official Willie Collum has been named the new Scottish FA head of refereeing. He will replace the outgoing Crawford Allan and take up his new role in July – ending an almost 30-year career as a ref. The appointment comes following an “extensive recruitment process” that featured applicants from across the UK, Europe, North…
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Cheltenham Festival: Willie Mullins confirms Ballyburn to run in Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle | Racing News
Willie Mullins has confirmed the newly-named Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle as Ballyburn’s Cheltenham Festival target, with Mystical Power and Tullyhill both bound for the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. Beaten by Firefox on his hurdling debut at Fairyhouse in December, Ballyburn subsequently bolted up over two and a half miles at Leopardstown before successfully reverting to…
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Emiliano Sala: Cardiff City suing football agent Willie McKay five years after plane disaster | Football News
Cardiff City are suing football agent Willie McKay in order to gain information about his involvement in the Emiliano Sala transfer in 2019. Sala was due to complete a club record move to Cardiff from Nantes during the January transfer window that year but tragically died after his private plane crashed over the English Channel.…
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Galmoy Hurdle: Monkfish into Stayers’ Hurdle picture with dominant Gowran victory for Willie Mullins | Racing News
Monkfish threw his hat into the Stayers’ Hurdle ring with a battling comeback victory in the John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park. It is fast approaching four years since the Willie Mullins-trained chestnut edged a thrilling Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. The following season, he looked a potential superstar in the…
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Guinness Faugheen Novice Chase: Gaelic Warrior shows star quality for Willie Mullins in Limerick romp | Racing News
Gaelic Warrior ran out a tremendous winner of the Guinness Faugheen Novice Chase at Limerick for Patrick and Willie Mullins. Racing in the famous pink and green Susannah and Rich Ricci colours that Faugheen sported throughout his illustrious career, he looks booked for the very top. While in the past connections have hinted at a…
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Allaho returns to action with easy Clonmel Oil Chase win for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend | Racing News
Allaho made the perfect return to action when making every yard of the running in the Clonmel Oil Chase. The nine-year-old had not been seen in action since slamming Clan Des Obeaux over three miles in the Punchestown Gold Cup back in 2022. However, he has made his name as a chaser over intermediate trips,…
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Melbourne Cup: Willie Mullins dreaming of bringing Flemington showpiece to Carlow with Vauban and Absurde | Racing News
Victory for either Vauban or Absurde in the Lexus Melbourne Cup would rank alongside the highlights of Willie Mullins’ career, according to the multiple Irish National Hunt champion trainer. There is barely a prize in jumps racing that Mullins has not won, with the County Carlow handler counting three Cheltenham Gold Cups, four Champion Hurdles…
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