The West Virginia Derby is back after a year’s hiatus. And so are Mr. Wireless and Bourbonic, who headline Saturday’s Grade 3 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Park. The two 3-year-olds provide the recognizable names for the 1 1/8-mile race, which skipped 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. Those created logistical […]
The Netherlands reached its fifth straight gold medal game in women’s Olympic field hockey on Wednesday, dispatching Great Britain 5-1 to set up a confrontation with Argentina on Saturday. The Argentinians eliminated India 2-1 to book their place in the final, where they’ll seek the nation’s first gold medal in […]
April Ross and Alix Klineman have the opportunity to complete an unlikely dream on Friday as the duo competes in the gold medal match of the Olympic women’s beach volleyball tournament in Tokyo. Ross and Klineman will take on Australians Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar in the best […]
Sweden has run through its opposition in the Olympic women’s soccer tournament, outscoring opponents 13-3 on its way to winning all five matches thus far. That makes the Swedes a clear favorite heading into the gold medal match against a strong Canadian squad on Friday. Olympic officials moved the gold […]
Lionel Messi (34) will leave FC Barcelona after failing to reach an agreement on a contract extension with the club. The information was confirmed by the club through an official statement. Less than two days after it was reported that Messi’s new contract was a done deal and that he […]
Romelu Lukaku is one step closer to returning to Stamford Bridge after telling Inter Milan he wants a transfer to Chelsea. The 28-year old Belgian striker was previously under contract with the West London club between 2011 and 2014. Inter rejected two bids for Lukaku from Chelsea, but a third […]
Dayoutoftheoffice, one of the best juvenile fillies of 2020 and a Grade 1 winner, retired Wednesday, three days before she was set to run in Saturday’s Grade 1 Test Stakes at Saratoga. The winner of last year’s Grade 1 Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park, Dayoutoftheoffice just clocked a bullet 59-second […]
That Jesus’ Team is running in a race named after Alydar is rather apt; a case of history going in circles rather than a straight line. First things first, however. Friday’s Alydar, named after the horse who finished second to Affirmed in all three legs of the 1978 Triple Crown, […]
Just over three weeks ago, Australia defeated the United States in a men’s basketball exhibition in Las Vegas. Now, Team USA will try to turn the tables on the Australians when it really counts: in a semifinal matchup at the Tokyo Olympics. The US fended off a game challenge from […]
Australia and Belgium each delivered convincing victories in the semifinals to set up a gold medal clash between the two remaining undefeated teams in the men’s field hockey tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. Australia knocked off Germany 3-1 on Tuesday, while Belgium beat India 5-2 to reach the final. Belgium […]
Team USA suffered a devastating loss on Monday when Canada defeated the United States 1-0 in the semifinals of the women’s soccer tournament. But the American women can still leave the Tokyo Olympics with a medal if they can get past Australia in Thursday’s bronze medal match. Both the United […]
Louis van Gaal is coming back into football management to take charge of the Netherlands national team. It will be his third stint as head coach after leading the Dutch from 2000 to 2001, and then from 2012 to 2014. The 69-year-old manager signed a contract until the end of […]
The Premier League champions are set to make the most expensive transfer in English football history when Jack Grealish heads to Etihad in exchange for $140 million. City submitted its offer to Aston Villa on Friday, with multiple media sources claiming the Midlands club will allow their captain to leave. […]
Christian Eriksen returned to Milan for the first time since leaving for Denmark’s training camp ahead of the Euros at the end of last season. Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch in Denmark’s Euro 2020 opener against Finland, on July 12, and it appeared his professional career was […]
The United States women’s basketball team hasn’t been quite as dominant as usual so far at the Tokyo Olympics. But Team USA still comfortably went 3-0 in the preliminary round to set up a date with Australia in the quarterfinals. The Americans only won their three pool play games by […]
Chelsea wants Romelu Lukaku back after hearing Dortmund’s firm position regarding star striker Erling Haaland. The Champions League winners made a bid worth $120 million for Lukaku, with Spanish defender Marcos Alonso included in the deal. Inter turned down the transfer attempt. The Italian giants believe Lukaku will be impossible […]
Nobody picked a unique winning ticket for Monday’s Manitoba Derby Day Jackpot Pick 5, which didn’t prevent horseplayers from wagering a record $2,542,309 on Assiniboia Downs’ Manitoba Derby Day card. The cash avalanche included a record $1,488,795 coming in on the Jackpot Pick 5. That cash chased a $1 million […]
2019 World Skate Championships winner Heimana Reynolds leads a Team USA contingent with serious medal hopes as they head into the men’s skateboarding park competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. Reynolds is joined by fellow Americans Cory Juneau and Zion Wright as the top three favorites in the competition. […]
It takes a lot to upstage the Grade 1 Travers Stakes, but undefeated Life Is Good facing standout one-turn artist Jackie’s Warrior in the Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Handicap could be the best race on the Aug. 28 Travers Day card at Saratoga. According to the Daily Racing […]
While she returned under tack to WinStar Farm, defending Breeders’ Cup Distaff champion Monomoy Girl is doubtful for this year’s Breeders’ Cup. The two-time event champion and current Champion Older Female has been out since mid-April, recovering from muscle strains and hamstring issues. BloodHorse reported that Monomoy Girl isn’t expected […]
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