Cricket fans around the world are looking forward to this summer’s big event, the 12th one-day World Cup, which will be held in England and Wales from 30 May to 14 July. First contested in 1975, the tournament format has changed over time but in 2019 will comprise all 10 teams playing each other in…
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, simply the greatest… known as Ali. Former world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali would have turned 77 today… but just under 30 months since he passed away on 3 June 2016 it’s not his skill in the ring that’s so greatly missed… it’s all the other qualities…
Double World Indoor medallist and Diamond League champion Laura Muir is among the big names who have already committed to the Spar British Athletics Indoor Championships next month. A championships steeped in history, the event is now in its 63rd year and will feature the best athletes in Britain battling it out for honours at…
A year ago today one of the greatest inspirations to a generation of black athletes passed away… he was only 59, but his impact on the world of football in Britain will be remembered for far longer than that. The third black player to line up for England after Nottingham Forest defender Viv Anderson and…
The first race-day of the year gets under starter’s orders at Newbury Racecourse a week today with a six-race card over the fences. Gates open on Wednesday, 16 January, at 11am, with the first race off at 1.10pm. An exciting card features the Betfred Mobile Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase won last year by subsequent Grade…
This year the only National Hunt racecourse built in the UK in the last 90 years celebrates its 10th anniversary, with an evening meeting on 20 June that promises to be a memorable occasion for the West Wales venue. But the first meeting of 2019 at Ffos Las Racecourse takes place next week when a…
BBC Sports Personality of the Year and Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas will be at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena later this month to discuss his historic win in the classic French cycling event with broadcaster Ned Boulting. The first and only Welshman to win the Tour, Thomas returns to Cardiff on Saturday, 26 January, to…
For someone on the western side of the Atlantic Ocean, it’s hard to fathom how next month’s Super Bowl is the 53rd, when the National Football League (NFL) was officially formed in 1920. The reason for this anomaly dates back to 1960 when a group of businessmen who wanted to own football franchises, but had…
The 20th edition of the Six Nations Championship kicks off at the Stade de France in Paris next month when France host Wales. With the 2019 Rugby World Cup taking place in September, this year’s championship comes at a crucial time for the northern hemisphere powerhouses looking to dethrone reigning world champions New Zealand in…
Significant changes come into effect when the new Super League season kicks off on 31 January 2019 as reigning champions Wigan take on St Helens in a first ever opening-night derby. The following day there’s the battle of the two Hulls to look forward to, with 2018 Grand Finalists Warrington taking on Leeds on 2…
