CategoriesNews SportsCash Equity , Reckoning Force , and Emmanuel —separated by 1 1/4 lengths when respectively second, fourth, and fifth, in the one-mile Millions Stakes (G3T) Sept. 7 at Kentucky Downs—battle over a longer trip and at different Kentucky turf course Nov. 9 in the $300,000 River City Stakes (G3T) at Churchill Downs. The three competitors, part of a […]
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CategoriesNews SportsEuropean champion 2-year-old of 2023 and Epsom Derby (G1) hero City of Troy will retire to Coolmore’s base in Fethard, County Tipperary, following his final start in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) Nov. 2. The news was revealed by Coolmore Oct. 12 and ends any speculation he would stand alongside his sire Justify at his […]
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CategoriesNews SportsIf Manchester City are to win an unprecedented fifth consecutive Premier League title, they may need to do so without Rodri, their most important player. The midfielder, one of the frontrunners for the Ballon d’Or, suffered a serious knee injury against Arsenal in Sunday’s 2-2 draw, with doubts over whether he can return this season. […]
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CategoriesNews SportsManchester City took full advantage of Arsenal’s slip-up at home to Brighton to move clear at the top of the nascent Premier League table as another stunning Erling Haaland hat-trick secured a 3-1 win at West Ham on Saturday Night Football. The Gunners had to settle for a point earlier on Saturday after Declan Rice’s […]
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CategoriesNews Sports“If I have to shout at them, I will. And if they have to shout at me, they will. We want everyone to be on their limits and push very hard.” Sat in the sunshine at West Ham’s training ground, Alphonse Areola’s warm demeanour turns to a steely determination when he’s asked about the standards […]
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CategoriesNews SportsManchester City have been drawn at home to Inter Milan and away to Paris Saint-Germain as part of the new-look league phase to the Champions League that UEFA hopes will provide a more exciting first stage of the competition. At the draw in Monte Carlo, the revamped 36-team competition threw up a showdown between City […]
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CategoriesNews SportsFormer rugby union star Louis Rees-Zammit has been left out of Kansas City Chiefs’ roster for the 2024 season. The former Wales wing made a shock decision to quit rugby earlier this year and joined the NFL’s International Player Pathway (IPP) program before signing a three-year deal with the back-to-back reigning Super Bowl champions. The […]
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CategoriesNews SportsConnections are favouring the Qipco Champion Stakes for Calandagan after his valiant second to a “true champion” in the Juddmonte International at York. The Francis-Henri Graffard-trained bay has had a superb season so far, scoring a Group-race hat-trick that began with success in the Prix Noailles and led to victories in the Prix Hocquart and […]
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CategoriesNews SportsNot-so-shocking news: At the conclusion of the 2023 season, the Chiefs opened as the favorites to win the AFC West in 2024. And now that the 2024 season is on the horizon, those odds have shifted even more in their favor. Patrick Mahomes & Co. are first on the board to take the AFC West […]
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CategoriesNews SportsCity Swim Project in Buffalo Thriving With Diversity, Building Toward Future of Swimming Mike Switalski grew up in a mostly white town, went to a mostly white college and competed in a mostly white sport. It gave him a narrow understanding of swimming, but when he got to Buffalo, everything changed. “I […]
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