Nicholas McGee Nicholas is a freelance sports journalist with significant experience covering a wide variety of sports. He has previously worked for Stats Perform and was most recently employed as San Francisco 49ers beat writer for A to Z Sports. He regularly contributes to Gridiron magazine and has also had NFL work featured in The…
Colonial Downs‘ stable area will be open for business June 23, welcoming returning conditioners, as well as newcomers who are sure to impact the standings. Training is scheduled to begin June 25. The expanded 41-day summer session runs from July 9 through Sept. 13. The 2025 season will be conducted on a four-day-per-week schedule, Wednesday through Saturday, plus…
England will take on India in the first match of the rechristened Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy at Headingley, Leeds, on Friday. The series will mark the start of a fresh World Test Championship cycle (2025-2027) for both teams. Shubman Gill will play his first match as the new Indian Test captain. Here is all you need to…
Trainer Aidan O’Brien’s dominance of the Royal Ascot juvenile contests continued after Charles Darwin stormed to victory in the June 19 Norfolk Stakes (G2). The No Nay Never colt was sent off odds-on and was briefly challenged by American Sandal’s Song and longshot Ameeq, but he exerted his class over the pair to pull clear under…
Director of cricket Rob Key, selector Luke Wright, captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum speak during a nets session at Headingley. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum has been a team reborn: fearless, unapologetic, and often breathtaking. Since their bold reinvention in 2022, the Three Lions have gone from…
King of Gosford was voted Horse of the Meet in a poll of racing media that regularly covered the 29-day Hollywood Meet at Santa Anita Park that ended Sunday. His thrilling victory in the GI Shoemaker Mile was voted the Race of the Meet. In the Grade I Shoemaker Mile on May 26, King of Gosford…
There is a staccato feel to Shubman Gill’s batting – half-cut, half-drive and the patented short-arm jab. The 25-year-old’s maiden pre-match media conference as India’s Test skipper was similar – sharp, brief and witty. He might not yet have the stately presence of his illustrious predecessors like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, but on Thursday…
It is quite fashionable – and a bit of a truism too – to say that no team or player carries secrets anymore. Such is the speed at which information travels and so many are the opportunities to mingle – like in franchise T20 leagues – that every cricketer’s every move is broken down, analysed…
The Cleveland Browns have struggled to find success since they returned in 1999. Most of that has been due to their shortcomings at the quarterback position. However, even when the offense couldn’t get much going, whoever was at quarterback could rely on Joe Thomas. Thomas went down as the greatest offensive tackle in franchise…
The Hong Kong Jockey Club welcomes the approval granted by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to progressively increase simulcast quotas over two racing seasons starting from 2025/26. The maximum number of simulcast races will be increased from the existing 25 to 40 from 2025/26 and to 55 from 2026/27. The maximum number of simulcast…
