Val Dancer emerged from the gloom to claim the Coral Welsh Grand National, clinging on gamely to thwart Sam Thomas’ two-pronged attack at Chepstow. Trained by Mel Rowley, the 8/1 winner tuned up for this marathon assignment with a victorious return at Carlisle last month and was among those to keep tabs on leader Amateur … Read more
Happy holidays, and prepare for the greatest gift: tennis returns tomorrow, December 27. In the spirit of looking back on the previous season and remembering all the moments big and small that defined it, here is a compendium of tennis stories of all kinds from The Athletic’s tennis writers, Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare, with … Read more
Jamie Lynch, our Senior Form Analyst, weighs up the credentials of ten of the top candidates for Chepstow’s premier contest on Friday, live on Sky Sports Racing. The Coral Welsh Grand National, at 2.50pm on Friday, is a race with a rich history, implemented in the 19th century, and it has stood the test of … Read more
Stephen Curry put France to bed in the men’s gold medal basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) You know that old bit about how confused someone who’d been in a coma for five or 10 or 20 years would be upon waking up to see the present day? Yeah, you … Read more
Rwanda’s president has confirmed the country’s plans to bring a Formula 1 race back to Africa amid ongoing discussions with the sport’s bosses. F1 has not raced in Africa since the 1993 South African Grand Prix in Kyalami, with plans to bring the event back to the calendar in recent years ultimately not materialising. F1 … Read more
Let’s be real—supercars can be a pain to drive outside the magical realm of race tracks, canyon roads, and the adoring grounds of your local Cars & Coffee. Ingress, egress, and overall visibility generally suck in these low slung machines. Then there’s the harrowing experience of occasionally leaving them parked on the street, waiting for … Read more