As part of the preparations for the 2025 Hajj operations, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, on Tuesday inaugurated two committees for the screening of applications and inspection of the offices of licensed tour operators. A statement iss…
Poon ready to be the Hero again aboard Lakeshore
By Wally Pyrah MATTHEW Poon, the 31-year-old claiming rider, fondly known as ‘The Poon Train’ by regular racegoers in the city, is having the time of his life in Hong Kong at present. With a winning double on his birthday at Sha Tin last Sunday, which …
Ambition can carry Newnham to more success
By Wally Pyrah HAPPY Valley in Hong Kong hosts its regular midweek-programme today with nine races, featuring the Class Three Hok Yuen Handicap (2.15pm) over the extended mile. The city track has continued to prove a tough place to find winners for the…
Fergal O’Brien can be Manothepeople with Enos
By Bill Esdaile SUNDAY is the third and final day of Cheltenham’s November Meeting and it looks another competitive card with the feature being the Greatwood Hurdle (3.30pm). I’ve been over the race again and again but at the end of the day I keep comi…
Jack and Law look far from short Straws
By Bill Esdaile THREE days of Cheltenham’s November Meeting bring some top-class Jumps action to the table this week, but putting anything up ante-post at the moment is far from easy with so little rain around. Jumps trainers throughout Britain and Ire…
Woke university adds trigger warnings on for biology students studying ‘graphic’ images of human anatomy
A “woke” university has added trigger warnings for biology students studying “graphic” images of human anatomy. Students studying life sciences at Reading University received the alert when they were set to study “challenging” areas which could “upset”…
Exclusive: Tottenham eye exciting Prem star likened to Lionel Messi, more goals than Kulusevski
Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur are interested in Leicester City loanee Facundo Buonanotte but Brighton and Hove Albion insist they have no plans to sell the Argentine at this stage. Exclusive from Graeme Bailey After being loaned out by Fabian…
‘Unsung hero’: Pundit says Liverpool have an ‘underappreciated’ player who could be just as important as Mo Salah
Liverpool have been utterly brilliant in the Premier League this season. The Reds are sitting pretty at the top of the table, and the start of the Arne Slot era couldn’t have gone much better. Many of the Reds’ key players have stepped up this season, …
Gary Lineker ‘had enough’ of the BBC, claims Mark Lawrenson as ex-pundit says MOTD host can be ‘easily’ replaced
Former BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson has claimed Gary Lineker “has just had enough” as the long-serving Match of the Day host prepares to step down from the programme. Speaking to GB News, Lawrenson suggested Mark Chapman as the ideal replacement for Linek…
Germany’s far-right AfD brings forward party conference to January
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is bringing forward its national party conference from March to January in light of early parliamentary elections set for February 23, co-party leader Alice Weidel said on Tuesday. Weidel did not give an exac…