It was a tough World Cup to endure in some ways, but in others, a critical reminder of what matters in football and can never be taken away. Far from the first edition of FIFA’s showpiece event to be ...

Iran always seems to be at odds with the Western world yet it hasn’t stopped the Middle Eastern nation from becoming one of the strongest Asian sides in football. Iranian football players regularly ...

Sports4Causes October Club EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes SPEED OF SOUND made a promising start to her career when a staying-on third at Newmarket’s July Meeting and is strongly fancied to confirm form ...

Tony Linnett Memorial Handicap NOGO’S DREAM last won off a 4lb higher mark in a stronger event and finished a good second over C&D back in June off this figure. He can be hard to predict but he’s more ...

In so many ways, this World Cup was Lionel Messi’s tournament. Kylian Mbappe might have won the Golden Boot and Rodri the Golden Ball, but the 39-year-old was the star that lit up the 2026 World Cup ...

North Africa has always been capable of producing excellent footballers, thanks to their ties with European nations. Algeria is no exception and the African country has grown into one of Africa’s best ...

Some of Africa’s lesser known nations have been producing world-class players for years and yet to reap the rewards from it. A prime example of these is Gabon where the West African nation has been ...

It has been a tough road back for Zambian football, which has virtually reset itself over the past 30 years. The country was devastated by the 1993 plane crash that killed their entire national squad ...

Pound Racedays At Nottingham Racecourse ‘Hands And Heels’ Apprentice Classified Stakes This is a difficult opener to solve. However, SPACEAGE LOVE SONG has been in good form of late, finishing second ...

Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish EBF Novice Stakes A tricky race to solve. However, REVOKED, GRAPPLE and GOLDEN EAGLE all represent stables that do well with juveniles, so they must be respected and ...

Cumbria Grand Maiden Hurdle The opener is interesting. GAMBINO just about shades the verdict. I thought he shaped very promisingly when third on his hurdles debut at Newbury and is expected to improve ...

Thomas Tuchel put a target on his back when he named his 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup as England manager. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Phil Foden and Cole Palmer were left at home as the German ...