It will be considered appropriate that the stewarding crew included Tim Motley.While there was punter dissatisfaction on the racecourse, there was little outpouring from the bookmakers. The confirmed winner was the 14-1 chance Boleyn Castle.Terry Mills’s gelding had emerged from stall nine, but was able to chart his way over to the stands’ rail as [...]

I think in time administrators and selectors are going to have to make certain exceptions for certain players.”The thing is they’ve got to be players who want to go They have to be 100 per cent committed to going there. It is a heavy commitment touring particularly when you have a family. We have 85 [...]

As Jaap Stam was unveiled in Rome yesterday, and Manchester United looked for a replacement, it was revealed that Jason Ferguson, the son of the United manager Sir Alex, played a key role in the Dutchman’s controversial £16.5m move from Old Trafford to Lazio. As Jaap Stam was unveiled in Rome yesterday, and Manchester United [...]

Most of the game accepts, it seems, that it has to do better.Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club’s chief executive, Dave Collier, is, not without some justification, pleased with the handling of the security crisis. He agrees that but for the rogue firecracker, and the walk-off it promoted, it would have been a near-optimum performance. The pitch [...]

Any government that choses to pick a fight with the police or the doctors or the lawyers or the teachers would find deep scars on its back: taking on all four in one parliamentary session may be taking bravery too far.Which is not to say that the Government is mistaken about wanting to deal with [...]

Then chant at the one steward: “Do you know, I can’t remember if I left the oven on.”But the latest invasions, of Pakistani supporters, are apparently much more threatening, especially after the match at Trent Bridge. Typical was the rant from Mark Nicholas, as he presented highlights on Channel 4. New laws were essential, he [...]