The football season is drawing to an exciting climax. Before reading the Champions league quarter final reports below, please spare a thought for this bet placed by an old acquaintance of your correspondent: Before the Carabao cup final defeat to Man City, when there was still talk of an Arsenal quadruple, this lifelong Gooner put a good sized bet at 28-1 on Arsenal winning nothing this season!    PSG eliminate Liverpool Paris Saint-Germain produced one of the most dominant p

It is now two months until the World Cup 2026 kicks off on June 11th, with Mexico debuting the tournament vs South Africa in the country’s capital, Mexico City. It is seemingly difficult to read between the lines of football fans as to whether they are disconcerted or excited for the upcoming tournament. Although we should expect global superstars to light it up on the biggest stage of all and see the unravelling of many high-quality nations battling for the most ostentatious

With the Masters kicking off, we look at who the front runners will be this year, and also at any surprise favourites for the first major of the year. Can McIlroy do the double? After a fairytale 2025, Rory McIlroy will be wanting to add to his illustrious collection. It’s not new for Rory fans to see him collapse at the last hurdle at these tournaments, so now that he has finally won his grand slam, will we see a new and more relaxed approach to his game at Augusta this year

Sinner comes out on top while Medvedev surprises Coming into this tournament, many only had Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner meeting once more in their battle for top spot. Alcaraz was yet to lose a match in 2026 before his match-up against Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final, while Zverev went on to lose his sixth match in a row against the former world no.1 in Sinner. The Russian had already shown great class before the semi-final, dismantling last year's champion Jack Draper

1.20 Triumph Hurdle 2m1f Proactif has been parachuted into the top of this market almost by default after his stablemate and fellow McManus hotpot Narciso Has was ruled out last month. His Fairyhouse win was promising, though he had track position and ultimately has shown little to justify his place in the market. David Casey  described him as "a stayer… but not exceptional". SELMA DE VARY does look exceptional, however, having got close to Narciso Has from a long way back at

The Premier League is the best in the world. We’ve all heard it – a sentence repeated as much in hope as confidence. Yet this self-awarded gold medal hasn’t always translated into Champions League trophies. Granted, Premier League clubs have rarely been far from glory (six titles and nine runners-up finishes since 2000), but none have built the dynasties that Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid crafted in the modern era. So when six English teams reached the knockout sta

The 2026 Formula One season began in dramatic fashion at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, a race that not only delivered excitement on track but also introduced fans to a new and controversial era of technical regulations. With brand-new power units and a stronger emphasis on battery energy management, the race quickly became a talking point across the paddock, among drivers, and in the grandstands. On track, the race itself produced plenty of action. Mercedes have eme

1.20 Mares' Novices' Hurdle 2m1f The vibes around BAMBINO FEVER have been very good and she is very much the one they all have to beat. She brings a high level of form into this race having won last year's Champion Bumper before following up in the Grade 1 at Punchestown. She is unbeaten except for her reappearance this season against a race-fit Oldschool Outlaw, at a time when Mullins's horses were not firing. I expect her to reverse those placings on better ground and the f

1.20 Turners Novices' Hurdle 2m5f Having taken the first four places in the Supreme, the British novices have shortened considerably for this and I think one of them will win it. Paul Nicholls nearly won the Ultima with Quebecois yesterday and in the same colours, NO DRAMA THIS END has a brilliant chance of getting him off the mark this week. Comparisons with Denman may feel premature, but everything has come so easily to him over hurdles and he has something inscrutable abou

1.20 Supreme Novices' Hurdle 2m1/2f  This is the deepest Supreme in recent memory. We haven't seen the majority of these horses at their best and it's a guessing game as to who will put their hand up on the day. The fourth and fifth here could easily be Grade 1 horses further down the line. If Mighty Park is as good as Closutton say he is then he should go very close - and you would usually take 4/1 for them to be right. A half-brother to Might Bite, he is a big horse who may

At Sporting Agenda we always enjoy hearing what our sponsored athletes are up to, and Ellie Gudgeon is ready to take on her 2026 season after some seriously impressive results last year. "After a strong finish to 2025, with becoming national open weight champion and British champion, I am hoping to kick start my 2026 season the same way. My 2026 season had a slightly delayed start as I was unwell at the start of the year, so I missed my first ranking competition of the year.

I started playing club football at six, joining my local grassroots team, Thatcham Tornadoes. I don’t remember tactics or formations. I remember oversized kits, shin pads bigger than your legs, mud everywhere, and parents shouting at six-year-olds like they were Premier League superstars. Back then football was just fun. Running after the ball with your friends and not caring about the result. I had no idea those simple times were laying the foundations for everything that ca