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With international football put on ice until next year, the Premier League week 12 is the point from where the campaign can flow virtually uninterrupted until March. There are seven games scheduled for Saturday, with five 3pm kick-offs sandwiched between Burnley’s live meeting with Chelsea and Newcastle’s skirmish with Manchester City at teatime. On Super …

The Betfair Chase card at Haydock races on Saturday, 22 November has the first Grade 1 action in Britain of the core National Hunt season. Last term’s first and second for another battle on Merseyside, but face new challengers as well. It’s a day with plenty of handicaps making up the supporting races. Chief among …

A field of eight runners contest the $1,000,000 Group 2 Bahrain International Trophy over a mile-and-a-quarter in the Kingdom on the Persian Gulf on Friday, 14 November. Chief among those entries dominated by British raiders are York winners in the grade Pride Of Arras and Royal Champion. While it’s fair to say the big prize …

Players will jet off to link up with their countries after this weekend’s fixtures, making Premier League week 11 an interesting pause point. Teams will be doubly determined to sign off in positive style ahead of the November international break, which should sharpen their competitive edge. Arsenal will remain top no matter their result at …

The big Wincanton races of the season and Badger Beers card are a West Country highlight of the National Hunt code. Saturday, 8 November sees a Premier Handicap chase and two Grade 2 contest take place at the track. Those are the Elite Hurdle and Rising Stars Novices’ Chase. Fields are on the small side, …

In a race as international as the Melbourne Cup of 2025, no single form line can automatically provide answers, but bookmakers both Down Under and closer to home feel the winner could well emerge from October’s Caulfield Cup. That mile-and-a-half Group 1 handicap is one of the ballot exempt contests for the Race That Stops …

National Hunt action returns to Ascot races on Saturday, 1 November with competitive jumps handicaps forming the bulk of the card. Headlining this fixture in Berkshire is the Sodexo Gold Cup over almost three miles and the course’s steeplechase fences. It has Premier Handicap status, alongside an extended two-mile chase, which similarly attracts some regulars …

There is another full slate of Premier League fixtures to look forward to this weekend, including five televised tussles between Saturday and Monday. Last weekend, Liverpool’s title defence was dented again, this time at Brentford, making their live clash with Aston Villa on Saturday all the more crucial. Later the same evening, all eyes will …

The World Championships of thoroughbred horse racing again happen at Del Mar as the Breeders Cup of 2025 takes place in California. Many Anglo-Irish raiders cross the Atlantic with each of the 14 Grade I events over two days on Friday, 31 October and Saturday, 1 November worth $1,000,000 minimum. On the opening day of …

With October’s international break done and dusted, attentions turn again to action in Premier League week 8, where there’s a full slate of fixtures from the English top-flight to look forward to across Saturday, Sunday and Monday. This gameweek begins with Nottingham Forest hosting Chelsea with both managers under presure. Saturday Night Football follows on …