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The jewel in the crown of National Hunt racing is looming large on the horizon. While there are several important meetings to be staged between now and the middle week of March, trainers, jockeys, experts and punters alike will have one eye fixed firmly on the 2018 Cheltenham Festival. Hundreds of thousands of fans will make the annual pilgrimage from all over Britain and Ireland, ready to enjoy the best action jumps racing has to offer. Over the four days,...

This Sunday the Patriots will make their eighth appearance in the Superbowl in the last 17 seasons. For a system that is designed to counter such dominance it comes as a complete anomaly, a glitch in the Matrix, and it's one that has been welcomed like a hole in the head by Americans outside of New England. Quite how it has been possible for the Pats to achieve such success is anyone's guess. There are those who say it is thanks...

Leicester City star winger Riyad Mahrez missed a fourth day of training, prompting further speculation about the Algerian’s relationship with the club he helped launch into the Premier League and come top two seasons after. The Foxes’ star striker had made a transfer request to Man City this week but their £60 million offer was turned down. The Premier League leaders pulled out of talks on Deadline Day when it became clear that Leicester City would not accept less than...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 4 preview here, Week 5 preview here, Week 6 preview here, Week 7 preview here, Week 8 preview here, Week 9 preview here, Week 10 preview here, Week 11 preview here. Week 12 preview here. Week 13 preview here. Week 14 preview here. Week 15 here. Week 16 here. Week 17 here. Week 18 here. Week 19 here. Week 20 here. It’s been an...

Legendary England goalkeeper Peter Shilton has asked for help from his Twitter fans to decide whether he should come face-to-face with old adversary Diego Maradona. The 68-year-old hasn't seen the Argentine since he infamously scored the 'Hand of God goal' during the 1986 World Cup quarter final in Mexico. The iconic goal helped knock the Three Lions out of the tournament, and laid the groundwork for Maradona's side winning the trophy. Now the goalie - who earned a record 125...

By Raj Dhokia The record signing has arrived amid a tough time in the season for the Gunners. There is a strange sense of optimism surrounding Arsenal at the moment. For much of the January transfer window, Gunners' fans were resigned to losing their talisman, Alexis Sanchez, with no replacement lined up. What's worse; he was probably going to go to Manchester City, and potentially for nothing if he waited until the summer. Fast-forward to the close of the window,...

West Ham United have suspended player recruitment director Tony Henry over comments he made in regards to African players. Henry left himself open to racism allegations after he claimed West Ham don't want to sign any more African players because "they can have a bad attitude" and "cause mayhem" if they don't get picked. The Daily Mail reported that Henry sent an email to another senior West Ham official and an agent explaining that the club “do not want any...

Mike Ashley completed his winter heist of Newcastle United's transfer funds last night, bringing in just three loan signings after a buy-out saga dominated most of the transfer window. The club's infamous owner was under a lot of pressure to spend big in this window with Newcastle lying perilously above the relegation zone. Premier League clubs spent a record £150 million on deadline day yesterday, bringing their overall outlay for the month to £430 million. But Ashley managed to dodge reinvesting...

By Geo Craig Chelsea have reached an agreement in principle to sign striker Olivier Giroud from Premiership rivals Arsenal, Stamford Bridge have just confirmed. The French international has undergone a medical and will sign a contract to keep him at Chelsea until 2019 - with an option for another year. Antonio Conte has been keen on adding striker cover for Alvaro Morata during the January transfer window, and it looks as though the Stamford Bridge club have finally got their...