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On Friday April 3, Premier League chief Richard Masters will field a conference call that will feature representatives of all 20 top-flight clubs. During that call, it is believed that Masters will propose an ambitious plan to EPL chiefs that will see …

During the coronavirus outbreak, few industries have been hit harder than the betting sector. With no sport to wager on, some punters have been left to feed on the scraps of the occasional event worldwide, eSports, virtual sports and casino gaming. The …

Amid the coronavirus chaos, football has stuck its head above the parapet to make the first of what are likely to be many tough decisions. The Football Association has confirmed that all non-league football seasons will end immediately, and that all of …

The Grand National may not be running this year at Aintree due to the coronavirus pandemic, but you will still be able to see how your favourite horses would fare thanks to the 2020 Virtual Grand National on Saturday April 4th. The …

As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK government has introduced a range of measures to help protect employees and small businesses. They have been applauded for their 80% ‘relief’ payments to workers that have been furloughed in the wake of …

Irish horse racing, which has been running in the absence of spectators since March 13th, has now been fully cancelled until April 19th or later. Racing from Ireland had been one of the last remaining sporting events in either Britain or Ireland …

It didn’t take a genius to work out that the Olympic Games would be suspended in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, although organisers did their best to keep everyone guessing with conspicuous silence on the matter. However, it has now been …

Betting shops and casinos across Britain will close indefinitely as of the evening of Friday 20th March as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The UK government introduced the close-down as part of wider plans to ‘flatten the …

Like most sports, the new Formula One season has been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. Proceedings in 2020 were supposed to get underway in traditional fashion at the Australian Grand Prix earlier in March, but that race was eventually cancelled due to …

The coronavirus pandemic is, of course, completely unprecedented in modern society, and so it’s only natural that mistakes will be made in containing its spread. The decision to suspend pretty much all sport worldwide was a sad but essential step towards that …

It’s the news that all horse racing fans were dreading, but probably expecting: the BHA has announced that all UK racing will be suspended until the end of April at the earliest. It means that the Grand National, scheduled to take place …

It was a case of when, if not, horse racing went behind closed doors in the UK and Ireland in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus. Despite the Cheltenham Festival being played out in front of more than 250,000 punters …

It was with great joy that the Cheltenham Festival was able to go ahead as planned this week despite the coronavirus outbreak. Whether it was a good idea from a safety perspective who can say, but at least the 250,000 punters at …

After so far failing to heed the advice of medical experts demanding a temporary halt to mass gatherings in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the Premier League and English Football League (EFL) have broken ranks and decided to suspend all games …

Wednesday evening’s Premier League clash between Manchester City and Arsenal has been postponed after the Gunners’ players and staff were forced into quarantine as the coronavirus begins to take a serious grip of the UK. The outbreak in Arsenal’s camp came after …

One of the most eagerly-anticipated races of Cheltenham Festival 2020 has been dealt a blow with the news that Altior will not run in the Champion Chase. The two-time winner of the race had been reported as lame by trainer Nicky Henderson …

Just a few days shy of the start, anticipation ahead of the Cheltenham Festival is reaching fever pitch. Seemingly clear of any threat of cancellation in the wake of the coronavirus, more than 250,000 people will pack into Prestbury Park for four …

Continuing what seems to be a worrying recent trend, online betting company Premier Punt is closing down their site. The news comes after a number of other firms have run into difficulty in recent weeks, following the insolvency of MoPlay, license suspension …

Great news! As things stand, Cheltenham Festival will go ahead as planned. The government has confirmed that, for the time being at least, sporting events and mass gatherings of people will go ahead as planned, subject to change. And as festival organisers …

A brand new horse racing format is looking to revolutionise the sport in more ways than one. The Racing League, which is the brainchild of former Swindon Town chairman Jeremy Wray, is a new flat racing competition with a guaranteed prize pool …