The UK is bracing itself for temperatures that are expected to hit in the region of 40C in parts of the country – so, with that in mind, the BHA and the horse racing industry have already reacted by calling off several meetings on Monday and Tuesday (18th & 19th July). Best Horse Racing Betting Offers & Free Bets Already claimed these betting offers? You can check out the best horse racing betting sites and add more top bookmakers to your portfolio. Monday Sees Windsor and Beverley Called Off On Monday 18th July, the evening flat turf cards at Winsdor and Beverley are OFF, but at this stage Cartmel (NH), Ayr (Flat) and Ballinrobe (Ire) are still on. “The number one priority in the staging of any meeting is the wellbeing of all involved, human and equine,” Richard Wayman, chief oper...
Manchester United plan to keep Edinson Cavani at Old Trafford for the 2021-22 season by offering the striker a wage increase of £50,000, according to reports. The Uruguayan has cemented himself as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first-choice striker during the second half of the 2020-21 campaign, playing a pivotal goalscoring role both domestically and in Europe – most notably in the Europa League semi-final tie with AS Roma, against whom he scored four goals over two legs. United do not have the option to extend the 12-month deal Cavani signed last summer, and it has been generally assumed the 34-year-old would return to South America this summer. However, Cavani can choose to add another year to his current deal, and according to The Sun, United plan to give the 34-year-old extra incentive to rem...
The social media was agog recently that some purported women from Umueri in Anambra-East local government area protested half naked at the construction site of the International Cargo Airport over what they termed forceful land-grabbing by government to build the airport. Reports also had it that the said protesting women from Umueri had accused the state government of encroaching into areas the community didn’t release to them. But the traditional ruler of Umueri His Royal Majesty Igwe Sir Ben Izuchukwu Emeka stated unequivocally that such reports were malicious and economical with the truth because nobody protested naked and that his subjects were not known for such amoral behaviour. Igwe Emeka stated that Umueri was grateful to the government and people of Anambra state that the Interna...