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Samcro is not the second coming of Jesus Christ, we have been assured by his owner, but, for many punters here, he will do until Jesus Christ comes along. This place has welcomed many a hyped novice hurdler from Ireland over the years and a fair number of them were sent home without the trophy but Samcro’s reputation proved entirely justified in the opening race. “He’s performed his first miracle,” declared one particularly gleeful fan, after the Ballymore Hurdle. Jack Kennedy, his 18-year-old jockey who was himself praised to the skies from a very early stage, does not do nerves but few of those in the crowd are so blessed. There were rumblings of discontent as Samcro dived over an early hurdle, then seemed to trip over a road crossing. Memories were doubtless stirring of Getabird, the Irish-trained favourite who had completely blown out on Tuesday. Samcro was stuck on the outside of the pack, with no horse directly in front to give him cover, at risk of burning himself up far too ear...

Tottenham Hotspur expect Harry Kane to be back in training next month and to return to action in about four weeks after a scan revealed the extent of the injury he suffered at Bournemouth on Sunday. The club announced that “preliminary assessments have confirmed that Kane has damaged lateral ligaments in his right ankle.” The statement added: “He is expected to return to first-team training next month.” Tottenham apologise for survey asking if ‘a woman’s place is in the home’ Read more It is the third time since the beginning of last season that the striker has suffered this injury. On the first occasion, when he went down at Sunderland in September 2016, he was out for seven weeks while on the second, which came against Millwall at White Hart Lane in March 2017, he was out for four weeks. Tottenham believe the latest set-back is more similar to the Millwall injury. Source :- theguardian

A spectacular display of dominance in the final race from Mullins, with a 1-2-3 and four of the top five. He’s the leading trainer this week with five wins, Gordon Elliott has three (all today) and after Altior’s win, Nicky Henderson has two – and still leads the all-time standings. A great ride from Katie Walsh to end the second day – fitting after the unfortunate injury suffered by her brother, Ruby, earlier in the afternoon. The latest is that the jockey ‘aggravated’ his previous injury – a broken leg suffered in November. He’ll see a consultant next week, and will miss the rest of the Festival. Source :- theguardian

Arsenal versus Milan ought to be one of the glamour fixtures of the season. Not this time. When the sixth-placed team in the Premier League takes on the sixth-placed team in Serie A at Emirates Stadium on Thursday night, it will be in the Europa League rather than the Champions League and, to borrow a line from Gazzetta dello Sport, it has the feel of a clash of lost nobility. Arsenal have stabilised a little since the nightmare defeats by Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final and the league, followed by another at Brighton & Hove Albion, with the 2-0 win in Milan last Thursday – in the first leg of this last-16 tie – being talked up by the optimists such as Arsène Wenger as the catalyst. His team also beat Watford 3-0 at home on Sunday. Source :- theguardian

Mark Hughes has claimed he could not turn down the opportunity to become Southampton’s new manager after the club confirmed the Welshman as Mauricio Pellegrino’s successor on Wednesday night. Hughes’s first game will be an FA Cup tie at Wigan Athletic on Sunday but the club’s principal focus is on trying to stay in the Premier League. Southampton are one point and one place above the relegation zone with eight matches remaining. Southampton’s misery stems from losing identity and transfer touch Read more Hughes, who made 60 appearances as a player for Southampton between 1998 and 2000, has signed a deal until the end of the season and it is believed he will earn a £1m bonus if he keeps the club in the top flight. “It’s a challenge I’m excited by,” Hughes said. “It’s a great opportunity to come back to a club I know well and a club I’ve got real affinity with, and I couldn’t turn that down. Source :- theguardian

Five men slammed on the brakes simultaneously. Together they had been running towards Lionel Messi and together they turned and ran away from him again, as if he had flicked a switch, as if he had some kind of control over them. Which, in a way, he did. The moment that led to the second goal on a night which ended with the Camp Nou roaring their team into the quarter-finals, was an encapsulation of the power that ultimately took them there. Messi twice sent shots through the legs of Thibaut Courtois and into the net, in the third minute and the 64th, but it was the assist for the second that effectively ended this and there was something in that image, in the way it came in the 19th minute, that may even have said as much as him scoring. Source :- theguardian

They began the night by unveiling a huge banner – “God Save the King” – during the singing of El Cant del Barça in honour of the man they regard here as football royalty. Lionel Messi certainly did not let anyone down and, by the time he had finished with Chelsea, it was difficult not to think far too much had been made of that statistic about him failing to score in his first eight matches against these opponents. Messi’s ninth and 10th appearances against the team from Stamford Bridge have buried that one now Barcelona have safely navigated a route into the quarter-finals and Chelsea are left to consider that no side at this level can expect to get away with defending this generously. Messi contributed three‑quarters of Barcelona’s goals over the two legs. He is a genius, as everyone knows, but Chelsea played an obliging role when the mistakes of Thibaut Courtois and assorted colleagues are totted up. Source :- theguardian