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River Card and Cloud Forest clash at Newbury
Today on Sky Sports Racing: Newbury and Wolverhampton River Card sunk the colours of Maltese Cross last year and makes his reappearance in a potentially hot handicap at Newbury. We also have competitive All-Weather action from Wolverhampton, live on Sky Sports Racing from 2.00pm. We have a busy day’s racing on Wednesday with flat action from Newbury and Wolverhampton, live on Sky Sports Racing... 6.30 Newbury - Cloud Forest and River Card headline feature handicap Cloud Forest and River Card clash in an excellent renewal of the feature Gracelands Handicap at Newbury.
Wolff 'not at all' disappointed by Verstappen's new Red Bull deal
Max Verstappen has ended speculation over his future by signing a contract extension with Red Bull until 2030; Mercedes boss Toto Wolff had previously held an interest in signing the Dutchman; watch the Italian Grand Prix at Monza live on Sky Sports F1 on September 4-6 Mercedes chief Toto Wolff says he is "not at all" disappointed by Max Verstappen having committed to Red Bull with a new contract that runs until 2030.
Mayer: I feel unbeatable - Cameron fight won't be close!
Mayer vs Cameron: Mikaela Mayer feels 'unbeatable' ahead of title unification fight against Chantelle Cameron Mikaela Mayer vs Chantelle Cameron will headline MVPW-06 at the bp pulse LIVE arena in Birmingham; WBO, WBA and WBC super welterweight titles on the line in UK vs USA main event; watch MVPW-06: UK vs USA live on Sky Sports on Saturday August 29 Mikaela Mayer says she feels "unbeatable" and that her blockbuster unification fight against Chantelle Cameron for the world super welterweight titles won't be close.
Federer rolls back years to beat Roddick in US Open exhibition
New York fans enjoyed a vintage Federer singles win before the 20-time Grand Slam champion teamed up with John McEnroe to beat Andy Roddick and Andre Agassi; watch the 2026 US Open live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+, NOW and the Sky Sports app Roger Federer made a triumphant return to the US Open court with a pair of exhibition victories in front of an adoring Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd in New York on Tuesday.
Is Joao Pedro ready to break Chelsea's so-called number nine curse?
Joao Pedro took just 31 seconds to make a statement about how he is handling the so-called curse of the number nine shirt at Chelsea. The Brazilian deftly lifted his shot over Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno to set his side on their way to a dramatic 3-2 win at Craven Cottage in manager Xabi Alonso's first game in charge on Monday. It was a memorable weekend for Joao Pedro personally, having been handed the coveted number nine shirt and improved financial terms on a new contract that will run until 2034.
St Helens legend Lomax announces retirment at end of season
Jonny Lomax: St Helens legend to retire at end of 2026 Super League season Jonny Lomax has made 388 appearances for St Helens, winning five Grand Finals, one Challenge Cup and a World Club Challenge; he earned four caps for Great Britain and 11 for England, which included a World Cup final appearance against Australia in 2017 St Helens legend Jonny Lomax is to retire at the end of the 2026 Super League season, he announced on Tuesday.
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Taekwondo, stats, painful goodbyes - how Smith became women's first £1m player
Olivia Smith has lived her life under a spotlight since she was 15 - but she had been preparing herself even before she became a professional footballer. Now 22, Smith became the first £1m women's footballer last year when Arsenal signed her in a world record deal from Liverpool. She had joined Liverpool for a club record of £210,000 just one season earlier, having made a name for herself when she was given her Canada debut aged 15. Smith became the first woman to score for Liverpool at Anfield in a Women's Super League match in October 2025.
Chicago Sky ban Enes Kanter Freedom from home games, calling him ‘a potential threat’
Former NBA center barred from Sky home games Freedom was ejected after confrontation with Cloud Owner says Kanter intended to ‘be provocative’ The Chicago Sky have banned Enes Kanter Freedom from their home games after the former NBA center was ejected from Sunday’s loss to the Indiana Fever. Owner Michael Alter made the announcement in a rare news conference on Tuesday.