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The “noisy neighbours”, Manchester City, travel four miles from the Etihad stadium to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon to square off against Manchester United in the 182nd Manchester Derby.
It’s a very long time since we have a second-leg Soweto Derby with so much at stake with both teams still well and truly in the title race.
The football world will come to a screeching halt to witness the 244th clash between these elite clubs.
The FA Cup fifth round gets underway in midweek with some exciting ties to look forward to, with the highlight fixture being the all-Premier League clash between Chelsea and Liverpool
Gameweek 27 of the Premier League kicks off with a bang as London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham settle scores at Stamford Bridge in the early kick-off on Saturday. It is always entertaining when Jose Mourinho is in the opposition dugout at Stamford Bridge and this visit will be no different.
The first-ever winter break in the Premier League commences this weekend with just four fixtures taking place.
The Premier League returns with a mouth-watering set of clashes, with the highlight fixture of the round taking place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday as Spurs lock horns with Manchester City, which will see Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola renew their long-standing rivalry.
The FA Cup returns to our screens this weekend and our Editor has selected a couple of matches that are definitely worth watching and betting on in the fourth round.
Manchester United travel to Anfield on Sunday where they try to challenge an unbeaten Liverpool side who look like champions-in-waiting.
All eyes will be locked on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this Saturday as Liverpool look to keep up their league dominance and oust yet another one of their rivals as Jurgen Klopp squares up against Jose Mourinho for the first time since THAT day at Anfield, which led to the Portuguese mentor’s departure at Manchester United.
League football takes a break in England, but domestic action continues as the third round of the FA Cup commences this weekend.
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
