Dog sled racing champion Brent Sass disqualified over sexual assault allegations
A former champion has been disqualified from Alaska’s largest dog sled race after allegedly assaulting multiple women. Brent Sass, 44, who won the 2022 Iditarod Trial Sled Dog Race, was disqualified by the trail committee following charges. Sass has not been charged with any crime, but the decision was made after receiving a letter from […]
Pic DâOrhy stylishly lands Ascot Chase to put LâHomme Presse in his place | Horse racing
Harry Cobden put in a great performance in the Betfair Ascot Chase as Piku Daoli completed the full yardage with a perfect jump. The Paul Nicholls-managed nine-year-old, who finished second to Shishkin in the Grade 1 feature 12 months ago, chased down Venetia Williams’ Gold Cup hopeful Rahomme Presse from a long distance. Cobden and […]
BHA investigate jockey Keagan Kirkby’s death in point-to-point accident | Horse racing
British Horse Racing continues to investigate the death of jockey Keegan Kirkby, 25, who crashed through the wing of a fence during a race at Charing, Kent, on Sunday. . In a joint statement with the Point-to-Point Authority (PPA) on Monday, the BHA said: “The necessary measures to respond to this tragic incident were initiated […]
‘Racing prodigy’ Cameron Bartholomew dead at 28
Motorsport champion Cameron Bartholomew is being remembered as a “true racing genius” after his sudden death at the age of 28. Bartholomew's fiancée Chloe O'Carroll, who has three young children with the Hyundai Excel state champion, broke the news on social media. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce that heaven has […]
Owen Farrell is joining Racing 92 on a two-year deal, French club confirm | Owen Farrell
Owen Farrell will be unable to feature for England for the foreseeable future as he has confirmed a two-year contract to play club rugby in France with Racing 92. Farrell, who will be 36 when the next World Cup starts, will be based in Paris this summer and will not be eligible to represent England […]