On the second day of Glorious Goodwood, Qirat defeated Rosallion to win the Sussex Stakes, which was a shock 150-1 victory.
The four-year-old, who trained under the direction of Ralph Beckett and was a favorite for Field of Gold, took a late lead before being overtaken by the Aidan O’Brien-trained Serengeti.
Qirat regained control and won the game in a close second to Rosallion in a massive shock.
With Sole Power, the only other three-figure winner in the 21st century, winning the 2010 Nunthorpe Stakes at 100-1, it was the biggest-priced success in a British Group One race of the century.
Richard Kingscote, the jockey, told ITV, “It’s turning into a cracking year.”
We ultimately served as a helping hand in an even gallop before being somewhat ignored early, before taking advantage of Wayne [Lordan] on Serengeti.
Ralph said, “This horse enjoys the track, and even though we’re here to help, he can do his best.”
“I feel like a villain, but I kept going when I realized it wasn’t a grey nose.”
Trainer Beckett continued, “Richard is very good in this role and he is a real Goodwood specialist.”
On the second day of Glorious Goodwood, Qirat defeated Rosallion to win the Sussex Stakes, which was a shock 150-1 victory.
The four-year-old, who trained under the direction of Ralph Beckett and was a favorite for Field of Gold, took a late lead before being overtaken by the Aidan O’Brien-trained Serengeti.
Qirat regained control and won the game in a close second to Rosallion in a massive shock.
With Sole Power, the only other three-figure winner in the 21st century, winning the 2010 Nunthorpe Stakes at 100-1, it was the biggest-priced success in a British Group One race of the century.
Richard Kingscote, the jockey, told ITV, “It’s turning into a cracking year.”
We ultimately served as a helping hand in an even gallop before being somewhat ignored early, before taking advantage of Wayne [Lordan] on Serengeti.
Ralph said, “This horse enjoys the track, and even though we’re here to help, he can do his best.”
“I feel like a villain, but I kept going when I realized it wasn’t a grey nose.”
Trainer Beckett continued, “Richard is very good in this role and he is a real Goodwood specialist.”
Who: England vs India What: Fifth and final Test of India tour Where: The Oval in London, United Kingdom When: Thursday, July 31
England and India head to the Oval for the decisive fifth and final Test of a hard-fought campaign on Thursday, with both teams battling mental and physical fatigue.
A congested schedule of five Tests in less than seven weeks has proved gruelling, especially for the fast bowlers from both teams, with every match going the distance so far.
The series has taken its toll on a number of players, including crucially England captain, Ben Stokes, who has been ruled out of the match.
Al Jazeera Sport takes a look at a Test that has plenty bubbling over both on and off the field.
What is at stake in the final Test of India’s tour of England?
Remarkably, India can still end the series all square at 2-2 after salvaging an unlikely draw in the fourth Test at Old Trafford.
The tourists kept the hosts on the field for 143 overs in their second innings, despite the draw being inevitable in the end, as Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar secured centuries.
Why has the England-India series been so tense?
Tensions spiked at the end of the fourth Test when India allowed Jadeja and Sundar to complete their centuries after England captain Ben Stokes offered to shake hands on a draw.
There was also a finger-pointing incident during the third Test at Lord’s in London, when England opener Zak Crawley irked the Indians, who believed he was time-wasting at the end of the third day.
Crawley and opening partner Ben Duckett had a tricky two-over spell to navigate before stumps, but the former stood away from his crease on fourth occasions in the opening over before Jasprit Bumbrah could bowl.
The Kent batter also called for the physio, resulting in only one over being bowled before the close and India captain Shubman Gill confronting Crawley about his actions.
Shubman Gill of India interacts with Zak Crawley of England in the final over of the day during Day Three of the third Test at Lord’s Cricket Ground [Alex Davidson/Getty Images]
What happened between Gambhir and the Surrey groundsman at the Oval?
As if the series wasn’t already enduring heightened emotions, India coach Gautim Gambhir was embroiled in an incident with the head groundsman at the Oval.
Video footage showed Gambhir in a confrontation with Lee Fortis, Surrey County Cricket Club’s lead curator at the Oval in south London.
Fortis was understood to have been keeping a protective eye on the square during India’s training session.
Gambhir, a 58-Test veteran, was seen wagging his finger as Fortis looked on, stating, “You can’t tell us what to do” and “You don’t tell any of us what to do.”
Gambhir could also be heard adding, “You’re just the groundsman, nothing beyond.”
After walking away in conversation with India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, who appeared to take on the role of mediator, Fortis told Gambhir he may be forced to lodge a complaint against him, drawing a response of, “You can go and report to whoever you want.”
Oval head groundsman Lee Fortis, right, with England and Surrey’s Gus Atkinson, who is in contention for a start at his home ground [Ben Whitley/PA Images via Getty Images]
Kotak later told reporters that Fortis’s objections to a cooler being wheeled onto the square kicked off the spat.
“He was sitting on the roller, he shouted and told the support staff not to take it there,” Kotak said. “It is good to be a little possessive, and it is also good to be protective, but not that much. Gautam just said, ‘Do not talk to the support staff like this.’”
Kotak added, “At the end of the day, it is a cricket pitch. It is not an antique where you can’t touch.”
Gill added, “What happened yesterday, I thought, is just absolutely unnecessary. I mean, it’s not the first time that we were having a look at the wicket.”
How has Gill been rated as India captain?
Captaincy appears to be doing wonders for the career of previously inconsistent India batsman Shubman Gill.
The elegant 25-year-old scored his fourth century of an extraordinary debut series as skipper at Old Trafford.
He came in with the tourists in dire straits at 0-2 in their second innings, responding with a marathon 103 in 238 balls that laid the foundations for a great escape.
Gill has set a new record for the most runs scored by an India batsman in a series against England of 722, surpassing teammate Yashasvi Jaiswal’s tally of 712 in 2023/24.
At the Oval, he could eclipse Sunil Gavaskar’s all-time India series record of 774 runs, set in a four-match campaign against the West Indies in 1971.
England captain Ben Stokes with coach Brendon McCullum during a net session [Gareth Copley/Getty Images]
England team news
England captain Stokes has been ruled out of the Test with a right shoulder injury.
Ollie Pope, who bats at three, will replace Stokes as skipper, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday.
Stokes said he expects to be sidelined for up to seven weeks, which should in no way impact his participation in this winter’s Ashes series in Australia. But he felt it was clearly too risky playing one more Test against India.
“It is one of those of weighing up the risk-reward, and the risk was way too high for damaging this any further than it currently is,” he said. “I wouldn’t expect to put any of my players at risk with an injury like this. Once this series is done, I was feet up anyway [so] it doesn’t really make too much difference to what I’ve got from the end of the series up until the winter.”
England must also decide whether to risk express paceman Jofra Archer, who has bowled nearly 90 overs in two Tests after more than four years of injury-enforced exile.
The home team took just four wickets on a flat Old Trafford pitch during India’s battling second innings, with seamer Brydon Carse also worked hard.
Jamie Overton has been added to an England squad that already has extra pace options in Josh Tongue and Gus Atkinson.
India team news
India will be without vice-captain and prolific runscorer Rishabh Pant, who sustained a foot fracture in Manchester.
Jasprit Bumrah’s back injury earlier this year prompted India to announce the fast bowler would only feature in three games during the current series.
The world’s top-ranked Test bowler made his third appearance on a docile pitch in Manchester and has little time to recover after bowling a gruelling 33 overs, during which he took two wickets.
But India coach Gautam Gambhir says all of his squad’s quicks are fit for the finale, including Akash Deep, who took 10 wickets in Bumrah’s absence during India’s 336-run win in the second Test at Edgbaston before suffering a groin injury in the next match at Lord’s.
The Oval curator breaks silence!
• Lee Fortis, The Oval’s chief curator, speaks out • Opens up on fiery exchange with Gautam Gambhir • What triggered the confrontation?
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Viktor Gyokeres, a new signing from Arsenal, claims he only wants to “do my own thing” after adopting the number 14 shirt from Thierry Henry, the team’s all-time top goalscorer.
The 27-year-old’s move put an end to the Gunners’ search for a striker, which is valued at up to £64 million (73 million euros) on Saturday, making it the first time since Mikel Arteta’s first season that the FA Cup was won in 2020.
Henry became Arsenal’s number 14 shirt thanks to his 228 goals in 377 games.
Gyokeres claims it was an “easy” choice to select his squad number before what might be his first game against Tottenham in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Gyokeres responded, “Of course, I know about the history.”
“To be honest, there weren’t as many numbers,” she said. Not many options were available.
“But that one was, of course, available. so when I realized the decision to take it was simple.
Gyokeres is unconcerned about any comparisons that might result from Henry’s four Premier League victories, including four titles and the FA Cup, with Arsenal.
“I don’t know,” I ask. He said, “It’s not really my intention to be compared to what he’s accomplished in his career.”
particularly here. I simply want to be good and have good qualities. He was undoubtedly a fantastic player, but he was not my type. I’m going to try my own thing, really.
After their initial meeting, Arteta claimed that he thought the number would be suitable for Gyokeres.
He explained, “I use the word conviction, and that’s what I immediately noticed when I spoke to him.”
Someone who was “very determined,” someone who had a real passion for the game when he spoke about the game, history, and, as in this case, Thierry and what the shirt meant. He immediately felt it, and “go for it” when you do.
Gyokeres’ signing has generated a lot of fan activity, with some of his replica shirts breaking club records.
It’s wonderful to see, of course. It is very nice. That, of course, gives you more motivation, he continued.
“It wasn’t a difficult decision to join Arsenal,” says the statement.
One of the longest-running transfers of the summer was Gyokeres’ acquisition, which was delayed in the final week as Arsenal and Sporting negotiated the transfer fee additions.
Every step of the deal generated a lot of fan interest, according to Sporting’s club president Frederico Varandas, who also claimed Gyokeres would face disciplinary action for failing to report for training.
It’s been a brand-new experience. “I haven’t really been in that circumstance before,” said Gyokeres.
It’s been a lot of waiting on my side, they say. It wasn’t that simple for me to come here. But I’m finally here, and it feels fantastic.
“I made an effort to continue the day by myself and to train as much as I could.” Many days had the same pattern of routine.
I awoke, trained, ate dinner, and then went to bed once more. For a short while, it went on like that, but it was well worth it.
Gyokeres claims he felt “that they wanted me here” when his new manager Arteta described the excitement he and the players have over the signing of the Sweden international.
Additionally, he continued, “As a very large club with a lot of history. Simply put, I had a strong desire to join this club.
You can always make a decision about your future, I believe. Of course, there were other clubs, but I didn’t think this one would be so difficult for me.
Gyokeres believes there will be a transition period despite backing himself to success in the Premier League despite scoring 97 goals in 102 games for Sporting and recording 26 assists.
“I believe I need to adjust,” However, I believe there are many Portuguese players who have performed even better in England. He said, “It depends on who you choose.”
“I find it challenging to compare one player to another,” he said. and how they are faring in a different league.
“Because there are many different factors.” not just a better competition. It becomes simpler if you also play for a better team. especially if you play aggressively. So we’ll have to wait.
Gyokeres has only spent a few days with his team-mates, but Arteta has already stated his desires to him.
He said, “Just try to use my qualities as much as I can.”
“But I haven’t been here for too long, as you said. I only completed one training session.
Flights across the United Kingdom have been disrupted as the country’s air traffic control authority reported a technical issue, but later said the glitch had been resolved.
The National Air Traffic Service, or NATS, said in a statement on Wednesday that departures at all airports have resumed and that teams are working with affected airlines and airports to “clear the backlog safely”.
“Our systems are fully operational and air traffic capacity is returning to normal,” it said.
The outage, announced by NATS 20, included Heathrow Airport, Britain’s largest airport and Europe’s busiest.
“Flights at Heathrow have resumed following a technical issue at the NATS Swanwick air traffic control centre. We are advising passengers to check with their airline before travelling,” an airport spokesperson said.
Gatwick Airport and Edinburgh Airport also said operations were resuming.
ℹ️ Technical issue at Swanwick
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London City Airport had earlier also reported disruption. It was not clear exactly how long the outage had lasted.
The NATS system has suffered several software-related failures since it opened in 2002.
In August 2023, flights across Britain were disrupted after the automatic processing of flight plans malfunctioned. Hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled at the height of the summer holidays and some 700,000 passengers affected.
The cofounder of a pro-Palestinian campaign group has won her bid to bring a legal challenge against the British government’s decision to ban the group under “antiterrorism” laws.
London’s High Court on Wednesday ruled that the ban could be considered to be an impingement of freedom of expression and the group should have been consulted before it went into effect.
Palestine Action has increasingly targeted Israel-linked companies in Britain, often spraying red paint, blocking entrances or damaging equipment. It accuses Britain’s government of complicity in what it says are Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
After the group broke into a military airbase in June and damaged two planes, the United Kingdom’s government proscribed Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000. Proscription makes it a crime to be a member of the group, an offence that carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.
Judge Martin Chamberlain granted permission for Huda Ammori, who helped found Palestine Action in 2020, to bring a judicial review, saying proscription amounted to a disproportionate interference with her and others’ right to freedom of expression was “reasonably arguable”.
Dozens of people have been arrested for holding placards purportedly supporting the group since the ban, and Ammori’s lawyers said people expressing support for the Palestinian cause have also been subject to increased scrutiny from police.
However, Britain’s interior minister, Yvette Cooper, has said violence and criminal damage have no place in legitimate protests and Palestine Action’s activities justify proscription.
Recently, the United Nations human rights chief, Volker Turk, raised concerns over the ban, calling it a “disturbing misuse” of “counterterrorism” laws that risks undermining fundamental freedoms.
