Soprano heads a field of 11 fillies and mares declared for Pontefract’s Listed feature, with Dave Loughnane’s Sparks Fly and Royal Dress from James Tate’s yard among her rivals.

Melanie Newman said she wanted to challenge what was said at the event but feared being ‘labelled part of the cult’.

Midfielder Georgia Stanway is “fed up with talking” and wants “proper England” to prove their doubters wrong in their critical Euro 2025 clash with the Netherlands on Wednesday night.

German Helwerth, who had officiated at matches on each of the first seven days and is one of the sport’s leading umpires, was notably absent on Monday, although organisers insisted it was a regular ...

BARROW Raiders head coach Paul Crarey admits his side weren’t good enough at the weekend. Raiders suffered away-day misery as they went down 48-12 to Featherstone Rovers at the Millennium Stadium.