Run Wild Fred lands Troytown chase for Gordon Elliott

Seven-year-old delivers bold front-running performance under Davy Russell at Navan

Eddie Jordan-led company in £3bn-plus bid for Playtech

Former F1 boss has teamed up with Keith O’Loughlin

All eyes on Willie Mullins’s entries as spectators return to Punchestown

Echoes In Rain seen as number one hope for trainer in Sunday’s Morgiana Hurdle

Minella Indo heads classy quintet in Down Royal’s Champion Chase

First Grade One chase of new National Hunt season attracts a top line up including King George winner Frodon

Davy Russell and Envoi Allen to be reunited at Down Royal

42-year-old regains ride on DeBromhead’s star as he returns to action on Saturday

Entain revenue rises as focus squarely on DraftKings bid

Ladbrokes and Coral parent says online betting growth still outperforming

Irish bookies jump first as modernising legislation looms

Firms to halt credit card betting and pre-9pm TV advertising as they read political mood

Rising Covid cases dampen hopes of recovery and leave investors wary

Dealers note a ‘lot of red on the screen’ as travel-related stocks in particular take a hit

Kennedy to retain partnership with Minella Indo at Punchestown

De Bromhead’s charge favourite to complete Gold Cup double next week

Mark Kemp appointed chief executive of Boylesports

Kemp has been manager of UK Tote, the British racecourses pool betting system

Rising US yields knock European stocks in early trading

The Iseq index down 0.3 % with Origin Enterprises 4.6% lower after latest results

Six Nations: England very short-priced favourites to retain their crown

Bookies rate France as second favourites to win with Ireland third most likely winners

Unbeaten Honeysuckle poised for a stiff test in Dublin Festival highlight

De Bromhead and Blackmore have another favourite with Minella Indo in Irish Gold Cup

European stocks slip as lockdown worries resurface

Retailers and miners among big decliners as investors fret about extent of current lockdowns

Entain shares fall after MGM walks away from takeover bid

UK gambling company which owns Ladbrokes and Coral had rejected MGM’s £8bn offer

CEO of Ladbrokes owner Entain quits days after snubbing MGM approach

Shay Segev lured by offer from streaming platform DAZN that Entain cannot match

Ladbrokes owner Entain rejects £8bn takeover offer from MGM

Offer ‘significantly undervalues’ Entain’s business

Unbeaten pair set to defend their spotless records at Fairyhouse

Excitement in the Winter Festival air as Envoi Allen and Honeysuckle among runners

Dermot Weld targets first Breeders Cup success with Tarnawa

Christophe Soumillon replaced by Colin Keane after testing positive for Covid twice

Willie Mullins ‘pleasantly surprised’ at how strong racing is in face of Covid-19

Stratum and True Self readied for Melbourne Cup as jumps season gets into swing at home

A changing of the seasons as Minella Indo lines up at Wexford

This week will see a number of Gold Cup contenders make their seasonal bows

Plan to turn Moore Street cafe into bookmakers refused

Local businesses, Moore Street market traders and politicians objected to the Ladbrokes’ plans

Iseq reaches highest level since February amid US stimulus hopes

UK shares rise on post-Brexit trade deal optimism

Irish Grand National cancelled for 2020

Running Ireland’s most valuable steeplechase behind closed doors would not have felt right

European markets drift lower as travel stocks suffer

Markets report: Ryanair down 3.18% amid tighter UK travel restrictions

Ladbrokes owner profit slips but online betting surges

Company says it will not pay interim dividend but expects online growth to boost profit in second half

View from Melbourne: Sporting fabric of the city suffering from second lockdown

Pandemic has shown up issues in Australian sport but there are still reasons to be cheerful

Shares gain after EU leaders clinch stimulus deal

Iseq all-share index rose 0.61% on the day

European stocks lose ground after mixed reaction to stimulus plans

Airlines slip, while weak spending in China weighs on luxury stocks

Ladbrokes owner GVC’s long-time CEO to step down

Kenneth Alexander will be replaced by chief operating officer Shay Segev

Markets boosted by news of coronavirus vaccine progress

In Dublin, Ryanair Holdings among shares to gain on hopeful Covid-19 news

Betting shops in Ireland told to close their doors

Most bookmakers had reopened this week but will have to close again until June 29th

Last Moore Street cafe may be turned into bookmakers

Ladbrokes plan would replace Ann’s Bakery with third bookies outlet on historic street

Decisions to be made on where to run Guineas and Derby horses

Both Guineas races in England and in Ireland are set to take place just one week apart

Calls for gambling limits to be introduced during lockdown

A number of European countries have introduced spending and deposit limits

Moody’s says Covid-19 will spark more gambling mergers

Ratings agency sees accelerated wave of consolidation

Gambling industry walking a fine line during sporting lockdown

‘You don’t solve a gambling problem by taking away sport’

Regulators yet to clear Paddy Power owner Flutter’s €12bn merger

Dublin-headquartered Flutter plans to merge with Canada-based Stars Group

Tiger Roll ‘will he – won’t he’ National saga set to run some more

'Tiger is very, very special to us. We’ll look after him first and foremost' - Eddie O’Leary

Rachael Blackmore lights up day one at Leopardstown with Grade One double

Concern over ground continues for a second year with watering to take place overnight

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...
The Irish Times ePaper

France 2003

Rugby World Cup: match analysis, interviews, fixtures and results

Stardust

Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people