Advancements in airline travel had an amazingly profound impact on everyday life in this country. It brought the eastern and western shores closer together, and created business opportunities that would have seemed ridiculous a century ago. Trans-continental flights allowed professional franchises to expand into the Golden State of California in the late 1950s and it wasn’t too long before East-West rivalries sprang up, involving teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics.
Month: May 2024
Charlie Appleby suffers new savage blow as Arabian Crown is ruled out of Betfred Derby at Epsom
DOMINIC KING: Godolphin's trainer looked to have three strings to his bow 10 days ago. His season had started in the best fashion, when Notable Speech plundered the Qipco 2,000 Guineas.
Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, May 18
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Friday's meetings at Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter, Bangor-On-Dee and Doncaster.
ED CHAMBERLIN: ITV Racing’s BAFTA for our coverage of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival isn’t just an award for us, it’s for everyone in racing
ED CHAMBERLIN: I never envisaged a situation where I'd be part of a team that found itself front and centre at the BAFTAs, being mentioned alongside some monster television programmes.
