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Sam Barnard, Assistant Sports Editor | October 4, 2016 Biggest UEFA international qualifying scorelines In light of UEFA footballing minnows Andorra, Gibraltar, Malta and San Marino all taking on much higher-ranked opponents Portugal, Belgium, England and Northern Ireland respectively this international break, that got Coral writers thinking. Goals galore are... View Article
David Metcalf | October 3, 2016 Five incredible training feats after O’Brien’s Arc Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien earned himself a place in the record books when saddling the first three home in this year’s Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly. Found stormed clear to beat Highland Reel and Order Of St... View Article
Sam Barnard, Assistant Sports Editor | Updated October 1, 2016 5 Craziest sporting curses Prior to the GAA All-Ireland football final between Mayo and defending champions Dublin on Sunday, September 18th and the replay on Saturday, October 1st, it was widely documented that the former are currently under a curse... View Article
Lee Gormley | September 29, 2016 Best Joey Barton quotes There’s never a dull moment when Joey Barton is involved, proven by his recent antics at current club Rangers. The former Newcastle United, Manchester City and Burnley midfielder has managed to carve out a prolonged career on the pitch, but... View Article
David Metcalf | September 28, 2016 British raider Postponed is currently 15/8 favourite with Coral to win the Gorup 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly on Sunday, October 2nd. Roger Varian’s charge colt is bidding to make it seven wins on the bounce and become the first five-year-old... View Article
Sam Barnard, Assistant Sports Editor | Updated September 24, 2016 See our Yorkshire postwar cricket XI after they missed out on the County Championship hat-trick Yorkshire may have missed out on a hat-trick of successive Cricket County Championship Division One titles with Middlesex winning the 2016 edition, but the White... View Article
Lee Gormley | September 19, 2016 Seven great sportsmanship moments The Triathlon World Series in Mexico recently came to a truly dramatic finish, with exhausted Briton Jonny Brownlee needing help from his older brother and Olympic champion Alistair to get over the line with just 700m left to go. In... View Article
Lee Gormley | September 16, 2016 Ten modern era footballing brothers During the last Premier League fixtures, Crystal Palace managed to earn a narrow 2-1 victory over Northeast outfit Middlesbrough, the first domestic win of the current campaign for Alan Pardew’s side. The Eagles, 5/2 with Coral for top 10... View Article
Robbie Purves and Sam Barnard | September 13, 2016 10 greatest individual sports rivalries Throughout the history of sport there have been some gripping rivalries that add to the drama of elite sport. Some are born out of personal hate, while others were built on mutual respect and the drive... View Article
Robbie Purves | September 10, 2016 In Celtic’s 5-1 demolition of Rangers during the first Old Firm league match in five years, Moussa Dembele became one of a select bunch of players to hit a hat-trick in the ferocious fixture. WATCH: Moussa Dembele completes a hat-trick in the Old Firm... View Article