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15
Jun
As the Royal Ascot week unfolds on the tracks of the Ascot Racecourse this summer, each race brings a combination of a fierce battle for the championship, outstanding runners, and spectacular wins. Taking place between Tuesday, 16 June and Saturday, 20 June, Royal Ascot 2026 once again brings together horse racing enthusiasts, bettors, and bookmakers. Prince of Wales’s Stakes will be conducted on the second day of the meeting. It also fills the role of the day’s headline race.
The Prince of Wales’s Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race that accepts both male and female horses aged four...
15
Jun
The Royal Ascot week reaches its peak as the third, admittedly the busiest, day of the meeting dawns on the Ascot Racecourse. This year, the annual event started on Tuesday, 16 June and will continue until Saturday, 20 June. Colloquially also referred to as Ladies’ Day, the third day of the meeting features the Ascot Gold Cup, which is the headline race not only of the day but also of the entire event.
The Ascot Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race that accepts both male and female horses aged four years or older. It is run over...
15
Jun
The last time France and Senegal met at a World Cup, it ended in one of the tournament's great ambushes: Senegal beating the reigning champions 1-0 in the 2002 opener.
Twenty-four years on, the two meet again, this time to open Group I at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Kick-off is 8pm BST on Tuesday 16 June. France arrive among the favourites for the whole thing. Senegal will play remembering exactly how vulnerable the French can be on day one.
France vs Senegal – Betting Odds
The bookmakers have made France clear favourites for this one, but the France...
13
Jun
The entire grass-court season lasts little more than six weeks, and the Halle Open sits in the busiest part of it. The tournament takes place in Germany from 15 June to 21 June, which leaves anyone who reaches the closing rounds only a few days to recover before Wimbledon starts.
This page tracks the Halle Open 2026 schedule across the full week, with the daily order of play, the court each match is given, the start times and the rounds all added as the ATP confirms them.
The official order of play is typically released around 24 hours in advance. We'll...
13
Jun
The third week of June is rolling in, which for horse racing enthusiasts can only mean one thing: it is time for Royal Ascot. Five days filled with intense competitions for the champion title, spectacular wins, and well known stars as well as emerging talents, Royal Ascot is the focal point of the British summer social calendar. This year it will be taking place between Tuesday, 16 June and Saturday, 20 June at its traditional venue of Ascot Racecourse.
Ascot Racecourse was founded in 1711 by Queen Anne and has since then enjoyed a close association with the British royal...
13
Jun
In just a few days the Ascot Racecourse will open its gates for the pivotal event of the flat horse racing season in Britain. Royal Ascot, the centrepiece of not only the horse racing but also the social calendar of the summer, will be taking place between Tuesday, 16 June and Saturday, 20 June this year. Queen Anne Stakes will be conducted on the first day of the meeting and open the annual event.
The Queen Anne Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race that accepts both male and female horses aged four years or older. It is run...
13
Jun
The month of June in the British flat horse racing calendar is always centred around the biggest event of the season, the Royal Ascot. This year it will take place between Tuesday, 16 June and Saturday, 20 June at its historic venue of Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, England. St James’s Palace Stakes is one of the races to be conducted on the first day of the meeting. It also headlines the day’s race card.
The St James’s Palace Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race that accepts three year old colts. It is run over a distance of about...
12
Jun
Belgium face Egypt on Monday, 15th June, for Group G’s first match of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The game kicks off at Lumen Field, Seattle, at 20:00 BST.
Each group has 6 teams playing round-robin matches. The top two from each group and the eight best third-place teams will advance to the Round of 32.
While Belgium and Egypt have not played any official head-to-head matches, both have a strong lineup of international players. The Pharaohs have Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) and Omar Marmoush (Man City) as their forwards. The Red Devils have an even deeper lineup with Kevin De Bruyne...
12
Jun
Thirty-two years ago, Ronald Koeman captained the Netherlands in Dallas for the final cap of his playing days, a 3-2 quarter-final defeat to Brazil. On Sunday he returns to the same city as a head coach, the slate wiped clean.
Japan instead have spent recent years turning the game's hierarchy on its head, with Germany and Spain both beaten in Qatar and neither result an accident. The Netherlands could have definitely drawn a kinder opener than this one.
The Group F first match kicks off at 9pm UK time on Sunday 14 June at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas – an...