Matthew Engel Quotes (3 Quotes)

It is damnably hard to know for certain which horse will win ... but a trainer, jockey or groom can often be very sure indeed that a horse will lose.

Remember the 2003 Rugby world cup. After that, rugby was supposed to take over from soccer as the No. 1 sport, with the entire population playing rugby within a short space of time. But it fades fairly quickly.

It was a triumph for the real thing. Five five-day Test matches between two gifted, well-matched teams playing fantastic cricket at high velocity and high pressure with the perfect mix of chivalry and venom. Here was the best game in the world, at its best.