England takes on Algeria on the 23rd June in their second fixture of Group C in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa It will be the first ever meeting between the two Nations

In 2009 and after several years of frustration, world number one, Roger Federer finally broke his Roland Garros 'hoodoo' and lifted the French Open Mens singles crown for the first time Federer had been runner up for the three years previously and was beaten on each occasion by Rafa Nadal, the third defeat being one his most ignominious defeats of his otherwise illustrious career

The brilliant and often controversial Michael Schumacher hits the Formula One Circuits again this season, driving for Mercedes who have bought out last season’s Constructors winners, Brawn Included in the buy-out package was Ross Brawn himself, who will head the new team and who has used his profound influence in attracting Schumacher back to Formula One

Named in honour of the great Arkle, the Arkle Challenge Trophy is one of the feature races of not only the Cheltenham Festival but also of the National Hunt season itself It is a much sought after Grade One race that effectively decides the best novice chaser in Britain and Ireland, however winners of the race so often fail to go on to bigger and better things

Below are profiles of several of the leading two year old fillies that are likely to contest the 1000 guineas and possibly the Epsom Oaks in 2010 The truth is that there have been very few juvenile fillies that have captured the imagination and next season could see a rather sub-standard set of Fillies Classics

Sea The Stars, after a season where his exploits have take the breath away of most racing fans, will soon be exiting stage left and heading off for a life of bliss to the stud farm along with several of his rivals It is rare that a horse of his stature and ability comes along and he quite rightly is being looked at in the same light as the Brigadier Gerrard’s and Nijinsky’s of yesteryear some even at this time think he is the best of them all

There is one race in Australia that is said to stop the nation, a race which is more important than work, rest and play, a race that demands the attention of every living Australian and a race that is regarded as one of the greatest flat handicaps in the world It is of course the Melbourne Cup

The Galway Races gets underway once more on the last Monday in July and is likely to attract even more that the usual 200,000 spectators that usually make the trip The seven day long festival has grown out of all proportion and has become Ireland’s most popular horse racing meeting and not only because of the quality of the racing on show

Just a mere 12 months ago, Roger Federer left the Centre Court at Wimbledon in tears, having lost his most valuable crown that of Wimbledon Champion to Rafael Nadal Along with the loss went his world number one ranking and his air of invincibility the media were already beginning to write his sporting obituaries

Royal Ascot 2009 is over and after five days of fantastic racing action and with a total of 17 Group races from the 30 races run at the meeting nobody can argue that the meet was nothing less than a rousing success with the glitz and glamour of Ladies being the highlight of the week, especially for the gentlemen

The Epsom Oaks is the of the English Horse Racing Classics of the year for three year old fillies and it is a race that is eagerly anticipated along with the Derby, which is the more prestigious of the two and run on the Saturday of this two day Race meeting at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey, England

No sooner will the running of the 2009 Epsom Derby and Epsom Oaks are over when attention will immediately turn to the five days of top class racing that takes place not too far from the Downs at Epsom, at what is known worldwide as Royal Ascot which has been on the sporting calendar for nearly 300 years and is still one of the jewels in England’s sporting crown and a true spectacle both on and off the turf

Following his very impressive 2000 Guineas win, Sea The Stars has now become the talking horse of the 2009 Epsom Derby and has been installed as the favourite for the race which takes place on the 5th June Plaudits and writers alike have been quick to put a superstar tag on the horse, which could well be justified