If I was to write a book inspired by the distressing events at the 2023 Grand National at Aintree, the working title would be something like, “Animal rights activism and the art of protest.” Is there not a cause? Of course there is a cause, a very noble cause; the welfare of animals. There are also strategies for advancing the cause and highlighting the plight of all animals under the dominion of humans, not just…

Sports and gambling are intimate historical bedfellows as the two are joined at the hip and difficult to pull asunder.

International sports governing bodies are jealously guarding their independence but where does that leave the athletes.