Starts on Thursday but where are all the horses?

The next Ashes series between Australia and England is still some way off, but the changes made by the Three Lions for the beginning of their home Test summer suggest that they are already thinking well ahead.

The County Championship in England has gone into hibernation until late August as white-ball cricket takes over in the shape of the T20 Blast and The Hundred.

Trueshan rolled back the years with a comfortable victory in the Listed Esher Stakes at Sandown Park on Friday.

Preparations are well underway for the 2024/25 Premier League season as Ange Postecoglou prepares for his second campaign with Tottenham Hotspur.

Having been unable to reach the semi-final stage of the T20 World Cup, Australia's next assignment is a tour of Scotland and England in September, with six T20Is and five ODIs included in a tightly-packed schedule.

Wathnan Racing got off the mark at Royal Ascot on Wednesday after Leovanni produced a power-packed performance to land the Queen Mary Stakes.

Tottenham face a crucial summer as Ange Postecoglou looks to be build a squad capable of making a push for the top four in the Premier League next season.