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IF NEW OWLS GET ON A ROHL IT COULD GO RIGHT TO WIRE

ONLY once in the past seven years has a team been relegated from the Championship with more than 43 points.

SPRING CLASSICS

Get ready for the drama and passion of cycling's most revered one-day races with our guide to the top contenders

Laura Kenny retires from cycling

Britain's greatest ever female Olympian hangs up her wheels, with Paris Olympics months away

THE ICE METHOD COMETH

For decades, athletes have been dunking their race-weary limbs in icy water, but now the practice is a wellness craze too. Rob Kemp puts the hype on ice and examines the evidence

Dr Hutch

Will the UCI ban Giro's wacky new TT helmet for being too weird, wonders the Doc, and if so, will the response be weirder still?

Carb-loading

A fuelling specialist's tips on maximising performance by pre-loading carbohydrate

Pidcock metres from victory at Milan-San Remo

Ineos big-hitter attempts the impossible but gets caught by a baying bunch including eventual winner Jasper Phillpsen, writes

DAWNING TO OPEN FOR IN-FORM DAN

Ben Morgan sees the Skelton brothers getting off to a winning start on Day 1

IRISH ARE TAKING OVER THE ASYLUM

Nick Townsend consults the turf's top doc, Dr Richard Newland, about the ills afflicting British jumps racing

GET SET FOR AN EASTER CRACKER!

Karl Hedley picks out runners and riders who can shine in the aftermath of Cheltenham

BANBOU TAKES A BOW

Frero can top 'em in the Topham for Venetia Williams

MISSION IS READY TO LEAP INTO THE LIMELIGHT

Paul Ferguson looks at stars who stayed fresh to jump straight into the top action at Aintree

THEY'RE BACKING LOSERS AND WE'LL PAY THE PRICE

Rolf Johnson blasts unelected officials meddling with gambling regulations while the 'impotent' BHA stand aside

SUMMER DAYS FOR ALL WEATHER TRIO

It's cash bonuses all round for the stars of rubber and sand, writes Ian Heitman

BIKES OF THE CLASSICS

Joe Baker walked around the team buses on Opening Weekend to see how riders had adapted their bikes for the cobblestones

Eluned King crowned at CICLE Classic

Lifeplus-Wahoo rider outsprints Eilidh Shaw and Alice McWilliam in Melton Mowbray

Daccordi

An Eighties Italian dream machine that's futuristic yet timeless

Finucane takes golden form into Olympics

GB ace claims clean sweep at latest Nations Cup round in Hong Kong, reports Tom Davidson

IT'S SAFETY FIRST BUT NOBLE'S MY WINNER

Sky Racing frontman Robert Cooper casts a wistful eye back on old-school Nationals - but he's fixed on Yeats

SHARK'S GOT A BIT BETWEEN HIS TEETH

Alex Gifford reckons Hewick will be ready and refreshed for the National after his Gold Cup absence

THERE'S BOUNTI IN IT FOR BOUGHEY

Dave Youngman does the rounds on the gallops at headquarters and spotlights a promising new crop

FOLLOW THE VAN

Paul Jacobs is keeping faith with Gavin Cromwell and last year's Grand National runner-up

COR BLIMEY! WHAT A CRACKING CLIMAX

Ben Morgan looks to Cheltenham stars Slade Steel and Corach Rambler to star on Aintree's biggest day

IT'S NIP & TUCK IN BOOKIES BATTLE

Simon Nott regales us with his recent trips to Wincanton and Exeter

OWLS HIT FOR SIX AS ALI & OMARI SHINE

KIERAN McKenna saluted his red-hot Ipswich side’s relentless display as they despatched struggling Sheffield Wednesday with ease.

WAGNER CROWS AT HIS FLYING CANARIES

DAVID Wagner believes his Norwich side are hitting consistent form at just the right time as they close in on a play-off place.

'I'LL PUT STING INTO HORNETS!'

Interim boss Tom calls for intensity

CLASSY JOE IN GOAL HEAVEN AT SAINTS

JOE Rothwell has made a big impact at Southampton – and the Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month award underlines it.

ROBINS LAUDS SKY BLUES AS WRIGHT BAGS  FAMOUS WIN

Two late goals put Cov into last four

COOL COLEY ENSURES RACE FOR SAFETY  GOES TO WIRE

JOSH Coley gave rock-bottom Sutton a survival lifeline as Yellows boss Steve Morison admitted they now had “seven cup finals” between them and staying in League Two.