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Sport
Premiership Rugby is engaged in fresh
controversy after the BBC was forced to
cancel advanced plans to broadcast the
Gallagher Premiership final between
Exeter Chiefs and Wasps on October
- The BBC was approached in mid-
September by Darren Childs, chief
executive of Premiership Rugby (PRL),
about simulcasting the final live with
BT Sport and bringing the showpiece
event to a wider audience.
PRL maintains they were only
“exploratory” talks but the BBC was
under the impression it would be
broadcasting the game and cleared
space for it on BBC Two. The broad-
caster had arranged production logis-
tics, secured a studio and booked a
commentary team, with two former
England internationals as pundits.Football
Sky Bet League Two Cheltenham
Town 1 Grimsby Town 3; Walsall 2
Leyton Orient 1.
Vanarama National League
Barnet 1 Weymouth 0; Dover
Athletic 0 Aldershot Town 5; FC
Halifax Town 1 Yeovil Town 1;
Hartlepool United 0 Bromley 0;
Kings Lynn Town 0 Boreham
Wood 3; Sutton United 0 Notts
County 1; Torquay United 2
Chesterfield 1; Wealdstone 2
Stockport County 5; Woking 2
Dagenham and Redbridge 0.
FA Cup third qualifying round
(selected results) Braintree Town 0
Maldon & Tiptree 1; Hartley Wintney
3 Barking 1; Sholing 5 Walton Casu-
als 2; Wimborne Town 2 Maidstone
United 2; Bedfont Sports 0 Canvey
Island 2; Brackley Town wo Ketter-
ing; Bristol Manor Farm 3 Cray Wan-
derers 3 (Cray won 4-2 on pens);
Bury Town 2 Nuneaton Borough 0;
Cambridge City 2 Halesowen Town
0; Chester 3 Spennymoor 1; Chi-
chester City 1 Tonbridge Angels 2;
Chorley 1 York City 0; Christchurch 1
Dulwich Hamlet 1; Cray Valley Paper
Mills 2 Aveley 0; Darlington 6 Tad-
caster Albion 1; Eastbourne Bor-
ough 3 Sheppey United 1; Farsley
Celtic 1 AFC Fylde 3; Guiseley 2 Mat-
lock Town 0; Hampton & Richmond
2 Hornchurch 2 (Hampton won 4-3
on pens); Haringey Borough 5
Bracknell 1; Hayes & Yeading 0 Chip-
stead 0 (Hayes won 4-2 on pens);
Hemel Hempstead wo Boston
United; Ilkeston Town 1 Alvechurch
0; Marine 4 Nantwich Town 1;
Oxford City 6 Tamworth 1;
Southport 1 South Shields 1; St
Albans City 1 Mickleover 1; Stafford
Rangers 3 Hereford FC 1; Taunton
Town 4 Truro City 2; Whyteleafe 1
Concord Rangers 2.
U21 Euro qualifying
Group One Italy 2 Republic of
Ireland 0. Group Three
England 2 Turkey 1. Group Four
San Marino 0 Scotland 7. Group
Eight Northern Ireland 1 Ukraine 0.
Betfred Cup (selected results):
Hearts 3 Raith 1; Brora Rangers 2
Cove Rangers 2 (Cove Rangers
won 6-5 on pens); Forfar 0
Hibernian 1; Dundee Utd 1 Kelty
Hearts 0; Peterhead 3 Brechin 1;
Ross County 2 Arbroath 1; Falkirk 2
Clyde 1; Kilmarnock 0 Dunfermline
3; Ayr 1 Annan 0; Stranraer 2 Albion
2 (Albion Rovers won 15-14 on
pens); Morton 1 Queen’s Park 0;
Queen of South 0 Partick 0 (Partick
won 3-2 on pens).Cricket
IPL, Dubai Chennai Super Kings
167-6 (Watson 41, S Curran 31);
Sunrisers Hyderabad 147-8
(Bairstow 23; S Curran 1-18).
Chennai won by 20 runs.Rugby league
Betfred Super League Hull KR 24
Salford Red Devils 22; Hull FC 18
Huddersfield Giants 16; Warrington
Wolves 32 Leeds Rhinos 6.Snooker
Milton Keynes: English Open First
round (selected results, England
unless stated): J Lisowski 4
Hang Li (China) 2; K Wilson 4 D Dale
(Wales) 2; S Murphy 4 R Milkins 3.Tennis
St Petersburg: ATP Tour, St
Petersburg Open Round of 32
(selected results) M Raonic (Can)
bt J Wolf (US) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1;
K Khachanov (Russ) bt J
Duckworth (Aus) 6-4, 6-4.Hereford
Going: good to firm (good in places)
12.15 (2m 3f 147yd) 1, Straw Fan Jack
(Sean Houlihan, 25-1); 2, Celestial Force
(5-6 fav); 3, Thais Toir (5-1). 10 ran. NR:
Justgivemeareason, Legendoire,
Lifeisahighway. 1Ol, 12l. Sheila Lewis.
12.45 (2m 5f 163yd) 1, Knight Commander
(Sean Houlihan, 11-2); 2, Easkey Lad (10-3
fav); 3, Arty Campbell (9-2). 12 ran.
NR: Deputy Jones, Project Mars. 12l,
3 Kl. Sheila Lewis.
1.15 (2m 5f 163yd) 1, Oscars Moonshine
(H Cobden, 16-5 fav); 2, Ratfacemcdougall
(4-1); 3, Kabrit (6-1). 12 ran. NR:
Soyouthinksoagain. 3l, 6l. P F Nicholls.
1.50 (3m 1f 44yd) 1, Monbeg Theatre (Page
Fuller, 6-4); 2, Darlac (8-15 fav); 3, Jaycols
Star (18-1). NR: Diomede Des Mottes,
Salty Boy. 4Kl, 45l. Jamie Snowden.
2.23 (3m 1f 119yd) 1, Neville’s Cross (R
Johnson, 11-10 fav); 2, Dadsintrouble (16-1);
3, Fontley House (22-1). 7 ran. 20l, 12l. T Lacey.
2.58 (2m 4f 194yd) 1, Oscar Rose (P J
Brennan, 11-10 fav); 2, Kalahari Queen
(3-1). 4 ran. NR: Dame du Soir, Simply
Loveleh. 21l, F O’Brien.
3.33 (2m 3f 147yd) 1, Cotton End (Sean
Houlihan, 6-1); 2, Precious Eleanor (9-2 Co
fav); 3, Czech Her Out (5-1). 14 ran. NR:
Brophies Doll, Jemima P, Nearly Famous,
Northern Princess. 14l, hd. Sheila Lewis.
4.08 (2m 53yd) 1, Benson (Lee Edwards,
4-6 fav); 2, Caddyhill (9-2); 3, Courtland
(9-2). 12 ran. NR: A Falling Star, Dee Lane.
Kl, 2Ol. Dr R D P Newland.
Placepot: £44.40. Quadpot: £18.30.Huntingdon
Going: good
12.00 (1m 7f 171yd) 1, Prince Escalus (Jonjo
O’Neill Jr., 33-1); 2, Perfect Myth (11-8 fav);
3, Your Darling (15-8). 15 ran. NR:George Of Naunton. 6Kl, 2Ol. Jonjo O’Neill.
12.30 (2m 3f 137yd) 1, Vegas Blue
(Nico de Boinville, 4-11 fav); 2, Panic
Attack (11-4); 3, Just A Sip (28-1). 11 ran.
13l, 26l. N J Henderson.
1.00 (2m 3f 189yd) 1, Guy (Sam Twiston-
Davies, 9-1); 2, Ebony Gale (8-1); 3,
Captain Woodie (6-1). 9 ran. NR: Dublin
Four. 13l, 1N. N A Twiston-Davies.
1.30 (2m 3f 189yd) 1, Champagne Noir (B
S Hughes, 9-2); 2, Belargus (9-1); 3, Landin
(10-1). 9 ran. 2Kl, 14l. C E Longsdon.
2.00 (1m 7f 171yd) 1, Takeit Easy (Kielan
Woods, 10-1); 2, Glimpse Of Gold (12-1); 3,
Out On The Tear (16-1). ; 4, Great Hall
(7-1). 17 ran. 1l, 9l. Mrs P Sly.
2.35 (2m 7f 129yd) 1, The Late Legend (S
Bowen, 5-4 fav); 2, Easter Eric (16-1); 3,
Write It Down (4-1). 12 ran. 11l, 8l. T Weston.
3.10 (3m 1f 10yd) 1, Innisfree Lad (B S
Hughes, 7-1); 2, Sandy Boy (12-1); 3,
Always Able (33-1). 10 ran. NR: Bletchley
Castle, Linenhall. 2l, 3l. T Symonds.
3.45 (1m 7f 171yd) 1, Will Sting (Mr C
McGivern, 22-1); 2, Hey Joe (4-1);
3, Gumbo Flyer (3-1 fav). 12 ran. Hd, 5Kl.
Mrs L Wadham.
Placepot: £123.60. Quadpot: £116.40.Leicester
Going: heavy (soft in places)
1.35 (1m 53yd) 1, Stay Coul (Josephine
Gordon, 11-2); 2, Devil’s Cub (11-4 fav); 3,
King Viktor (6-1). 9 ran. NR: Up Before
Dawn. 2Ol, 1Ol. D Menuisier.
2.10 (1m 53yd) 1, Tara Iti (Andrea Atzeni,
9-1); 2, Ghostly (4-1); 3, Livia The Empress
(11-2). 9 ran. 2N, Ol. E A L Dunlop.
2.45 (1m 53yd) 1, Top Of The Pops (S De
Sousa, 11-4 fav); 2, Wallem (5-1); 3,
Forever William (4-1). 6 ran. NR:
Marselan. Nk, 5Kl. M Johnston.
3.20 (6f) 1, Ventura Diamond (S De Sousa,
5-4 fav); 2, Risk Of Thunder (10-3); 3, RedFascinator (3-1). 4 ran. 3Nl, 7Kl. R A Fahey.
3.55 (7f) 1, Spangler (W Buick, 10-3);
2, Knowwhentorun (3-1 fav); 3, Prison
Break (11-2). 10 ran. 3Nl, 4Kl. H Morrison.
4.30 (7f) 1, Song of The Isles (M
Dwyer, 11-4); 2, Al Suil Eile (5-2 fav); 3,
Voltaic (9-2). 13 ran. NR: Alix James,
Redemptive. 1l, 2Ol. Mrs H Main.
5.00 (7f) 1, Tomfre (Rob Hornby, 7-1);
2, Persuasion (14-1); 3, Ascension
(11-8 fav). 9 ran. 2l, 1l. R M Beckett.
5.35 (1m 2f) 1, Bad Company (Charlie
Bennett, 5-2 fav); 2, Selecto (14-1); 3,
Redgrave (14-1). 12 ran. Nk, 5Kl. J R Boyle.
Placepot: £35.20. Quadpot: £8.30.Newcastle
Going: standard
4.12 (2m 56yd) 1, Eagle’s Foot
(D Tudhope, 3-1); 2, Spycracker (7-1); 3,
Teescomponentsfly (22-1). 14 ran. Ol, Ol.
J D Bethell.
4.45 (1m 4f 98yd) 1, Island Nation
(Oisin Murphy, 6-4 fav); 2, Alborkan
(12-1); 3, Greengage (18-1). 9 ran. NR:
River Glades. Nk, 5l. Mrs H Main.
5.15 (1m 4f 98yd) 1, King Charles (David
Egan, 17-2); 2, Flower Of Scotland (6-4
fav); 3, Hua Mulan (11-2). 8 ran. NR: George
Ridsdale, Jan De Heem. Sh hd, nk. M Botti.
5.45 (6f) 1, One Over Par (P J McDonald,
6-1); 2, Batraan (3-1); 3, Cotai Bear (7-4
fav). 14 ran. Sh hd, 2Kl. J Tate.
6.15 (6f) 1, Fayathaan (P Hanagan,
15-2); 2, Pockley (4-1); 3, Boogie Time
(2-1 fav). 11 ran. NR: Bodak Yellow,
Yorkshire Pirlo. Hd, nk. R A Fahey.
6.45 (1m 5yd) 1, Ulshaw Bridge (P J
McDonald, 12-1); 2, Boston George (17-
2); 3, Mostawaa (4-1 fav). 12 ran. Kl, Ol.
J D Bethell.
7.15 (1m) 1, Don’t Tell Claire
(A McNamara, 9-1); 2, Zap (11-2); 3,
Wild Hope (4-1). 9 ran. NR: Starfighter,
Starry Eyes. hd, nk. D & C Kubler.7.45 (7f 14yd) 1, Future King (P Cosgrave,
10-11 fav); 2, Troll Peninsula (9-1);
3, Boma Green (3-1). 13 ran. NR: Joyfilly.
1l, 5l. S bin Suroor.
8.15 (6f) 1, Kilconquhar (Billy Garritty,
25-1); 2, Harry’s Ridge (9-4 fav); 3, One
One Seven (11-2). 13 ran. NR: Divine
Queen. 1Ol, 2Ol. A C Whillans.
Placepot: £26.40. Quadpot: £4.10.Wolverhampton
Going: standard
4.25 (6f 20yd) 1, Bravado (F Norton, 6-1);
2, Castana Dia (13-8 fav); 3, Acquisitor
(11-2). 8 ran. Ol, 1Kl. M Johnston.
4.55 (5f 21yd) 1, Peerless (L Morris,
9-4 fav); 2, Apache Mist (16-1); 3,
Toplight (40-1). 10 ran. NR: Mid Day
Rush. Hd, 1Ol. Ed Walker.
5.30 (1m 4f 51yd) 1, Flying Standard (Jack
Mitchell, 2-1 jt-fav); 2, Ros’s Dream
(33-1); 3, Sea Of Shadows (15-2).
12 ran. 4Kl, Kl. C F Wall.
6.00 (1m 142yd) 1, Kendergarten Kop (R
Kingscote, 9-2); 2, Bay Of Naples (9-4 fav);
3, Kenstone (5-1). 9 ran. Hd, 1Kl. D Flood.
6.30 (1m 142yd) 1, Hector’s Here (T
Hamilton, 9-1); 2, Traveller (10-1); 3, G
For Gabrial (4-1). 9 ran. l, l. I Furtado.
7.00 (1m 142yd) 1, Daafr (Harry Russell,
5-2 jt-fav); 2, Noble Dawn (5-2 jt-fav); 3,
Daniel Deronda (9-1). 8 ran. NR: Jeddeyd,
Minori, Sir Hamilton. Kl, Kl. A Brittain.
7.30 (1m 142yd) 1, Flying Dragon (S M Levey,
9-2 fav); 2, Wind In My Sails (25-1); 3, Prize
Fighting (11-2). 10 ran. 1l, Ol. R Hannon.
8.00 (7f 36yd) 1, Sirius Slew (Jack
Mitchell, 11-2); 2, Freedom And Wheat
(4-1); 3, Inaam (5-1). 11 ran. NR: Street
Poet. Ol, nk. Joseph Parr.
8.30 (7f) 1, Sermon (R Kingscote, 4-1 jt
fav); 2, Harry Love (25-1); 3, Inhalation
(7-1). 12 ran. hd, Kl. Tom Dascombe.
Placepot: £38.20. Quadpot: £9.40.Results Yesterday’s racing results
Fixtures
Football
Uefa Nations League
League A, Group Two England v
Denmark (TV: Sky Sports Main
Event; Radio: talkSPORT) (7.45).
League B, Group One Norway v
Northern Ireland (TV: Sky Sports
Mix) (7.45).
League B, Group Two Scotland v
Czech Republic (TV: Sky Sports
Premier League) (7.45).
League B, Group Four Bulgaria v
Wales (TV: Sky Sports Football;
Radio: talkSPORT2) (7.45);
Finland v Republic of Ireland (TV:
Sky Sports Main Event) (5.0).Snooker
Milton Keynes English Open.play a pivotal role in Bristol’s qualification for the final. He is among a number of hopefuls vying to be England’s scrum half
That Tyrrell Hatton’s hoodie
prompted almost as much debate as
the golf in last week’s BMW PGA
Championship at Wentworth was
faintly embarrassing for a sport that
still struggles to shake off its outdated
and unwelcoming image.
The 29-year-old Englishman won
the European Tour’s showpiece event
by four shots and showed once again
that he has all the tools to be a major
champion, but much of the week was
spent discussing his failure to comply
with the game’s dubious dress code.
Golf has made decent strides in
recent years with its attitude to
women, children and slow play, but
every now and then it lets itself down,
or at least some of its more traditional
advocates do. Inexplicably their
objections to the game’s latest fashion
statement appeared to be trending on
Twitter.
While much of the “furore” was
light-hearted, it must seem utterly
preposterous to those chancing upon
the controversy that Hatton’s smart-
but-casual contribution to the
fairways was even exercising minds.
No wonder children who are at last
being persuaded to join their local
junior section continue to desert the
game when they leave school. If this
is golf, might they be better taking up
pool? Or something else that does not
frown upon them if they fail to tuck
their shirt in?
Dress codes make no sense, for
golfers or otherwise.
“Next you’ll be
allowed to wear
jeans,” said one
indignant social
media user in
response to
Hatton’s daring
choice of top,
blissfully unaware
that even a pair ofForget Hatton hoodie
debate and let golfers
wear what they want
beat-up denims would look more
respectable than long white socks and
a Hawaiian polo shirt. You sometimes
wonder if a bin bag would be deemed
appropriate by the ancient game,
provided it came with a collar and a
pair of tailored shorts. Golfers should
be allowed to wear what they want,
when they want, not least because
they already do.
There have been some abominable
wardrobe malfunctions down the
years, just as there have been some
pretty funky trends set, all of which
were distinctly more risqué than
Hatton’s hood. Jesper Parnevik was
one of the first to play fast and loose
with golf’s clothing conventions. The
upturned bill on his cap became such
a trademark that the European Ryder
Cup team put their logo on the
underside of it.
Then there was Ian Poulter, who set
up his own fashion label and
appeared at the 2008 Johnnie Walker
Classic in a metallic gold shirt and
brown trousers. Poulter’s trousers
became a thing — Union Flag at the
Open, Stars and Stripes at its US
equivalent. In a more subtle brush
with the blue collar, Payne Stewart
went through a spell in which his
knickerbockers and flat cap came in
the colours of the local NFL
franchise.
Clothing and sponsorship deals
have often been responsible for some
of the game’s most memorable garb,
whether it be good, bad or downright
ugly — the final category
being home to Rickie
Fowler’s ankle boots and
John Daly’s, well,
everything. But is any of it
offensive? Tasteless perhaps,
but not offensive.
And yet there are people
complaining about
Hatton’s top, a
sweater that just
happens to have a
hood on it. As Craig
Connelly, the caddie
for Martin Kaymer,
said on Twitter the
other day: “Get a life.”BBC unhappy after broadcast plan shelved
Alex Lowe Deputy Rugby Correspondent However, all those plans had to be
cancelled on Friday night when PRL
issued a press release which stated the
game would be broadcast live only on
BT Sport, with Channel 5 to show a
highlights package the following day.
The Times understands the BBC was
left bemused and “irritated” by the situ-
ation. “As far as the BBC were con-
cerned it was all systems go,” one source
said. The BBC declined to comment.
ROGAN/JMP/REX/SHUTTERSTOCKToulon v
Bristol Bears
Challenge Cup final
Kick-off: Friday, 8pm
Live: BT Sport 2Hatton’s fashion
choice provoked a
strong reactionGolf
Paul Forsyth