John Balding paid tribute to the skills of his daughter Claire and her husband Jason Edmunds after Soba Jones notched a 10th career success at Southwell.

John Gosden is to leave his Manton base this winter and return to training in Newmarket.

THERE was an emotional first training success for Ed Vaughan at Bath yesterday when the former assistant to the late Alec Stewart landed the Miss Hucklebridge Handicap with all-the-way winner Raysoot.

ALEC STEWART, trainer of the great Mtoto, died at his Newmarket home yesterday after a long-running battle with cancer. He was 49.

Newmarket trainer Alec Stewart died this morning after a long illness, aged 49.

Luca Cumani sends Antigiotto to Britain's south coast tomorrow and he looks to have a cracking chance in the totesport.com Brighton Challenge Cup.

Favourite backers suffered disappointment in the opening contest at Lingfield Park this afternoon when 10-11 market-leader Revenir could finish only second.

Former England captain Nasser Hussain has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect.

Candy has his team in good heart, and he went on: “We had a patch before York when they all got sick, but they have come back well now.”

Tarjman could be stepped up to Group company next month after extending his winning sequence to four at Yarmouth yesterday.

The Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot has attracted a maximum field of 30 headed by ante-post favourite Funfair, a general 5-1 chance, and last year’s winner Norton.

Alec Stewart expressed himself satisfied with the stall positions of his two fancied Freephone Stanley Lincoln contenders Colisay and Selective following the draw for Saturday’s big handicap at Doncaster.

Newmarket trainer Alec Stewart has snapped up champion jockey Kieren Fallon for Selective in the Freephone Stanley Lincoln at Doncaster on Saturday.

James Anderson claimed England’s best World Cup figures for 20 years as they made an impressive but belated entry into the tournament against Holland today.

THE Ashes series’ two most experienced campaigners – Alec Stewart and Steve Waugh – experienced contrasting fortunes on the opening day of the fourth Test.

Steve Waugh hit a defiant half-century to power Australia towards a major first innings total in the fourth Test at the MCG today to demonstrate his determination to continue his illustrious international career.

England emerged from 61 days of torment and embarrassment to finally record their first victory of the tour and at last show the Australian public just a taste of the cricket they are capable of producing.

ENGLAND’S Ashes dream was spectacularly ended in only 25 days with fiery fast bowler Brett Lee ruthlessly completing another emphatic Test and series defeat with a hostile new ball spell at the WACA.

GRAHAM THORPE has described his inclusion in England’s 16-man party for this winter’s Ashes tour as ‘‘the biggest challenge’’ of his career after taking time out from cricket to resolve his personal life.

SACHIN TENDULKAR’S 30th Test century took him above Don Bradman and into second in the all-time list as India’s astounding run rampage took them to a huge first-innings total against England on day two at Headingley.

Royston Ffrench earned the plaudits after demonstrating his fine judge of pace when making all the running on the Richard Fahey-trained Altay in the Cherry Burton Stakes at Beverley.

Stand-in England cricket captain Alec Stewart is to be interviewed by Paul Condon's corruption-busting unit.