The leader of the fast-growing German anti-Muslim movement Pegida resigned after a photo of him posing as Hitler, and reports that he called refugees “scumbags”, prompted prosecutors to investigate him for inciting racial hatred.

Former champion Irish apprentice Tadhg O’Shea has firmly cemented himself as part of the racing scene in Dubai and is looking forward to his association with trainer Ernst Oertel paying further dividends at the showpiece World Cup meeting this weekend.