The Cheltenham Festival 2024 is set to dazzle with its centenary celebration of the Gold Cup, amid 28 thrilling races, and Barcelona faces Napoli in a key Champions League match, both signalling a week full of sports extravaganza.
The Cheltenham Festival 2024, a highlight of the horse racing calendar, is poised to captivate fans with four days of premier racing from Tuesday, March 12, to Friday, March 15. The festival will feature 28 races, spotlighting the centenary of the celebrated Cheltenham Gold Cup. The event will unfold in thematic days: Champion Day, Ladies Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and culminating with Gold Cup Day. Notably, the festival’s landscape has changed with the withdrawal of the favourite for the Champion Hurdle race, Constitution Hill. Races are scheduled to start at 1:30 pm GMT each day, with the main event at 3:30 pm. In the UK, ITV 1 will broadcast the first five races daily from 1 pm GMT, while Racing TV will provide coverage of all races, available through subscription.
In football, Barcelona is set to face Napoli on Tuesday night in a decisive Champions League match, following a draw in the first leg, where Victor Osimhen scored for Napoli. The match aims to determine who will advance to the quarter-finals and is set to take place at Estadi Olimpic Lluís Companys, kicking off at 8 pm GMT. UK audiences can watch the match live on TNT Sports 2 or stream it via the Discovery+ app and website. Barcelona, enjoying an eight-game unbeaten streak, is considered the favourite, with bookmakers offering odds of 2/5 for their qualification. Napoli, not far behind with six unbeaten matches, stands at odds of 15/8 to progress. The encounter promises to be competitive, with a predicted narrow victory for Barcelona by 1-0, amidst considerations of player availability and form.
