Sport shorts: Dettori strikes gold at Royal Ascot, Torres retires, Cech returns to Chelsea

Queen Elizabeth II watches on as Italian jockey Frankie Dettori kisses the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot

published 21 June 2019

1. Frankie’s on another level

Italian jockey Frankie Dettori won the first four races on Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot yesterday - a result that “almost brought Britain’s betting industry to its knees for a second time”, The Guardian reports.

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