Horse racing is one of the oldest of all sports, and while there have been some disputes over where and when it originated, the basics are the same. It developed from the primitive desire to prove the superiority of one over the other; a contest of speed or stamina between two or more horses to determine who the best would be.
 

Ivory Coast’s Elephants will look to stomp Group E opponents Equatorial Guinea when the teams meet in their Africa Cup of Nations opener at the Japoma Stadium in Douala on the evening of Wednesday 12 January 2022, kick-off at 21:00.

Napoli will be targeting a seventh successive Serie A win over Sampdoria when they clash at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 9.

Betway-sponsored Mike de Kock will saddle six runners for the meeting at the Vaal on Thursday, 6 January, and two runners at Meydan in Dubai, on Friday.

The Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks will have a Texas battle when they meet for an NBA Regular Season clash at the Toyota Center in Houston on the morning of Saturday 8 January 2022. Tip-off is at 03:00.

Sevilla will be looking to keep the momentum going in La Liga when they welcome Getafe to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on January 9.