YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS:

1 Tiger cat, 5 Stew, 8 Prop, 9 Mark time, 10 Operate, 12 Dishy, 13 Turpin, 15 Mastic, 17 Sands, 18 Playful, 22 Inwardly, 23 Duff, 24 Goya, 25 Larkspur.

1 Topcoat, 2 Grope, 3 Comet, 4 Turn, 6 Twinset, 7 Weedy, 11 Arias, 12 Drama, 14 Runaway, 16 Call for, 17 Sting, 19 Layer, 20 Frump, 21 Idol.

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ITV will broadcast six races every day at the Cheltenham Festival.

With the event expected to take place behind closed doors, it is welcome news for punters.

Delta Work (right)

has been ruled out of the Gold Cup after suffering an injury at Leopardstown.

And Chester racecourse hope on-site coronavirus testing will enable them to allow 5,000 spectators to attend their May festival.

They will be hoping Boris Johnson will announce positive news on February 22 regarding spectators returning to the tracks.

RAFA NADAL has told Novak Djokovic: You don’t win Grand Slams if you are really injured.

Djokovic, who revealed he suffered an abdominal muscle “tear” last week, did not want to discuss his “medical conditions” after reaching the last eight of the Australian Open but admitted he could suffer further damage by playing on.

While Nadal (above) reported his back injury is getting better after his 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Fabio

by NEIL MCLEMAN

Fognini. “The first set without a doubt has been my best in the tournament,” he said. The French Open champion said he had often played – and pulled out – of Grand Slams with injuries. “I remember I started the US Open with an abdominal strain. It wasn’t a smart decision,” added the Spanish legend. “When you really, really have an injury, it’s impossible to win a tournament like this.”