After the grandeur of the Open Championship, this week’s Cazoo Open in Wales has a slightly pared-back feeling but offers some of the European Tour’s emerging names a chance for glory. Staged on Celtic Manor’s TwentyTen course, the venue for that year’s Ryder Cup, the tournament even has a celebrity host in Gareth Bale. It’s […]
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Cups a Focus at 3M Open
Attention in golf now turns away from the Majors towards the fight of FedEx Cup points and Ryder Cup places and Dustin Johnson is 13/2 favourite for the 3M Open in Minnesota this week. Johnson was eighth at The Open at Royal St Georges last week while his chief market rival Louis Ooosthuizen, who can […]
Divisive Hundred Is Upon Us
The Hundred, the ECB’s new flagship tournament, has finally arrived, and it seems there could hardly have been more headlines generated ahead of kick-off, with the action set to begin on Wednesday. Not all, if any, of the talk has been of a positive nature with the new format likened in some quarters to English […]
5 Greatest Lions Test Matches Of All Time
Every four years, the best players from Great Britain and Ireland come together to form a touring side to take on the Southern Hemisphere’s finest. In fact, like four years ago in New Zealand, the British & Lions are again preparing to face the world champions with the first match of their three-Test series against […]
Greyhound Racing Tips: Anyname Can Make a Name at Towcester
There’s just a single open race on the Towcester card on Tuesday night, but it’s a big one, the final of the Juvenile Classic. There is £12,500 up for grabs to the winning owners in a race full of dogs to follow for the rest of 2021. Naming Mishap Can Have Happy Ending The Juvenile […]
Djokovic Takes His Place Among the All-Time Greats
Novak Djokovic has his sights set on more Grand Slam glory in 2021, and we consider if he is the greatest men’s player of all time. When Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open back in 2008, he snapped Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s streak of 11 successive Grand Slam titles. At the time, Djokovic seemed […]
Postecoglou Set For Perfect Celtic Start
The second qualifying round of the Champions League begins on Tuesday with some big names hoping to earn a place in the next round. Played over two legs, the winners will advance through to the third round where they would be two ties away from a place in the group stages. The losers meanwhile would […]
LEC Week Seven Preview: Fnatic and Rogue Lock Horns
Week six saw yet more shuffling in the LEC with Fnatic and Rogue both going 2-0, as they started to carve out a gap ahead of the teams below. G2 Esports lost to Fnatic, but did manage to pick up one victory as they continued to salvage their split. It was also another 2-0 week […]
In-Form Moeen can be Crucial for England
The T20 series between England and Pakistan hangs in the balance as they head into the third and final clash on Tuesday. After Pakistan won a run-fest at Nottingham on Friday, the hosts bounced back in style with a 45-run victory at Headingley on Sunday and are now 20/41 favourites to win the decider at […]
Peerless Pogacar at Start of New Era after Tour Romp
Tadej Pogacar is surely heading for a place in cycling’s pantheon after successfully defending his Tour de France title with one of the most assured and one-sided demolitions of a world-class peloton seen in many a long year. The silky Slovenian turned the 2021 Tour into an absolute procession, grinding down his rivals one by […]
Tough Europa Third Round Test for Saints
Scottish Cup and League Cup heroes St Johnstone are among three teams guaranteed a place in the third qualifying round of the Europa League. Callum Davidson’s men were outstanding last season and managed to break the Old Firm stranglehold of the domestic competitions by winning both the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Their reward […]
Buoyant Bucks Take a Grip on NBA Finals
After losing the opening two matches of the series, Milwaukee Bucks have fought back to take a 3-2 lead over the Phoenix Suns and are now just one win away from claiming the NBA title. Earlier this month at the start of the series, we suggested the value was with the Eastern Conference winners, with […]
All You Need to Know About the Europa Conference League
The inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League is taking place this season and, with qualifying having already commenced, we have taken a look at the ins and outs of Europe’s newest club competition. Fans of the Premier League, La Liga and the like may be wondering why a new competition has been added to the already […]
Five of the Greatest Lions Teams of All-time
With the current British and Irish Lions preparing for the first Test against world champions South Africa, we go down memory lane to pick out five of the best squads from the past. Debuting in 1888, the concept of the Lions touring either Australia, New Zealand or South Africa took some time to gather pace […]
All-Star Break Means It’s Time to Take Stock
The All-Star break marks the official halfway point in the baseball season and with it, the contenders and also-rans have started to shape up in both pennant races. American League The New York Yankees have been the major disappointment in the America League. After once again spending big in the off season, they have failed […]
Carreno Busta on Course for Hamburg Success
Pablo Carreno Busta will fancy his chances of claiming a sixth ATP Tour title when he takes on Filip Krajinovic in the final of the Hamburg European Open on Sunday. The Spaniard has been the second seed at Am Rothenbaum this week and he has certainly lived up to that billing, as he has yet […]
FIFA Sets the Benchmark for Sports Gaming
Like all technology, gaming consoles have continued to adapt over the last 20 years and the days of Nintendo NES and Sega MegaDrive are a thing of the past. The current market is dominated by Microsoft’s Xbox One X console, or Sony’s Playstation 5, but gamers have not always had it this good. The years […]
What the Premier League Can Learn from Euro 2020
Most football fans would agree that Euro 2000 provided a much-needed lift and gave us a highly entertaining tournament, with the welcome return of fans as well. As we prepare for another domestic campaign, we’ve been looking at what the Premier League can take from a successful European Championship. VAR Improvement Desperately Needed I was […]
History Beckons For Charlo in Texas
Unified 154-pound world champion Jermell Charlo will attempt to make boxing history when he defends his WBC, WBA and IBF Super Welterweight World Titles against undefeated WBO World Champion Brian Castano in the early hours of Sunday morning. Charlo is 20/57 favourite to be crowned undisputed champion but he’s bound to be tested by the […]
Super Sprint Day at Newbury
It was another happy trip up to Chester last weekend! It is fast becoming my lucky hunting ground and Devious Angel and Fools Rush In both won well. I also had a winner this week at Brighton for David Simcock. Fingers crossed the winning formula continues into the weekend… FRIDAY – Newbury 2:45 – SECRET […]