LATEST BETTING PREDICTIONS FOR JULY 9: FROM PAUL GOYDOS TO TAMIM IQBAL

Paul Goydos became just the fourth player in US PGA history to shoot a 59 score, doing so in his first round at the John Deere Classic yesterday. The 46-year-old who is one of Corey Pavin’s vice-captains for this year’s Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor birdied all but one of the holes on the back nine.

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However, for all his efforts he holds just a one shot advantage over last year’s winner Steve Stricker, who shot 60 in his opening round. Goydos has won just two events in his 18 years on the tour said after his round that it was “just one of those days.” Goydos was a 300/1 shot before the start of play yesterday but can now be backed at 6/1 on Betfair, whereas Stricker’s victory last year and solid opening round this year makes him the clear 13/8 favourite at the start of the second day’s play.

In football, Fifa have suggested that this will be the final World Cup in which the current refereeing system is in place. A number of contentious incidents throughout this World Cup, none more so than Frank Lampard’s ‘goal’, have forced Fifa to re-open the debate regarding the introduction of technology into the game in order to aid referees and their decision Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke said of the issue regarding goal-line technology, “I would say that it is the final World Cup with the current refereeing system.” Thus backing up Sepp Blatter’s previous comments that the issue would be discussed at Ifab’s – the game’s rule making body – next general meeting.

And finally, in cricket news, England recorded a comfortable if not entirely impressive win over Bangladesh in the first of the three ODI matches between the two sides. Tamim Iqbal had got the visitors off to a blistering start guiding his side to 28/0 off the first three overs, but once he was given out to a contentious lbw decision the innings never gathered the pace that it had threatened to do early on.

As if Bangladesh didn’t have enough problems in looking to record their first ever win over England, they awoke this morning to the news that they will be without Mushfiqur Rahim and Raqibul Hasan for the remainder of the series.

England are a short priced 1/10 with Skybet to win tomorrow’s match at the County Ground in Bristol, but punters may be more interested in Ladbrokes’ 11/4 about Tamim Iqbal being Bangladesh’s top run scorer.