Plastic fantastic for England on Euro 2008 Moscow trip?: England enjoyed an uncomplicated 3-0 win over Russia when they met at Wembley last month but their midweek visit to Moscow will be about as comfortable as a camping expedition in Siberia. While the weather in England has been unseasonably mild, snow mshowers are forecast to hit the Luzhniki...
Punter cheer after England Euro 2008 rout: England are now as short as 1/5 to qualify for the Euro 2008 Finals in Austria and Switzerland after their comprehensive win over Estonia at Wembley. Patriotic punters had a lot to cheer about after backing Steve McClaren's men to win 3-0 for the third game in a row and the men in white duly...
Argentina to suprise Boks in RWC semi: Argentinian prop Juan Martin Scelzo has a butcher for a father. Although I'm sure the Buenos Aires meat handler is proficient, it is unlikely that he would have chopped up, let alone grilled, any Springbok. Scelzo on the other hand may start a family tradition because his side have a magnificent...
France too strong in World Cup semi: Both teams come into this fixture with the strange whiff of rugby success adhering to them after their miraculous wins over the world's top two rugby teams. And it all looked so bad a few weeks ago. England's 2003 World Cup semi-final rematch with France in Paris is the first time that teams who...
Owen in for Euro 2008 feast against Estonia: England's well-documented injury problems will not prevent them from easing to a comfortable win over Estonia on Saturday in the Euro 2008 qualifier. John Terry is the latest to withdraw but the captain's absence will not affect the outcome, which will be a comfortable win for Steve McLaren's men...
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Tips on English clubs in the Uefa Cup: Despite unimpressive recent performances by Tottenham, Everton and Bolton, for some reason Ladbrokes have priced up an English winner of the Uefa Cup at just 6/1 and go 16/1 that there will be an all-English final. Quite why the odds are as low as that is anyone's guess given that...
Germany keep Euro 2008 campaign on track: The Republic of Ireland are a force to be reckoned with on home soil but will be crying into their Guinness when their Euro 2008 dreams are shattered by the German football team on Saturday. Steve Staunton's side are unbeaten in Dublin but their campaign has come unstuck over the last two...
Pietersen due return to one-day form: Talk of shouldering the burden of his side's poor record in Sri Lanka was taken quite literally by captain Paul Collingwood in the third of the five-match cricket series when he injured his shoulder. However the Durham man looks like leading England out in the fourth match and knowing that victory...
Big Easy Match Play start for Els: Ernie Els has been drawn against Colin Montgomerie in the pick of the first round matches at the HSBC World Matchplay and it should be a Big Easy home win for the 4/1 tournament favourite against his Scottish rival. Els, whose house backs onto the West golf course at Wentworth, has played...