Owen closing in on record: Fit again striker Michael Owen showed he has returned to goal-scoring ways with a goal for Newcastle against Everton at the weekend and his form has led the bookmakers to believe it's only a matter of time before he breaks the England goalscoring record. Owen came on a substitute in...
Steve Bruce eyes exit door: Steve Bruce has been slashed from 20/1 to 8/1 to be the next Premier League manager to go, according to some bookmakers as Birmingham's start to the season and their impending takeover takes hold. The Birmingham boss' future appears uncertain as Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung looks set to...
Hamilton still on course for title: Despite seeing his world championship lead slashed to just four points after a dramatic Chinese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is a best priced 4/11 to win the title. Hamilton had led from the start in Shanghai but came off the circuit heading into the pits to change his tyres during a tricky wet-dry...
Has Brown bottled it?: Politics punters have been quick to round on Gordon Brown and are backing the Conservatives hand over fist, according to bookmakers. Whoever said a week was a long time in politics could well have been saying that as a summary of Brown's last seven days. The Prime Minister, now over 100 days into...
Fiji to hold their own on the handicap: South Africa have managed to fluke the easiest quarter-final draw. It is this perception, however, that could well see their undoing against Fiji. Now I'm not suggesting that the Pacific Island nation are suddenly going to spring the biggest surprise in World Cup history, but on the handicap, Fiji...
Argentina too strong for turgid Scots: Some may see Argentina as the surprise package of this tournament, but they fully merit their success at this World Cup and they should easily account for Scotland. Whether it was nerves, or the heat of the battle, the Scots were turgid against Italy. They failed to score a try and relied far too...
Cambridgeshire throws up each-way value: Punters have got to get a sense of perspective when betting on the Cambridgeshire. There are 35 horses running at a furious pace down the Newmarket track. It's a fiendishly difficult race to find the winner of. Think the Gordion knot, Rubik's Cube and then add Fermat's Theorem into the mix...
France no handicap for All Blacks: Hosts France will be clinging to one memory when they take on New Zealand in Cardiff. It is a memory that will live long in the hearts of all French rugby fans, and one that made a certain Christophe Lamaison a national hero. I am talking of course, about Les Bleus' eye-poppingly brilliant World...
United revert to type: After a slew of narrow wins over the last two months the bookies are finally expecting Manchester United to run amok against Wigan on Saturday - well, score more than one goal anyway. If we ignore their Carling Cup exit, which was a blessing in disguise for the Premier League champions, United...
Australia get the drop on holders?: Ah. The old grudge match. England take on Australia in a World Cup for the fifth time, with the scores reading two all. Both sides have beaten each other away from home to win the Webb Ellis Trophy, and yet both title holders are here scrapping in Marseille to get a shot at the world No.1 side, New...