O'Sullivan may pay for mediocrity: Eddie O'Sullivan has been gambled into just 11/4 to be out of his job as Ireland coach by the start of the 2008 Six Nations after one bookmaker saw a lot of money for him after Ireland's limp display against France in the pool stages. O'Sullivan, who signed a new four-year deal prior to the start...
Pressure nears boiling point for Jol: Instead of quashing the media speculation surrounding his job after a 6-1 win in the Uefa Cup last week, Spurs boss Martin Jol is still the headline act on the back pages and a defeat on Wednesday night in the Carling Cup could see him finally bid adieu. With only five points in the Premier League...
Sussex for the hat-trick?: Stan James go 4/1 that Sussex make it three successive Championship victories in a row next season. Sussex, who became the first county to win back-to-back titles since Surrey in 2001, secured the pennant on a dramatic final day of action. Having beaten Worcestershire in the morning to go top,...
Pakistan hold the edge: The ICC could not have wished for a more potentially explosive inaugural World Twenty20 final when those old arrivals India and Pakistan meet in Johannesburg today. The format has a frenetic, chaotic and dramatic feel to it at the best of times so when the showpiece kicks off with these two old...
All Blacks to pay penalty: This match-up between Scotland and New Zealand in Edinburgh will be the fifth time the two teams have met in a World Cup, and yet, it is the first Pool-stage fixture between the two. The All Blacks have also played Scotland five times in the last seven years and only once beaten them by more than...
No handicap for Tonga: Tonga's surprising 19-15 victory over arch-rivals Samoa last weekend was the final piece in the jigsaw puzzle. Everything is clear now, and the Pacific Islanders rate a significant bet in receipt of Victor Chandler's generous 53-point head-start. Whichever way you look at it, Tonga put in a...
England fail to make points: Jules Verne found inspiration for his novels in the city of Nantes, and England coach Brian Ashton could do with a similar bout of stimulation ahead of his team's decisive clash with Samoa in the Loire capital. It seems the whole world has got their opinion on the thorny issue of the Red...
Grantley Adams holds each-way value: The annual cavalry charge down Ayr's 6f has been unkind to punters recently, but those who put in the effort have reaped the rewards, with six of the last ten winners bolting in at 16/1 or bigger. It's no surprise to see sprint king Dandy Nicholls enter five runners in a race in which he...
India hopes rest on toss: Whatever you think of the respective strengths and weaknesses of Australia and India for the semi-final in Durban on Saturday evening, it is hard to ignore that the most important factor could be the toss. Batting has not been easy under lights in the tournament and South Africa showed exactly how...
Vettori to rely on attack: Two of the newest international captains pit their wits against each other when New Zealand play Pakistan in the first World Twenty20 semi-final in Cape Town on Saturday. New Zealand's Daniel Vettori will be hoping to outsmart Shoaib Malik and vice versa as the men bid to get their sides to the...