Gayle and co to blow rest away?: Australia have not taken their five Twenty20 matches very seriously if you believe Andrew Symonds and Adam Gilchrist. The pair have bemoaned the fact that they will now have to do so and that is bad news for the rest of the world on two counts. Firstly that they won three of their five matches...
Aussies to continue dominance?: Australia are 7/4 favourites to land the Inaugural ICC World Twenty20, according to bookmakers Ladbrokes after the nes that captain Ricky Ponting will join up with the side. The Antipodeans are 4/9 to top group A, which also contains England and Zimbabwe, and three of their batsman head the...
Tendulkar to say fond farewell: It is fitting that the seven-match series between England and India has come to a decider at Lord's on Saturday for two reasons. Firstly because the two sides are evenly matched and the contest at HQ is a appropriate finale to what has been a thrilling series. And secondly Sachin Tendulkar gets to...
Argentina to run hosts close: In a straight fight, who would you prefer to back? A cockerel in its own pen, or the puma on any ground? If only the first match of the tournament were so easy. France raise the curtain on their own tournament in a tricky-looking fixture against Argentina in Paris. Argentina look to have been...
Worsley to show forward might: Former PM Tony Blair used to say that England and the USA have a special relationship. That may be true in the world of politics, but on the rugby pitch the only thing special about the link between the two sides is that England rarely play USA, and when they do, they give them a real hiding. And...
England left without a prayer?: England go into their double-header with Israel and Russia with injury problems seriously threatening to derail their Uefa Euro 2008 qualifying campaign and don't be surprised if Steve McLaren's train hits the buffers at Wembley on Saturday. Although many observers have pointed out that the game...
French too sexy for Milan: As current world champions it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that Italy can get the better of France in their European qualifying match in Milan but Roberto Donadoni's side will do well to just avoid humiliation at San Siro on Saturday night. On a memorable, if controversial, night in...
Pressure builds on McClaren: With England's ability to qualify for the finals of Euro 2008 hanging by a thread as they move into the key stages of the process, William Hill have opened a book on when Steve McClaren will cease to be England boss - and offer 40/1 that he steps down before midnight this Saturday, when England...
Les Bleus to rule their roost?: It is very difficult to get away from the fact that New Zealand are the best side in the world right now. They play a different brand of rugby from any other team, that utilises all 15 men on the pitch, and they have lost precisely the same number of matches that Sir Clive Woodward's England did...
Cameron to get early push?: The odds on David Cameron being the first party leader to leave his post have been slashed following a poll suggesting the Conservatives are facing a landslide defeat if a snap election is called. Gordon Brown is now said to have 24 point advantage over the Tory chief when voters were asked who...