Yorkshire in pole position: The race for the championship is the closest for years. Here we analyse the chances of the prospective winners? Yorkshire, played 14 points 167Have surprised many with their title charge following promotion only two years ago. Not least because the captaincy skills of Darren Gough were supposed to...
Pietersen sets England up for fall: Kevin Pietersen is well-known for being brash and cocky. And who can blame him considering he is one of the best batsmen in the world. Yet he is not one of the world's greatest thinkers. Highlighted when he said that England could become "unbeatable" in the one-day game after they took a 2-1 lead...
Twins heading for double top: Mancunian twins Sam and Amanda are now officially the most popular Big Brother housemates in the history of the show, according to Ladbrokes. Samanda, who are rumoured to be lined up for a pop deal in the mould of the Cheeky Girls, have attracted over £5 million worth of bets industry-wide,...
Massa senses F1 title chance: Lewis Hamilton is odds-against to win the Formula 1 drivers' championship again after a blow-out 15 laps from the end of the Turkish Grand Prix cut his lead in the title race to five points over McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso. Hamilton looked set for a third-place finish behind the two Ferrari'...
Ron to join Rom?: Following the weekend's speculation that Ronaldinho could be on his way to Chelsea in a £100m deal William Hill are offering odds as low as 11/4 that the Barcelona playmaker will move to Stamford Bridge before the first day of next season. The Spanish champions slapped a £85m buy-out...
New approach 9/1 for 2,000 Guineas: Betfair punters who have made New Approach 9/1 favourite for next year's 2,000 Guineas, after a three-length Futurity Stakes win at The Curragh on Saturday, will be hoping comparisons with his former stablemate Teofilo won't extend to him missing next year's Classics. Layers who have opposed him...
Flintoff to provide Bristol cream: Before the start of the seven-match one-day series against England, Rahul Dravid, the India captain, identified Andrew Flintoff as the main threat to his side's chances. Dravid was hardly flinging himself from the fence with such a statement but he could soon be cowering behind it if Flintoff's...
NFL: Back Jacksonville to fire: It may seem odd to back against the World Champions, but the advice is to do so for the AFC South division. Indianapolis should produce a winning record, but another of the division franchises looks poised to finally topple the Colts who have dominated this division since the realignment. Twelve...
Future not so bright for Tracey: With three people up for nomination again this week it is Kara-Louise and Tracey whose number is up after Ladbrokes made then 1/33 to both be evicted on Friday. The girls have been living on borrowed time for some weeks with Kara-Louise having racked up four nominations in her brief stay in the...
India to recover one-day form?: If you have backed India at short odds to beat England in the seven-match one-day series you may be wondering whether after the evidence of game one, it is one of the worst wagers of your life. India were insipid against the home side at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday, losing by a mammoth 104 runs. It...