Roon to call the tune: Premiership champions Manchester United commence their title defence at the Theatre Of Dreams on Sunday when they will be playing host to last season's surprise package Reading, who gave the Red Devils a real run for their money in this corresponding fixture last term, in which they lost no caste...
French to give England stick: All the talk this week has been of the return to type of the England forwards after they dominated possession against Wales last week. Against France the forwards may try to do the same again but for different reasons as the England backline is short of experience and dare we say, class. England's...
Keeping it tight at Stadium of Light: Roy Keane proved last season that being a rookie needn't stop success as he steered the good ship Sunderland back into Premiership waters following their top-of-the-table war of attrition with Birmingham in last season's Championship, a race which they won to gain promotion as champions. Now 'Keano...
Third Test: in-running advice: After the first day of play at The Oval in the third and final Test it would be fair to say that things did not exactly go to plan for England captain Michael Vaughan. Firstly he lost the toss and then his bowlers lost the initiative as India closed on 316 for four. It means Vaughan is staring at...
West Brom to bag Championship: As the Championship prepares for another long, gruelling season supporters of last season's relegated Premier League clubs will be praying that they can bounce back for another shot at the big time and at least two of them have a great shout. The pressure will be on Alan Pardew, whose Charlton...
Amy to take BB8 walk of shame: When it was announced that the twins were up for nomination I thought they were referring to Amy's double Ds, but it just so happens that Sam and Amanda, as well as Amy, Jonty and Kara-Louise will be facing the public vote. Things have certainly livened up in the Big Brother House this...
England backed to level series: When betting on the third and final Test between England and India remember two things; firstly England are still the No. 2 side in the world and secondly they do not lose at The Oval very often. Only once in their last seven have they been defeated and although you could argue they would have...
Rose to break hoodoo?: There hasn't been a European winner of the USPGA Championship since 1930 but if anyone can break the age-old hoodoo it is England's very own Justin Rose. Okay, so he was born in Zimbabwe, lives in America and speaks with a South African accent but such intricacies never bothered us when Lennox...
Bayern for the Bundesliga: The German football season got under way this Saturday with Bayern Munich a best-priced 8/13 to win back the title they relinquished last season and given the amount of cash they have splashed this summer it's difficult to see beyond Ottmar Hitzfeld's men sweeping all before them. Bayern suffered...
Blacks Cats look like bad luck: Sunderland have been splashing the cash in the transfer market like there's no tomorrow and if manager Roy Keane keeps on in this vein, there won't be, at least not in the Premier League. The Black Cats are out to 4/1 to go down this season after parting with £15.5m but none of the five...