Weir to feel right at home: After impressing at The Open last week Mike Weir is handily priced at 16/1 with Sporting Odds to take the tournament he considers to be the fifth major, the Canadian Open this weekend. Weir has run into decent form after finishing eighth in his last two tournaments and his performance at the...
Lancs to go all way: Lancashire are getting a little impatient in their bid to win the County Championship. To put it into perspective how long they have been waiting; Adolf Hitler started causing problems and we Brits had a decent relationship with the Russians. It was 1934 to be exact. Admittedly they split the...
All Blacks to put down WC marker: It seems unbelievable in this day and age that a professional sportsman could be injured 'larking around' with his mates but that is exactly what happened to Wallabies full-back Julian Huxley ahead of the Tri-Nations decider and could prove decisive in the match result. Huxley has been in fine...
Carole to grow in BB8 popularity: When Englebert Humperdinck sang 'Please release me, let me go' I'm not sure he had the audience of Big Brother 8 in mind but this series has finally exhausted the public's interest and worst of all has thrown up little in the way of betting opportunities. Every single eviction thus far has been...
Can Woods close the gap?: El Nino, Sergio Garcia, held his nerve to shoot a flawless 68 in the third round. Will he fare better than last year when he started in the final group only to blow his chances at Hoylake and can he finally live up to his potential or is world No 1 Tiger Woods going to be able to stage a recovery...
Massa to excel in Germany: With Formula 1 shrouded in controversy following the spying row and Lewis Hamilton having blown his chance to win the British Grand Prix two weeks ago, McLaren have had a fortnight to forget. These recent events, combined with an improving Ferrari engine, could well play into the hands of the...
First to hit the front?: For punters all too familiar with backing a golfer to win a tournament only to see him peak after the first round - Soren Hansen at Loch Lomond anyone? - it's always nice to start off a major weekend by trousering some winnings on a first round leader. To that end there are a few...
Dravid to top the list: There are likely to be quite a few takers of the 11-4 that Sachin Tendulkar outscores his team-mates over the three-Test series against England, which starts with game one at Lord's on Thursday. After all he is the Little Master, the best since Bradman and widely regarded as a genius,...
England to Lord it up: With three draws in the last three matches at Lord's and England's weather wetter than a car wash forecourt, it is easy to see why the stalemate is as short as 4-6 (Blue Square, Coral, Ladbrokes) for the first Test between England and India, which starts at Lord's on Thursday. The 'home of cricket...
Arsenal to reach Premier summit: Following Thierry Henry's departure for Barcelona, the future of Arsène Wenger apparently hanging in the balance and a lack of big name signings, the general consensus is that Arsenal are already out of the title race before a ball has been kicked. Not only is such a theory bunkum but at 12/1 with...