We picked up another 6 point profit last week getting two out of five right. I also toyed with taking the Watford draw but, alas, rejected what in hindsight seems an obvious stalemate. On the other hand, the Bolton result was way off! more
In Week 14 the play off picture continued to get a little clearer. In the NFC the Chicago Bears won thanks to a NFL record two kick off returns for touchdown in one game by rookie Devin Hester. more
Monty Panesar made a huge impact in the third Ashes test at the WACA. Panesar took five wickets as Australia disappointed home fans on 184 runs for 6 wickets before tea. England continued the high tempo bowling to remove Australia for 244. more
After dropping eight points behind Premiership leaders Manchester United, Chelsea will be looking for nothing less than 3 points as they host Newcastle United in this midweek match-up. more
As mooted in our November article which discussed the uncertain prospects for Alan Pardew after the Icelandic takeover fronted by Eggert Magnusson, Pardew has indeed walked the plank.... more
After the previous week's blanks, it was good to get a couple of results last time out with both Reading and Sheffield United showing that home form is crucial to Premiership survival. more
Rivalry between football teams rarely gets fiercer than when Manchester United and Manchester City clash. City have struggled to compete at the very top level of the British game, whilst United have been a dominant force for many years now. more
Now the group stages are behind us, the last 16 in the Champions League enter the knock-out stages. The list of names has a familiar ring to it. British teams especially have fared very well so far this season. more
Four weeks of the regular season left and the weekly schedule throws up several key games that will have bearings on play off seedings, home advantage and wild card places. In Week 13 there was one key result in the NFL East more
Fans of the Barclays Premiership football league in England will not have failed to have noticed the large, red, ornately stenographed "M" brandished across the white (or sometimes brown) shirts of Tottenham Hotspur. more
Celtic's exciting 1-0 home victory against Manchester United assured 'The Bhoys' of qualification to the next stage of the Champions League but they would so dearly love to cap that off with victory here against Copenhagen more
Where does the England cricket team go from here? After a commanding first innings performance with the bat in Adelaide, Andrew Flintoff declared at 551-6 after two days, anticipating that his troops were in with a chance of tying up the Ashes Series more
Champions League action moves into matchday six this week with eight high quality games being played on Tuesday night and eight more on Wednesday night. more
The impressive Kauto Star has been installed as 9/4 favourite for the Gold Cup at Cheltenham. Kauto won the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown, at the weekend, in stylish fashion. more
Last week's Saturday selections drew a blank for the first time, which is a little sad yet every match was a close run event! Everton wasted our away win recommendation when Yobo decided to tie up his boots instead of defend a shot and Sheffield Utd.... more
The midweek Premiership action saw two large gaps appear at the top and bottom of the league. Although choice for punters betting on the outright winner is down to two, the relegation battle offers some very interesting opportunities. more
The greatest domestic cup football competition on earth goes into its second round this weekend with 21 exciting ties containing teams from the lower echelons of English football. more
Week 12 saw one close struggle between two powerhouses from the different conferences as, in an error strewn game, the Patriots overcame the Bears in the fourth quarter. more
UEFA Cup action resumes this week for 32 of Europe's top teams with just Newcastle United as the sole UK representatives playing this week. Glenn Roeder's Toon Army travel to Germany to face Eintracht Frankfurt more
The William Hill group continues its valuable support of the greyhound racing scene with another final to savour at Wimbledon on Tuesday 28th November. This time around, it is the battle of the bitches in the William Hill Oaks more