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For those that haven’t managed to get any tickets to the live games, however, help is at hand from those nice folk at talkSPORT Radio and … online and on-air, talkSPORT will be providing live match commentary of every game at Euro 2012, with expert analysis from some of the game’s leading names including Andy Gray, Stan Collymore, Ray Parlour and Matt … 2012.

So place your predictions now, who is going out in the first round? First to win, lose, score or draw, and half-time and full-time …

West Indies have a host of injury problems as they prepare for the start of the first Test against England at Lord’s.

Kemar Roach (ankle) and Ravi Rampaul (neck) both struggled during the recent defeat to the England Lions… Edwards is currently being troubled by a back problem.
This means inexperienced duo Shannon Gabriel and Assad Fudadin could be handed Test debuts in a game the tourists are 9/1 with bet365 to win, while the draw is available at 14/5.
Windies coach Ottis Gibson said: “Kemar…

… insists his Manchester City side have two much harder games than Manchester United left this season as the Premier…win the Premier League.
City, looking to secure their first championship since 1968, face a tough match at …on Sunday before finishing their campaign with a home game against QPR seven days later.
City are 13… mistake. United are the favourites.
“They have easy games. They play against Swansea and Sunderland. We have two strong games, Newcastle and QPR. One plays for the Champions …

… carried away by West Ham’s 2-0 victory over Cardiff in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final.

The Hammers are 3/4… for the final is only half done.
The London side have drawn eight games at Upton Park this season – and have also lost four – and …’s a long way to go,” said the West Ham boss after the game.
“We need to be as professional on Monday as we were in … mentally preparing them for the fact that they’ve got to approach the game as a 0-0 and they’ve to try to win it.”

… the season.

The Serbian international will miss the Champions League final against Bayern Munich, a game Chelsea are 7/4 with bet365 to win, through suspension after picking up a yellow… able to take part in Saturday’s FA Cup final against Liverpool at Wembley, a game Chelsea are 4/6 to win.
Ivanovic said: “When he (Roberto Di Matteo) took charge, it was important to win the first couple of games, no matter which way we played. It gave us more confidence after that.
“At the moment everything…

Kieran Powell is unsure what conditions to expect at Lord’s when the first Test between West Indies and England starts on Thursday.

Ball has dominated bat at the ground in County Championship matches so far this season but Powell is in good form having scored 108 in the warm-up game against the England Lions.
England are 8/15 with bet365 to win the first Test, while the tourists can be backed at 15/2 to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
“We could turn up at…

… League campaign with a victory at Swansea City on Sunday.
A defiant Dalglish, whose side won only six of their 19 home league games this term, said: “We’ve got a bit of silverware back in the cupboard after six years, we’re back in Europe at the first time of asking, we were near to winning the FA Cup final. Not a bad first season (in charge for Dalglish).”
The Reds have won eight times on their travels in the league this season, as well as …

…s Championship.

Poulter has been criticised in some quarters for his off-course approach to his game, but the flamboyant Englishman is confident that he can combine the two and continue to …I’d like to be known for both. I’m not picking one over the other.
First and foremost I have been able to win more than 13 tournaments around the world,… It’s dead simple.”
Poulter showed signs of a return to top form at the first Major of the season, finishing the Masters with a superb final round of 66, …

… Championships.

Hodgson will unveil his preliminary squad for the championships next Wednesday and has something of an attacking headache ahead of the opening game against France, which England are 13/8 to win with bet365.
Wayne Rooney is banned for the first two games and Carroll is one of a number of players hoping to stake a claim for a place up front. The Liverpool striker has been impressive in …

… jobs against a Potters outfit who are unlikely to make things easy for them.
Davies said: “We are relying on City to do a job on QPR, but anything can happen and that’s out of our hands.
“We can’t really affect what happens in the City game. We just have to go to Stoke and look to win the game first.”