EURO 2012

Rory McIlroy has robustly defended his playing schedule ahead of his much-anticipated return to action at the Wells Fargo Championship.

McIlroy is … make his first appearance since his 40th-placed finish at the Masters last month.
The US Open champion has received criticism from some commentators, …know I’ve been criticised a little bit for not playing as much as some other guys leading into these few weeks, but I…as possible for this.
“I want to try and prolong my career as much as I can.”

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The Poles have shaken things up since then – they’ve hired a new coach, revamped much of the squad and uncovered a trio of players who have found success in one …, and a growing sense of hope that the team can put on a good show.

”Last year showed that we can play with strong opponents,” said Smuda, who took over …, however, has proven less reliable, and is prone to the occasional breakdown.

That puts much of the weight of Poland’s defense on the shoulders of Szczesny, Arsenal’s first-…

… on UEFA so that it would cancel matches to be played in Ukraine, but those attempts didn’t produce expected results.

Last week there were some terrorist attacks in Ukraine; they can discourage those not numerous football fans who wanted to come and watch the matches. Due to exorbitant accommodation prices in Ukraine, matches by the Dnieper River don’t arouse much interest.

Moreover, there is also the problem of Polish-Ukrainian border that is as well the border of EU. At …

New head coach Roy Hodgson, whose side are 9/1 with bet365 to win Euro 2012, has warned fans not to expect too much from England in this summer’s European Championships.

Hodgson has been charged with trying to help the Three Lions to a first-ever major European title, but the vastly experienced manager believes that reaching the last eight would be acceptable.
“I’d be bitterly disappointed if we didn’t get out of the group,” Hodgson said.
“One is tempted …

Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel insists the Red Bull team have much more to offer this season as they look to maintain their dominance of Formula 1.

The German, who is 15/8 with bet365 to defend his … successfully once again, had not been overly impressive in the first three races of the new season.
However, he was back to his best at Bahrain last Sunday, winning the race from pole position to storm to the top of the standings.
“We’ve only had four races,” Vettel told the Metro.
“I…

… to defend his title.

Schwartzel, who is 35/1 with bet365 to win this year’s event, famously birdied his final four holes to dramatically win Augusta’s much-coveted Green Jacket last year ahead of Australian duo Adam Scott and Jason Day.
Much of the talk ahead of the season’s first Grand Slam event has been around Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. The former will be aiming to …

… performance in the final two rounds, despite being one shot off the lead at one point.
“I maybe let the tournament slip away last time,” Rock told the European Tour website.
“I was on top form and maybe pushed it a little too much towards the end to try to win.
“Hopefully I can rectify some of the mistakes I made last time with the experience I have now. I know now that I can finish a tournament off if I have a good first …

…relegation from the Premier League.

Rangers are not in great form, winning just one of their last six league games, and are 2/1 with bet365 to defeat fellow strugglers Bolton Wanderers on… of Mark Hughes, the team has become better, more organised and a lot stronger physically.
“Last time, when we played against Everton, a strong mid-table team, we were dominating …the 90 minutes. We had better possession, more opportunities to score, so it is going much better than it was under Neil Warnock.”

…relegation from the Premier League.

Rangers are not on great form, winning just one of their last six league games, and are 2/1 with bet365 to defeat fellow strugglers Bolton Wanderers on… of Mark Hughes, the team has become better, more organised and a lot stronger physically.
“Last time, when we played against Everton, a strong mid-table team, we were dominating …the 90 minutes. We had better possession, more opportunities to score, so it is going much better than it was under Neil Warnock.”

… are some good teams in it, but they are one of the favourites.”
United move on to face Athletic Bilbao in the last 16 and boss Sir Alex Ferguson has vowed not to field another inexperienced line-up, with his selection against Ajax almost costing …. Playing so many young players in the back four was a big ask – for a European night it was too much of a risk.”
Manchester City (11/4) are England’s only other surviving representatives, with the Citizens paired with Sporting Lisbon in the last 16.