EURO 2012

… Azarenka has been forced to pull out of the Rome Masters with a shoulder problem, casting doubt on her participation in the French Open.

The world number one, who is 7/2 with bet365 to win her second Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros, surprisingly withdrew from the Rome tournament after convincingly beating Shahar Peer in straight sets on Wednesday night.
The French Open begins in less than two weeks, meaning the 22-year-old faces a battle to be fit in time to take her …

World number two Rafael Nadal believes he has hit top form ahead of the French Open next month.

Nadal secured the Barcelona Open title on Sunday after sealing the top prize at the Monte Carlo Masters seven days earlier.
The Spaniard was delighted with his win and feels he is in fine form heading into the French Grand Slam.
He said: “I played at a very high level to win in Monte …

… England manager Roy Hodgson should hand Liverpool team-mate Andy Carroll a place in his squad for this summer’s European 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 …

… linked with a summer switch to the likes of Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.
Moses’ last game for Wigan could be against already relegated Wolves this weekend. It is a match that the Latics are 7/1 with bet365 to win 2-1, while Moses is 6/1 to open the scoring.
Martinez insists: “Sometimes we forget that Victor is only 21. The potential is incredible. From technical and tactical aspects he’s improved a lot. But there is still a long way to go.
“His potential is so huge, he can go as high as …

Rory McIlroy is eyeing up a successful defence of his US Open crown after returning to the head of the world rankings.

McIlroy, 7/1 to win the US Open again this year, overtook Luke Donald to take the number one ranking despite being beaten in a play-… was disappointed to be edged out by first-time winner Fowler but immediately looked forward to the US Open and before that the Players Championship at Sawgrass.
He said: “I want to try and play …

… Fernando Torres, has significantly lost the tread and seems to have forgotten how to score a goal. Therefore the outcome is still open to various speculations… Take look for a Euro 2012 top goalscorer odds.

Bookies who offer the option of betting on who becomes … they fall behind the previously mentioned teams. The chances of Poles at Euro 2012 are assessed by bookies – let me say it openly – in real terms. For one PLN bet on Smudas Eagles you can win about 50 PLN. The same amount is worth …

In the opening match at Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, the Poles will pit themselves with the national team of Greece.

The balance of matches with European Champions from 2004 is surprisingly positive for our team. Poland won 10 out of 15 matches, there were two draws and three times our team left the pitch defeated. Balance of goals is 29-11 to our benefit. For the last time, we had the chance to pit ourselves with Greeks in March last year, and the match ended with a goalless draw.

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… ahead of his much-anticipated return to action at the Wells Fargo Championship.

McIlroy is 15/2 with bet365 to win the tournament, which will see him make his first appearance since his 40th-placed finish at the Masters last month.
The US Open champion has received criticism from some commentators, who believe he doesn’t play enough tournament golf.
But the world number two says he wants a balance between golf and his life outside the sport, and insists his schedule is planned so he has a …

…” – Polish for rowanberry – swept aside established opponents including established rock and pop names, a ska band and a rapper with their upbeat ethno-tune “Koko Euro Spoko”, which translates loosely as “Clucking Cool Euro”.

Poland’s football association had opened its “White and Red Hit” competition to all comers, with the list honed down to 10 ahead of a live concert on Wednesday where television viewers were able to cast mobile phone text ballots.

Jarzebina’s success follows that of a …

… of the locations where matches are to be held. A really poor communication with Donetsk also impacts the very moderate number of fans willing to go there to watch the match.

On June 11, England is playing in Donetsk their group opener with France. The passionate English fans that normally should have already bought all tickets available for them have purchased only half of the 7,000 entrance tickets available for them so far.

- Concerning Ukraine, the results are really good, explained …