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…top of the world rankings.

Donald, 15/2 with bet365 to retain his crown, beat fellow Englishman Lee Westwood in a play-off 12 months ago but has since slipped behind Rory McIlroy, 11/1 to win the BMW PGA Championship title, and ….
“Obviously last year was one of the highlights of my career. Coming down the stretch with Lee, going into a play-off with Lee and having the number one world ranking on the line, but also a huge event on the line too…

… this year, overtook Luke Donald to take the number one ranking despite being beaten in a play-off at the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow by Rickie Fowler.
The Northern Irishman was … Players Championship at Sawgrass.
He said: “I want to try and play well for the next few weeks and try and solidify my … to win.”
Last season’s Players Championship was won by Korean KJ Choi following a play-off with David Toms, with McIlroy 9/1 to triumph this time around.

Injury-hit Northampton Saints flanker Tom Wood has backed his side to reach the play-offs and challenge for Aviva Premiership Grand Final glory.

England star Wood has missed most of the season …Saints, 5/1 with bet365 to win the Grand Final, to see off Worcester this weekend and ensure a top-four finish.
That would …into those games confident, knowing we can beat those teams if we play to our capacity.”
Leicester are evens to win the Grand Final, …

…insists he will not be getting 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 with bet365 to be promoted following the win at Cardiff City Stadium, but Allardyce is keen…Upton Park this season – and have also lost four – and Allardyce wants them to attack from the off on Monday.
“It was a terrific result but there’s a long way to go,” said the …

Blackpool manager Ian Holloway is overjoyed to be returning to Wembley after his side defeated Birmingham in their Championship play-off semi-final.

The Seasiders, who are 11/8 with bet365 to go back up to the Premier League at the first attempt, … group of lads in there and I’m so proud of everything that we’ve done. We’ve played some fantastic stuff, I think we are getting better,” he said.
“Who knows what’s going …

… in his 18 appearances at the self-styled ‘fifth Major’, but believes that his game is starting to come good again, with the South African having recently lost out to Jason Dufner in a play-off at the Zurich Classic.
The three-time Major winner told the PGA Tour website: “It will be my 19th appearance in this event and I have only four top-10s to show for it,…

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…tournament as co-host, hasn’t played a competitive match since 2010 … year showed that we can play with strong opponents,” said Smuda… have a team that has played with that lineup at a…-old Lewandowski, who is coming off a stellar campaign for Dortmund… bigger question is who will play alongside him up front, and… flashy, but provide solid midfield play.

Piszczek is Poland’s top…-old Szczesny, whose father also played in goal for Poland, has… ready to go.

”We are playing at home and we will…

…s 28-3 defeat of Bath and they are 1/3 with bet365 to pull off a victory this weekend.
The clash is a repeat of the 2010/11 final,…”It’s tough isn’t it? I think the last three times they’ve played us, they’ve beaten us here. They’re a good side and they play in a certain way but they’ve always played very well against us.
“If we play as well as we can, I’m confident we can beat anybody, but …. It will hinge on the simple things in the game and they may play differently to us, but we will see.”

50 thousand Euro 2012 tickets still available in Ukraine

…-related issues.
- It’s no secret that demand was far higher in Poland than in Ukraine, he added.

Euro 2012 kicks off on June 8 in Warsaw and ends with the final in Kiev on July 1.

The Ukrainian tourism sector has been … 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 …

Republic of Ireland team

… to accept in the qualifying games the superiority of Russia, and after ten meetings, having collected 21 points, qualified for the play-offs, where after the lucky draw they defeated Estonia 5-1 in the two-legged tie.

The captain, Robbie Keane, a…the Croats, but the Irish have the heart to fight, and certainly will not want to play the role of the whipping boys.

Ireland Euro 2012 Squad
The Euro 2012 Ireland squad …