EURO 2012

… title he secured last year and is aiming to return to the top of the world rankings.

Donald, 15/2 with bet365 to retain his crown, beat fellow Englishman Lee Westwood…/1 to win the BMW PGA Championship title, and is currently number two in the world rankings.
Donald, who impressed when finishing joint-fifth at the Players Championship earlier this month,…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.”

подаръциVictoria 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… take her place in the draw.
Meanwhile, Serena Williams, Azarenka’s conqueror at the Madrid Masters, continued her progress in Rome after defeating Nadia Petrova in three sets, but struggled with back …

…, who are 1/1 with bet365 to win the three-match series, will find their world number one Test status challenged when the second-placed tourists take them on.
Pietersen conceded the South Africans have world-class bowlers in Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander, but pointed out …, and I played against Dale in Delhi the other day and they are absolute world-class bowlers. Philander has started his career brilliantly.
“Our batters are going to …

…, who are 1/1 with bet365 to win the three-match series, will find their world number one Test status challenged when the second-placed tourists take them on.
Pietersen conceded the South Africans have world-class bowlers in Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander, but pointed out …, and I played against Dale in Delhi the other day and they are absolute world-class bowlers. Philander has started his career brilliantly.
“Our batters are going to …

… to teeing it up here.
“Shooting four good, solid rounds of golf is my primary goal. We’ll see where that leaves me on Sunday afternoon.”
A high-quality field at Sawgrass sees nine of the top ten players in the world rankings in action, with only Masters champion Bubba Watson opting to miss the event.

… 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 …

… expects to be pushed all the way by 2010 Crucible winner Neil Robertson in the quarter-finals of the World Championship.

O’Sullivan beat Mark Williams 13-6 to reach the last eight and is now 15/8 with bet365 to clinch his fourth world title.
However, he said of Robertson, who is 7/2 to win the tournament: “I think whoever… I’ve got to play him now.
“Neil’s had a brilliant season, he’s won the Masters. He’s a big-time player and he’s proved it on the big stage.”

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 …

…, great clothes? 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, so I am a good golfer. 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, which left him seventh on the final leaderboard.

…”It’s nice when my mind is empty and I can do what it is I love to do, and that’s go out there and play golf. It’s a little demanding out there and I played very well.”
World number one Rory McIlroy and his closest challenger in the world rankings Luke Donald could only return level-par 72s while Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson shot 71s.