EURO 2021

Fabio Capello is wary of Gareth Bale’s skills as the Italian attempts to guide his England side to victory against Wales in a vital Euro 2012 qualifier.

England, 1/7 with bookmaker to beat Wales, know that victory will take them to the brink of qualifyi…

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic remain in contention to win the US Open after reaching the quarter-finals in New York.

Five-time champion Federer, 11/2 with bookmaker to win the tournament, thrashed Juan Monaco 6-1 6-2 6-0 in just 82 minutes and will n…

Fabio Capello wants England to rediscover their winning form at Wembley when they face Wales on Tuesday evening. England haven’t won at home since defeating Bulgaria 4-0 last September but can be backed at 10/1 with bookmaker to beat Wales 2-1. They drew against Montenegro, Ghana and Switzerland and lost to France, while their away form has been much more impressive. “I think we need to improve,” admitted Capello. “First of all we need to improve when we have to win the ball back. When we have the ball we […]

England have suffered a blow mere days before the start of the World Cup with the news Lewis Moody is out of the opening match against Argentina.

The England captain initially injured his knee in January but had made a full recovery before aggravatin…

Phil Mickelson believes he has finally found his best form after returning a third round 63 at the Deutsche Bank Championship – and the 41-year-old insists he can get even better.

Mickelson, who is 40/1 with bookmaker to win the tournament, made a late …

England midfielder Owen Hargreaves has set his sights high after agreeing a one-year deal with Manchester City. The 30-year-old former Bayern Munich man hopes to have finally shaken off a catalogue of injuries. He also hopes to help City challenge for Champions League glory at the first attempt, with the Citizens 10/1 with bookmaker to be crowned as Kings of Europe. Speaking to the City website, Hargreaves said: “I’ve never not played in the Champions League. It’s pretty much been standard for me every season. “Bayern is a wonderful club […]

Wimbledon and Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic appears to be in ominous form at the US Open.

The world number one, who is 5/4 with bookmaker to triumph at Flushing Meadows, dropped just two games in destroying Argentinian Carlos Berlocq 6-0 6-0 6…

Phil Mickelson is considering using a belly putter, despite being one of the game’s top performers on the green.

The American has struggled at crucial times in the last couple of years and has been practising with a longer putter ahead of the Deutsch…

Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad has warned England not to relax as they prepare for the five-match one-day series with India.

Broad led his side to a six-wicket win over the tourists in the sole T20 international on Wednesday evening, having been instr…

Fourth seed Andy Murray, 4/1 to win the title with bookmaker, made a winning start at the US Open by defeating Somdev Devvarman in straight sets.

Murray is still searching for an elusive first Grand Slam title and admitted that he had started slowly aga…