Wednesday 01 August 2007 at 15:25
 Jose Mourinho's plans of starting the season on a high by beating arch rivals Manchester United in the Community Shield at the weekend have taken a blow after it emerged his new signing Alex has gone straight back home without leaving the airport.
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Wednesday 01 August 2007 at 18:20
 With manager Lawrie Sanchez still hoping to make "two or three" signings, odds on Fulham being relegated could lengthen in the coming days.Currently the team is trading at 44/27 to go out of the Premiership with Bet365, but Sanchez is looking to bolster his midfield and is reputed to be eying Seol Ki-Hyeon and Charles N'Zogbia for the job.
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Thursday 02 August 2007 at 09:40
 Odds on Ricky Hatton in his upcoming fight against Floyd Mayweather look ready to shorten after its has been announced that he will be arranging a massive launch conference for fans.
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Thursday 02 August 2007 at 11:52
 Odds on Sunderland beating Tottenham a week on Saturday are shortening as bookies wake up to the team's new £6 million signing.Sunderland boss Roy Keane secured Egyptian striker Mido (a nickname for Ahmed Hossam Hussein Abdelhamid) last night, and will turn the striker on his former Spurs team mates on the first day of the season.
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Thursday 02 August 2007 at 15:21
 The transfer debacle over Carlos Tevez has reached a crucial stage today as the striker's fate hangs in the balance between a swift out of court settlement and a lengthy high court hearing.
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Friday 03 August 2007 at 09:53
 Pain in Frank Lampard's toe has turned out to be caused by a fracture, which has put Chelsea on the back foot ahead of their Sunday FA Community Shield match against Manchester United.
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Friday 03 August 2007 at 16:51
 Liverpool's Champions League campaign has been set back with a match against Toulouse.The draw, which was carried out this morning, has left fans worried they will not progress to the group stage.
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Monday 06 August 2007 at 11:25
 Tiger Woods will stride into this week's US PGA Championship with the perfect mindset, after dominating the Word Golf Classic-Bridgestone Invitational.With a salvo of birdies Woods hit eight under par to win $1.
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Monday 06 August 2007 at 16:29
 A robust campaign by officials and athletes around Rio to prove they are worthy hosts of the 2016 Olympics might not be enough to lift the loco city out of real obstacles.
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Monday 06 August 2007 at 17:46
 Ahead of the World Cup warm-up match between France and England at Twickenham, French coach Bernard Laporte has questioned the effectiveness of anti-doping checks in the UK.Laporte said that regular monitoring is employed in France but expressed doubt that similar systems are used in England and other major rugby-playing nations.
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Tuesday 07 August 2007 at 17:44
 Darren Bent is feeling buoyed after jeers turned to cheers at his appearance on the pitch at White Hart Lane on Saturday.The £16.5 million former Charlton striker has revealed his delight at the show of mass-support by Spurs fans at his home debut, which will do wonders for his confidence for the season ahead.
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Tuesday 07 August 2007 at 17:46
 Hopes for England in their last home world cup warm-up game against France on Saturday have been thrown into some confusion with a raft of changes by Brian Ashton.Only four of the starting fifteen from the team which crushed Wales 62-5 on Saturday will play, leaving the market cautious for the time being at 28/1 with Betdaq to lift the cup again.
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Tuesday 07 August 2007 at 18:14
 Gabriel Heinze is causing Manchester United trouble after declaring the club must let him go if it receives an offer of £6.8 million.The Argentine wants to join Liverpool, but the matter will now go to an arbitration panel next week, which could mean the player is distracted during the club's Sunday match against Reading.
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Wednesday 08 August 2007 at 10:48
 American sprinter Jeremy Wariner is looking like a good prospect for this month's world championships in Japan after getting the third quickest 400 metre time on record yesterday.The defending Olympic and world champion was competing at the Stockholm Super Grand Prix where he came in at 43.
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Wednesday 08 August 2007 at 11:30
 Kevin Pietersen's fever is shaking confidence in England for tomorrow's must-win test.Losing Pietersen would be huge blow, not least because of his reputation for racking up healthy scores quickly.The batting stalwart missed the team's most important training session yesterday in the build up to the match against India.
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Wednesday 08 August 2007 at 16:17
 Wolves have been crippled just before the start of the season by an injury to goalkeeper Matt Murray.The 26-year-old faces six moths on the sidelines after tearing ligaments in his knee during a training session, dashing hopes for the club's first Championship game against Watford on Saturday.
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Thursday 09 August 2007 at 10:00
 Paul Scholes has boosted Man U's prospects ahead of its Premier League opener on Sunday with a surprise return from injury.The veteran midfielder, an invaluable fixture in United's dominant squad, was injured during a pre-season game against FC Seoul, but surprised fans by turning up to help slaughter Dunfermline by four nil last night, setting up Rooney for one.
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Thursday 09 August 2007 at 14:30
 Tevez continues to split bookies as a candidate for this season's leading goal scorer in the Premiership, offering a rare chance for punters.The 'next Maradona' is still trading at 20/1 with Coral, despite odds as short as 11/1 with Paddy Power.
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Thursday 09 August 2007 at 16:33
 British and Irish golfers used to cooler climes are expected to wilt at the final major of 2007, with temperatures of 37 degrees C despite clouds at tee-off in Tulsa this afternoon.
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Friday 10 August 2007 at 10:58
 With two key players on the bench for Arsenal's first match of the season punters will hesitate, although the facts suggest they will not falter against Fulham.Influential midfielder Gilberto Silva has been given extra time away from pre-season training to allow him to recuperate from an injury during the Copa America, while Emmanuel Adebayor will miss the game on Sunday due to a groin injury.
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Friday 10 August 2007 at 15:14
 Flanker Lewis Moody will miss England's final home World Cup warm-up match against France because of a calf injury.Moody, who has won 45 caps, is still expected to feature in Brian Ashton's World Cup squad, due to be named on Tuesday, but his absence will partially deflate confidence in the team which had been running high after they smashed Wales last weekend.
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Friday 10 August 2007 at 17:06
 Aston Villa have galvanised their pre-season form by securing the services of Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson on a season-long loan.The transfer provides a boost for the club and is likely to provoke confidence in their performance this season, and more specifically in next weekend's Premier League game at Newcastle.
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Monday 13 August 2007 at 10:55
 Manchester United's form will be dented for at least six weeks because of Wayne Rooney's ominous foot fracture.The striker had been heralded as "super-fit" in the run up to the new season, and so the hairline fracture he received while playing against Reading on Sunday has drastically deflated hopes for the Red Devils.
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Monday 13 August 2007 at 14:47
 Brian Ashton has opted for experience over exuberance in his final squad for England's World Cup defence, dropping eight players from his preliminary party.Mike Tindall and Charlie Hodgson are among the rejects, which comes as little surprise considering injury problems that have prevented them from getting completely match-fitBut the move to include veteran Mike Catt, 36 next month, and Lawrence Dallaglio, who is 35, show that Ashton favours the safety of experienced, if aging, international stalwarts over players like Nick Abendanon, who Catt said was "mega-talented", with "that x-factor? about him".
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Monday 13 August 2007 at 16:38
 The last thing that Jose Mourinho needs at the moment is another injury and the Chelsea boss is currently sweating over the possibility that influential midfielder Michael Essien could be headed for some time on the sidelines.
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Tuesday 14 August 2007 at 11:07
 Odds could shorten on Brian and Ziggy, with both showing good character in the testing Big Brother house as week 11 hits full swing.Brian has vowed that being on the programme will change his life and make him expand his horizons.
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Tuesday 14 August 2007 at 14:42
 Chris Brunt has brought a twist to the Championship after skipping between two rivals.Sheffield Wednesday have agreed to sell the gifted left winger to West Brom, after previously calling off negotiations with the club and also rejecting a bid from Fulham.
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Tuesday 14 August 2007 at 17:45
 League One hopes for Swansea will be riding higher from today after manager Roberto Martinez announced plans to sign a goalkeeper this week in order to back up experienced Dorus De Vries.
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Wednesday 15 August 2007 at 10:50
 Four Big Brother gurus will face the task of evicting a fellow housemate on Friday, having to pick one of the two contestants with the most votes to be axed.
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Wednesday 15 August 2007 at 16:43
 All eyes will be on Beckham when he plays for "at least half a game" for Los Angeles Galaxy in tonight's Superliga semi-final.He said that expects a decent role in the game against DC United after missing five of the last six matches due to an ankle injury, and he took part in a full training session with his club yesterday.
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Wednesday 15 August 2007 at 16:41
 Wayne Brown will make his Hull City debut tonight when Phil Brown's squad travels to Gresty Road to take on Crewe Alexandra in the Carling Cup first round.His expected appearance will bolster support for the match favourites, who are trading at 23/12 with bet365 despite various injury problems.
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Thursday 16 August 2007 at 11:04
 Benni McCarthy will miss Blackburn's match against Finnish club MyPa-47 today after an aerial clash in his last game left him with serious concussion.It is thought that former Bayern Munich striker Roque Santa Cruz will fill his shoes in the Uefa Cup second qualifying round match.
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Thursday 16 August 2007 at 17:33
 Charlton Athletic could be shaping up if Chelsea's turnaround in recent years is anything to go by.The club has sought advice from Seymour Pierce, the firm that guided Roman Abramovich's takeover of Chelsea, to help guide it in examining funding options such as a share issue or a possible takeover.
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Thursday 16 August 2007 at 17:30
 Hit talent show the X Factor will not mislead viewers, according to ITV.The broadcaster was forced to issue the embarrassing reassurance ahead of the first show in the programme's fourth series on Saturday, after recent scandals have left the TV industry on rocky ground.
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Friday 17 August 2007 at 11:04
 New York Jets running back Thomas Jones should recover from a strained muscle in his right calf in time to play for the regular-season opener on September 9th against the New England Patriots, according to reports.
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Friday 17 August 2007 at 16:35
 A wildcard is set to turn heads at the US Open, after spurning her final year of university to go pro.NCAA singles champion Audra Cohen won the collegiate title in May before making the decision, and has been rewarded with a ticket to the main draw of the US Open.
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Friday 17 August 2007 at 16:26
 Chelsea are still determined to net Sevilla right-back Daniel Alves, despite an offer of £21.5 million being rejected.It means the Blues are likely to end up securing the player who will tighten their defence.
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Monday 20 August 2007 at 11:18
 Gerry was cast out of the Big Brother house on Friday night after being chosen by gurus Amanda, Sam, Tracey and Ziggy to go.The Grecian resorted to the familiar "I wanted to go" line before he was ushered out to a mix of boos and cheers from the crowd.
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Monday 20 August 2007 at 15:41
 A convincing start to the season against Chelsea has boosted confidence in Liverpool's Premier League campaign.Despite the frustrating penalty decision by referee Rob Styles which ended up preventing the Reds picking up all three points, they looked superior and dominated play throughout the 1-1 match.
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Monday 20 August 2007 at 17:43
 Odds on a Swindon win at Saturday's League One Derby at Cheltenham Town could come in if Paul Sturrock manages to sign two extra players in time.He will first have to check with chairman Jim Little how much cash is available, but he has already been given the go ahead to pursue his "prime beef" transfer targets in principle.
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Tuesday 21 August 2007 at 11:05
 Worries abound for Hapoel Tel Aviv after a display of fiery abandon by their fans has left them at risk of crippling punishment by the Uefa Control and Disciplinary Body.
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Tuesday 21 August 2007 at 15:21
 England's friendly against Germany may have sold out Wembley, but the squad will be a shadow of its former self with a raft of injured players kept away by worried Premiership managers.
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Tuesday 21 August 2007 at 16:53
 Frank Hadden is unlikely to play a full strength team in Scotland's clash with the All Blacks, according to rumours.Die-hard patriots will squirm at anything less than a full show of strength against the formidable team, but Hadden knows that he needs to keep leading players fresh for the pool match with Italy, which Scotland must win to qualify from the group stages.
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Wednesday 22 August 2007 at 10:57
 Tracey, Jonty and Kara-Louise have been nominated to face eviction from Big Brother on Friday.But only one will survive with the double eviction this week, and it will probably be Tracey given that she has already weathered four public votes since taking residence in the house when the show began.
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Wednesday 22 August 2007 at 16:10
 After a turbulent year, the captain of Pakistan's cricket team has said that his squad is well drilled and ready for next month's Twenty20 World Cup.Shoaib Malik said: "I am satisfied with the way the players are training and they have given me their support all the time, which is all I want.
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Wednesday 22 August 2007 at 16:59
 Burnley will be moving up into the Premiership if new signing David Unsworth has got anything to do with it.The former Everton defender has said he would be disappointed if Burnley didn't push for the promotion at the end of this season because he believes the squad is strong enough to make the jump.
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Thursday 23 August 2007 at 10:44
 Middlesbrough will face Newcastle with a weakened attack on Sunday after agreeing to flog striker Yakubu Ayegbeni to Everton.Neither club has announced the fee, but British papers claim it will be £11 million.
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Thursday 23 August 2007 at 12:49
 Tottenham have been deeply embarrassed after the Sevilla coach, Juande Ramos, said yesterday that he had received a "dizzying" offer from the club only an hour-and-a-half after the Spurs website claimed White Hart Lane had not offered the job to anyone.
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Thursday 23 August 2007 at 17:23
 Despite rumours, Sam Allardyce has said that Newcastle United have not been approached by Manchester United regarding Obafemi Martins.It looks like the Nigeriran international will be staying put as Allardyce claims no other club has made enquiries, which he doesn't expect to change before the transfer window closes on Friday week.
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Friday 24 August 2007 at 10:59
 A move to 4-4-2 formation will give Robin van Persie more chances at goal and should increase trade on him becoming the Premiership's top goalscorer.The Arsenal frontman has so far been left isolated as team mates Emmanuel Adebayor and Eduardo Da Silva have spent the early part of the season on the treatment table.
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Friday 24 August 2007 at 13:52
 Real Madrid look shaky ahead of their season-opening match - a derby with neighbours Atletico - despite being widely tipped to repeat their La Liga success this year.For the Saturday match against Atletico Arjen Robben will be absent, while Gabriel Heinze is unlikely to make the first XI.
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Friday 24 August 2007 at 16:32
 Wales could surprise sceptical punters in their clash with all-conquering France on Sunday, according to former coach Mike Ruddock.If he's right, now is the time to take advantage of the well priced odds before they come in.
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Tuesday 28 August 2007 at 09:32
 Tracey and Kara-Louise were the 11th and 12th Big Brother evictees on Friday, leaving only the finale on Friday August 31st.No more evictions are expected until then, so punters need to calculate the order in which the remaining seven will leave.
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Tuesday 28 August 2007 at 11:32
 England captain Paul Collingwood is overseeing a renaissance of confidence in his squad, making victory in the seven-day series with India ever-surer.He toasted England's new-found fearless attitude yesterday after India were beaten by 42 runs at Edgbaston.
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Tuesday 28 August 2007 at 16:47
 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's announced retirement today draws a close over a graceful and loyal career in the service of Manchester United, but many will overlook the dangerous vacuum he leaves up front.
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Wednesday 29 August 2007 at 10:01
 A sense of urgency will characterise this week's Deutsche Bank Championship, with pressure mounted on several players to harvest last minute FedExCup points three weeks before a winner is decided.
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Wednesday 29 August 2007 at 13:50
 If Roger Federer can be beaten at the US Open, Novak Djokovic is the man to do it.The Serbian will be a shrewd bet if he can find the momentous form that saw him crush his awesome rival straight after slaying Andy Roddick and Rafael Nadal in Montreal three weeks ago.
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Wednesday 29 August 2007 at 16:33
 Leicester's defense will be under strength against Plymouth on Saturday after Clive Clarke suffered a heart scare last night.Following the untimely deaths of QPR's Ray Jones in a car accident last week and Sevilla's midfielder Antonio Puerta on Tuesday, team mates feared the worst when the Irishman, who is loan from Sunderland, collapsed during half time in the Carling Cup clash against Nottingham Forest.
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Thursday 30 August 2007 at 10:02
 Bayern Munich are striken with multiple injuries ahead of their Sunday visit to Hamburg.Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld is said to have been consulting physios and a rehab coach even before including players in training this week, suggesting the squad is the significantly understrength in the lead-up to the difficult game, so expect odds on them to drift.
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Thursday 30 August 2007 at 11:22
 David Beckham has caused panic ahead of two Euro 2008 qualifiers after he strained knee ligaments while playing for LA Galaxy yesterday.The disaster, which comes on the back of niggling ankle problems that had already worried England fans, will mean the free kick goal machine could be left out of the squad for the games against Israel on September 8th and Russia on the 12th, damaging confidence and scaring off punters.
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Thursday 30 August 2007 at 16:16
 Controversy surrounding hard living Amy Winehouse has helped to stall punters, keeping attractive odds for a win at the Mercury Music Prize.Winehouse's father-in-law went on national radio recently urging fans to boycott her music and calling for her to be disqualified from the award ceremony until she seeks treatment for drug addiction.
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Friday 31 August 2007 at 10:11
 AC Milan look set to breeze through the group stage of the Champions League after being handed an easy draw yesterday.They have been placed in group D with Benfica, Celtic and Shakhtar Donetsk, none of which will pose the defending champions a serious problem, reducing the risk factor for wagers on them keeping the European title.
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Friday 31 August 2007 at 12:23
 With Big Brother two-for-one Sam and Amanda heavily favoured to win the £100,000 tonight - and with good reason - other markets offer more lucrative trading.Carole will almost certainly be the first to go in the final turf-out, but who will follow her is not clear.
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Friday 31 August 2007 at 15:23
 British clubs have received favourable draws for the Uefa Cup first round, increasing the likelihood of a British contender reaching the final.Bolton should overpower Macedonian side Rabotnicki, while Blackburn will be expected to run rings around Greek outfit Larissa.
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