Chris Tremlett: Solid India represent the biggest threat to home favourites England at the World Cup May 29, 2019 The World Cup begins tomorrow and as I’ve been writing for the last few months England are my favourites. The hosts have all bases covered, are peaking at the right time and know the conditions the best. However, it will be far from plain sailing for Eoin Morgan’s side, with most of the other nine [...]
Cricket Betting Tips: Dominant openers can get England off to a flyer again May 29, 2019 A MAJOR part of England’s transformation in One-Day cricket is down to the tone their openers have set. Since Jonny Bairstow replaced Alex Hales at the top of the order, he and Jason Roy have turned into arguably the most feared of all ODI opening duos. They have smashed opposition attacks to all places time [...]
Cricket Betting Tips: Steyn’s absence can see England start tournament in winning fashion May 29, 2019 IT IS often the case that the first match of a major sporting event turns into a bit of a damp squib. In tournaments like the football World Cup, it is rare that we get to see two leading nations take each other on early in the competition. However, fans are in for a real [...]
Cricket Betting Tips: Roy to smash tournament sixes quote out of the park May 28, 2019 IT’S been 20 years since Sporting Index were caught out by their infamous World Cup wides rick. The trading team predicted there would be 255 wides in the 42-game tournament, though after seeing 21 wides bowled in England’s opening match versus Sri Lanka, the spread betting firm realised they had made a rather expensive error. [...]
Cricket Betting Tips: Returning Aussie duo can make sure Cricket World Cup remains Down Under May 28, 2019 JUST over four years have passed since that harrowing night at the Adelaide Oval where England were dumped out of the 2015 Cricket World Cup by Bangladesh. That defeat was the latest in a long line of abject performances from the Three Lions in cricket’s premier 50-over competition and, with the next one due to [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Smart Rocket can show his speed for Moore and Moreira May 28, 2019 FORMER champion jockey Joao Moreira has been living in the shadows of Zac Purton recently. However, it didn’t stop the Brazilian providing another masterclass of jockeyship at Sha Tin last Sunday when booting home four winners, including two by the narrowest of margins. The ‘Magic Man’ is now on a roll with 69 winners, including [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Star Luck can help Teetan get back to winning ways May 28, 2019 IT SURELY can’t get any better for reigning champion jockey Zac Purton at present. At Sha Tin over the weekend, he matched his personal best of riding six winners in a single meeting and added another two Group Ones to his already considerable tally in Hong Kong and Singapore. The Australian has now ridden a [...]
Trevor Steven: Strike pair can give Arsenal edge over Chelsea in Baku May 28, 2019 There is very little in the way of form to go on when teams have a 17-day gap from their last fixture to their next, as is the case for Chelsea and Arsenal in Wednesday’s Europa League final. Instead, a match like this is usually decided by fine margins and small advantages. I have a slight [...]
Cricket World Cup in London: How the ICC is hoping to create a buzz around the capital this summer May 28, 2019 The summer is here, the sun is out and London is ready for the Cricket World Cup. With two venues and 10 games to look forward to, the capital is at the epicentre of the tournament and will be abuzz with action between Thursday’s opening match involving England and South Africa at The Oval and [...]
More at stake for Arsenal and Unai Emery than Chelsea and Maurizio Sarri in Europa League final between managers with points to prove May 28, 2019 When Unai Emery and Maurizio Sarri pitched up in London a year ago they did so with something to prove. For the Spaniard, it was that his failure to deliver the clean sweep of honours that Paris Saint-Germain’s hierarchy craved owed more to the unique ecosystem of France’s richest club than his own shortcomings as [...]