Ollie Phillips: Champions Cup qualification would be fitting end to groundbreaking campaign for Bristol May 2, 2019 The Premiership’s top two sides, Exeter and Saracens, may be meeting this weekend but with just two games to go the drama lies elsewhere. The two outstanding teams are streets ahead and I think will meet in the final on 1 June but the other 10 sides still have lots to play for. Read more: [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Qabala’s not the only Star of this Term’s Classic fillies May 2, 2019 BETTING for Sunday’s QIPCO 1000 Guineas (3.35pm) was blown apart at Newmarket last month. Qabala came from last to first, and met plenty of trouble in running in between, to land the Nell Gwyn in terrific style and was immediately promoted to race-favourite by the bookies. Her price plummeted from 50/1 to 5/1 and she’s [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Turner has the Power to land opening race with Darkness May 2, 2019 MARCUS Tregoning has trained some very good horses over the years with the likes of Sir Percy, Nayef and Mubtaker. In truth, the last few years have been a bit quiet for the Hampshire-based trainer, but Mohaather’s win in last month’s Greenham Stakes at Newbury had him dreaming about a first 2000 Guineas success. Sadly, [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Madhmoon to bridge 40-year Guineas gap for Prendergast May 2, 2019 WITH the jumps season ending at Sandown last weekend, it’s time for a change of codes with the QIPCO British Champions Series kicking off at Newmarket tomorrow with the 2000 Guineas (3.35pm). When trying to find the winner of the season’s opening Classic, the obvious place to start is with trainer Aidan O’Brien. The master [...]
Football Betting Tips: Tottenham can seal top-four berth with Cherries win May 2, 2019 TOTTENHAM have stumbled in recent weeks, coming undone against rivals West Ham in the Premier League before another 1-0 loss in midweek when hosting Ajax in the Champions League. Excuses were made following that defeat by West Ham with many claiming one eye was on their Champions League fixture. However, excuses went out the window [...]
Football Betting Tips: Reds to take time see off Benitez’s Newcastle defence May 2, 2019 A FEW weeks ago, things looked pretty rosy for Liverpool fans. The Reds secured a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League, while an easier run-in compared to Manchester City meant there were genuine aspirations of a first league title since 1990. However, as they travel to Newcastle in the Premier League tomorrow, things [...]
Mauricio Pochettino must balance Tottenham’s Champions League dreams with importance of securing Premier League top four May 2, 2019 Tottenham could be forgiven for looking past this weekend's trip to Bournemouth to the all more attractive proposition of facing Ajax in Amsterdam next week for a place in the Champions League final. The reality is, however, that Saturday's early kick-off presents Spurs with the chance to seal their position in the top four and a [...]
Barcelona 3-0 Liverpool: Magic Messi, Same old Suarez and Klopp’s gung-ho tactics help make Champions League classic May 1, 2019 There is such a thing in football as scoring at the right time. After 74 minutes Liverpool were cursing their luck but content with a 1-0 score line they could take back to Anfield. Eight minutes later they were heading home with their tails between their legs. The architect of such a demise was, not [...]
Chris Tremlett: Alex Hales only has himself to blame – England were right to drop him over drugs breach May 1, 2019 I don’t have a lot of sympathy for Alex Hales. The batsman was this week dropped from England’s World Cup squad after failing a recreational drugs test and I think director of cricket Ashley Giles has made the right decision. It’s not the first time he’s been in the spotlight for his actions away from [...]
Arsenal and Chelsea look for salvation in the Europa League with Premier League top four hopes in the balance May 1, 2019 Arsenal and Chelsea face different opponents in their Europa League semi-finals tomorrow evening. Valencia and Eintracht Frankfurt are different propositions and will pose different questions, but in many ways the London rivals are in the same boat. Like so many seasons before, their respective campaigns have boiled down to one major objective: qualification for the Champions [...]