Be with us, be with betting world!
Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley has replaced Steve Thompson in England’s starting line-up for Saturday’s Test with Australia at Twickenham. Hartley, 24, is the only change to the XV that took to the field for last weekend’s game with New Zealand. The All Blacks won 26-16 but Saints captain Hartley made a dynamic impact off the [...]
Crystal Palace have confirmed that former Ajax, AC Milan and Juventus midfielder Edgar Davids has left Selhurst Park. The 37-year-old arrived at Palace on a pay-as-you-play deal in August having been without a club since leaving Ajax in 2008. He told his own website: “Today I have decided that my journey as a player of [...]
Liverpool striker Fernando Torres does not feel he has returned to his best form despite scoring both goals in Sunday’s 2-0 win against Chelsea. Torres has come under scrutiny during Liverpool’s patchy start to the season and has been criticised for his touch and at times lacklustre demeanour. However, the Spaniard, 26, who has suffered [...]
Stoke manager Tony Pulis has advocated the introduction of a relegation system for referees to stop poor decisions. Pulis was angry Stoke were denied a penalty on Saturday when Sunderland’s Lee Cattermole appeared to handle Kenwyne Jones’ header on the goal-line. And he told BBC Radio 5 live: “Every club should have one vote [annually] [...]
Substitute Kyle Lafferty inspired Rangers to a win over St Mirren that restores the Glasgow side’s one-point lead at the top of the table. Lafferty’s flick-on was headed into his own net by Marc McAusland after 47 minutes and the forward set up Steven Naismith for a tap-in 11 minutes later. Rangers’ top scorer, Kenny [...]
Skipper Andrew Strauss hit 120 not out as England beat Western Australia by six wickets in their opening three-day warm-up game ahead of the Ashes series. The Middlesex batsman’s 141-ball knock featured a six and 15 fours as he led his side home on 243-4 in Perth. England’s only concern was a second failure for [...]
Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic to win the Swiss Indoors, gaining revenge for his defeat to the Serb in last year’s final. Home favourite Federer, the number one seed, beat the world number three 6-4 3-6 6-1 in Basle. In his eighth final of 2010, Federer rallied after losing the second set, running away with [...]
Tony Clubb’s first-half hat-trick spared England’s blushes as they laboured to a win over Papua New Guinea in their final Four Nations game. The Harlequins centre’s treble, plus two from Huddersfield’s Luke Robinson, put England 24-0 up at half-time. But England failed to build on the lead and Makali Aizue and Menzie Yere pulled tries [...]
Jesse Ryder and newcomer Kane Williamson led a brave New Zealand fightback on day three of the first Test against India in Ahmedabad. The Kiwis were 137-4 when the pair came together but added 194 to see their side to 331-5 at the close. Ryder, who was dropped by Rahul Dravid on 11, made 103 [...]
England’s Kevin Pietersen hinted at a return to form ahead of the Ashes in an otherwise lacklustre top-order batting effort against Western Australia. Pietersen top-scored with 58, including nine fours, as the tourists declared on 223-8 on day two of the game in Perth. England were 117-7 at one stage but an unbroken stand of [...]



