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The beauty of Grand Slam tennis is that every tournament without fail produces a few cracking first round matches. This year's Australian Open is no different, with former World No.6 Matteo Berrettini squaring off against three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray on Tuesday. These odds from Ladbrokes were correct at the time of writing. With…

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The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (5.20) has come a long way in its 153-year existence. Created in 1866, it took until 1907 for Orby to do the Epsom and Curragh Derby double, and another 57 years before Santa Claus became the second. These days things are different and Anthony Van Dyck would become the 19th horse to etch his name on both trophies…

Declaring Canada's emergence as a Tennis Nation is, by this point, a little like noting that ice is slippery or that there are too many streaming services. You don't say. I admit to having already done it twice myself: Once in the middle of the last decade, when Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard were making runs to Grand Slam finals, and again in…

Liverpool will be looking to get back to winning ways on Saturday, after some rocky form of late, when they face Brighton at the Amex Stadium. The Reds' four-game winning streak in the Premier League was ended in their last top-flight outing as they fell to a disappointing 3-1 defeat at Brentford. And another lacklustre performance from Jurgen…

Winner of the 2022 French Open and U.S. Open, World No. 1 Iga Swiatek is favoured to launch her 2023 Grand Slam season with a victory. After last year's Australian Open hullabaloo featuring perennial favourite Novak Djokovic, this year's bugaboo for the 21-time Grand Slam winner is far more familiar, injury. The Serbian star is still favoured to…

Warren Gatland is ready to kick-start his second stint as Wales head coach with a bang. During his first tenure as Wales boss, Gatland stuck with the same lieutenants throughout the entirety of his 12 years in charge. If people thought it was going to be a case of same old Gatland this time around, they were wrong with the New Zealander selecting…

Home " Advice for New Tennis Fans Advice for New Tennis Fans New to the world of tennis? Tennis is one of the oldest and most popular sports in the world and one that is a fantastic spectator sport. Like any sport, it can also be daunting to get into at first because there is so much to learn in terms of the rules, the history, current and previous…

The era of the big three is nearing its closure. While we already saw the end of Roger Federer, Nadal is struggling with injuries. The only player who is going strong among these three is Novak Djokovic. Even though the Serb missed out on most part of the tour last year, he capitalized on the rest of the tournaments he played. Going forward, he is…

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One stride. That was the difference a wide draw made in the last running of the Dubai Sheema Classic in 2019, when Rey De Oro made it across to lead Magic Wand. He took 40 strides to the first bend, she took 39. In isolation this does not prove anything. Horses stride at different lengths and frequencies, but you would expect the much taller horse…

There were moments during this year's World Juniors where Team Canada, the prohibitive favourites, were pushed to the brink. The continued development of international players over the past few decades has laid the foundation for parity in men's international hockey we historically aren't accustomed to, and it can lead to stretches (or full games)…

B aseball's all-time hits leader, Pete Rose, has a new hustle-legal sports betting. On New Year's Day, the Cincinnati Reds legend, who was permanently banned from baseball in 1989 for gambling on the game while he was manager of the team, placed the first legal sports wager in Ohio. True to form, Rose put action on the Reds to win the 2023 World…

Hey, everyone. Welcome back. Quick housekeeping: • We'll have our 2023 Australian Open seed reports later this week. • We'll also have our 2023 Australian Open visitors guide later this week. • Good soldiering: Tennis Channel will have a nightly two-hour Australian Open pregame show. Lindsay Davenport, Steve Weisman and I will be yakking starting…

Craven Cottage's side scored a huge victor y on Boxing Day and are expected to defeat the bottom team in the Premier League this weekend. Southampton will be hoping to climb back up the Premier League table when they visit Fulham on Saturday. The Saints have picked up a point from their last five games, having lost four in a row and badly need…

The bourbon and mint juleps will be flowing at Churchill Downs for the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby, which hopes to race past last year's controversy The 2021 winner, Medina Spirt, was disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance. Bob Baffert, the horse's Hall of Fame trainer and a six-time Derby winner, was banned by Churchill…

Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets had a rough time out in Chicago on Wednesday. Their massive 12-game win streak that saw the team end 2022 with a win and kick off 2023 with another was finally brought to an end by the Bulls' 121-112 victory. Considering how dominant the Nets have looked in recent weeks, betting odds had the team as sizable…

The Toronto Blue Jays continue to try and break out of the giant shadows cast by the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the AL East ahead of the 2023 season. While general manager Ross Atkins and president Mark Shapiro have undergone heavy criticism for not pulling the trigger in the past, they have made some solid moves this winter, ahead of a…

Rafael Nadal's longevity has left fans and pundits speechless. Hardly anyone expected the Spaniard to have such a long career at the highest level, despite the fact that injuries have forced him to miss several important appointments. Suffice it to say that the 36-year-old man from Manacor is the player from the big three who has missed the most…

Southampton hope to crawl back up the Premier League table when they visit Fulham on Saturday. The Saints have taken one point from their last five matches, having lost four in a row and are in dire need of three points to lift themselves off bottom spot. Fulham are the favourites to win this game on home soil at odds of 19/20 (1.95) with…

Constitution Hill takes another lazy roll on his comfy bedding, his tenth of the year so far and it's not yet nine in the morning on New Year's Day. Back on his feet he ambles over to the open half-door of his stable and gazes on the yard outside. Nicky Henderson's third lot are assembling in front of him, the younger geldings nattering excitedly…

Rafael Nadal looked to have blown his chances of becoming the first male player to win 21 Grand Slam titles. But then in true Nadalesque spirit, he made a brilliant comeback in the final of the 2022 Australian Open, scraping past Daniil Medvedev to get to the summit. The race for the most Grand Slam wins on the men's tour became a three-horse…

After scoring twice in Manchester City's 3-1 victory against Leeds United star striker Erling Haaland wanted more. "I've been at home, being a bit mad that I'm not playing at the World Cup," the tall Norwegian told television reporters after the game. "To watch other people score to win games at the World Cup kind of triggers, motivates and…

A 2022 Formula 1 title fight that, pre-season, had the potential to be a three-way one soon became a two-horse race when the campaign got under way, before hopes of even that began to evaporate as Max Verstappen tightened his grip on a second crown. So, how accurately did our 2022 predictions stand up come the end of the year? We asked The Race's…

The 2023 Australian Open takes place early in the new year to kickstart the tennis season. Read on for our look at the best tennis odds for men's and women's brackets at the 2023 Australian Open. Novak Djokovic is back at the Australian Open which begs the question, is anyone worth betting on besides him? Short answer, yes. What about the ladies,…

The Utah Jazz take on the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center on Wednesday (December 28) in the NBA Regular Season. The betting odds and predictions are given below: The Jazz have been in mediocre form, winning five of their last 10. They come into this on the back of a 122-126 loss against the Spurs against all odds. It was supposed to be a…

The first two of the big three races on the Spring Racing Calendar - the Caulfield Cup and the Cox Plate - have been run and won. Now we're getting close to the first Tuesday in November, and that means it's time for the most famous horse race on the Australian sporting calendar. Find out everything you need to know ahead of the 162nd running of…

Leeds United and Manchester City battle at Elland Road in the Premier League on Wednesday. After suffering a surprise home defeat before the 2022 FIFA World Cup break, City will want to get back to winning ways here. Leeds is just two points above the drop zone, but they head into this festive fixture having won two of their last three in the…

The Houston Rockets (9-23) visit the Chicago Bulls (14-18) on Monday night. Action tips off at 8:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Rockets-Bulls prediction and pick. Houston has lost five consecutive games to drop them to last place in the Western Conference. The Rockets are 15-15-2 against the spread while 50% of their games…

Tennis remains the only major professional sport without a proper off-season, so the start of the 2023 tennis season is just weeks away. Here are ten things to look forward to in tennis in 2023. 1.The Great Three-Generational Battle In Men's Tennis After the era of the Big Three finally ended with the retirement of Roger Federer, tennis in general…

Milwaukee heads to Boston on Christmas Day for the first meeting since the postseason. The Bucks are underdogs looking for revenge and our NBA picks expect them to get just that against the Celtics. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports With arguably the best player in the world in Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks (22-10) are expected to be Finals…

There are only 188 days in a Major League Baseball season - the White Sox spent 152 of them in first place last season. From May 7 through Oct. 3, Chicago led the AL Central and had a double-digit lead for all but two days from Aug. 7 on. The division is a bit better in 2022, as the Tigers and Twins have made some free-agent moves and smart…

Crystal Palace entertain Fulham in a 3pm Boxing Day kick-off as these London teams return to Premier League action after the World Cup break. It has been about six weeks since the clubs last played in the top flight and now the aim is to get their seasons back on track as quickly as possible. Both have enjoyed good campaigns so far and only goal…

The Memphis Grizzlies' first-round playoff game against the Minnesota Timberwolves is finally here. The No. 2 seeded Grizzlies will host the No. 7 Wolves in a best-of-seven series that will allow the winner to advance to round two to face the winner of the No. 3 Golden State Warriors vs No. 6 Denver Nuggets. But first, we have to get through Game…

Tennis is one of the most popular games in the world today. While not nearly on the same level as football, cricket, or basketball, tennis still gets millions of views per match, and has an estimated 1 billion fans worldwide. It is played on a national, international, and Olympic level. The sport is also massively popular in the amateur circuit.…

Thousand have already subscribedy The Big Three continued to dominate the Grand Slam men's singles titles list in 2022, winning three of the four on offer. Another tennis season in the books, and the general trend of the Big Three dominating the Grand Slams continues, but it felt a bit different in 2022, with Roger Federer retiring and Novak…

It is the Group One clash to which every racing fan in Hong Kong - and millions more around the world - is counting down the days, but who will start the Stewards' Cup favourite if Golden Sixty, California Spangle and Romantic Warrior line up against each other over the Sha Tin mile on January 29? It is unlikely to be Golden Sixty, according to…

After getting routed by 41 points by the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night, the Milwaukee Bucks will look to get back on track tonight at home against the Utah Jazz. Tonight's NBA matchup at Fiserv Forum is scheduled to tip off at 8:00 pm ET (7:00 pm local time). This will be the last home game for the Bucks (20-8, 13-3 home, 2nd in the Eastern…

For the Montreal Canadiens, the light at the end of the tunnel's taken the form of the first-overall pick. However, there's a lot of track left on the road back to respectability after a last-place 2021-22. No shortcuts means heading into another tunnel for 2022-23, and that probably means tanking the season. Are all aboard? Now, it only "probably"…

You can barely see it from here. There's too much clutter in the path to a Golden State Warriors championship, too many signs that it just won't happen this time around. Rest assured, the rest of the NBA doesn't view it that way. Nor does this column, eternally bound to a simple proclamation: No team can match Golden State at playoff time…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Weeks after the Cleveland Cavaliers' season ended with back-to-back play-in tournament losses against Brooklyn and Atlanta, president of basketball operations Koby Altman stood inside Cleveland Clinic Courts and recapped the successful-yet-painful season. When asked specifically whether it was time to raise expectations on the…

The Toronto Raptors play host to the Sacramento Kings at the Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday (December 14) in NBA Regular Season action. Both sides are quite high up in their respective Conference standings, as the 14-12 Kings are currently seventh in the West, while the Raptors are ninth in the East. Similarly, both sides are looking to end their…

Our college football bowl game opt-out tracker is here to take stock of who is in and who is out of every CFB postseason game for the 2022-23 slate. In the modern era of college football, things have changed in a big way thanks to the transfer portal, the preservation of NFL Draft stock and much more. And the college football bowl game opt-out has…

The New York Knicks (15-13) visit the Chicago Bulls (11-16) on Friday night. Action tips off at 8:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Bulls prediction and pick. New York has won five consecutive games to push them to sixth place in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks are 14-12-2 against the spread while 56% of their games…

The French racing community collectively love Ascot like no other fixture outside their own borders and will be on the royal racecourse in force to prove it this week. In fact the powers that be at France Galop are so enamoured of the meeting that they schedule nothing above Listed status on the Flat in opposition, allowing everyone to focus on the…

1pt Daniil Medvedev to beat Novak Djokovic 3-1 or 3-2 at 2/1 (Sky Bet) 1pt Djokovic to serve the most double faults at 13/8 (bet365) Remember when Pete Sampras won his seventh Wimbledon title and you thought it was a super-human achievement? Well, since the American retired, Roger Federer has won eight Wimbledons and Rafael Nadal 13 (THIRTEEN)…

With online sports betting finally live in Maryland, the reported $186 million in wagers blows past the in-person mark of just $33 million - bringing November's handle up to $219 million in total. It took some time before Maryland's regulatory bodies finally rolled out legal online sports betting in the state, but the long wait was worth it for…

When: 3.40 Saturday, September 17 Where: Ayr Racecourse Winner's prize: £77310 Where to watch: ITV Racing and Racing TV One of three horses in the field officially well-in here, having backed up his Stewards' Cup win with a fine run when second to Summerghand at York. Only managed seventh in this last year but had beaten Bielsa over course and…

The Minnesota Timberwolves (13-13) visit the Portland Trail Blazers (14-12) on Monday. Action tips off at 10:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Blazers prediction and pick. Minnesota has won two of their last three games but still sits in tenth in the Western Conference. The Timberwolves are 10-16 against the spread…

The Miami Heat face the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center on Saturday night in a potential NBA Finals preview between the last two teams to lose in The Finals. The Heat are playing their fifth game of a six-game road trip while the Suns are playing their second straight home game before hitting the road for five straight games. The Heat are 2-2…