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After retaining the League Cup and winning their Champions League quarter-final against Grasshopper Club Zurich, the goals which had largely eluded Nottingham Forest in the 1978-79 came in a glut. Going into their semi-final clash with FC Cologne, Forest had netted 19 times in a run of five league wins out of six. Trevor Francis scored in all of the last three games as…

Odds and preview of crunch CL game Juventus and Manchester United face off again in Champions League Group H tonight, following the Old Lady’s 1-0 triumph at Old Trafford. Victory for Juve here would secure they qualify as group winners, whilst United are locked in a battle for second spot. Head-to-Head The reverse fixture marked the 13th time these clubs have met, and gave…

Odds and preview ahead of tonight’s clashes The Champions League group stage is nearing the business end now, as everyone jostles for position to make it to the knock-out rounds. You can find a preview of Juventus match against Manchester United in what looks an exciting match-up here. But stick around, as we bring you some of the crunch ties to look forward to…

Interesting facts about Tony Bellew’s opponent All eyes will be on Manchester this Saturday, as Tony Bellew takes on Oleksandr Usyk for the WBC, IBF, WBA, WBO and Ring Magazine world titles. The Merseysider is the 4/1 outsider for the fight, against 1/6 for the Ukrainian. You can watch the cruiserweight bout live on Sky Sports Box Office. But before that, let us take…

Liverpool midfielder Fabinho could be set to make his fourth successive start for the Reds tonight, when they take on Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League. The 25-year-old was one of a host of exciting new players to arrive on Merseyside over the summer, but initially found chances hard to come by under Jurgen Klopp. Fabinho has now opened up about his progress…

For the third year running, the spending of Premier League clubs exceeded £1billion in the summer transfer window. After 11 games, it will surprise few that two of the biggest culprits, Liverpool and Chelsea, sit comfortably inside the top three. They forked out a combined £306million. The correlation between spending and early-season success is not to be found across the board, however, as not…

Champions League is hotting up in Group C Group C is finely poised going into a pivotal fourth match day. Paris Saint-Germain are 9/1 to bag the Champions League trophy. But they’re in danger of an early elimination, star man Neymar has said they have to play like ‘it’s the last game of our lives’ in Naples. Carlo Ancelotti's men are 7/4 to win…

Fulham boss could be next through the exit door The Premier League is an unforgiving league and Fulham are finding that out first hand. After a run of five-straight league defeats Slavisa Jokanovic is now just 4/6 to be the next Prem boss to get the boot. They looked so stylish in their Championship promotion campaign but last season’s stars Ryan Sessegnon and Tom…

Odds and look-ahead for the weekend’s Gridiron It’s crunch time in the NFL this weekend. There’s a chance for Mike Vrabel and co. to get revenge for their playoff exit, while it’s do-or-die time for a host of playoff hopefuls. Ahead of the Week 10 action, we take a look at the issues around three titanic clashes – and deliver the odds… Can unfancied…

Xherdan Shaqiri has been dropped from Liverpool's Champions League squad that will face Serbian side Red Star Belgrade tomorrow night. The decision has been made by manager Jurgen Klopp, due to Shaqiri's Kosovan-Albanian heritage, which could provoke Red Star's supporters due to historic conflicts between Serbia and Kosovo. Xherdan Shaqiri made huge headlines during last summer's FIFA World Cup, when he and Switzerland teammate…

Welcome to the BetBright STATZONE, where we give you the stats and you make the decisions! Can you believe it’s ‘WEEK TWELEVE' in the Premier League? We’ve another full set of fixtures to take in that are spread over Saturday and Sunday this weekend and we get going with Cardiff vs Brighton in the Saturday lunchtime clash. Four 3pm Saturday games are next up…

Sometimes, football makes fools of us all. After 26 minutes at Molineux, Wolverhampton Wanderers had been comfortably the better side. After 30, they were two goals down to Tottenham. There wasn’t a person in the ground who saw that scoreline in the game’s future. Spurs had struggled. Mousa Dembele had limped off in the opening minutes, leaving Mauricio Pochettino to hastily reassemble his midfield.…

Welcome to the BetBright STATZONE, where we give you the stats and you make the decisions! Another weekend where we’ve something for all types of horse racing fans as Doncaster race on the level on what will be the final fixture on the 2018 flat turf season. The ITV cameras are there to take in three LIVE races, with the super-competitive November Handicap their…

Midfielder has been superb since his summer arrival Borussia Dortmund have been a revelation so far this season. The Bundesliga leaders are unbeaten in all competitions under Lucien Favre and their vibrant attacking play has been a joy to watch. Marco Reus, Jadon Sancho and Paco Alcacer have won plenty of plaudits for their contributions, but summer signing Axel Witsel has been vital in…

Odds and preview of the NBA action Another week and, as always, there’s plenty to talk about in the NBA. You have the good in Trae Young, the bad with Cleveland Cavaliers but also the downright inspiring in Derrick Rose. The East is headed up by Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks losing just two games between them. Golden State Warriors have muscled their way…