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Before his loan move to Cercle Brugge, BBC Sport travelled to Monaco to meet England U21 defender Jonathan Panzo, who decided to leave Chelsea and join AS Monaco in search of first team football. What is life like in Monte Carlo for an 18-year-old player on the rise, and how hard is it to leave home behind in pursuit of your dream? ============= SUBSCRIBE…

[ad_1] Thousands of people are getting ready to hit the streets for the Great North Run. The event was founded in 1981 by Olympian Brendan Foster, when 12,000 people took part and it has been growing in popularity ever since – it is now the biggest half marathon in the UK with more than 40,000 taking part in 2018. As well as tens of…

[ad_1] The leading contenders for Saturday’s Sprint Cup at Haydock, Advertise and Ten Sovereigns, have both been ruled out of the Group One showdown on the eve of the race. In what is a major blow barely 24 hours before the duo were expected to renew their rivalry, the highly-fancied favourite Advertise has been declared a shock non-runner due to a poor scope, while…

[ad_1] International football may be dominating at the moment but there is still domestic action in the lower leagues, with Blackpool looking to continue their fine start when they travel to Coventry in League One (Coventry 5/4, Blackpool 23/10, draw 11/5 – Match Betting). The Tangerines sit third in the standings after an unbeaten start to the campaign that saw them win their first…

[ad_1] Terrific start for FredZone 2019/20 – ‘under’ is the clear shout for the NFL season opener at Soldier Field Green Bay pulled off a narrow win against old rivals Chicago last night, as the hugely-anticipated ‘NFL 100’ season began in earnest. Here’s what we said in FredZone the other day, as we previewed this and every other Week 1 clash. ‘I’m going for…

[ad_1] The US Open has reached the semi-final stage in the men’s draw and Rafael Nadal is a red-hot 1/20 favourite to beat Matteo Berrettini on Friday (8/1). With Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer both out of the tournament, the way is open for Nadal to secure a fourth Flushing Meadows title and it will be tough for Berrettini to match the Spanish legend…

Where does Xabi Alonso rank in the list of modern Liverpool legends? The former Reds midfielder talks to Football Focus about his time at Anfield as he forges a new career as coach of Real Sociedad B in Spain. ============= SUBSCRIBE so you never miss out on our best videos ➡️➡️http://bit.ly/1sFodyu Uploads every Monday – Wednesday – Friday. ============= Find us here: BBC Sport:…

[ad_1] Euro 2020 qualifier preview: England vs Bulgaria – Wembley Stadium – Saturday, September 7, 2019 – 17:00 BST Away from the action of Premier League, it's time for the 2020 Euro qualifiers that will take up most of this weekend with as many as 53 nations playing all over the continent. England and Bulgaria face each other at the Wembley on Saturday to…

[ad_1] Euro 2020 qualifier preview: Germany vs Netherlands – Volksparkstadion, Hamburg – Friday, September 6, 2019 – 19:45 BST This is surely the pick of all 2020 Euro qualifier matches taking place this weekend. Fierce rivals Germany and the Netherlands play out this Group C fixture as a resurgent Dutch outfit aim to qualify for their first major tournament since the 2014 World Cup.…

by Luke Andrews, 5 September 2019 UK customers can now access Paddy Power Fantasy game. In which players pick a fantasy team to compete with each other to win cash. Paddy Power is hoping to take advantage of the massive surge of popularity of fantasy sports games by introducing Paddy Power Fantasy. The daily game will offer customers access to FanDuel’s pools in…

What is a Challenge Bet? An example of how @AndyRobsonTips runs his Challenge bets The main idea behind a challenge bet is to turn a small stake into a considerably larger one. Transforming £10 into £1,000 or £25 into £2,000 are both common examples of this. Odds are traditionally short for the duration of a challenge with something between 2/5 (1.4) and 8/13 (1.6)…

[ad_1] England play their fourth and final World Cup warm-up Test against Italy at Newcastle’s St James’ Park on Friday night, before they board the plane to Japan on Sunday. A big win is expected, but what else is there to gain so close to take-off? Here are five big talking talking points ahead of the match. Billy Vunipola’s fitness The mighty Saracens No…

[ad_1] Trainer Charlie Hills says he is not worried by the changing conditions as he prepares to send Khaadem to Haydock for the Sprint Cup this weekend (Khaadem 4/1 to win – Antepost outright). The three-year-old is one of the leading contenders for Saturday’s race after winning the Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood at the start of August. Khaadem beat the likes of Open Wide,…

[ad_1] Republic of Ireland face Switzerland in Eur0 2020 qualifying on Thursday. Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy says he wants his side to make life as difficult as possible for Switzerland when they play each other on Thursday night (Republic of Ireland 3/1, Switzerland 23/20, drew 21/10 – Euro 2020 Qualifying Match Betting). In a crucial qualifier for Euro 2020, Ireland go into…

[ad_1] The European Tour makes a pit stop in Germany this week for the Porsche European Open and 2017 champion Jordan Smith will be hoping a return to Green Eagle will inspire him to victory in a strong field (Smith 60/1 – Outright Betting). Having spent two years at Golf Resort Bad Griesbach, the European Open switched venues to Green Eagle back in 2017…