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[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…

[ad_1] It’s BACK! The National Football League, that’s the NFL to you and me, returns for a new season this week – and we can’t wait. It’s the 100th season of professional Conference football in the US, so expect lots of celebratory stuff over the coming months – a reminder of some of the Gods of the Gridiron that have graced the game, especially…

[ad_1] Rafael Nadal is through to the last four of the US Open. Rafael Nadal remains on course for his 19th Grand Slam title after booking his place in the semi-finals of the US Open (Nadal 3/10 – US Open Outright). The Spanish ace went through in straight sets against Diego Schwartzman, but was made to work before wrapping up a 6-4 7-5 6-2…

Kyle Walker's impression of Raheem Sterling is just great. The Manchester City stars play Football Focus' Honesty Cards, revealing Sterling's guilty pleasure song, FaceTiming an unsuspecting John Stones and discussing who has the worst celebration in the squad. ============= SUBSCRIBE so you never miss out on our best videos ➡️➡️http://bit.ly/1sFodyu Uploads every Monday – Wednesday – Friday. ============= Find us here: BBC Sport: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport…

[ad_1] The Rugby World Cup, one of the highlights of the 2019 sporting calendar, gets underway in Japan in September. Back-to-back champions New Zealand look set to start the tournament as favourites but they have some fearsome northern hemisphere challengers in the shape of Ireland, England and Six Nations champions Wales. The tournament will kick off with hosts Japan taking on Russia in Tokyo, while the…

[ad_1] Emma Lavelle admits it will be less stressful planning where to go with Paisley Park this season after his ascent to the top of the staying hurdles division last term. The seven-year-old was one of the stories of the season, going from winning a handicap at Aintree to landing the Cheltenham Festival Stayers’ Hurdle in a stunning five-race winning sequence. Paisley Park was…

[ad_1] Republic of Ireland will be looking to maintain their impressive start to Euro 2020 qualifying when they welcome Switzerland to the Aviva Stadium on Thursday (Match Betting – Ireland 3/1, Draw 21/10, Switzerland 23/20). The Green Army parted ways with Martin O’Neill after they finished bottom of their UEFA Nations League group last year, a poor showing that put pressure on them heading…

[ad_1] Following the literal high drama in the Alps last week, the European Tour moves on to Germany with the Porsche European Open at Green Eagle Gold Course in Hamburg. After last weekend’s five way play-off at Crans-sur-Sierre, eventually won by Sweden’s Sebastian Soderberg, the tour moves to Germany and the Porsche Open where defending champion Richard McEvoy will looking to retain his title…

[ad_1] The New Orleans Saints were a refereeing error away from going to the Super Bowl last year and return in 2019 expecting to go close again. The Saints are the 8/13 favourites with Betfred to win the NFC South but could a healthy Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons give them a run a for their money? New Orleans have won the division the…

[ad_1] Roger Federer is out of the US Open after losing to Grigor Dimtrov in a thrilling late-night quarter final encounter in New York (Nadal 1/3 US Open Outright). Dimitrov had never beaten Federer in seven previous meetings but the unseeded Bulgarian came through 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2 and will now face Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals. The exit of…

[ad_1] Image copyright EPA Image caption Bury supporters staged a series of protests at Gigg Lane before the club was expelled from the league A fraud investigation has been launched involving Bury Football Club, police have confirmed. Greater Manchester Police said it received a report of fraud on 18 June and enquiries were ongoing but no arrests had been made. The club were expelled…

[ad_1] The results of the Alexis Sanchez-Henrikh Mkhitaryan swap deal are in and… well, they’re not the best. Loaned out to Inter Milan and Roma respectively, Sanchez and Mkhitaryan certainly won’t reflect on the last two seasons as the most impressive of their careers to date. Few (including this writer) would have predicted that Sanchez would have so dramatic a fall from grace at…