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Weekend racing odds and preview Thistlecrack may be missing, but there’s still plenty to get excited about on ITV4 this afternoon before the Breeders’ Cup takes centre stage in the evening. Ed Chamberlin and co. will be stationed at Wetherby for three contests, including the Charlie Hall Chase. There’s also an exciting four-race offering from Ascot, where the Sodexo Gold Cup rounds out the…

Odds and preview ahead of huge Prem clash All eyes of the football world will be on the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening as Arsenal take on Liverpool. The Gunners are on a 12-match unbeaten run. Liverpool haven’t lost a league game so far this campaign and are 11/4 to win the title. This game is a notorious high-scoring fixture in recent years and you can…

This week’s rankings feature minimal movement at the top but plenty of subplots beneath the surface Below are the new S&P+ rankings after college football’s Week 9. A reminder: S&P+ is intended to be predictive and forward looking. Good predictive ratings are not résumé ratings, and they don’t give you bonus points for wins and losses. They simply compare expected output to actual output…

Ocala Stud has actually set its 2019 stallion lineup and charges, led by Girvin who will stand his very first season at stud for $7,500 S&N. Uncaptured, Florida's leading first-crop sire and a leader nationally, and The Big Beast who has initially yearlings of 2018, will both represent $6,000 S&N. Girvin, a leading 3-year-old of his crop, recorded the 2017 Grade 1 Haskell Invitational…

@eddiehallwsm/Instagram After tipping the scales at 30.9 stone, which he described as ‘torturous’, former world’s strongest man, Eddie Hall, has now dropped to a ‘stable’ 26 stone. However, just because he’s losing weight, it doesn’t mean he isn’t as ripped as ever. In fact, he somehow looks even more like a beast. Eddie was crowned World’s Strongest Man in 2017, after beating 29 other…

British golfer Justin Rose has admitted that he is aiming to return to the top of the world rankings, ahead of the upcoming Turkish Airlines Open in Antayla. The 38-year-old claimed a hard fought victory at the event last year, carding an impressive -18 to see off nearest competitors Nicolas Colsaerts and Dylan Frittelli. Rose now has another chance to successfully defend a title…

Saturday evening, and a real test of Liverpool’s credentials. There’s a sense that nobody quite knows how good Arsenal are, but they’re still unbeaten since August and Unai Emery has certainly altered the mood around the Emirates. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette will certainly provide a challenge to Jurgen Klopp’s defence and in Mesut Ozil, reborn since his international retirement, Emery has one on…

Nottingham Forest will be looking to bounce back from their mid-week Carabao Cup exit, when league leaders Sheffield United visit the City Ground on Saturday. The visitors will go into this one as 11/8 favourites, after winning 5 and drawing 1 of their last 7 Championship matches, however, Reds’ fans will be hoping their side can prove the bookies wrong – 2/1 may well…

We get the latest from the Tizzard stables It was disappointing that Thistlecrack’s run in the Charlie Hall Chase this weekend had to be cancelled. The original plan was run at Wetherby and then go to Haydock [the Betfair Chase], but now things are a bit more fluid; he’s in the BetVictor at Cheltenham and the Ladbrokes Trophy, but obviously they are both handicaps,…

Top jockey discusses his weekend rides Saturday – Ascot 12.40 – Envole Toi This horse has some decent form in France, including winning over fences at Auteuil and it’ll be very interesting to see how that translates over here. Results like that are very promising and fingers crossed I can get off to a good start on the day. Alexandra has done very well…

Samcro eased after Down Royal defeat Buveur D’Air has returned to the head of the Champion Betting after Samcro’s shock defeat this afternoon. With only four runners, Samcro had been expected to win the WKD Hurdle at the Down Royal Festival. However, Bedrock clinched a 12/1 win. Samcro’s chances at Cheltenham have now dipped to 4/1 (was 5/2). That’s benefitted Buveur D’Air, who’s now…

On Sunday, Chelsea dispatched Burnley with comparative ease to maintain their hugely impressive unbeaten start to the season. A 4-0 victory left them breathing down the necks of joint Premier League leaders Manchester City and Liverpool, and in a position few predicted before the action got underway in August. Whether the Londoners can sustain a title challenge is another question, but for now, the…

Tips and odds for this weekend’s Italian fixtures The Serie A season rolls on to gameweek 11 this weekend, with Juventus looking to maintain their stranglehold at the top. The Old Lady have an eight-point lead over Inter Milan and Napoli, and yet again they appear untouchable as they seek an eighth successive Scudetto. We’ve taken a look at the big games this weekend,…

Premier League legend has his say The Carabao Cup gives Tottenham a great chance this season to end their long run without a trophy, following their victory over West Ham.  They have a tough draw in the next round as they will face Arsenal in a North London derby, but I’m sure they will fancy their chances of progressing. Mauricio Pochettino made ten changes…

Preview and odds ahead of big weekend The Bundesliga is one of the most competitive leagues in Europe so far this season. A top four that features both Werder Bremen and Borussia Monchengladbach are separated by just four points. Gameweek ten throws up some intriguing encounters with Hertha Berlin hosting RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen facing Hoffenheim. But we focus our attentions on the…