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Preview and odds for Premier League tie There’s a Premier League classic in store tonight as Manchester United host Arsenal at Old Trafford. But this isn’t the bygone days of Ferguson v Wenger. Tonight sees an under-fire Jose Mourinho welcome an Arsenal side flourishing under Unai Emery. Old Trafford hasn’t been kind to the London side, however. But they have the Premier League's in-form…

Latest Tingle Creek betting news and odds All eyes will be on Sandown this weekend as Altior bids to defend his unbeaten record over fences in the Tingle Creek Chase at 3pm. Nicky Henderson’s star has won nine in a row over the bigger obstacles and is undefeated overall since April 2015. He’s expected to extend that run on his seasonal reappearance, although our…

Latest ante-post Cheltenham Festival odds Apple’s Jade is the new 13/8 favourite for the 2019 Mares’ Hurdle, after a storming performance to land her third successive Hatton’s Grace Hurdle on Sunday. Gordon Elliott’s star bolted up by 20l at Fairyhouse and has now reversed placings with last season’s winner Benie Des Dieux at the top of the market. The 2018 winner is now an…

AFC East title can also be decided this weekend With the regular season heading into the final three weeks, the Week 14 clashes could see divisional titles won, the Wild Card tussle shift and playoff hopefuls give up the ghost. Ahead of a huge weekend of games, we check out the main talking points – kicking off with Dirk Koetter’s in-form but unfancied side……

City could struggle if he misses any action Manchester City served up another feast of football in last weekend’s 3-1 win over Bournemouth to maintain their Premier League lead. Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane were the stars of the show, but as ever, Fernandinho played an influential role at the Etihad. He knits everything together in midfield. The Brazilian’s ability to break up opposition…

Is Brazilian set for a move in January? Things are showing little sign of improving for Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United. And it seems summer signing Fred could be set to jump ship in the January window. Speaking to media in the wake of Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Southampton, he claimed “the coach (Jose Mourinho) has chosen not to put me in the team, it's…

Odds and review of the NBA action It’s been a frantic start to the 2018-19 NBA campaign. We’ve seen the Golden State Warriors not looking so invincible after all. LA Lakers still striving for consistency and some real throwback moments from Vince Carter and Derrick Rose. As the first quarter came and went last week we break down some of the standout performers from…

Weekend racing odds and preview The Fighting Fifth Hurdle and the Ladbrokes Trophy are the standout contests on a hugely exciting afternoon of racing on ITV. Buveur D’Air and Samcro are vying for favouritism in the former. While a competitive field in the latter sees Elegant Escape, Thomas Patrick and Ms Parfois all near the top of the market. Get set for an exciting…

The latest news and weekend lookahead from the Tizzard crew We were delighted with Native River and Thistlecrack last weekend. They’ve both come back in great shape and we’re looking forward to what will come next now. Native River found the track a bit too stiff but he ran on well and it looked a really good run in his quest to win the…

It’s been a strong year for the rookies coming into the NBA and none more so than Luka Doncic. He will come up against an old great on Friday evening though, as the Mavs face the Lakers. All signs point toward King James coming out on top too. Here are the games to follow on Friday. Pelicans @ Heat Saturday, 1 December, 01:00 A big road win…

We’re not even a week into December, but the first silverware of the season is up for grabs in Scotland this weekend as Celtic and Aberdeen face each other in Sunday’s League Cup final. There are big games elsewhere between Hearts and Rangers, and Kilmarnock and Hibs. This will be one of the best weekends of the Scottish season so far. Here are four picks…

We all know it doesn’t really matter if your accumulator crashes out with three loses or if it misses out by seconds because ultimately the result is the same, but there’s something about the latter that is infinitely more frustrating. Last weekend my 12/1 treble missed out by a single goal in a game where Everton could have scored at least four. The plus from…

Odds and preview for North London Derby? North London’s big guns face off again today at the Emirates. Bragging rights are obviously at stake, but this meeting has far more to it than just local rivalry. Tottenham Hotspur are flying at present, and are aiming to keep the heat on table-toppers Manchester City. As for Arsenal, victory here would see them leapfrog Spurs on…

Coral ambassador also previews Ladbrokes Trophy ride It was great to have Thistlecrack back last weekend at Haydock. I thought he ran a tremendous race which puts him back on track for the King George where he is sure to have a great chance. His jumping was a little slow at one or two of them but the fences at the track were very…

Could Fury pull off the upset and win back the belt? The big fight moves ever closer as Tyson Fury takes on Deontay Wilder for the WBC Heavyweight championship this weekend. Wilder at 4/6 may be the favourite to win on home turf. But in spite of this only being Fury’s second- ever bout across the pond, he’s being backed at 5/4 to cause an upset. Coral’s…