Andrew McDermott 
All four teams can still qualify from Group C heading into the final round of matches at Women’s Euro 2022 but Sweden are very much in the driving seat compared to Portugal. The Scandinavians are second in the table with four points while Portugal have managed just a solitary point.
Netherlands head into their final group game needing a point to guarantee their place in the quarter-finals as they bid to retain their European crown. Four points from their first two games mean the Dutch are top of Group C but all four teams can still qualify for the knockout stage.
The first match of the week in the CFL sees two struggling teams meet in Montreal where they will hope to spark their seasons into life. Both teams have managed just one win so far, with the Elks having played five matches while the Alouettes have played four.
Italy made the worst possible start to UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 and will be determined to make amends when they meet Iceland. The Azzurre conceded five first-half goals as they were thrashed by France and are bottom of Group D after Iceland drew 1-1 with Belgium.
England stormed through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s Euro 2022 with a record-breaking victory over Norway as their 8-0 demolition job eclipsed their 6-0 triumph over Scotland from 2017. Northern Ireland won’t be joining them in the last eight after two straight defeats for Kenny Shiels’ side.
France have produced one of the best performances of the Women’s Euro 2022 so far and are firm favourites to follow it up with victory over Belgium. Les Bleues cruised to a 5-1 victory over Italy in their Group D opener against Italy while Belgium had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Iceland.
The Netherlands are seen as realistic contenders for outright glory at the Women’s Euros and will hope to show why in the second round of group games. The defending champions had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Sweden in their opening match while Portugal also have a point on the board in Group C.
Excitement is growing about the impact Lorenzo Insigne can make for Toronto but his debut will be next week. His new team suffered a ninth defeat of the season in midweek despite being the better team for long periods and are languishing in 12th in the Eastern Conference.
NYRB have won just one of their last six games, but they can get back on track when they take on lowly Toronto at the weekend. The Canadians ended a six-match winless run against bottom-of-the-table Chicago Fire in their last outing but are yet to win away from home.
Rory McIlroy is the favourite at Brookline this week and the Northern Irishman is hard to ignore as we select our US Open golf tips. The Country Club is the venue for the 122nd staging of the tournament, where John Rahm is the defending champion.
The PGA Tour makes a welcome return to Canada this week and we’ve got three golfers for punters to follow in our Canadian Open tips. This is the first staging of the event since 2019 due to the pandemic and Justin Thomas is one of five entries from the world’s top 10.
Italy take on Argentina as the champions of Europe and South America meet at Wembley in the 2022 Finalissima. The match is a one-off tie over 90 minutes and will go straight to penalties if it ends in a draw and should be an entertaining spectacle, with tickets selling out.
Austin and Vancouver ended last week’s matches in contrasting moods and are at opposite ends of the Western Conference. The 3-2 victory at DC United was a fourth win of the campaign for Austin, while 13th-placed Vancouver have just one win and four points from seven games.
The regular season is over and we have looked at the postseason odds to make some NBA playoff picks as the road to the finals gets under way. Bwin has a whole range of betting markets on every match and regular price boost offers on all basketball leagues for punters to consider.