Andrew McDermott 
Kenny Jackett will ease some of the growing pressure on the Portsmouth manager if he can mastermind an EFL Cup win against bitter rivals Southampton. Pompey fans chanted for Jackett to be sacked during Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Wycombe and the team have made a poor start to their League One campaign.
Liverpool have bigger fish to fry this season but are firm favourites to avoid an upset when they start their EFL Cup campaign with a trip to League One opposition. MK Dons are huge underdogs and back-to-back home defeats suggests this should be a routine win for the Reds regardless of team selection.
The 71st annual Emmy Awards will take place in Los Angeles on Sunday night and there are several British names amongst the nominees. What can the last 50 years of Emmys history tell us about what to expect?
A new era has begun for both Derby and West Brom and Saturday’s Pride Park clash will help to show which is in better shape to push for a return to the Premier League. Both teams went close last season but missed out in the Championship play-offs and now have new managers in charge.
The new Premier League season kicks off this weekend so bwin caught up with Louis Saha to get his thoughts on how the summer transfer window has gone. In an exclusive interview, the Frenchman gave us his thoughts on some of the transfer dealings of three of his former clubs – Manchester United, Tottenham and Everton.
The new season is nearly here so bwin caught up with Danny Murphy to get his exclusive thoughts on what lies ahead in the 2019/20 campaign. The BBC pundit gives his views on the transfer business of his former clubs Liverpool and Tottenham and how they will fare in the Premier League.
We’ve put together an interactive stage guide for the Tour de France 2019 which not only gives you all the information you’d expect but also includes an analysis of each stage’s importance to the riders challenging for the yellow jersey. We’ve done this by breaking down the performance of the last 10 yellow jersey winners on each type of stage and at each point in the Tour de France, which we’ve used to rank each of this year’s stages based on their importance.
Tyson Fury will be aiming to emulate Deontay Wilder and not Anthony Joshua when he makes his return to the ring against Tom Schwarz in Las Vegas on Saturday. The ‘Gypsy King’ has not fought since his epic battle with Wilder in Los Angeles last December.
Japan return to the Copa America for the first time in 20 years as they face defending champions Chile in their opening Group C clash in Sao Paulo. Japan have been invited to the tournament alongside 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar for the 2019 competition and will be hoping to improve on their group-stage exit in 1999.
Uruguay head into the 46th edition of the Copa America looking to improve their record 15 championship victories when they face Ecuador in their opening match. La Celeste have a fine record in the competition, last winning the event in 2011 with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Paraguay in Argentina.
Paraguay are looking to get off to a winning start when they kick off their Copa America campaign against 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar at the Maracana. The Asian side will make their first appearance in the competition after accepting an invitation from CONMEBOL last year.
Watford again impressed in defeat against Arsenal on Monday night and can return to winning ways when visiting Huddersfield at John Smith’s Stadium. The Terriers are already relegated after suffering six straight defeats and were beaten 3-0 by the Hornets at Vicarage Road earlier this season.
West Ham have been inconsistent of late but Trueform shows they are capable of producing the sort of performances that rock-bottom Huddersfield can only dream of. The Terriers enjoyed a rare win against Wolves recently but have since flopped against Brighton and Bournemouth.
The big guns are out in force on the PGA Tour this week for the prestigious Players Championship, with the world’s top 50 all in the field for the so-called “fifth major”, Phil Casey writes.