Stuart Walker 
With just three players inside the world’s top 100 in the field, this week’s Sanderson Farms Championship could be the toughest event of the PGA Tour season to predict. World number 76 Dylan Frittelli heads the entries at the Country Club of Jackson for a tournament which has produced first-time winners in each of the last four years.
Harry Kane is well known for starting seasons poorly and finishing them in fine goalscoring form, but how do his hot streaks and dry spells compare to other strikers? We have looked at all current players in England’s top four divisions, who score at a rate of 10 or more goals per season, to see which of them tend to go on scoring sprees and which of them can go for months without scoring at all.
Mark Halsey was a Premier League referee for 14 years after taking up officiating in the mid-1990s. He took charge of the 2007 Community Shield and 2008 League Cup final. The 57-year-old was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2009 but returned to referee in the top flight a year later before retiring at the end of the 2012/13 season.
With the second international break of the season already upon us, plenty of top-flight managers will be crossing their fingers their stars are returned to them unscathed. Some will be luckier than others, however, and we’ve crunched the data from the previous 10 seasons to see who is due a bit of good fortune.
Those who picked up a copy of FIFA 19 when it launched on Friday have probably already begun to master the gameplay, but the Ultimate Team market is a whole other game in itself which – if you play it right – can give you a huge advantage. We’ve analysed the priciest players in each league, along with some likely bargains, and also translated their worth into real money to give you clarity when managing your budget.
The launch of the latest installment of the world’s biggest football video game is upon us, armed with new gameplay features, like ‘dynamic tactics’ and ‘timed finishing’, but what most gamers will be more worried about is assembling their Ultimate Team starter squad. Where are you going to be able to find players that will be competitive without costing an arm and a leg? We’ve been digging into the stats to find some clues.
Across Europe, certain clubs have built up a reputation for bringing through players who go on to shine elsewhere. We’ve analysed every current top-flight club in England, Spain, Italy, Germany, France and Belgium over the last decade to see how many of the players in those divisions this season have passed through their ranks.
This weekend heralds one of the most vibrant days in the domestic cricket calendar: T20 finals day at Edgbaston, which sees the two semi-finals and final played back-to-back. We’ve looked back at every previous finals day match played at the venue to pick out some insights into who could be lifting this year’s trophy.
Amir Khan continues his comeback against Samuel Vargas in a WBA welterweight eliminator in Birmingham on Saturday as he targets a world title fight by the end of the year. Khan beat Phil Lo Greco in 39 seconds on a devastating return to the ring at Liverpool’s Echo Arena in April.
We’re continuing our series of analytical summaries for the EFL, covering three teams from each of the Championship, League One and League Two. Rather than starting alphabetically we’ve selected clubs at random and identified their top three strengths, weaknesses, goalscorers and creators.
The end of Ryder Cup qualifying will dominate the agenda as the European Tour makes its annual trip to Denmark this week. With the corresponding PGA Tour event not counting, the battle for the final automatic place on Thomas Bjorn’s team comes down to his fellow Dane Thorbjorn Olesen and the English pair of Eddie Pepperell and Matt Fitzpatrick.
Romelu Lukaku’s first-half miss against Tottenham on Monday night continued the Manchester United striker’s frustrating scoring record against the north London side. The Belgium international has netted just one goal in 863 minutes against Spurs in his Premier League career. But what other hoodoos persist in English football? We’ve looked back … Read more
The FedEx Cup play-offs continue with the Dell Technologies Championship, where Justin Thomas is fancied to defend his title. Twenty three of the world’s top 25 are among a very strong field at TPC Boston.
Danny Murphy made 417 appearances in the Premier League, scoring 50 goals. In part two of a bwin exclusive, the 41-year-old discusses former clubs Liverpool, Tottenham and Fulham.