Stuart Walker 
England will sign off an encouraging Rugby World Cup with Friday’s bronze final against Argentina at the Stade de France. Having lost 16-15 to South Africa in the last four, Steve Borthwick’s side are 1/3 in the England Rugby World Cup odds to beat the Pumas and claim third place.
Mohamed Salah is 5/1 in bwin’s Premier League top scorer odds after his Merseyside derby double in Liverpool’s 2-0 home victory over 10-man Everton. The Egypt international became the first Liverpool player since Peter Beardsley 32 years ago to score in Anfield’s opening four league matches.
With the 2023-24 football season pausing for an international break, we have delved into the data to uncover the key storylines from Europe’s big five leagues so far this term. Find out which team is yet to fall behind in a single match and which Bundesliga striker is outscoring his counterparts across the continent – including Harry Kane.
The UK and Ireland’s bid to host Euro 2028 has been approved by UEFA’s executive committee after Turkey pulled out of the running. Here, we look at the 10 Euro 2028 venues across five nations which will host the matches in just under five years’ time.
Rory McIlroy will have gone a decade without winning a major by the time he returns to Augusta in April for his latest bid to complete the career Grand Slam. While the Northern Irishman’s frustration at failing to add to the four majors he won between 2011 and 2014 has been palpable, some players never manage to reach the winner’s circle in the sport’s biggest events.
Fresh from sealing his third world title in a row, Max Verstappen arrives in Austin bidding to complete a hat-trick of United States Grand Prix victories. The Dutchman, who secured the title in the sprint race in Qatar, triumphed at the Circuit of the Americas in 2021 and 2022 and is the firm favourite to be on top of the podium again.
Merseyside rivals Liverpool and Everton meet for the 243rd time this weekend as the Premier League returns from the international break. The Reds have made an impressive start to the season after their summer clear-out while their city rivals can perhaps finally start looking up after a 3-0 win over Bournemouth last time out.
Liverpool face Everton on Saturday in the latest edition of one of English football’s most historic and fiercest rivalries. Despite the passion on each side, there has been a whole host of players to play for both Liverpool and Everton.
Five sports – cricket, squash, baseball/softball, lacrosse and flag football – will either be making their Olympic debut or returning to the programme at the Los Angeles 2028 Games. The proposal was approved at the International Olympic Committee Session on Monday, with only two delegates voting against the new events.
England made unbeaten progress through the Rugby World Cup group stage to secure a quarter-final against Fiji at Stade Velodrome on Sunday. It will be their ninth appearance in the knockout phase having missed out on qualification just once before.
Ireland will take on three-time champions New Zealand on Saturday evening in a crunch Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Paris. The Irish had to wait 111 years for a first Test victory over the All Blacks but have had the upper hand recently by winning four of the last six meetings.
Wales and Argentina will face each other in a first Rugby World Cup clash since 1999 on Saturday. The opening Marseille quarter-final sees Wales start as favourites after they collected 19 points from a possible 20 in winning their pool.
England against Australia is a storied sporting rivalry and the latest instalment will take place at Wembley on Friday as Gareth Southgate’s side host the Socceroos. Australia are looking to build on a successful 2022 World Cup, where they reached the knockout stage and pushed eventual champions Argentina all the way in the last 16.
Pep Guardiola lost back-to-back Premier League games for only the third time as Manchester City went down 1-0 to Arsenal on Sunday. It has happened only six times in all competitions for City under the Spaniard so here we look at Pep Guardiola’s managerial record overall.