Thomas Reynolds 
Chelsea manager Antonio is reportedly eyeing up Burnley’s Michael Keane and Middlesbrough’s Ben Gibson as he plans for life after the club’s long-time captain and centre-half John Terry. The Italian is particularly keen on recruiting British talent with a view to remaining on the right side of Premier League homegrown … Read more
Paris Saint-Germain carried all before them domestically last season, but much has changed at the Parc des Princes and their Ligue 1 title odds of 7/50 are begging to be opposed. Former boss Laurent Blanc had arrived steeped in Ligue 1 nous, having previously landed the title with Auxerre as … Read more
It’s hard to see quite why Angelique Kerber is 53/100 to beat Karolina Pliskova in the US Open final. This being her third Grand Slam final this year, after victory in Melbourne and defeat at Wimbledon should be enough to see her shade favouritism, but there are persuasive reasons as … Read more
With undisputed world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin just 1/50 to beat 9/2-rated challenger Kell Brook, the discerning pugilistic punter is left looking for other angles to make a killing from their 02 Arena encounter. Ordinarily, the under/over rounds betting would be the first port of call, but such is the … Read more
Last Result: Southampton 1-1 Sunderland (Jay Rodriguez – Jermain Defoe 1st goalscorer) Everton 1-0 Stoke (Shay Given own goal) Kick Off: 20:00, 12/09/16 Stadium: The Stadium of Light, Sunderland Head-to-head: Sunderland 3-0 Everton, Everton 6-2 Sunderland, Everton 0-2 Sunderland, Sunderland 1-1 Everton, Sunderland 0-1 Everton. Injuries: Sunderland: Out – Victor … Read more
Day 12 sees the men’s singles semi-finals take centre-stage at the US Open and the sports.bwin.com/en/news tip squad have got your betting slip marked ahead of the extravaganza. Novak Djokovic v Gael Monfils Djokovic is 3/25 favourite for victory against the mercurial Monfils thanks to a combination of having to play … Read more
New directives handed to referees by the Premier League, Football League and the Football Association before the start of the 2016/17 campaign have been generating big noise in the opening weeks of the season. Ryan Shawcross and Raheem Sterling have been among those to fall foul of the clampdown on … Read more
Research conducted by the statistics boffins at sports.bwin.com/en/news suggests that Premier League referees have never been keener to award penalty kicks. It’s news that’s likely to have penalty punters falling over themselves to back spot kicks in the Manchester derby, a contest that has been starved of 12-yard showdowns in … Read more
The almighty spending power of the Premier League in the wake of its recent enormous TV rights deal was evident in the recently closed summer transfer window, when its clubs spent near three times as much as their La Liga and Bundesliga counterparts. However, recent history suggests that it would … Read more
Early signs suggest that Gerard Deulofeu may be the fall guy following Yannick Bolasie’s £25m move from Crystal Palace to Everton. Despite earning positive reviews for his performance as a false nine in the Toffees’ season-opening draw with Tottenham, it was the Spaniard who went off for Bolasie when the … Read more
Pragmatism and “respecting the point” are being preached in dressing rooms across Europe at this early, tentative stage in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. Inspired by the exploits of their oft-slighted species at Euro 2016, ears pricked and noses twitching, underdogs the continent over sense that they can take … Read more
Proceedings are in to the second week in Flushing, Queens and the previous seven days of tennis have conspired to serve up some fascinating fourth-round betting heats across both the men’s and women’s draws. Read on for the sports.bwin.com/en/news rationale behind the choicest cuts from the US Open betting odds … Read more
Last Result: Croatia 0-1 Portugal (aet) Turkey 0-0 Russia Kick Off: 19:45, 05/09/2016 Stadium: Stadion Maksimir (Zagreb) Head-to-head: Turkey 0-1 Croatia, Croatia 0-0 Turkey, Turkey 0-3 Croatia, Croatia 1-1 Turkey (aet), Croatia 2-2 Turkey Squads: Croatia: Ivan Vargić (Lazio), Lovre Kalinić (Hajduk Split),Šime Vrsaljko (Atlético Madrid), Ivan Strinić (Napoli), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool), Vedran Corluka … Read more
Moussa Sissoko’s next move post-Newcastle was one of the longest running sagas of the recently closed transfer window. Yet, somehow even after his arrival at Tottenham, confusion continues to reign as to where it is he is actually likely to be played by new manager Mauricio Pochettino. Last term he … Read more