Tony Kelshaw 
Andy Murray laboured through Friday’s win over Fabio Fognini at Wimbledon but we’re backing him to be more impressive against Benoit Paire in round four. The top seed had to come from 2-5 down in the fourth set to prevail 6-2 4-6 6-1 7-5, putting in a performance that could … Read more
Roger Federer had to overcome a stuttering start in the second round at Wimbledon and may also be stretched a bit by Mischa Zverev in the early exchanges. Federer surprisingly admitted to suffering from a few jitters before eventually overcoming Croatian Dusan Lajovic 7-6 6-3 6-2. “It was definitely more … Read more
Novak Djokovic appears determined not to waste any more energy than is necessary in the early rounds at Wimbledon and that spells trouble for Ernests Gulbis. The 2011, 2014 and 2015 champion moved through the gears in ominous fashion when brushing aside nervy Czech Adam Pavlasek 6-2 6-2 6-1 with … Read more
Karen Khachanov has established himself as one of the more promising youngsters in men’s tennis and could give Rafael Nadal something to think about in the third round at Wimbledon. The 21-year-old Russian was only beaten 6-4 7-6 by Roger Federer in the Halle semis last month and has battled … Read more
Andy Murray gave us a hat-trick of pay-outs with his easy second-round win at Wimbledon but may get more of a work-out from flashy Italian Fabio Fognini. We were on Murray at 29/10 to prevail 6-3 in the first set in our preview of his match with Dustin Brown. Punters … Read more
Kick-Off: 0835, 08/07/2017 Stadium: Eden Park TV: Sky Sports 1 Patriotic punters will be lumping on the British and Irish Lions to claim a historic series win over New Zealand this weekend and we’re following suit. There may be a hint of betting more with our hearts than our heads … Read more
Novak Djokovic was handed an early win against Martin Klizan in round one at Wimbledon but we’re hoping Adam Pavlasek can give him more of a work-out on Thursday. Three-time champion Djokovic was ahead 6-3 2-0 when the Slovakian retired due to a leg injury after just 40 minutes of … Read more
Roger Federer looked in good nick during a brief opening match at Wimbledon and is expected to make short work of Dusan Lajovic in round two, even without any injury interventions. The seven-time champion cleared his first hurdle at SW19 for the 15th consecutive year after opponent Alexandr Dolgopolov retired … Read more
Kick Off: 1945, 06/07/2017 Stadium: Turner’s Cross Cork capitalised on the dismissal of Luc Manga when winning 2-0 at Levadia in the Europa League and can finish the job off on home turf. City had looked the livelier team even before that 42nd-minute red card and will be keen to … Read more
Kick Off: 1830, 06/07/2017 Stadium: Bangor University Stadium Bangor battled hard to only lose 1-0 to Lyngby in Denmark but we fear their efforts will ultimately be in vain. Lyngby looked a solid outfit in the opening leg and are again expected to prove too strong in the return fixture … Read more
Kick Off: 1945, 06/07/2017 Stadium: The Showgrounds Derry may be looking at a damage limitation exercise when they host Midtjylland in the Europa League, having lost the first leg 6-1 in Denmark. City predictably struggled against opponents who had beaten Manchester United at home in this competition a couple of … Read more
Kick Off: 1745, 06/07/2017 Stadium: Daugava Crusaders will take a 3-1 lead to Latvia for the second leg of their Europa League qualifier against Liepaja and the feeling is they may need that advantage to advance. Liepaja took quite a while to get going in the first encounter but finished … Read more
Kick Off: 2000, 06/07/2017 Stadium: Tallaght Stadium TV: Eir Sport Shamrock will be hopeful of progressing in the Europa League when they defend a 1-0 aggregate lead against Stjarnan in Dublin on Thursday. Gary Shaw struck after 38 minutes of a fairly scrappy encounter to give Rovers victory in Iceland … Read more
Kick Off: 1700, 06/07/2017 Stadium: LFF Stadionas Trakai created a favourable impression in the first leg of their Europa League tie with St Johnstone and look a value bet to claim victory again in Lithuania. Saints were left to rue a few missed chances at McDiarmid Park but Tommy Wright … Read more