Tony Kelshaw 
France secured a first Six Nations title since 2010 last year and begin the defence of that crown by visiting Italy in Rome. The Azzurri have picked up the wooden spoon for seven straight renewals, although they did finish off with a shock win in Wales last time.
We’re taking a look at the 2023 Grammy Awards odds to see which artists and songs are expected to challenge for the top gongs on Sunday. The ceremony will return to Los Angeles after last year relocating to Las Vegas because of Covid-19 and will be held at Crypto.com Arena.
Scotland have claimed the Calcutta Cup after four of the last five meetings with England and should be competitive again at Twickenham. The hosts head into this Six Nations match with a rookie international coach and have been rocked by a few injury problems.
Ireland were backed for outright glory in our early Six Nations predictions and can come through a tricky opening test when visiting Wales. The hosts are hoping the return of Warren Gatland can rejuvenate them but this looks a daunting task on last year’s poor form.
There seems nothing fluky about Brighton’s surge up to sixth place in the Premier League and they are hard to oppose when hosting Bournemouth. Albion have been playing great football and scoring goals for fun, while the Cherries have been heading rapidly towards relegation trouble.
Manchester United have won 12 straight home games in all competitions and can extend that sequence when entertaining Crystal Palace. The Eagles have not been easy to break down on the road this term, but also don’t score many goals in Premier League away matches.
Aston Villa have made great progress under Unai Emery and are backed to complete a hat-trick of Premier League wins by beating Leicester. The Foxes enjoyed a welcome FA Cup success at Walsall over the weekend but have gone five top-flight fixtures without tasting victory.
Chelsea face a quick rematch with Fulham after recently losing to their west London neighbours for the first time since 2006. The Blues had won seven straight head-to-head meetings before that 2-1 Craven Cottage defeat and will be keen to see normal service resumed here.
We’re taking a look at the 2023 Bafta Awards odds to see which films and performers are expected to challenge for the top gongs this month. The event will move to the Royal Festival Hall from its previous location of the Royal Albert Hall, with Richard E Grant and Alison Hammond the hosts.
The 2023 Formula One season gets underway on the first weekend of March, with a record 23 races scheduled over the course of nine months. The bumper calendar includes visits to classic circuits such as Monaco and Silverstone, plus a trip to Nevada for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Newcastle are holding all the aces in their EFL Cup semi-final clash with Southampton ahead of Tuesday’s second leg at St James’ Park. The Magpies prevailed 1-0 in last week’s opening encounter at St Mary’s Stadium and are unbeaten on home turf so far this season.
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Liverpool should travel to Brighton for Sunday’s televised FA Cup fourth-round tie fully fired up on two fronts. The Reds are determined to retain the trophy they won last term and will also be eyeing revenge for a recent 3-0 Premier League drubbing at this venue.
Derby head into Monday night’s FA Cup clash with West Ham in great spirits and will fancy their chances of being competitive. The Rams hammered Barnsley 3-0 in the last round and are on a 19-match unbeaten run in all competitions, including a stalemate at Liverpool in the EFL Cup.