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.
Wigan Warriors are backed to record their sixth Super League title by beating the Catalans Dragons at Old Trafford in the Grand Final this weekend. Matt Peet’s side last lifted the game’s biggest prize in 2018, with bitter rivals St Helens then going on an unprecedented run of dominance, winning it four years in a row.
Max Verstappen has clinched his third world championship. The most one-sided Formula One campaign of recent memory was dominated by the Dutch driver. We look back at six Max Verstappen races which fired him on the road to glory.
Max Verstappen is expected to be celebrating a hat-trick of world titles this weekend in our Qatar Grand Prix predictions. The Dutchman hit back from disappointment in Singapore with an imperious performance at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Mark Cavendish has postponed his retirement plans and will race on in 2024 so has one last opportunity to break the record for the most Tour de France stage wins. The Manxman currently shares the record with Eddy Merckx after crashing out of the 2023 race on stage eight and here we assess how the records of the two great riders compare.
Europe take on the United States in the Ryder Cup in Rome from September 29-October 1. Captained by Luke Donald, Europe will attempt to regain the trophy at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. Here, we take a closer look at some Ryder Cup stats.
The 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is fast approaching, with 10 teams travelling to India to compete for the sport’s biggest global prize. We have looked back at previous World Cups and studied results since 2019 to identify the teams and players to watch out for this year.
We suggested Max Verstappen may be vulnerable in Singapore but expect him to return to winning ways in our Japanese Grand Prix predictions. The Red Bull ace, victorious at 12 of the 15 rounds so far, expects the fast-flowing Suzuka track will help him to get back on top.
Sir Mo Farah has retired after a glittering career which included four Olympic titles. Farah, 40, signed off with one last race in the Great North Run at the weekend when he finished fourth. Here we look back at the best Mo Farah wins.
France head coach Fabien Galthie has described Friday’s opening Rugby World Cup match against New Zealand in Paris as “a wonderful celebration”. The top two teams in the outright winner odds will clash in a blockbuster curtain raiser at a sold-out Stade de France in Paris.
Max Verstappen must overcome a Marina Bay Street Circuit hoodoo to extend his winning sequence and justify being 1/4 in the Singapore Grand Prix odds. The Red Bull ace set a new record of 10 straight Formula One victories when prevailing at the Italian Grand Prix but has never triumphed at this event.
The countdown is on until the Ryder Cup but it is a former venue for that tournament which takes centre stage in our Irish Open predictions. The K Club hosted the Ryder Cup in 2006 and the Arnold Palmer-designed North Course stages this week’s DP World Tour event for the first time since 2016.
Europe are 11/8 underdogs in bwin’s Ryder Cup 2023 odds following news of captain Luke Donald’s six wild card picks for Rome. Donald has selected Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka, Justin Rose, Shane Lowry, Nicolai Hojgaard and Ludvig Aberg.