Max Verstappen is expected to edge closer to Sebastian Vettel’s record for consecutive Formula One wins in our Belgian Grand Prix predictions. Since the start of May, Verstappen has won the Miami, Monaco, Spanish, Canadian, Austrian, British and Hungarian races.
Terence Crawford is fancied to edge out Errol Spence Jr in this weekend’s mouth-watering welterweight unification clash in Las Vegas. This long-awaited showdown has been brewing for some time and should provide fight fans with a real treat now it is finally happening.
Stars from both ends of the experience spectrum are among those boasting gold medal hopes for Great Britain at next year’s Paris Olympics. With one year to go before the Games, we’re picking out five of the potentially biggest Team GB Olympics headline-grabbers to look out for.
Daniel Ricciardo’s shock return to Formula One with AlphaTauri is worthy of a special mention in our Hungarian Grand Prix predictions. The eight-time grand prix winner was axed by McLaren at the end of last season but will make a surprise comeback in Budapest after replacing Nyck De Vries at Red Bull’s junior team.
Royal Liverpool hosts golf’s final major of the year and we have picked out four top tips to shine in our The Open 2023 predictions. Rory McIlroy claimed his fourth major the last time the Claret Jug was up for grabs at Hoylake and returns fresh from a Scottish Open success but we’re looking for better value elsewhere.
The final major of the year takes place at Royal Liverpool this week and we’ve picked out four golfers fancied to get off to a strong start in The Open special bets. While the Claret Jug won’t be won during Thursday’s opening round, players will be eager to leave themselves well placed on the leaderboard.
Carlos Alcaraz won his second grand slam before turning 21 with his Wimbledon triumph. Alcaraz is outstripping the achievements of runner-up Novak Djokovic and the rest of the modern ‘big three’ at the same age. Here, we examine the statistics behind the young Spaniard’s rapid rise to prominence.
Wimbledon threw up a historic surprise in the women’s singles before Novak Djokovic’s long reign in the men’s tournament came to an end. Marketa Vondrousova beat crowd favourite Ons Jabeur to become the first unseeded women’s champion in the competition’s history and a day later, Carlos Alcaraz became the new King of Centre Court when he dethroned Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller.
The All England Club has hosted some classic matches over the years and we have picked out some of the greatest Wimbledon finals of all time. Roger Federer is the men’s record holder with eight titles, but two of the championship matches he lost feature in our top six deciders.
All eyes are on Hoylake for the final major of the year and we have compiled an Open 2023 course guide to explain the test facing the world’s best golfers. The Royal Liverpool Golf Club is the venue for the 151st Open Championship and here is what lies ahead at all 18 holes.
Wimbledon 2023 has served up the men’s singles final most tennis fans wanted as the best two players in the world meet on Centre Court. Top spot in the rankings is up for grabs as well as a grand slam title and while this is the final that was widely predicted, picking a winner is not as easy despite Novak Djokovic the clear favourite.
Ons Jabeur hopes she has served her apprenticeship as she bids to take the final step and win a maiden grand slam title on Saturday. No other woman can match the Tunisian’s achievement in reaching three grand slam finals in the last five tournaments after finishing as runner-up at Wimbledon last year and at the US Open.
Usain Bolt’s 100m world record of 9.58 seconds was set at the 2009 World Championships and continues to be the time to beat to this day. The Jamaican sprint king retired in 2017 and with no athlete looking like they will eclipse his fastest 100m time anytime soon, we look back at his heroics in Berlin.
There have been relatively few upsets at Wimbledon 2023 with five of the top seeds in the women’s singles making it through to the quarter-finals. Surprise results are never too far away in this sport, though, as we look back at some of the biggest upsets in women’s tennis.