The European Tour’s first tournament of 2017 starts on Thursday at the BMW South African Open where Rory McIlroy has kept his promise to Ernie Els by playing in a weak field. The four-time major winner is understandably 2/1 favourite to win the event and even though the world No … Read more
Like their AFC peers Oakland and Houston, Miami have limped into the play-offs with their second-choice quarterback under centre, and that makes a trip to Pittsburgh all the more intimidating. Ryan Tannehill was having his finest year as a professional before disaster struck four weeks ago, leaving Matt Moore to … Read more
Scott Waites has won two of the last four BDO World Championships and appeals at 12/1 to complete a hat-trick of titles as the action gets under way at Lakeside Country Club this weekend. Despite hammering Jeff Smith 7-1 in last year’s final, the Yorkshireman is ranked fourth favourite this … Read more
We have three more tips from the ATP Tour event in Brisbane which pays around 7/10 if all three players make it through to the next round. Milos Raonic to beat Diego Sebastian Schwartzman @ 3/20 World number three Raonic starts the defence of his Brisbane International title against Schwartzman, … Read more
The first PGA event of 2017 gets under way at the par-73, 7,450-yard Plantation Course at Kapalua in Hawaii for what used to be the traditional curtain-raiser to the season. The limited-field tournament features those players who won on the PGA Tour in the previous calendar year and offers a … Read more
The biggest party in darts has one night left and it promises to be the wildest one yet as Michael van Gerwen takes on defending champion Gary Anderson in the PDC World Championship final. Van Gerwen rewrote the history books in his 6-2 semi-final win over Raymond van Barneveld, posting … Read more
Raymond van Barneveld is 13/10 to beat old foe Phil Taylor and reach the PDC World Championship semi-finals tonight. Two of the biggest names in darts, who produced an epic final in 2007 when van Barneveld won 7-6, go head-to-head in a blockbuster of a contest at Alexandra Palace. Van … Read more
And so it comes to this – Week 17, the final slate of regular-season games, with some play-off spots still to be determined in the NFL. The six teams that will be representing the AFC – New England, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Houston, Kansas City and Miami – are all locked in, … Read more
Recommended bet: Golden State Warriors to beat Toronto Raptors by 16-20 points @ 5/1 The Golden State Warriors endured a bruising Christmas Day, losing to their arch-rivals the Cleveland Cavaliers once more. The Cavs stunned GSW in the finals last year, coming from 3-1 down to win 4-3 and on Sunday … Read more
Christmas came early for those of a Dallas Cowboys persuasion on Thursday night, and their thoughts are now more likely to be on the play-offs than a date with Detroit Lions. The New York Giants’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles handed Dallas both the NFC East crown and their spot … Read more
Defending champion Gary Anderson is 6/5 to complete his second whitewash of this year’s PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace on Friday night. The Scot started the second defence of his title with a 3-0 victory over Mark Frost and is also not expected to drop a set against Andrew Gilding. Anderson is … Read more
James Wade can be backed at 33/1 to win a maiden PDC World Championship as he starts his campaign against Ronny Huybrechts at Alexandra Palace on Wednesday night. ‘The Machine’, who has eight major titles under his belt, has yet to go all the way in 12 appearances in this … Read more
Adrian Lewis is 7/10 to ease through without losing a set as he begins his bid for a third PDC World Championship title against Sweden’s Magnus Caris at Alexandra Palace on Monday night. Lewis should have little trouble progressing to the second round as he begins his quest to go … Read more
Monday Night Football will feature a Washington Redskins outfit fired up for revenge when hosting Carolina Panthers at FedExField. Just over a year ago, the Redskins were crushed 44-16 by a red-hot Panthers side which went all the way to the Super Bowl, but things have changed a lot since … Read more