Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni is set to stick with same starting XI for the second leg of the World Cup 2010 play-off against France in Paris.
The Italian coach opted for Stoke City’s Liam… read more

A “fed up” Martin Johnson has warned his England players they must take a long and hard look at themselves before even thinking about putting New Zealand to the sword at Twickenham on Saturday (England… read more

Portugal (5/4 to win in the second-leg match market) have a narrow 1-0 first-leg lead over Bosnia-Herzogovina (7/4) in their World Cup play-off thanks to Bruno Alves’ header in Lisbon.The home side were without… read more

Rory McIlroy is now the odds-on favourite with Totesport (4/5) to win the Race to Dubai, having gone to the top of the standings with just one tournament remaining.
The 20-year-old, who would become the second… read more

Martin O’Neill has issued a call for his midfielders to find the back of the net on a more regular basis as his Aston Villa side look for European qualification (Villa 5/1 to finish top… read more

Miguel Cotto claims his power will be too much for Manny Pacquiao to handle ahead of their WBO welterweight title fight (Cotto 9/4, Pacquiao 3/10, the draw 25/1 Fight Result) in Las Vegas on Saturday… read more

England striker Jermain Defoe (2/1 Anytime Goalscorer in Brazil v England Match Goalscorers) gets a rare chance to start against Brazil in Doha tomorrow and will look to answer growing concerns over his temperament.
The Tottenham… read more

Paul Nicholls sends a strong contingent to Cheltenham for Saturday’s Paddy Power Gold Cup (Ballyfitz 11/2 favourite with Totesport)  in the belief that he can finally break his duck in the race.
The champion trainer has saddled… read more

A single winner of the win and bonus funds could scoop up to £600,000!
Saturday’s totescoop6 races
Leg 1, Cheltenham – 1.55pm
Leg 2, Cheltenham – 2.35pm
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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been handed a two-game touchline ban for the upcoming games against Everton and Portsmouth following his angry outburst against referee Alan Wiley.
Ferguson was fined £20,000 and given a… read more