Spain have rewarded coach Vicente del Bosque with a new deal through until 2012 as they look to follow up their Euro 2008 triumph with World Cup glory.
Del Bosque replaced Luis Aragones in the hot… read more

Liverpool’s star duo of Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres have joined forces to offer support to under-fire manager Rafa Benitez.
The Reds have endured a miserable season to date after crashing out of the Champions League… read more

Mali look set to be without midfield star Seydou Keita for their opening African Nations Cup Group A clash with hosts Angola next month.
Mali football officials are monitoring the 29-year-old star’s thigh injury after he… read more

Bordeaux (5/4 in 90 Minutes betting) can take a significant step towards their second consecutive Le Championnat title against Toulouse (2/1) on Wednesday night after hitting top form just before the winter break.
Since Laurent Blanc’s… read more

Andrew Strauss has insisted England will go forward to Durban for the second Test against South Africa (South Africa 8/13 draw 3/1 England 3/1 Test Series – Outright) on Boxing Day with their confidence intact.
The… read more

Raymond van Barneveld (10/1 World Championship – Outright) launched into his mission for a sixth World Championship title with a 3-0 whitewash victory over Warren Parry of New Zealand at Alexandra Palace – then… read more

Sir Alex Ferguson has offered the worrying assessment that there is “no light at the end of the tunnel” for injury-hit Manchester United (Man United 10/3 Premier League – Outright).
The champions crashed to their fifth… read more

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak is confident new manager Roberto Mancini will secure the club Champions League football next season (Man City 5/4 Premier League Without Big 4).
The Italian, who successfully guided Internazionale to three… read more

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been banned for India’s next two one-day internationals against Sri Lanka (India 8/11 to win on series coupon).
The Indian captain was punished due to ICC match referee Jeff Crowe’s complaints that… read more