Andy Murray believes his successful defence of the Rogers Cup will stand him in great stead for the 2010 Men’s US Open (Murray 4/1 – outright).

Celtic boss Neil Lennon admits Aiden McGeady’s switch to Spartak Moscow will leave a massive hole in his squad, although he is in talks with Manchester City over Craig Bellamy (Celtic 8/11f – SPL Outright).

Cesc Fabregas returned to Arsenal for pre-season training on Thursday and the Gunners remain positive that he will still be at the Emirates by the end of the month (4/6 Arsenal – top-4 finish in 2010-11).

Strikers James Beattie and Dave Kitson could both be available to boost Stoke City’s firepower in the new season, manager Tony Pulis has admitted (Stoke 15/2 – to be top Midlands club).

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has rejected claims of a Real Madrid raid for left-back Ashley Cole, while also ruling out a possible move for Brazil ace Kaka from the Spanish giants (13/8 favourites – Premier League Outright).

Arsene Wenger has told captain Cesc Fabregas the best way to follow up his World Cup glory is to help Arsenal win the Premier League this season (Arsenal 7/1 – Premier League 2010/11 Outright).

Veteran England goalkeeper David James insists he will not retire from international football with after dropping down into the Championship (Three Lions 2/7 – Qualification Group G Winner).

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has taunted the Blues’ Premier League title rivals by claiming the established ‘Big Four’ are “running scared” (City 4/1 – 2010/11 Premier League Outright).

Justin Rose will return to the European Tour this week and is hoping a good performance at the Irish Open will enable him to qualify for the European Ryder Cup team (Europe 8/13, USA 13/8, Tie 10/1 – Outright).

Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish expects Fernando Torres to stay at Anfield, despite intense speculation that the Spain striker will ask for a move away before the start of the season (Liverpool 12/1 – Premier League outright).