England manager Martin Johnson says leaving Steve Borthwick out of his new 32-man elite squad was a hard decision as he plans for next year’s World Cup (England 12/1 to win World Cup).

Cesc Fabregas insists it is by no means certain he will swap Arsenal for hometown club Barcelona this summer (Arsenal 7/1 – 2010/11 Premier League Outright).

Roy Hodgson claims being Liverpool manager ‘is the biggest job in football’ as he looks to bring the glory days back to the Merseysiders (Liverpool 8/1 Premier League 2010-11 Outright) having signed a three-year contract at Anfield.

England captain Andrew Strauss has called on the players to finish the five-match one-day series against Australia (England EVS, Australia 4/5 – Match Result) on a high after the tourists won the fourth game by 78 runs at The Oval on Wednesday.

Fourth seed Andy Murray has refused to get carried away despite reigning champion Roger Federer crashing out of Wimbledon at the quarter-finals stage (Murray 13/5 – Tournament Outright).

England boss Fabio Capello admits he is concerned by the lack of talent in the country’s youth ranks after their dismal World Cup 2010 campaign (Brazil 5/2f to win the World Cup).

Andy Murray has reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals without dropping a set but admits he’ll need to serve better if he is to have a chance of winning the men’s singles title (Murray 5/1 in totesport’s outright market).

Australia have confirmed that Shaun Tait will replace the injured Nathan Hauritz for the remainder of the one-day series with England (9/10 to win the third match).

British number one Andy Murray believes his third-round match with Gilles Simon (6/1 to beat Murray) will be ‘tough’ as the two prepare to do battle on Centre Court.

Steven Gerrard says he will be ready to take a penalty for England if required against Germany but feels that it is impossible to prepare for the pressure of spot kicks (England 10/1 to win World Cup).