US Open favourite Roger Federer (11/8 – Outright) claims he has been handed a “tough draw” ahead of his quarter-final showdown with Robin Soderling (12/1).

Paul Collingwood admits the England squad was delighted to learn that Kevin Pietersen had scored a century for Surrey (England 4/9 – to win 2nd T20).

England striker Wayne Rooney will be available for selection against Switzerland in Tuesday night’s Euro 2012 qualifier in Basle (Switzerland 10/3, draw 5/2, England 5/6 – 90 minutes).

Phil Mickelson is looking to knock Tiger Woods off the world number one spot with a strong finish in the final round at the Deutsche Bank Championship (Mickelson 12/1 – Winner In-Play).

Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni is relieved to have skipper Robbie Keane available for Tuesday’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Andorra (5/4 Republic of Ireland – To Qualify).

Tiger Woods admits his confidence is returning after spending time working on his game with new coach Sean Foley and he hopes to feature in the upcoming Ryder Cup (USA 13/8 to win Ryder Cup).

England coach Fabio Capello kicked off the Three Lions’ Euro 2012 qualification campaign in defiant mood despite the country’s dismal World Cup in South Africa this summer (England 9/1 – Euro 2012 Outright).

Summer signing Christian Poulsen has admitted it will take him a while to settle into life at Liverpool and adapt to the hectic pace of the Premier League (6/4 – top-4 finish).

Newcastle defender Sol Campbell admits he still feels he is capable of featuring for England during the qualification campaign for Euro 2012 which starts on Friday night against Bulgaria (England 3/10, draw 4/1, Bulgaria 10/1 – 90 Minutes).

Rio Ferdinand has been declared fit to return to the Manchester United first-team (11/5 – Premiership Outright) after he came through 45 minutes of the reserve-team’s 2-1 win against Oldham in the Manchester Senior Cup tie at Stalybridge on Wednesday.