The two-week international break allows the lower league sides to showcase their qualities and Tuesday evening brings us several Johnstone’s Paint Trophy quarter-final north and south encounters to assess with the Yorkshire derby between Sheffield United and Bradford City the pick of the bunch.

Every two years the USA do battle with the Internationals in the Presidents Cup and more often than not, the American team have come out on top. Their winning run could come to an end though this year, with a strong home team seeking success on Australian soil when the two teams meet at Royal Melbourne Golf Club from November 17-20.

The Carling Cup last-16 games get underway with four matches taking place on Tuesday evening with the pick being League Two Aldershot attempting to heap more misery on Manchester United just two days after their 6-1 Old Trafford thumping against Manchester City.

The battle to be the top dogs in not just England but Manchester itself comes to a head at Old Trafford on Sunday lunch-time as the Premier League top two clashes in the biggest game of the season so far (United 21/20, City 11/4, draw 12/5 – Match Betting).

Attention now turns to the Oceanico Victoria Golf Course this week as the strongest-ever line-up takes to the tee for the Portugal Masters with players jostling for positions in the Race to Dubai (RTD) standings, with the finale at the Dubai World Championship looming in December.

The second round of Champions League matches begin on Tuesday with both Manchester clubs in action. The duo are sweeping all before them in the Premier League so can they both do the business in Europe this week? (United 13/2, City 10/1 Champs League Outright)

If you are looking for two genuine Champions League contenders aside from Barcelona or Real Madrid then you don’t have to look much further than the city of Manchester this year. Both City and United have flown out of the traps in the Premier League and now they are about to show the rest of Europe what they are capable of.

The remaining two Carling Cup second-round ties take place on Tuesday evening with Premier League side Wigan facing a tricky trip to Championship outfit Crystal Palace aiming to bounce back from Saturday’s 3-0 drubbing at Manchester City, while League One rivals Charlton and Preston go head-to-head at the Valley (Carling Cup – totesport).

There will be those who believe that England have already secured their place in next year’s European Championships but there is still work to be done when local rivals Wales travel to Wembley on Tuesday night (England v Wales – totesport).

Graham Henry has had to make some of the biggest decisions of his rugby career for his 30-man New Zealand squad for the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup squad (4/7 New Zealand World Cup 2011 outright).