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Betting Preview of the Club final replay and Allianz leagues

Betting preview of this weekend's league games, round six football and hurling quarter-finals.

The best bets for this year's National Leagues.

With the new Premier League season mere days away, we have had a look at all 20 teams before the big kick-off. West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Watford and West Brom are the subjects of part five of our Premier League preview. After a remarkable second-place finish last year, can Spurs push on? Are they doomed to falling back into the …

In part two of our Premier League preview, we assess the fortunes of Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton and Huddersfield Town. Can the champions make it two in a row? Can Huddersfield survive in the top flight? Will Europa League duties hinder Everton’s chances of breaking into the ‘Top Six’? Here we look at the next four teams in our preview. You …

Wexford and Offaly have learned their Leinster SHC quarter-final opponents after the final round of games in the round-robin this afternoon. The draw took place live on RTÉ Radio 1, after Westmeath beat Meath to relegate their neighbours, and Laois overcame Kerry. Leinster SHC quarter-final line-up: Westmeath vs Offaly Laois vs Wexford Galway vs Dublin [Already decided] _____ The winner …

If your head was hurting trying to figure out all the permutations before the final day of National Football League action, you probably weren’t alone. However, after a bumper Sunday of action, the promotion and relegation places across four divisions have been confirmed. Dublin and Monaghan played out a thrilling tie in Clones, with the reigning champs shading it at the …

Division 1A of the National Hurling League has just got more interesting again. After the fireworks in Semple Stadium last night, Cork and Clare picked up valuable wins to move closer to quarter-final berths. Dublin travelled to Ennis and led for much of the game. Ger Cunningham’s side had their noses in front for the majority of the afternoon, with …

Sunderland’s recent 4-1 loss to Arsenal equalled the worst ever start to a Premier League season after ten games. In many ways it isn’t surprising. After all, David Moyes is their manager. This is not to dismiss Moyes’ managerial ability. Rather, it is a result of a curse cast by Sir Alex Ferguson in May 2013 when he chose Moyes …

Even though Newcastle won the first Premiership title of the professional era, they have since struggled to impose themselves as genuine title contenders in the league having never finished higher than sixth since 1998. We take a look at their statistical history in the Premiership. Team Records Biggest win: A 56 – 10 thrashing of Rotherham back on 9th November …

Up until a few weeks ago Worcester Warriors would have been feeling pretty confident, with a host of new signings and a squad that was slowly building for the future. However, the departure of Director of Rugby Dean Ryan just a few weeks before pre-season fixtures sent shockwaves across the region, and meant the club had to quickly reorganise the …

Few people would envy Director of Rugby Dean Richards’ task of transforming Newcastle Falcons into a competitive Premiership outfit, but the former Leicester and Harlequins man has been quietly going about his business as usual and at the very least has done enough to maintain the club’s Premiership status. Looking at the club’s transfers ins and outs for the season …

Believe it or not, the Premiership clubs are back in their pre-season training programmes despite the English season only finishing at the end of May. The clubs’ pre-season fixtures will soon be upon us and before we know it the season will be well under way again. Therefore we take a look at each club and predict how they will …

Being relegated is always a testing time for a former Premiership club, with high profile players often leaving in search of top tier opportunities elsewhere. However, despite being in the Championship this year London Irish have managed to keep some big names and bring in some quality players as well. Even though former head coach Tom Coventry left the club …

Aston Villa are currently looking to bounce back from relegation. The Birmingham club were sent down to the second tier of English football for their first time in the Premier League era last season, and have appointed Roberto Di Matteo as manager in a bid to get back to the top flight. Under new ownership, the Villans are expected to …

Centuries and centuries ago, in the beautiful countryside of the lands that now make up Georgia, the game of ‘Lelo burti’ or ‘field ball’ was played. Teams could be of any size and usually consisted of the male populations of neighbouring villages. The aim of the sport would be to move a heavy ball across a stream or river in between …

Far from a consolation to being relegated, Newcastle fans will be wondering why their side didn’t show this much quality all season long. It’s safe to say the Spurs players minds are already in France (or Magaluf for those not travelling to the Euros) but Newcastle showed a desire to win that has been missing all year. Geordie fans have …

It has been a season marked by the incredible. If Leicester’s title win wasn’t enough, the appearance of Andrea Bocelli prior to their final home game should satisfy those with a passion for the peculiar. Another theme that has marked this season is fan protest. The reasons for the protest have been varied. In October, Bayern Munich fans boycotted the …