English Matches Review

What bettors need to know: Thursday’s NFL preseason actionAugust 29th, 2012Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars (-3, 38.5) The Falcons will be kicking the tires on new backup QB Luke McCown, who was signed after the team released second-stringer Chris Redman. Atlanta also has some tinkering to do on the offensive line heading into the final preseason game. New York Jets at Philadelphia Eagles (-5, [...]Walcott in Arsenal deal deadlockAugust 29th, 2012By David Ornstein BBC Sport Arsenal have failed to reach an agreement with...

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Everton vs Leyton Orient: Match Preview

Everton vs Leyton Orient: Match Preview  After two solid wins in the Premiership, Everton are flying high and will be looking to get their Cup campaigns off on the right foot at Goodison Park on Wednesday. League One side Leyton Orient are the visitors and the occasion is the second round of the Capital One Cup (aka the League Cup). Keys To The Game - As Everton have found out to their detriment in previous years, underestimating lower-League...

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Tevez tames Liverpool as battling City earn draw

LONDON: Reigning champions Manchester City twice came from behind in a 2-2 draw away to Liverpool that denied Brendan Rodgers his first Premier League win as Reds manager. Martin Skrtel went from hero to villain in the course of an exciting match at Anfield on Sunday, heading Liverpool in front before his loose back-pass set up the goal for Carlos Tevez that saw City make it 2-2 ten minutes from time. A much-improved Liverpool, shock 3-0 losers...

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What bettors need to know: NFL Week 3 preseason

Jake Locker was named the Titans’ starting QB. There are three preseason games Thursday night in the NFL and we give you a quick breakdown on the essentials for each one. This should be a big week for a lot of teams as they look to trim their rosters to 75 by Monday. Green Bay at Cincinnati (+3, 45) Green Bay has lost straight up and failed to cover the spread in its first two preseason games. The good news is they enter Week 3 the healthiest...

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English Premier League: 10 Things We Learned from Opening Week of EPL

Michael Regan/getty Images Week 1 of the English Premier League is complete.Already we've learned so much about the season to come as well as the 20 teams involved in it—much more than we did before the season began.From the upsets to the expected dominance, here are 10 things we learned from the opening games of the English Premier League. 1. Arsenal Will Take Time to Adjust to Life Without RvP 2. Fulham Are Fine Without Clint Dempsey 3.Newcastle...

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UPDATE 1-Soccer-English League Cup 1st round fixtures

Aug 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the English League Cup 1st Round matches on Friday 1st Round Saturday, August 11 (GMT) Bury(III) v Middlesbrough(II) (1400) Carlisle United(III) v Accrington Stanley(IV) (1400) Cheltenham Town(IV) v Milton Keynes Dons FC(III) (1400) Crewe Alexandra(III) v Hartlepool United(III) (1400) Doncaster Rovers(III) v York City(IV) (1400) Hull City(II) v Rotherham United(IV) (1400) Leeds United(II) v Shrewsbury...

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Man City confirm Rodwell signing

Manchester City have confirmed the signing of midfielder Jack Rodwell from Everton for £12m. The 21-year-old has signed on a five-year deal and the fee could rise to £17m. Rodwell completed a medical with the Premier League champions on Sunday before signing a deal to become Roberto Mancini’s first signing of the summer. “Man City are a massive club, the league champions, so it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity. It’s a dream come true,” Rodwell...

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English Premiere League Arsenal vs. Sunderland AFC Match Preview

English Premiere League Arsenal vs. Sunderland AFC Match Begins 10:00PM GMT+8 Saturday, august 18 Arsenal have been busy in the transfer market this off season Oliver Giroud joins the Gunners along with Lucas Podolski and the addition of Santi Cazorla has really strengthened the teams chances of competing for the Premier League title this year. Of course the big question still hanging over the club is whether club captain and star player Robin...

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Manchester United bid for Van Persie stalls

Sir Alex Ferguson says Manchester United’s attempts to sign Robin van Persie from Arsenal have stalled. The Netherlands striker, 29, has 11 months left on his Arsenal contract and has declined an offer to extend his deal at Emirates Stadium. “We’ve made a bid, they [Arsenal] have been trying to negotiate with other clubs,” said United manager Ferguson. “I don’t have a gut feeling about it. We can’t get a breakthrough with Arsenal.” Ferguson first...

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Ramos would welcome Modric to Real

Sergio Ramos is keen for Real Madrid to sign Luka Modric and believes that he would be a fantastic addition to the squad, a story from Talk Sport reports. The Modric transfer saga has gone on for some time now and he has expressed his desire to leave his current club Tottenham this summer. However, the La Liga side are not prepared to match Spurs’ valuation of their playmaker, which is believed to be £40 million. The English Premier League team...

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English League | Olympics Updates

Great Britain’s Olympic track cycling campaign got off to a disastrous start when Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish were disqualified from the final of the women’s team sprint. They were denied a shot at the gold medal after making an illegal change-over in their semi-final win over Ukraine. Continue reading the main story “I’m sorry for disappointing all the people that have come to support us” Victoria Pendleton Pendleton was penalised...

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12BET | NFL Hall of Fame Game, Week 1 preseason odds are out

Football season is so close you can smell the jockstraps.The NFL Hall of Fame Game and Week 1 of the preseason are next week and sportsbooks are already posting spreads and totals for the first round of tuneup games.A few online markets have posted odds while the LVH Sportsbook in Las Vegas has odds available for most of the Week 1 tilts. Here’s a look at the early lines for the 2012 NFL preseason:Hall of Fame GameArizona Cardinals vs. New Orleans...

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