Category : Sports

Six Nations Preview part 2: England and France

Share In terms of playing numbers and budget, it looks like a waste of time for any other side to contest the six nations apart from England and France. Obviously though, this doesn’t seem to work in real life. What are the prospects of the two Northern hemispere giants this time around? Fortunes were quite

What to Look Out For At The UK Snooker Championship

ShareThis weekend has seen the start of the UK Snooker Championship and the new format, which has received mixed reviews, should lead to some exciting snooker. Will world number one Mark Selby live up to his ranking and win outright? The outright winner market looks to be fairly open this year. Mark Selby has the

Fulham Entertain Liverpool on Monday Night

ShareThe last Premier League contest of this weekend actually takes place on Monday night as 7th place Liverpool travel to Craven Cottage to take on 15th Placed Fulham. Fulham has always been a happy hunting groung for Kenny Dalgleish’s men, with them winning three of the last four matches in London. If they are to

Permiership Rugby Action: Harlequins vs Newcastle

ShareAfter two weeks of Heineken cup matches, the focus is firmly back on the Premiership action this weekend and Sunday sees an interesting clash as Newcastle travel south to take on Harlequins. In theory this couldn’t be any clearer cut with Newcastle propping up the table and quins flying high undefeated at the top. But

The Best of This Weekend’s Premier League Action

ShareAs always, this weekend throws up a variety of interesting-looking encounters in the top tier of English football. There are a couple of hard to pick matches as well as one standout game on Sunday, with the results being particularly interesting in the chase for the top spot. The fixture that really jumps out is

A Look At This Weekend’s Permier League Action

ShareThis weekend sees another round in the Premier League, and as always there are some cracking match ups in prospect. Here is a guide to what to look out for in some of the key games. Saturday sees a couple of interesting fixtures, the first of which is when 16th place Fulham travel to Sunderland,

John Terry Returns As Captain Against Sweden

ShareEngland will be hoping to build on their encouraging victory against Spain (1-0) as Sweden come to Wembley on Tuesday for a friendly fixture. John Terry looks set to return as captain despite Frank Lampard’s goal scoring leadership on Saturday. England’s win against the world champions was built on a big defensive display, particularly by

Why UK Footbal remains a crowd-puller

ShareMany sports commentators regard England to be the birthplace of football. And after traveling around the world for 100 or so years, the UK may be regarded as the home of football. Or soccer, as the Americans like to call it. Most of the teams that participate in the UK leagues were for many years

Confident spain Take on England at Wembley

ShareWorld champions Spain will be in confident mood as they take on England at Wembley tonight. Despite needing to start getting some good results together in the run up to next year’s European Championship, it looks like the home side will struggle to match Spanish firepower. Spanish club teams are the dominant force on the

Top 10 Sporting Upsets

ShareFor years people have been watching sports and it seems like one of the most exciting things to watch is a battle between two teamsĀ or athletes that both deserve to win. Another aspect of sports that people love to see is the upset that has the underdog winning and being able to finally shine in