England s Lionesses can roar to glory as Sarina Wiegman s host team get their Euro 2022 campaign under way this week, says former international star Sue Smith.
The tournament gets under way when England tackle Austria at Old Trafford in Group A on Wednesday, before they face further tests against Norway in Brighton and Northern Ireland in Southampton.
England are on a remarkable run of form under former Netherlands boss Wiegman, and despite a host of formidable rivals lying in wait, look to be one of the sides to beat this time around.
Smith, a member of the Lionesses squad that finished as runners-up to Germany at Euro 2009, believes the current team have the chance to go the distance, particularly on home soil.
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England’s search for their first major trophy since 1966 continued, as they lost to Italy in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday evening.
The Three Lions took the lead at Wembley Stadium in London early on, but Italy equalised in the second half.
The match finished 1-1 in extra time, and Italy won the penalty shootout 3-2.
This is what we learned from England’s Euro 2020 campaign this summer:
England are genuine World Cup contenders
England reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup and the final at Euro 2020. Next step winning the 2022 World Cup. Can the Three Lions do it? rates the 1966 World Cup winners chances of clinching the trophy again in 2022 at 15/2. England have a very good and young squad. In one-and-a-half year’s time, the likes of Maso…
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that he will ring the changes for Sunday s game against Everton at Old Trafford
Sunday and Monday’s Premier League games could have a big bearing on both ends of the table.
In Sunday’s early kick-off struggling Aston Villa welcome poor travellers West Ham to Villa Park.
In the late kick-off on Sunday Manchester United host Everton at Old Trafford.
On Monday night Liverpool welcome out-of-form West Brom to Anfield on Monday looking to gain ground on the teams above them.
Trouble
Aston Villa are currently in major trouble at the bottom of the Premier League. The Villans find themselves second from bottom in the league, with just QPR below them.
Villa claimed a point in a 3-3 …
It s fair to say England s last defence of a limited-overs world title did not go to plan.
Eighteen months on from losing their 50-over crown in India, failing to get out of their group as they lost six of nine matches, Jos Buttler s team will hope for far better at the 2024 T20 World Cup.
The champions will face stern competition in the largest-ever edition of the tournament, with 20 teams descending on the West Indies and United States, who get things under way against Canada in Dallas on Saturday.
How will the hosts fare in a tournament many hope will have a lasting impact on stateside cricket? Can India end their 17-year drought in the 20-over format, or will Australia follow in England s footsteps by winning both limited-overs crowns?
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The Buffalo Bills want to take another step up the AFC food chain in 2021 and that starts with a Week 1 home showdown against one of the long-time gatekeepers of the conference, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
NFL betting odds have Buffalo giving 6.5 points to Pittsburgh at Orchard Park, where they knocked off the Steelers 26-15 as a 2-point favorite last December. While many believe Pittsburgh’s era of excellence has run out, this spread sitting under the touchdown shows the Steelers plenty of respect.
Check out our free NFL picks and predictions for Steelers at Bills on September 12.
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If you thought the battles on the gridiron were tough, wait until you see the internal struggles for NFL bettors this holiday weekend.
With games spread out on Saturday and Sunday, those with NFL picks and predictions for Week 16 (and let’s not forget our fantasy football brethren) will be bouncing between sweating bets and festivities with family and friends until kickoffs conclude.
Even though sports betting is legal in most places — and not as taboo as it used to be — you may catch some sideways looks from your relatives when they ask you why you’re begging Baby Jesus for a good 2-point conversion or playing your Bubbe’s menorah like a guitar after that fourth down stop.
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One week after shutting down Joe Burow, the Tennessee Titans will look to move to 3-2 straight up but will have to take on Shane Steichen and Anthony Richardson, who erased a 23-point deficit last week to the Rams only to fall in overtime. The Indianapolis Colts are slight favorites with a total set at 42.5 in NFL odds.
With Richardson another week removed from a concussion, possibly receiving some O-line help, getting Jonathan Taylor back, and just starting to touch on what this offense can be, should bettors be expecting another solid offensive output Sunday from the home side?
As NFL Week 5 odds take shape, here are my free NFL picks for Titans vs. Colts.
Titans vs Colts odds
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The Dallas Cowboys have found themselves in their first funk of the year, dropping two straight games heading into their Saturday Night Football matchup against the Detroit Lions. Dak Prescott will try to end the mini-losing streak against the NFC North champs in what could easily be a preview of a playoff matchup.
The Cowboys come into the matchup as a home favorite in the Week 17 odds. Prescott should play a huge role in any Dallas win, as the NFL’s leader in touchdown passes will go up against a Lions defense that has been mediocre against opposing quarterbacks.
Read on to find out which bets I’ll be making as we dig into the Dak Prescott odds in my free NFL picks for Lions vs. Cowboys on Saturday, December 30.
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Football bettors close the book on NFL Week 1 when the New York Jets visit the San Francisco 49ers in the Monday Night Football odds.
We have contrasting quarterbacks for this primetime finale. Former two-time MVP Aaron Rodgers is healed up and hoping to be the X-factor for the Jets after missing all but four snaps in 2023. Across the field is third-year QB Brock Purdy, the ultimate game-manager fresh from an overtime loss in Super Bowl LIV.
Let’s dig into my Jets vs. 49ers predictions some more with my favorite passing props in the NFL odds.
Editor’s note: This article was written and published prior to the news of Christian McCaffrey being listed as inactive (calf).