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.
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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).
The West Brom forward Charlie Austin has urged people to take the coronavirus outbreak seriously, after revealing he has been suffering from acute Covid-19 symptoms.
In the UK, pubs, restaurants and clubs are closing from Friday night, and the pandemic continues to affect everyday life. Sport has been hit hard with postponements, with a number of players and staff already testing positive.
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Austin said he had been struggling with “symptoms [my doctor said] were consistent with coronavirus” in recent days, and stressed the importance of following government guidelines.
“Before I started feeling the symptoms on …
Few of Russia s host cities can rival Kazan for sheer drama in week two, as the Tatarstan capital became the end of the road for Lionel Messi, Argentina and defending champions Germany.
The week began with something of a lull, as the city recovered from several days of Colombian noise, passion and colour the South Americans crushing Poland 3-0 last Sunday.
But when the action returned to Kazan, it couldn t have been more shocking the world champions Germany seeing their campaign end in the first round for the first time since 1938, South Korea beating them 2-0 in dramatic circumstances.
If that wasn t enough, the most tantalising of the eight round-of-16 matches came to the Kazan Arena and it surpassed all expectations, as France and Argentina played out what wi…
Eliseo Quintanilla s penalty kick in the 86th minute gave El Salvador a stunning 2-1 triumph over Mexico to damage the favored Tri-color s bid to reach the 2010 South Africa World Cup.
A handball penalty in the area against Mexico set the stage for Quintanilla to become the hero and boost the Salvadorans into third place the final guaranteed World Cup qualifying position in the six-team round-robin event.
It was a debut defeat for new Mexico manager Javier Aguirre.
Aguirre, who guided Mexico to the round of 16 in the 2002 World Cup, replaced fired former England manager Sven Goran-Eriksson after Mexico s 3-1 loss at Honduras in April.
But the problems with the Mexican side remained even with the change in leadership.
Julio Martinez had given El S…
Hungary have been ordered to play their next two UEFA competition matches behind closed doors following an investigation into discriminatory behaviour by supporters at Euro 2020.
Budapest hosted four games of the tournament, which concludes on Sunday when England face Italy in the final at Wembley.
Hungary s 3-0 defeat to Portugal and 1-1 draw against France in Group F each took place at the Puskas Arena in front of packed crowds of over 60,000.
During the Portugal game, images of a banner among the home supporters in the stands reading ANTI LMBTQ – referring to the Hungarian language abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer – circulated on social media. The matter was reported to UEFA by anti-discrimination group Fare.
Before t…