Eventually cruising their way to a against African giants Senegal on Sunday night, England certainly punched their World Cup quarter-final ticket in some style.
Yet to taste a single defeat since arriving in Qatar last month, the Three Lions should find the mood in their camp at a real high as they prepare for a heavyweight showdown against defending champions France next weekend.
However, while might have opened his World Cup account on the fourth attempt against Senegal on Sunday, it has been Gareth Southgate s youngsters who have stolen plenty of the headlines.
With the January transfer window set to reopen in under a months time, it appears that a few English superstars have been linked with a blockbuster move in the New Year.
While the Three Lions…
The 2015-16 season is in the books for the Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, Premier League and Serie A.
From Leicester City stunning England to dominant wins for the elite across Europe, we take a look at how the campaign panned out.
Bundesliga
Winners: Bayern Munich
Champions League: Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Monchengladbach
Europa League: Schalke, Mainz, Hertha Berlin
Top scorer: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 30 goals
Relegated: Hannover, Stuttgart
Promoted: Freiburg, RB Leipzig
Eintracht Frankfurt (16th in Bundesliga) and Nuremberg (3rd in 2.Bundesliga) will face a play-off for a top-flight place.
La Liga
Winners: Barcelona
Champions League: Real Madrid, Atletico Madri…
Laos coach Hans-Peter Schaller believes his team can spring a surprise or two at the 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games which will take place in Indonesia.
Austrian national Schaller wants the team to repeat their achievements in the 2009 edition of the SEA Games where they finished fourth.
It s not an easy group. In the last SEA Games, we occupied the fourth position, but it will not be easy to do that again, Schaller told Kompas Bola.
We re not the favourites. However, we will strive to repeat the achievement of two years ago.
Several trials have been done to prepare the team, including some in Malaysia. Schaller admitted that his team had been prepared for two months to deal with this event.
We cannot wait to face the first match against My…
Sunday sees a huge game as the Buffalo Bills welcome the Indianapolis Colts to town. The Bills looked like they were locks to reach the AFC Conference Game, but they’ve struggled in recent weeks, meanwhile, the Colts have improved as the season has progressed but still sit two wins back from the Titans in their division.
Let’s take a look at our NFL picks and predictions for the Indianapolis Colts vs. Buffalo Bills.
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One of the best games of the Week 3 NFL betting slate looks to be in South Beach, where the unstoppable Buffalo Bills head to face the Miami Dolphins.
Miami enjoyed a phenomenal comeback win last week but will no doubt need to repeat its production to hang with Josh Allen & Co. With a potential shootout looming, there’s no shortage of intriguing options on the NFL player props market.
We take a look at the three best plays with our Bills vs. Dolphins NFL prop picks — and check out our Bills vs. Dolphins picks for more.
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After leading the Pittsburgh Steelers offense to five touchdowns on five preseason drives, Kenny Pickett fell flat on his face in the season opener against an elite San Francisco 49ers defense.
The second-year first-round pick didn’t lead the Steelers to a scoring drive until just before half in the opener, and it was the only points the black and gold put up all day in what would be a 30-7 shellacking by the 49ers.
It’s a tumultuous time in Pittsburgh with fans calling for offensive coordinator Matt Canada’s job and Pickett’s struggles leading to the murmurs of the word “bust.” Even fellow second-year budding star George Pickens was spotted looking unhappy on the bench last week.
Week 2 odds feature a rare two-…
The Kansas City Chiefs have mustered just 47 total points in the last three weeks, resulting in two losses, including last week’s Super Bowl rematch. This week they will host the Las Vegas Raiders, who have surrendered 30+ points to the Chiefs in nine straight games.
Can the Chiefs use their Week 12 matchup against the Raiders as a get-right spot for the offense? Or will this unit’s struggles continue through this AFC West matchup?
Continue reading for free analysis of the Patrick Mahomes odds and free NFL picks ahead of the Chiefs vs. Raiders Week 12 matchup on Sunday, November 26.
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We’re less than two days away from kicking off Super Bowl 58 between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.
There is no shortage of people dissecting the Super Bowl odds and giving their Super Bowl predictions — but it’s now time for the most important NFL picks of all… the official plays from the Covers staff!
We’ve polled our in-house NFL betting experts for their Big Game winner, Super Bowl MVP play, best Super Bowl prop, and favorite long-shot play.
Find out below what direction(s) our crew is going on this Sunday.
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An AFC South rivalry renews in Week 6 when the Indianapolis Colts travel to Nashville to take on the Tennessee Titans.
Both teams are in dire need of a divisional win, but my Colts vs. Titans predictions believe the quarterback struggles will continue for both sides. Find out why I am projecting a low-scoring affair in my NFL picks for Sunday, October 13.
Colts vs Titans prediction
My best betUnder 43 (-110 at BetMGM)
My analysis
As of Friday afternoon, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is a game-time decision. I am making this pick under the assumption he is starting, but this handicap still holds weight if Joe Flacco ends up getting the nod.
The Colts are extremely banged up heading into this …
Humankind is mortal. We are born, we flop around and make noise for a while, and then, inevitably, we die. That is perhaps the lesson that the diabolical makers of slippery stairs were trying to teach to their audience. I realize that asking someone to watch a nine-minute video is demanding a lot, but I hope you will trust me that I would not do this if I did not think it was important. I promise that you will be enraptured by the trials of all these little Sisyphus cosplayers. There’s so much to like here; the delight with which the hosts watch these poor fuckers turn into runaway sleds; the contrast between the intense pounding music that plays when someone reaches the second staircase and the Mario Party-ass “Boink!” sound when they careen into their fellow competitors; the amou…