Harry Maguire has defended his England team-mates after their performance at Euro 2024, labelling the criticism as a bit ridiculous .

England reached back-to-back European Championship finals but suffered the same outcome in Berlin as they did at Wembley three years ago.

The defeat against Spain saw Gareth Southgate become the first head coach in the history of the tournament to end up on the losing side in two finals.

Southgate called time on his eight-year tenure in charge of the Three Lions two days after the tournament ended, winning 59.8% of his 102 games in charge.

Despite this, underwhelming performances in Germany saw cups thrown towards the former England head coach as supporters jeered the players.

Southgate came under fire for his def…

You don’t want to face an angry Tom Brady but the Carolina Panthers will have to face that when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers arrive in town on Sunday. Brady was shut out against the Saints and he won’t let that happen again. Meanwhile, the Panthers are a mess with head coach Matt Rhule angering the fanbase and seemingly sleepwalking towards losing his job.

Find out what happens by reading our NFL picks and predictions for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers.

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The schedule slides into December in Week 13, signaling winter for fans of betting NFL underdogs.

The first dozen weeks of NFL action have been pet friendly for the past 13 years, with underdogs covering at a 53.1% clip between Week 1 and Week 12. However, once we hit the final page of our calendar (are those still a thing?), those dogs dip to 49.4% winners for the rest of the regular season.

That swing in underdog success has been amplified in recent campaigns, with point spread pups covering at a 56.2% rate in the opening 12 weeks since 2019 but slumping to just 49.2% from Week 13 onward. 

Last year saw underdogs go 100-76-1 ATS in the first three months of the season (56.8%) and wrap December (and a bit of January) at just 41-49-2 ATS (45.7%). A…

Milestone and Alt Overs are a great way to find big plus-money plays. bet365 has Milestone markets for basically every prop so bettors can look into different markets other than the standard yardage props.  

On this Christmas edition of Milestones, my free NFL picks are looking at three separate pass-catchers and hitting a rainbow of yardage from 25 to 50 to 75 yards.

I’m looking for some garbage-time production in some but think all three players are being undervalued in their individual spots. Merry Christmas and here are my Week 16 best Milestone bets. 

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The first week of the NFL season will feature a Sunshine State showdown when the Jaguars travel south to face the Dolphins. 

There should be plenty of offense in this affair, and my Jaguars vs. Dolphins predictions for September 8 have keyed in on the receiving yards of Evan Engram. Read all about it in the NFL picks ahead.

Jaguars vs Dolphins prediction

My best betEvan Engram Over 45.5 receiving yards (-110 at BetMGM)

My analysisThey say diamonds are a girl’s best friend. The same could be said of a tight end’s relationship with a quarterback — especially when talking about the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Only four teams targeted their tight ends in the passing game more than the Jags in 2023. In fact, nea…

France have moved a large step closer to progressing to the knockout stages at Euro 2012, with a convincing 2-0 win over Ukraine in Donetsk.

Les Bleus were guided by two goals in the space of three second-half minutes to Jeremy Menez and Yohan Cabaye, with striker Karim Benzema providing the assist for both.

Menez turned his opponent inside out, and fired a left-foot shot at the near post of Ukraine custodian Andriy Pyatov on 53 minutes, before Benzema laid off to Cabaye for France s second moments later.

The match had been halted after just a few minutes due to lightning, but after a 45-minute delay, play continued.

And when it did, France were commanding much to the home fans displeasure, with Cabaye also being denied by the woodwork in his attempt at …

With the start of the 2022/23 Premier League campaign just around the corner, many are expecting what could be another thrilling title chase from England s top-flight.

Watching Manchester City eventually recapture their domestic crown last season after holding off Liverpool thanks to a one-point buffer, England s heavyweights have been quick to add to their ranks this summer.

Already watching both Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp break the bank since the transfer window opened up, teams from up and down the country will be looking to put their final plans together.

So, with less than a month until the 2022/23 campaign gets underway, we have taken a look at who the bookmakers have tipped as the Premier League s pre-season title chasers.

Manchester City 8/13
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Chris Samba could make his QPR debut in their crucial home game against Norwich on Saturday

This weekend’s Premier League programme kick-offs on Saturday lunchtime at Loftus Road, where rock-bottom QPR host Norwich.

Rangers were one of the busiest clubs on transfer deadline day, bringing in Christopher Samba, Jermaine Jenas and Andros Townsend to reinforce their squad.

The Hoops are in desperate need of points, as they are now four points away from Premier League safety.

The visitors are just seven points clear of the relegation zone, after a run of seven games without a top flight victory. The Canaries will be hoping that run ends at Loftus Road.

The late kick-off sees Manchester United visiting Fulham’s Craven Cottage. The league leaders ha…

Since Jurgen Klopp announced his departure from Liverpool at the end of the season, there s been plenty of talk about his team giving him the best possible send-off after a glorious nine-year spell. They got off to a fine start on Sunday, beating Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final to claim the first of the four trophies they ve been competing for this season.

Despite a very lively contest with plenty of chances at both ends of the pitch, the regular 90 minutes (plus stoppage time) ended goalless. But three minutes before the end of the second extra-time period, Virgil van Dijk headed a Kostas Tsimikas corner past a very good Djordje Petrovic in the Chelsea goal to settle the affair.

The game

The contest was an extremely dynamic one, with plenty of desire from both sides …

I’ve spent the bulk of this week packing away the holiday decorations, stripping the Christmas tree bare, and jamming my 6-foot-4 frame into our storage space under the stairs for a real-life game of Tetris. 

It seems like only yesterday that I was hunched over inside that tiny hideaway, hauling out those same bins and boxes while “Die Hard 2” played on the TV in the next room. 

The holidays come and go faster than you can say, “Oh shit, the power bill”- much like the NFL season. 

I can’t believe we’ve reached our NFL Week 18 point spread picks already. Despite having an extra week of NFL betting this year, the regular season blew past us like Ja’Marr Chase in one-on-one coverage. And now we sit on the …