Premiership - Week 5

The Barclays Premiership continues this weekend with its 5th installement of the 2011/12 season, and it features some huge games. As always we'll do our best to offer predictions, hopefully accurate ones! Usual scenario, odds reflecting result, not correct score.

Blackburn 0-2 Arsenal @ 1.93

Blackburn improved to pick up a point last weekend, but against a resurgent Arsenal side they'll struggle. Expect this to be comfortable.

Aston Villa 1-1 Newcastle @ 3.5

Both sides look solid this season, so a stalemate seems the likliest outcome. Much relies on the performances of the respective key players - Agbonlahor, Heskey, Coloccini and Taylor.

Bolton 3-1 Norwich @ 1.83

After a hammering at the hands of the champions last weekend, Bolton will be keen to respond. Home to Norwich should be simple enough.

Everton 1-0 Wigan @ 1.56

A hard one to predict given their starts, but Everton should have just enough. A lot rests upon Cahill and Fellaini after the departure of Arteta.

Swansea 0-0 West Brom @ 3.35

Don't expect a feast of goals, but if anybody's going to nick it we'd back The Baggies. Swansea look bereft of quality in the final third.

Wolves 2-1 QPR @ 2.04

Wolves look decent this season so far, and no matter how many signings QPR have secured, they've always struggled away from home. Home win.

Tottenham 1-1 Liverpool @ 3.45

Again hard to predict, but a draw seems the safest option. Truely could go either way, Suarez and Carroll key for the away sides chances.

Fulham 0-2 Manchester City @ 1.62

Fulham deserve respect, but after playing on Thursday this could be tricky, and City look almost unstoppable in this format. Aguero or Dzeko to start? Could be a big call.

Sunderland 1-1 Stoke @ 3.3

Like Fulham, Stoke's squad will be stretched. However, Sunderland can't get a win from anywhere at the moment, so 1-1 seems appropriate.

Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea @ 1.89

The biggest game of the weekend, without doubt. Where's your money? Man Utd seem in too good form to be stopped, so Chelsea are up against it. It'll be tight, but expect Rooney to strike a telling blow.

Just a few lower league pick to keep you going :

West Ham

Brighton

Huddersfield

Crawley

We're backing all the above teams to win their respective games.

Thanks for reading, and hopefully these predictions aren't too far off come Sunday evening...

Cricket

It's been a long summer of cricket for all fans this year, but it all draws to a close this coming weekend. England face India on Friday in their last ODI, with the series already wrapped up in favour of the hosts. On the domestic scene, the CB40 Final is on Saturday, contested at Lords between Somerset and Surrey. The 4-day tournament, County Championship Divisions 1 and 2 both finish tomorrow, so be sure to keep an eye on what happens there. Here, we'll look to give you an insight into both the international clash, and the final.

England - 1.72

India - 2.36

Somerset - 2.12

Surrey - 1.82

England are definitely favourites for the final game of this series, but will they take their foot of the gas with the series won? It's a hard one to predict, but they've got a habit of winning, so their still the team to back.

Surrey are favourites, and rightly so in our opinion. They've been on a hot streak throughout this format, and take momentum into this clash following their promotion in the County Championship. Somerset have lost a string on finals, and while this could change on Sunday, don't put your money on it.

Either way, it's sure to be a classic few days of cricket action, so be sure not to miss it! As ever you can follow all the updates on our Twitter page, so please keep on reading! Today's 'Video Gallery' sees Warwickshire cricket team, with the view that they look set to clinch the Division One title tomorrow. However, Lancashire could still pip them, so keep following that game!

Premiership Predictions - Week 4

As promised, TacticalBet is back in Premiership mode with our predictions for this weekend's action! Usual format applies, as the English game's top flight returns after the recent international break.

Arsenal 4-0 Swansea @ 1.38

Back the Gunners in this one, for sure. Swansea can't seem to score for love nor money at the moment, and with all Arsenal's signings, expect them to hit back.

Everton 1-1 Aston Villa @ 3.4

Two sides who seems destined for mid-table mediocrity this season, but both with higher ambitions. A draw seems the safest bet, although it'll be key to Everton's season how they cope without Arteta.

Manchester City 3-0 Wigan @ 1.19

Although Wigan are unbeaten in 7 games in this league, City have scored in 8 of their last 10, and will surely be too strong here. Expect an easy game for them.

Stoke 1-2 Liverpool @ 2.32

Stoke are a decent side now, and they've gone big in the drama of deadline day, but still expect Liverpool to win this one. It'll be tight though, and Crouch set to make his debut against an old club, anything is possible.

Sunderland 1-3 Chelsea @ 1.74

The Blues are favourites, and rightly so. Still, Steve Bruce's men are a decent outfit, and won't roll over. With no Drogba available Torres will start, and how he plays is pivotal to how his side come out of this one.

Wolves 1-1 Tottenham @ 3.4

Wolves have begun well, and Tottenham's preparations have been shoddy to say the least. This means we think the draw is a good option, which would be a repeat of last year's result here.

Bolton 1-3 Manchester United @ 1.45

A comfortable win for United on the cards, we feel. They've looked in imperious form of late, and Bolton played well against City but earned nothing. 3-1 our prediction.

Norwich 2-1 West Brom @ 2.66

A really tough one to call, so betting is exceptionally hard. Home advantage could be enough to see Norwich sneak it, and West Brom love conceding a late goal at the moment - one in the last ten minutes of each of their 3 games for far.

Fulham 2-0 Blackburn @ 1.73

Byran Ruiz looks a top addition to Fulham, so expect them to do well here. Blackburn are struggling big time, and could do with something here. Sadly, we can't see them getting it.

QPR 1-1 Newcastle @ 3.33

The draw seems the best option here, with Newcastle having started well and QPR having made some really good signings over the past few days. (Including Joey Barton from Monday's opponents.)

So, there it is, our take on the weekend's events. Keep following on Twitter to get all the reaction from the action!

Rugby World Cup - New Zealand 2011

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
New Zealand	Argentina	Australia	South Africa
France	England	Ireland	Wales
Tonga	Scotland	Italy	Fiji
Canada	Georgia	Russia	Samoa
Japan	Romania	USA	Namibia

So, tomorrow marks the start of the prestigious Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, with the hosts taking on Tonga in the opener at 9-30am - live on ITV. Having now won since 1987, New Zealand will be eager to finally get their hands back on the trophy, and they're our favourites. However, they're are other options and possibilities, it's wide open. England are in action first with a big game against Argentina on Saturday, which is potentially group defining. We've got all the pools shown above to let you know what's going on if you weren't already aware, and the rules are fairly simple - top two go through, and each team plays each other once.

We've combined with our friends at SkyBet, showing you all the odds on the key things which will un-ravel over the duration of the tournament. Just take a look below for all the betting. Aside from the straight odds, we'll off you our tip on each of the markets shown below. TacticalBet's tips are shown in bold and blue writing in and amongst the odds.

So, hopefully it'll be a great tournament, and there is certainly plenty of chances to win some money! Be sure to keep in touch with all the action, and you can do that through following us on Twitter, as we'll post all the scores as they happen.

Also keep an eye on here, with our usual round of Premiership predictions coming up tomorrow, resuming after the international break of last weekend. Thanks for reading, and good luck with any betting! Our 'Video Gallery' today is highlights of the England - Wales football clash from Wednesday, where England won 1-0 at Wembley.

OUTRIGHTS

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Friday 9th September 2011

World Cup 2011 Winner - Win Outright

New Zealand 4/6	Australia 3/1
South Africa 8/1	France 14/1
England 14/1	Ireland 40/1
Wales 50/1	Argentina 150/1
Samoa 200/1	Scotland 200/1
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Pool A Winner - Win Outright

New Zealand 1/8	France 9/2
Tonga 150/1	Canada 200/1
Japan 250/1	-

Pool B Winner - Win Outright

England 4/11	Argentina 4/1
Scotland 4/1	Georgia 500/1
Romania 1000/1	-

Pool C Winner - Win Outright

Australia 2/9	Ireland 11/4
Italy 40/1	USA 250/1
Russia 1000/1	-

Pool D Winner - Win Outright

South Africa 1/5	Wales 4/1
Samoa 20/1	Fiji 33/1
Namibia 1000/1	-

Top Tryscorer - Win Outright

Digby Ioane 8/1	Cory Jane 9/1
Isaia Toeava 10/1	Zac Guildford 12/1
Richard Kahui 12/1	Israel Dagg 12/1
James O'Connor 12/1	Ma'a Nonu 14/1
Bryan Habana 16/1	Chris Ashton 16/1
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Top Pointscorer - Win Outright

Dan Carter 13/8	Morne Steyn 7/2
James O'Connor 7/1	Dimitri Yachvili 8/1
Jonny Wilkinson 10/1	Quade Cooper 16/1
Toby Flood 22/1	James Hook 25/1
Colin Slade 25/1	Morgan Parra 25/1
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The Weekend Ahead

Firstly, many thanks to all of you who followed our updates during Wednesday's marathon Deadline Day. The excitement was exceptional, with a few surprises here and there!

So, here's a quick summary of what you can expect over the next few days. FOOTBALL wise, we've got International action, with all the Home-Nations in action. CRICKET sees a whole host of domestic action joining the first ODI between England and India at Durham on Saturday. The RUGBY World Cup also starts next week, Saturday 9th September. TENNIS is also in full flow, with the US Open underway, the reasoning behind the picture found atop of your screen.

Please keep an eye on all this sport, and take the opportunity to earn some money! As ever, you can follow on our Twitter page, which will be giving regular updates.

Today's 'Video Gallery' sees England's football team, in recognition of the fact they're in action tonight, against Bulgaria in Sofia.