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Djokovic v Murray So is Djokovic actually injured or not? Despite any brief panic from the commentators on Wednesday, it looked to be a very minor twinge that disappeared as swiftly as it arrived. It’s natural for a player to flex and test it regularly after something like that, just to be sure they are still in one piece. The record between these two stands at 6-4 Djokovic and tends to …

Mr X and Shane Donoghue take a look at a cracking days racing at Caulfield on Blue Diamond Preview Day 2012 Good Morning Mr X, you have been away at Croquet for a while, how was the tournament ? I’m very happy with my result Shane, I got to the semis and lost to the world no 7 in a real dogfight, won the first and had real chances in …

Three cracking semi-finals on the Australia Day menu, I’m expecting to see some fascinating contests, hopefully much closer than the quarters which only took two sets more than the minimum across both sexes. It might be “ladies semi-finals day” but you can’t deny that the match of the day will be beneath the setting sun later on. Federer v  Nadal – BETASPORT MARKET HERE The two superstars of our generation …

ROGER FEDERER V RAFAEL NADAL- BETASPORT MARKET HERE Two of the greatest half a dozen players of all time will lock horns for the 10th time in a grand slam this week, but only for the second time in a semi final. Roger Federer is chasing his first slam since he won this event in 2010, whilst Rafael Nadal is looking for his second Australian Open title after toppling Federer …

Scott Coppleman scans his expert eye over a very strong UFC card as it returns to the OCTAGON and Fox   UFC on FOX is scheduled for January 28 2012 (U.S time). Although we have already seen UFC on FOX (Velasquez vs. Dos Santos) this is the first official card on FOX in a huge seven year deal signed between the two giants in 2011. The event has three matches …

Four very clear favourites today, and I don’t see many of these matches going further than the minimum distance.   Sharapova v Makarova – BETASPORT MARKET HERE The shrieker dug deep to beat Lisicki in R4 from a set down, annoying those without a mute button at their fingertips, but giving heart to those on her for the title. Today she takes on the giant-slayer, Ekaterina Makarova, who has brought …

Mitch Fraser introduces us to the enigma that is Mario Balotelli. Soccer is littered with famous extroverts, the misbehaving stars and crazy characters from Paul Gascoigne to Joey Barton, Mark Bosnich, Eric Cantona and the king Diego Maradona. As seems to happen in this sport, these men are remembered not only for their incredible feats on the pitch but for the ridiculous actions on or off it. The sport’s most …

Scott Coppleman scans his expert eye over a very strong UFC card as it returns to the OCTAGON and Fox   The Co Main Event of the evening in the Middleweight (185lbs/84kg) division sees the two greatest trash talkers in the history of the UFC come together. Brash, outspoken and controversial would be the three best words to describe both Chael Sonnen (26-11-1) and Michael “The Count” Bisping (22-3) with …