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Thursday
December 1st 2005
Soccer
Queensland will be disappointed with their season
so far. They know that if they fail to beat bottom
placed NZ Knights tonight their season will be all
but over. The Roar have a terrible home ground record
with only one win which came in the first week of
the competition. On the table Adelaide have cemented
top position after last weeks good win over a star
studded Sydney FC. Punters still feel that Sydney
have the goods for the Championship and have backed
Sydney well over the course of the season.
Everton beat Newcastle last start and will be looking
to take that form into their next game when they travel
to Ewood Park to take on Blackburn Rovers. The Rovers
have been struggling for form recently, losing to
both Charlton and Arsenal in the last week. Newcastle
are another team that haven't performed up to standard
over the last few weeks. They will need to remedy
this when come up against an Aston Villa side that
lost to Doncaster in the Carling Cup this week. In
the Premier League Villas' form has been much better
winning their last two matches. Tottenham Hotspur
started the season so well, though over the last month
their Premiership form has been forgettable. Last
Placed Sunderland will feel they are in with some
chance of accounting for the Spurs this weekend, though
the Tottenham at home should be too strong.
Cricket
The Chappell-Hadlee one-day series starts in Auckland
on Saturday. New Zealand will be without influential
captain Stephen Fleming, who will be out for at least
two matches. New Zealand's form of late has been disappointing
with a series loss to South Africa. The Kiwis will
have to rely on Vettori and Bond to stem the Aussie
run rate. The Aussies have overcome their Ashes defeat
with a good series win against a weak West Indies.
Although worried that the One Day series will affect
Test form the Aussies will look for their mid order
batsmen to make some good runs.
Thursday
December 8th 2005
Golf
Tournament host and defending champion Tiger Woods
and Jim Furyk head a field of 16 of the greatest players
in the world in the seventh annual Target World Challenge
presented by Countrywide at Sherwood Country Club
in Thousand Oaks Target
Soccer
Liverpool had a strong win against Wigan in last weeks
Premiership match. They also had a Champions League
draw against Premiership heavy weight Chelsea mid
week. They host a mid-table Middlesbrough, who were
beaten 1 nil by Chelsea last week. Newcastle drew
1 all with Aston Villa last week. Newcastle will face
an entirely different proposition when they face Arsenal
this week. The Gunners will be out for revenge after
going down to Bolton last weekend. Man U played well
for the win against lowly Portsmouth last week. They
face a similar match up when they take on Everton
at home this week.
Rugby
Union
Current Waratah coach Ewen McKenzie is the short price
favourite to take over the reins ahead of former Brumbies
premiership coach (and good mate of George Gregan)
, David Nucifora. Former QLD Reds coach John Connolly
is also in the running, although now based in the
UK, the ARU may bring him back. John Mitchell was
appointed coach of the ARU's new franchise, The Western
Force. He formerly coached the All Blacks in the 2003
World Cup campaign, and in two successful Tri Nations
Championships. Laurie Fisher, current coach of the
Brumbies is the roughie priced at $21 to coach the
new look Wallabies side.
Thursday
December 15th 2005
Cricket
The Aussies are strong favourites for the first
Test at the WACA against South Africa. The South Africans
will most likely be without the services of their
best player Kallis, this loss will dent the hopes
of the tourists. For the Aussies, Warne is set to
make more history, this time for taking the most wickets
in a calendar year. The WACA pitch is not known to
be spin friendly, though with only two wickets needed
he should make them this Test.
Soccer
Wigan has been having a good season, though over the
last couple of weeks have struggled against the big
teams, losing to both Chelsea and Man United. Playing
Charlton at home will be a welcome reprieve for the
Wigan.
Tottenham Hotspurs are also having a great season
and are challenging for a spot in Europe next season,
they have won their last two games at home and this
week play away to Middlesbrough. Mid table Middlesbrough
will be glad they are playing the Spurs at home, though
will still find the going tough.
Chelsea are 9 points clear at the top of the table
and are looking like they will be hard to beat again
this season. Arsenal who last season were one of the
main challengers are struggling in sixth spot this
season. Chelsea is coming of a win against Wigan and
Arsenal is coming of a loss to lowly Newcastle.
Boxing
This is the fight all boxing fans eagerly await. Anthony
"The Man" Mundine v Danny Green. Both fighters got
through their respective bouts last week when they
were on the same card. With a hostile crowd Anthony
Mundine did the business and got out of Danny Green's
den as quickly as possible, stopping challenger Rico
Chong Nee in three rounds. Danny Green took a little
longer, winning on points. He won every round on the
three judges scorecards in the unanimous ten round
points win over Mexican veteran Kirino Garcia.
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