It takes a rare combination of talent and effort to win a major sporting title, but it requires a particularly unusual quantity of both to defeat all challengers year after year. We’ve looked at some of the champions who maintained the highest level of dominance over a period of 10 years.
We correctly selected the winner of the US Open last month and are looking to repeat that success as we pick our The Open predictions for the final major of the year. After last year’s event was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, The Open Championship returns and is being played at Royal St George’s in Kent.
The 149th Open will finally get under way on Thursday after it was postponed in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Royal St George’s hosts The Open for the first time since 2011, when Darren Clarke claimed his only major title with a three-shot victory in Sandwich.
With bwin offering each-way odds to eight places, we’re going for a bit of value with our Scottish Open tips. Jon Rahm heads the betting after giving us a 9/1 pay-out via his US Open success, but let’s take a punt on a trio of longer-priced hopefuls.
With Zlatan Ibrahimovic having signed a contract extension at AC Milan which will see him play Champions League football at the age of 40, we’ve looked through the annals of modern sporting history and picked out six other star athletes who defied the ageing process.
Golf’s third major of the season takes us to San Diego and we have picked out three contenders for punters to consider in our US Open predictions. Bwin is paying out on eight places in their each-way market as Bryson De Chambeau hopes to defending his title at Torrey Pines.
Golf’s second major of 2021 takes us to Kiawah Island and we’ve picked out a trio of players in our US PGA Championship predictions. Bwin is paying out on eight places in their each-way market and the stage is set for a great tournament as players chase glory in South Carolina.
Golf’s first major of 2021 is back in its usual place in the calendar and we’ve picked out a trio of players for punters to consider in our US Masters predictions. Dustin Johnson gave us a 9/1 pay-out at Augusta in November when winning by five strokes in a record score but we’re looking to oppose him this time.
With the tournament set to take place in November for the first time in its history, we’ve analysed the historical data to find any US Masters trends which can help us work out which of the leading contenders is likeliest to take home the green jacket.
As the world of sport continues to recover from the disruption of the first wave of COVID-19 that brought it to a virtual halt in the Spring, we’ve picked out five major sports and looked at how they responded, with regards to making changes to this year’s sporting calendar.
We’ve looked at the PGA Tour’s statistics to reveal every officially recorded drive of at least 450 yards – along with every player who registered a drive of at least 400 yards in a season – to identify who could break the record in the future.
With The Open coming up at Royal Portrush later this month, we’re getting in the golfing groove by picking out our Irish Open predictions. Lahinch Golf Club will stage this European Tour event for the first time and a star-studded field will head to a course described as the St Andrews of Ireland.
The big guns are out in force on the PGA Tour this week for the prestigious Players Championship, with the world’s top 50 all in the field for the so-called “fifth major”, Phil Casey writes.
The battle for the Race to Dubai comes down to the wire in the DP World Tour Championship, although Francesco Molinari is a strong favourite ahead of Ryder Cup partner Tommy Fleetwood.