Bayern 4-1 to be Euro stars again

SPORTS BETTING: ATHLETIC somehow managed to lose a match they dominated at Preston on Monday.

Two defensive errors proved costly in that 2-1 defeat — prompting manager Lee Johnson to urge his exciting but naive team to become more streetwise.

Athletic face a tough test again on Saturday when they go to Rotherham, who are even money to win.

The draw is 5-2, with Athletic 33-10. Those odds for a Latics win would look huge if only their exciting play could be converted into an end product.



CHAMPIONS League action returns next week with German giants Bayern Munich defending their crown.

Munich are 4-1 to do so successfully and are followed in the win market by Barcelona (9-2), Real Madrid (11-2), Chelsea (10-1), and Manchesters United and City (14-1).

England’s fourth hope, Arsenal, are 33-1 outsiders, a price which even optimistic boss Arsene Wenger would surely admit is a fair reflection of their chance.



THERE is a blockbuster world super light-middleweight title fight this weekend when the unbeaten Floyd Mayweather takes on Mexican Saul Alvarez.

Mayweather is 44-0 in a sensational career, but there are many who believe this could be a fight too far for the canny American. Nevertheless, Mayweather is 1-3 to win yet again, with Alvarez 11-4.