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Massa: Seeking a hat-trick
Felipe Massa has been cut from to 2/1 to 13/8 with Sky Bet to win a third successive Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday after coming out on top in the first of today's practice sessions.
Ferrari's dominance looks set to continue in Istanbul, with Kimi Räikkönen even-money favourite after going on to set the fastest time in the second session following a last place finish this morning due to a gear box problem.
The Massa-Räikkönen partnership is 2/9 to be the winning team this weekend and a Ferrari 1-2 is quoted at 8/13.
Lewis Hamilton is looking to make a comeback this weekend after a mixed start to the season and is 5/1 to get back to winning ways after ranking third and second in today's practice sessions.
Räikkönen, currently leading the drivers' standings by nine points, is 1/3 to retain his championship title.
Leeds Rhinos are 6/1 to make a clean sweep this season by winning all four trophies (World Club Challenge, Challenge Cup, Super League regular season and Super League grand final) and the Super League leaders go into Sunday's Challenge Cup fifth round match as 12 point favourites to beat Harlequins with Sky Bet.
Saturday's big derby sees reigning champions St Helens entertain Warrington, who have a 16 point start on the handicap. Having scored a hat-trick for Saints against Wigan last weekend, scrum-half Sean Long is 33/1 to score another treble and is 16/1 to win the Lance Todd trophy for the fourth time this year.
The Championship play-offs get under way on Saturday and will see Hull push for a spot in the Barclays Premier for the first time in the history of the club.
Sky Bet are offering 13/5 for the Tigers to get promoted and 5/6 for them to qualify past Watford.
In the other Championship play-off, Neil Warnock's Crystal Palace take on Bristol Rovers and it's 4/6 for Palace to qualify through to the play-off final (11/10 Bristol City to qualify) and 15/8 for them to be promoted to the top flight (7/2 Bristol City to be promoted).
Saturday also sees the League Two play-offs begin and Darlington are 11/8 to beat Rochdale (2/1 Rochdale to win) and are evens to qualify to the play-off final (8/11 Rochdale to qualify).
Stockport, 9/4 favourites to be promoted to League One, take on Wycombe. The Hatters, who are unbeaten in their last three matches away from home, are 2/1 to beat Wycombe in 90 minutes and 4/6 to qualify through to the play-off final.
Sky Bet are offering a variety of special markets ahead of the deciding day of the Premier League, including odds on which team will score the last goal of the season.
Chelsea are 8/1 favourites in this market, followed by reigning champions Manchester United (9/1).
It's 4/11 for the title to be won on goal difference and 50/1 for Chelsea to win by a point, which would mean a draw for Avram Grant's men at Stamford Bridge and a defeat for United at the hands of Wigan.
Betting is also available on which of the ten matches will produce most goals, how many penalties will be scored and the number of red cards shown.
Premier League Final Day Specials:
Last Team to Score this season: Chelsea 8/1, Man Utd 9/1, Reading 11/1, Everton 14/1, Villa 14/1, Arsenal 14/1, Tottenham 14/1, Birmingham 14/1, Liverpool 16/1, Portsmouth 16/1, West Ham 16/1, Sunderland 16/1, Fulham 16/1, Middlesbrough 16/1, Newcastle 20/1, Man City 20/1, Derby 20/1, Blackburn 20/1, Wigan 33/1, Bolton 40/1. (Bets settled on last team to go through on the Vidiprinter.)
How will the title be won? Goal Difference 4/11, Chelsea By 1pt 50/1, Man Utd By 1pt 80/1, Chelsea By 2pts 5/1, Man Utd By 2pts 11/2, Chelsea By 3pts 19/2, Man Utd By 3 Pts 18/1
Match with Most Goals: Tottenham v Liverpool 11/2, Chelsea v Bolton 6/1, Wigan v Man Utd 6/1, Derby v Reading 13/2, West Ham v Villa 7/1, Sunderland v Arsenal 7/1, Portsmouth v Fulham 9/1, Everton v Newcastle 9/1, Middlesbrough v Man City 9/1, Birmingham v Blackburn 10/1
Goalscorer special: Ronaldo, Adebayor and Torres all score 15/2
Barclays Premiership 2007/08: Man Utd 1/5, Chelsea 10/3
Barclays Premiership Relegation 07/08: Birmingham 1/6, Reading 8/15, Fulham 8/13
The England selectors will name their squad for next Thursday's first Test against New Zealand this Sunday and it is fully expected that Andrew Flintoff will feature.
Flintoff has not played for his country for more than a year but his performance with the ball for Lancashire against Durham may just give the selectors enough to include him in the squad.
Sky Bet are offering a selection of Flintoff specials ahead of the 1st Test including 5/1 for him to take five wickets in either innings, 5/1 for him to get a duck and 7/4 for him to score a half century.
Sky Bet are also offering a number of player specials including; 6/1 for Ryan Sidebottom to take twenty or more wickets in the three upcoming Tests against New Zealand and 2/1 to be England's top wicket taker.
Sidebottom was England's star man with the ball when the teams met in New Zealand taking twenty-four wickets at 17.08.
Sir Alex Ferguson has challenged his Manchester United team to show they are the best ever by winning the Champions League.
Manchester United were crowned champions with victory over Wigan, while Fulham's win sent Birmingham and Reading down.
Steve Coppell would not be drawn on his future after Reading were relegated from the Premier League.
Avram Grant paid tribute to Manchester United after Chelsea were beaten to the Premier League title.
Roy Hodgson is happy to call Fulham's relegation escape the greatest achievement of his career.
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