Golden Boot favourite Fernando Torres has warned the rest of the Premier League he is edging closer to his top form.

And Sky Bet have responded by making the Liverpool striker 5/6 to score 22 or more league goals this season and 3/1 to reach the 30-goal mark.

Torres, who enjoyed a fantastic debut season at Anfield last term scoring 33 goals in all competitions, had a slow start to this term by his own high expectations, scoring only once in the club's opening five Premier League games.

Torres: Roared back to form

The 24-year-old has shown he is almost back to his brilliant best with a brace in each of his side's last two games at Everton and Manchester City and tops Sky Bet's Golden Boot market at 9/4.

Record breaker?

Evander Holyfield is an 11/2 chance with Sky Bet to become the oldest ever WBA heavyweight champion by beating current champ Nikolay Valuev.

According to a report on ESPN.com, the fight will take place in either Switzerland or Germany in late December.

A four-time heavyweight champion, Holyfield (42-9-2, 27 KOs) would become the oldest fighter to win the crown if he defeats Valuev as he turns 46 on October 19.

And Sky Bet's prices, which stand as long as the fight takes place before the end of this year, are 1/10 Valuev and 9/2 Holyfield.

Holyfield has not fought since losing a unanimous decision to Sultan Ibragimov, the then-WBO heavyweight champion, on October 13, 2007.

Get ready for Freddie

England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has his sights set on the visit of Australia next summer and he's 12/1 with Sky Bet to be the Three Lions' top run scorer in the Ashes series.

Injury has restricted his international appearances in recent seasons but he made a successful return from ankle surgery over the summer.

It's his bowling which is likely to be the key to England's Ashes hopes and he's 5/2 with Sky Bet to be his side's leading wicket-taker in the series.

Big in Japan

With three rounds remaining Lewis Hamilton heads into the weekend's Japanese Grand Prix with a seven-point lead in the Drivers Championship standings and Sky Bet offer 4/1 for him to take the title without winning any of the remaining races.

Hamilton is 13/8 favourite to get his fifth win of the season in Fuji. Felipe Massa, who with five victories has won more races than any other driver this season, is 15/8 second favourite and Fernando Alonso is quoted at 20/1 to follow up his Singapore success with another win.

Sky Bet also quote 7/1 for Hamilton to achieve a race 'hat-trick' at the weekend by starting on pole, recording the fastest lap and winning the race. Massa is 12/1 for the hat-trick, with team mate Kimi Raikkonen quoted at 20/1.

A Warrior 3/1 to open scoring

England take on Wales in their Rugby League World Cup warm-up match on Friday and with Leeds and St Helens players being rested after their exertions at Old Trafford, Sky Bet are offering odds on which Super League club will provide the first English tryscorer.

Wigan, who have four players on show, are 3/1 favourites to have one of their representatives score the first try. It's 10/1 for a Castleford player to open the scoring with the Tigers' Michael Shenton making his full international debut.

England must overcome a 32-point deficit on the handicap at the Keepmoat on Friday. They then travel to Australia for their World Cup opener against Papua New Guinea on 25 October and are 7/1 joint second favourites to be crowned world champions behind the hosts and holders Australia at 2/7.

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