Benitez 5/4 to be Liverpool manager next season
Rafa Benitez was at a loss to explain Liverpool's dismal display in their 1-0 defeat to Wigan on Monday and Sky Bet now make the Spaniard an odds-on chance to leave Anfield by the start of next season.
Benitez to leave Anfield by next season?
After the Reds missed the chance to go fourth, the patience of the Anfield faithful may not last much longer and Sky Bet make Benitez 4/7 to leave the club before August 14 (5/4 still to be manager).
Sixth-placed Liverpool lie a point behind both Manchester City and Tottenham, who both have games in hand, and their odds of securing a Champions League berth are out to 11/4, while City have been cut to 5/4 (from 6/4) for a top-four finish and Spurs to 3/1 (from 100/30).
Sky Bet have also slashed Benitez's odds of being the next Premier League manager to leave his post to 12/1 (from 20/1), while Roberto Martinez, whose side moved four points clear of the relegation zone with the win and are out to 7/1 for the drop, is a 10/1 chance to be the next manager out.
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Leeds Rhinos drift in Challenge Cup betting
Leeds Rhinos have drifted in Sky Bet's Challenge Cup betting to 3/1 from 5/2 following the fourth round draw, which saw them handed a tough away fixture against Hull. The Super League champions had previously been backed into 5/2 from 7/2 following substantial ante-post support.
The match, a repeat of the 2005 final, which was won by Hull, is the standout tie of the round and the Black and Whites have been lengthened themselves to 16/1 (from 12/1) to lift the trophy.
Other all-Super League encounters include Catalans v Salford, Harlequins v Wakefield and Huddersfield v Hull KR.
2008 winners St Helens, who face a home tie against Toulouse, remain 7/2 second favourites, while Warrington and Wigan, who have been drawn against lower league opposition, have both been cut to 6/1 (from 8/1).
Sky Bet's rugby League betting spokesman Dave Sykes said: "With four Super League teams guaranteed not to make the next round, teams like Bradford, St Helens and Castleford will be looking to make the most of an indifferent start to the season with straightforward victories against Championship sides"
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Noh 16-1 for 2010 European Tour Shot of Year
Seung-Yul Noh produced a brilliant birdie on the 75th hole of the Maybank Malaysian Open on Sunday to become the second youngest winner in European Tour history and Sky Bet have installed his remarkable third shot to the final hole as a 16/1 chance to be named 2010 European Tour Shot of the Year.
The 18-year-old South Korean edged out his childhood hero KJ Choi by one shot to claim his maiden title. After Choi birdied the last to draw level, Noh's pulled tee shot left him on the opposite fairway and his second shot was pulled onto a cart path, leaving him needing an up-and-down to win. His approach landed four feet from the pin and sealed a memorable victory for the teenager.
Sky Bet's golf betting expert John Rhodes said: "Noh's shot was pure magic and he looks destined for the top."
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Couples 8/13 for Champions Tour Money List
Fred Couples has taken the Seniors tour by storm this season, recording two victories, a second place and a combined 56 under par in those three events.
The American, who was 7/1 at the start of the season for the Champions Tour Money List, is now 8/13 favourite. Germany's Bernhard Langer, who has won the title the past two years, looks the only danger to Couples and is second favourite at 3/1.
Couples is 1/2 to land one of the five senior majors in 2010, while it's 6/4 that he doesn't break his major duck this year.
Sky Bet golf betting spokesman John Rhodes said: "Couples is still very competitive on the main tour these days and now he has turned 50, he is nothing less than a money-making machine, and will be looking towards the major titles later in the year."
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Rooney 4/1 to score a header against AC Milan
Manchester United will be boosted by the news that their star striker Wayne Rooney is fit to play in tomorrow's Champions League last 16 second leg tie against AC Milan. Rooney, who has scored a total of eight headed goal in his last nine matches, is 4/1 with Sky Bet to score with his head tomorrow. It's 10/11 for Rooney to score in 90 minutes and 9/2 that he scores another brace.
Confirmation of Rooney's fitness may stem the support for the visitors, who have been trimmed to 9/2 (from 5/1) following substantial support. United, who carry a goal lead into the second leg, are 8/15 to win in 90 minutes and 1/14 to qualify.
David Beckham is expected to start for Milan and play at Old Trafford for the first time since he left for Real Madrid in 2003. It's 5/1 for the former Manchester United star to score at Old Trafford and 20/1 he scores direct from a free kick.
Sky Bet's football betting spokesman Tim Reynolds said: "United have never been eliminated in Europe after winning an away first leg and with Rooney declared fit, it would be a massive surprise if the Premier League defending champions didn't progress through to the quarter-finals."
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Pietersen 2/1 to make 50 runs
Once again, Kevin Pietersen failed to make any impact for England in what was the final warm-up match ahead of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Pietersen, who has only scored 49 runs in his six previous innings on tour, could only manage to make 20 before being bowled by Mohammad Ashraful.
Sky Bet are offering a number of specials for KP ahead of the first Test including 2/1 that he makes 50 runs in his first innings (4/11 he gets out for less than 50). It's 12/1 he gets out for a duck and 11/2 that he is dropped for either Test.
Pietersen, who has a Test average of 48.24, is 5/1 to put his torrid start to the tour behind him by scoring a century in England's first innings on Friday.
Sky Bet's cricket betting spokesman Tim Reynolds said: "Pietersen is a world-class batsman and it wouldn't be surprising to see the Hampshire man silence all his critics and score a century in his next innings."
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