New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers

MLB Picks: New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers are 18-8 in Yu Darvish's last 26 home starts, which is important to consider when making your MLB picks Monday, as they open up a four-game series with the New York Yankees.

Courtesy of SBR Forum, the Rangers are -184 favorites in the pro baseball odds, with the betting total sitting at 8.5 in the market.

Let's take a closer look at this American League matchup from a betting perspective while offering up a prediction along the way.

Puskas v West Brom

West Bromwich Albion take on Pusaks in their next pre-season friendly today.

Chris Lepkowski is on tour with The Baggies and will be providing live updates from the press box.

We hope he is in the press box,  last game he had a foldaway table on the touchline and nearly lost his head after a wayward shot.

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Inter-Vicenza

Una partita che può dare già indicazioni importanti a Walter Mazzarri. E’ quella che sosterrà l’Inter oggi pomeriggio a partire dalle 17 presso lo stadio “La Pineta”. I nerazzurri dovranno fare a meno di Kovacic, Kuzmanovic e Obi e quindi l’allenatore ex Napoli ha intenzione di schierare questi undici: Handanovic; Andreolli, Ranocchia, Juan Jesus; Jonathan, Guarin, Cambiasso, Alvarez, Nagatomo; Palacio; Icardi.

Per i supporter nerazzurri che vogliono seguire la diretta dell’incontro è possibile collegarsi sulle frequenze di Inter Channel, mentre per chi non ha l’abbonamento al canale monotematico c’è la possibilità di vedere le gesta dei propri campioni sintonizzandosi, questa sera alle ore 21.30

Sri Lanka vs South Africa

South Africa and Sri Lanka are hoping to recover from recent setbacks in one-day cricket when they contest a five-match series starting in Colombo.

Both teams were knocked out in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy in the United Kingdom despite being rated as two of the strongest contenders in the eight-nation tournament.

Several people who are pre-occupied with work commitments and cannot devote time to watch the match on TV. Many television companies that offer live telecast of cricket matches on internet.

The free live streaming of cricket matches is rapidly becoming a new rage in the online media and is catching up with lot of cricket fans. Catching the free live streaming of cricket matches on internet, and watching this online is a safe bet if one is not near the television.

Ajax y Osasuna

La plantilla de Osasuna ha realizado el primer entrenamiento en Holanda, donde mañana disputará su primer partido amistoso de la pretemporada ante el Ajax, el primero de los cinco que jugará en su concentración fuera de España.

La expedición osasunista, formada por 26 jugadores, ha llegado a su lugar de concentración, Ermelo, a 80 kilómetros de Amsterdam, a las 14.30 horas y tras descansar unas horas el equipo navarro ha desarrollado su primer entrenamiento en Holanda a media tarde.

En la sesión no han participado los lesionados Emiliano Armenteros y Manuel Ortiz "Lolo"(Juan Francisco Martínez "Nino" se ha quedado en Pamplona por una grave lesión de rodilla), quienes probablemente se perderán los cinco amistosos de esta concentración.

El media punta navarro Roberto Torres se ha reincorporado al grupo tras guardar reposo los últimos días por una otitis.

England vs Australia

London - Englands take on Australia in the second of the five-Test Ashes series and the game will be played at Lord's in London from July 18.
There wasn't much of a gap between the first and the second Tests and it will be interesting to see how the two sides, England and Australia, recover from the adrenaline rush of the first Test match.
First the good news, and this one is for the fans. As reported by CricketDiaries here, the second Test match will be streamed live for users around the world online. According to that site, it is a measure adopted by the English cricket board to overcome piracy issues surrounding the viewing of the Ashes series online.
Moving back to cricket, even in those three days between the Trent Bridge game — that England won — and this Lord's Test match much has transpired. Even as former coach Mickey Arthur demanded a $4 million compensation package from Cricket Australia and inadvertently revealed the issues between Shane Watson and Michael Clarke, there was a lot to consider on the field for new Australia coach Darren Lehmann.
The biggest question is the Australian line-up and he was unequivocal about his side's shot-selection. Ed Cowan was in the line of his fire for sure as Lehmann called his shot-making disappointing. Here's what Lehmann had to say about Cowan's shot-making.
The other issue that Lehmann will have going into this Test is the inexperience of their fast bowling attack. Remember the Lord's ground has a pretty nasty slope and that could make life difficult for most, including the young Aussie bowlers. There's a good chance that Lehmann will look to bring in the experience of Ryan Harris into the attack in place of Mitchell Starc.
Michael Clarke has brushed aside reports of in-team issues and as reported here, played up the side's unity. The issue, however, will arise when the going gets tough and it will be interesting to see how his team reacts to the situation.
The game begins today at 11 a.m. London time with the toss to be held a half hour before that.

Hannover 96-West Brom

There's a first taste of pre-season action for Steve Clarke’s men this evening, with our tipster backing the Baggies to take care of their German opposition

West Bromwich Albion take on Hannover 96 tonight in their first friendly this summer. 

Steve Clarke’s men will take to the field for the first time since their remarkable comeback versus Manchester United on the final day of last season, which saw them score late goals to draw 5-5. 

Hannover will be no push overs tonight, though, finishing a solid ninth position in the Bundesliga last term. 

Mirko Slomka’s men come into this match already having played six friendlies and enjoyed a run of successful matches before they faced PSV last time out. 

The Dutch side tore Hannover to pieces, beating them convincingly 3-0. This was their first real test, after disposing of lower league German sides in the previous matches. Bet365 price them at 6/4 (2.50) to get back to winning ways this evening.

West Brom, meanwhile, will be full of confidence after a fantastic season in the Premier League. 

Steve Clarke inspired his side to a top eight finish after a start that saw them keep up with the top four in the division. Despite one of their best strikers, Romelu Lukaku, returning to Chelsea, the Baggies have brought in Nicolas Anelka, who is a proven goal scorer. Bet365 cannot split the two sides, pricing West Brom at 6/4 (2.50) as well, with the draw at 12/5 (3.40).

Despite this being West Brom’s first friendly, they shouldn’t struggle against a Hannover side who were all out of sorts against PSV. It won’t be a walk in the park for the English side, but, with a strong team expected to line up, it’s certainly worth taking advantage of the 6/4 (2.50) price on offer for them to kick off their pre-season with a win.