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Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish expects an extremely tight finish in the race for Premier League survival. Just six points seperate 11th-placed Newcastle from the bottom side Wigan. McLeish’s men have struggled since winning the Carling Cup, but the Scot expects his side to rediscover their early-season form.

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– Dalglish backs Carroll

– McLeish expects tight finish

– Widnes joy at Super League invite

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– India edge out Pakistan

– Fergie coy on treble chances

– Spurs fume at Olympic decision

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Ricky Ponting has resigned his position as Australia’s Test and one-day cricket captain. The 36-year-old has come under pressure after losing the Ashes series to England and crashing out of the World Cup to India. Ponting says he wants to carry on playing for the team, and has backed Michael Clarke to succeed him as skipper.

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England boss Fabio Capello has named Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry as the seventh different captain of his reign. Barry wasn;t involved in the weekend’s Euro 2012 qualifying win over Wales, but he’s been given the nod to lead his country for the first time. Barry says it’s one of the biggest moments of his career, and he’s excited to be leading a team of fringe players who hope to impress.

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- Barry named England skipper

– Vaughan backs Broad

– Wanjiru suffers London KO

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- Speed bemoans Bale absence

– Aussies out of World Cup

– Yardy flies home

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Predictions for this weekends Euro 2012 Qualifiers

The football actions spreads across the entire continent of europe this weekend with a fascinating series of important Euro 2012 qualifiers taking place & here are the predictions we feel are worth consideration:

AUSTRIA vs BELGIUM DRAW 1-1/2-2
NETHERLANDS to beat Hungary 2-0/3-0
SERBIA to beat Northern Ireland 2-0/3-0
ITALY to beat Slovenia 2-0/2-1
FRANCE to beat Luxembourg 2-0/3-0
RUSSIA to beat Armenia 2-0/3-0
ENGLAND to beat Wales 2-0/2-1
BULGARIA vs SWITZERLAND DRAW 1-1/2-2
CROATIA to beat Georgia 2-0/2-1
CYPRUS vs ICELAND DRAW 1-1/2-2
ISRAEL to beat Latvia 2-0/2-1
BOSNIA HERZEGOVENA vs ROMANIA DRAW 1-1/2-2
ALBANIA vs BELARUS DRAW 1-1/2-2
SLOVAKIA to beat Andorra 2-0/3-0
GERMANY to beat Kahzahkstan 2-0/3-0
NORWAY vs DENMARK DRAW 1-1/2-2
GREECE to beat Malta 2-0/2-1
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND vs MACEDONIA DRAW 1-1/2-2

Well those are our views for Euro 2012 qualifiers taking place this weekend hopefully you find them interesting & informative and that they help guide you towards successful punts on what should prove to be a truly fascinating set of matches.

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- Milner backs Terry as skipper

– Pakistan crush Windies

– Prior targets England improvement

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