England won the SheBelieves Cup for the first time with a 3-0 win over Japan on this day in 2019.

A 2-1 victory against Brazil and a 2-2 draw against hosts the United States saw the Lionesses set up a winner-takes-all final-match showdown with Japan at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

Lucy Staniforth, Karen Carney and Beth Mead were all on the scoresheet in the first half as England were crowned champions of the invitational round-robin tournament.

A team who selfies together, stays together //

— Lionesses (@Lionesses)

Staniforth put the Lionesses ahead in the 12th minute, collecting a flicked pass from Jodie Taylor before finishing low in the bottom-right corner of the net.

Taylor recorded her second assist of the game shortly af…

Sunday Night Football for Week 4 features the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots — and has become one of, if not the most, heavily bet regular-season game in NFL history.

Tom Brady and the Bucs, who have moved off the -6.5 and are now a touchdown favorite, are taking a ton of money and creating record liability for sportsbooks.

However, that’s not concerning us so much in the NFL prop world as we’ve set our betting sights on a trio of (hopefully) profitable player props ahead of Sunday night’s historic game.

We bring you our favorite free Buccaneers vs. Patriots prop picks and predictions for Sunday, October 3.

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With kickoff right around the corner is the Cincinnati Bengals’ fairytale story about to come crumbling down on the grandest stage of all?

Super Bowl LVI has the vibe of a classic “David vs. Goliath” tale, as the Cinderella Bengals aim to best the glitz of the Los Angeles Rams. To heighten the drama, this battle will play out on the Rams’ home turf at SoFi Stadium. 

Super Bowl odds hit the books with Los Angeles listed as a 4-point NFL betting favorite for tonight’s Big Game. That rose to -4.5 at some sportsbooks, with the bulk of the early money siding with the Rams, before Cincy rode a wave of support, moving back down. The Bengals, who have snared the greater ticket count, defeated a duo of top AFC seeds en route to the Super Bowl.

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UPDATE: Football fans woke up to the sight of a tearful Tom Brady this morning as the seven-time Super Bowl champion announced that he was hanging up his cleats… again. 

Truly grateful on this day. Thank you ?????????? pic.twitter.com/j2s2sezvSS

— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) February 1, 2023

Brady’s latest retirement announcement comes one year to the day after he first bid adieu to the sport he loves on February 1, 2022. However, not everyone is convinced he can stay away from the game. Within moments of publishing his tweet a multitude of sportsbooks began offering odds on whether TB12 will remain on the sidelines.

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The San Francisco 49ers are limping into tonight’s Monday Night Football odds showdown with the Minnesota Vikings, but those injury woes aren’t enough to sway the NFL odds away from the heavily-favored visitors in this Week 7 odds finale.

The 49ers’ first loss of the season last weekend against the Cleveland Browns had ripple effects beyond the scoreline, as Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel, and Trent Williams all left with injuries. McCaffrey is questionable for MNF but Samuel and Williams have already been ruled out.

With Justin Jefferson also sidelined for Minnesota, the star power for this NFC matchup has taken a hit, but there are still some big-time NFL props to check out for a game that the struggling Vikings can’t afford to lose.

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Our second Wild Card odds matchup tonight takes us to Arrowhead, where the Kansas City Chiefs will aim to silence the critics and boost their Super Bowl odds to start their title defense.

Waiting on the other side of things will be a high-octane Miami Dolphins offense which has dazzled week after week, but might their defense open up some money-making opportunities for us?

Let’s break down the best ways to bet on Patrick Mahomes odds in our NFL picks for this Wild Card showdown.

Don’t forget to check out our full Dolphins vs. Chiefs picks and predictions, as well as our Miami vs. Kansas City player props column for more NFL odds analysis!

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Sunday sees the Carolina Panthers take on the Las Vegas Raiders in Andy Dalton’s first start of the season.

The benching of Bryce Young has caused the market to move in Carolina’s favor, but I’m not buying into the noise as my Panthers vs. Raiders predictions lay out why I’m taking the home side to cover.

Check out my NFL picks for September 22 below! 

Panthers vs Raiders prediction

My best betRaiders -6 (-108 at BetMGM)

My analysisIt’s hard to argue with the logic Andy Dalton could offer the team a better chance of winning. After all, Bryce Young has completed 31 of 56 passes for just 245 yards, failing to score a touchdown while being picked off three times. 

Dalton has only played one full game since joi…

Jose Mourinho recited his famous if I speak one-liner following Fenerbahce s late exit from the Champions League to Lille on Tuesday.

Mourinho s side looked on course to take the tie to penalties after Bafode Diakite s late own-goal levelled the aggregate score in Istanbul.

But there was to be more drama as Jonathan David s long-range shot struck Jayden Oosterwolde s outstretched arm, with a penalty given after a VAR review.

David would step up to score from 12 yards in the 118th-minute, meaning the Turkish side will play in the Europa League next season as Mourinho faces a possible reunion with Manchester United or Tottenham.

Maç sonucu: Fenerbahce 1-1 LOSC Lille

— Fenerbahce SK (@Fenerbahce)

In his post-match assessment, Mourinh…

Raheem Sterling believes he has far more improvement in him under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City after signing a bumper new deal with the Premier League champions.

The England winger has reached terms running until the end of the 2022-23 campaign that could reportedly earn him as much as £300,000 per week.

Sterling joined City from Liverpool in 2015 and has proved himself an integral member of Guardiola s free-scoring side.

Season-on-season at the Etihad Stadium he has been involved in a greater number of goals and, with seven strikes and as many assists to his name this term, the 23-year-old feels the sky is the limit.

There s definitely a lot more to come, he told City TV. There s stuff that I m still working on. There s never a time when I think …

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d Or for 2016, the fourth time he has been named the world s best player.

The 31-year-old started the year with critics claiming he was past his best, but went on to win the Champions League with Real Madrid and Euro 2016 with Portugal.

The Club World Cup could still follow before the end of the calendar year.

Here, we look at the best numbers from Ronaldo s year, with the help of Opta data:
 

51 – Ronaldo has scored 51 times for club and country in 2016 from a total of 55 appearances.

38 – Of those 51 goals, 38 were scored from 42 matches at club level – 31 in LaLiga and seven in the Champions League.

13 – He netted 13 times in as many games for Portugal in 2016 – his best goalscoring year…