Some fantastic clashes await us in the round of last 16. England and Italy will be renewing their animosity after the clash between Milan and Arsenal when Napoli host Chelsea a week after. Second legs will be played in fearful English stadiums so it is mandatory for both the Italian sides to secure a positive result. Spanish rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid have it easy at this stage whilst Inter have to forget their domestic troubles and immerse themselves in Champions League football as they take on Deschamps’ Marseille. The other French side Lyon will take on this season’s surprise package, Cypriot side Apoel Nicosia. El Read more…

Football

The Carling Cup final is this weekend’s big match as Liverpool face Cardiff City at Wembley. Kenny Dalglish’s side are the 2/5 favourites to win the Cup for the first time since 2003. It’s Cardiff’s first appearance in the League Cup final and the Bluebirds can be backed at 15/2.

Manchester City remain two points clear at the top of the Premier League table heading into this weekend’s matches and have a straightforward looking tie on Saturday. Roberto Mancini’s men are just 2/11 to see off struggling Blackburn Rovers in the late kick-off.

Rivals Manchester United face a tricky away tie at Carrow Road on Sunday. Nor

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The first of the season’s World Golf Championship events will get underway in Arizona on Wednesday with world No.1 Luke Donald looking to defend the title he won so impressively 12 months ago (Luke Donald 16/1 to win). This is one of the most exciting events in the golfing calendar, with the top 64 players in the world going head to head in a knockout format with the winner having to come through six matches and 126 holes of golf to ultimately prevail as the king of matchplay.

Tiger Woods went out in the first round of last year’s event and has never reached past the second round since this tournament changed venue in 2009. How

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UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit goes down this Saturday, February 4th in Las Vegas, and Dana White out this promo video of a shirtless Nick Diaz walking the streets, striking fear in the eyes of a man. Personally, I think this clip speaks volumes to the differences between men and women, cause Id have given him a ride.

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American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

When the Denver Nuggets were last in Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki called his own team old and slow. However, he defending champs are now in better shape.

The Dallas Mavericks will go for a season high-tying fifth straight win tonight when they host a Nuggets team going for its fourth consecutive road victory in this series.

A day after trailing by as many as 35 points during a 105-94 season-opening loss to Miami in a league finals rematch, the Mavs were routed 115-93 by the visiting Denver team on Dec.

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