Last week produced another set of dire results on the prediction front with only three correct forecasts and a loss of £2 taking overall profits on the predictions to £29. The three rays of light were Sunderland drawing at Liverpool in the football, Wigan beating Leeds to make the Superleague final and Saracens triumphing over Northampton in the Aviva Premiership Rugby Union.
The main highlight of this weekend is the Ryder Cup which has made a rather inauspicious start due to the inclement weather at Celtic Manor. My prediction for the Cup winners (when ever that may be) is Europe.
The Premier League season continues and after a strange set of results last week the title race is suddenly looking more interesting. At the bottom of the table I'm prediction Wigan and Wolves to draw and amongst the clubs with loftier ambitions I am forecasting Manchester United to win at Sunderland, Spurs and Aston Villa to draw and finally league leaders Chelsea to beat Arsenal.
Cycling has once again made the news for all the wrong reasons this week with a number of positive drug tests being announced including three time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, though it seems there might be more to that story. However, it is the World Championships in Australia and the Brits have started well with Pooley winning Gold in the women's time trial and David Millar gaining a silver on the men's equivalent. For the men's road race I am predicting a top 3 finish for Mark Cavendish though it will be tough.
The Moto GP season continues in Japan and after Pedrosa's practice accident this morning it looks like Lorenzo will cruise to the world title. For the weekend though I am predicting a Rossi win and Stoner Podium.
At Old Trafford Rugby League takes centre stage with the Grand Final between local rivals Wigan and St. Helens. Both teams have lost their last three appearances in this end of season showpiece and so one of these runs has to be broken and I am predicting a win for Wigan meaning St. Helens will have lost for four years running.
The final predictions are in Rugby Union's Aviva Premiership. It is the West Country derby at Bath and I'm predicting the home side to triumph over Gloucester. Meanwhile last seasons play-off finalists Saracens and Leicester meet on Sunday and in a repeat of the Twickenham result I'm predicting a win for the East Midlanders.
In summary the predictions are as follows:
Ryder Cup
Europe to win at 8/15
Premier League Football
Wigan and Wolves to draw at 23/10
Manchester United to win at Sunderland at 5/6
Spurs and Aston Villa to draw at 13/5
Chelsea to beat Arsenal at 3/4
World Championship Cycling
Cavendish to finish in top 3 of the road race at 19/4
Japanese Moto GP
Rossi to win at 5/2
Stoner to podium at 2/5
Rugby League Grand Final
Wigan to beat St. Helens at 8/11
Aviva Premiership Rugby
Bath to defeat Gloucester at 2/7
Leicester to beat Saracens at 2/1
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