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It's the pinnacle of European club football and the competition every fan wants to win. This year there were 4 English teams in the competition and all made it to the last 16. Three made it to the Quarters and two got into the semis after Real Madrid dramatically knocked out Chelsea. Liverpool, however, were the only English team to make the final after Real also worked their magic on City in a pulsating tie won 6-5.

In a repeat of the 2018 final the reds travel to the Stade de France in Paris to take on the record title holders. The final should have been played in St. Petersburg before Russia was stripped of the honour.

The fixture may be the same as 4 years ago but the Liverpool team that Real face are much improved, in particular in the goalkeeping department. Real have pulled off some incredible comebacks in 2022, most notably against arguably the best team in the world; Manchester City. They have a love affair with this competition and always seem to find a way to win, but then again so do Liverpool and they may prove just one great team too many for Real this year.

Whoever wins it is sure to be a classic and being two of the biggest teams in European Cup history expect the best betting odds, deals and features for the Champions League final since England lost the Euros in 2021.

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The darts Premier League takes place from February to June every Thursday evening, it moves around each week meaning that 17 different venues across the UK and Europe will be used this year.

The format changed in 2022 and now takes place over 17 evenings with 8 players competing in a series of 16 mini-tournaments before a final play-off. For the first 16 nights players play quarters, semis and a final with the winner getting 5 league points and a £10k bonus, runner-up 3 points and losing semi-finalists 2 points. The top 4 players in the league progress to the final play-offs and the final due to be staged on 26th May. The world's eight best PDC players compete in the Cazoo Premier League. Jonny Clayton won the 2021 version, Michael Van Gerwen won four titles in a row between 2016-2019.

The event was only conceived in 2005 and yet has already become one of the most high profile events on the darts calendar, second only perhaps to the World Championship.

You can find some excellent linked free bets and price boosts, especially from the previous event sponsor Unibet. For nights 1 to 16 each match is best of 11 legs, the semi-finals best of 19 legs and the final best of 21 legs.

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The elite flat racing season has barely begun and with no major summer events to worry about this year the bookies are firmly focused on the racing. For the feature races, like the 19 group races at Ascot this year, this means punters can get some fantastic added value if you wait until a day before to place your bets.

Ascot is synonymous with high level racing having seen horses running there since the early 1700's. It is close enough to London to draw big crowds, and, of course, a lot of royalty, who can easily trot back to their local Windsor Castle afterwards. That is usually, as this year it will be behind closed doors and not even being Royal will get you in.

Racing begins on Tuesday 14th June and continues over 5 days ending Saturday 18th June. Over £6,500,000 will be paid in prize money, and probably the same amount spend on outfits for the spectators attending. With so little else going on there are some exceptional bookie odds and deals to be had if you shop around, especially for new customers who they want to try to get on board for the new season.

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The inaugural Nations League in 2018/19 proved to be certainly more interesting than your average friendly the tournament was designed to replace. Portugal, Netherlands and Switzerland joined England in the first ever finals in June 2019, which saw hosts Portugal win the first ever trophy. Hardly as exciting or memorable as a World Cup or European Championship, but a damn sight more interesting than a normal June friendly.

The second edition was arguably even better, possibly because the finals were delayed from June to October due to Covid-19 and moving Euro 2020 to 2021. Cooler temperatures and the fact that players were fresher at the start of the season likely added to the excitement. The finals were hosted in Italy but it was France who were triumphant, spectacularly beating Belgium 3-2 in the semis despite being 2-0 down at half-time. Then dispatching Spain in the final 2-1.

The Nations League now returns with 4 matchdays between 2nd and 14th June. The next two rounds will be played at the end of September with the finals due to be held between 14-18 June 2023. It is not just a finals spot on offer either, just like in the previous edition the winners of lower leagues can compete for Euro 2024 places.

The French Open is the most unique of all the slams because it is contested on clay courts. Clay is the slowest of all surfaces and this means it is harder to smash your way through an opponent with big serves and returns. For players to win on clay they must play a slower tactical game and this is one of the major reasons the big names of the grass and hard courts don't always perform well in the French. Novak Djokovic, for example, has two French title from 19 grand slams and Roger Federer one from 20 grand slam wins.

The king of clay is without doubt Rafa Nadal, the record winner has almost the opposite statistic with 13 wins at Roland Garros out of 20 total slams. On top form it is very hard to see any other player coming close to stopping him winning his 14th title in 2022. Novak seems the most likely on the back of his performance that took him to the final in 2020 and victory in 2021. As always it will depend ultimately if the Spaniard has an off-day.

The women's game by contrast is much more open. Since 2004 only 4 different players have won the men's title but by contrast 14 different players have won the women's singles. Only Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have Justin Henin have won it more than once in the last 16 years. If you are therefore looking for a good market to bet on the women's title seems to be the one to go for.

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When the Derby and Oaks roll around each year we know that the summer is here and the flat racing season is in full swing. The fact that there is little else on in early June means that for the feature races like the Derby and Oaks classics punters can get some fantastic added value if you wait until a day before to place your bets.

Racing takes place over the Friday (Ladies Day), which features the Oaks, and Saturday (Derby Day), which of course features the Derby. These are just the two biggest races however out of 14 in total that include the group 1 Coronation Cup along with a further 2 group races, 2 listed races and some seriously competitive handicaps.

Epsom is synonymous with high level racing having seen horses running there since the mid-1600s. It is close enough to London to draw big crowds, and a lot of royalty (on normal years!), but far enough away to be set among the rolling green hills of the south downs.

Both the Oak and the Derby are held over just over one and a half miles and are two of the five British classics. The winner can expect to take home in the region of £900,000 from a purse worth over £1.6M, for winning either race.

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