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In Rugby Union this weekend is the start of the super 14s with the two main games being Blues $2.11 versus Hurricanes $1.71, and the Force $2.51 versus Brumbies $1.51 with Matt Giteau definitely not playing for the Brumbies. In Rugby League the Indigenous All Stars $2.15 versus NRL All Stars $1.66 is this Saturday night. In Cricket Cricket the 3rd ODI between Australia $1.23 versus West Indies $4.11.

The Super Bowl final between Indianapolis and the New Orleans Saints is on Monday 5th February with live coverage on ESPN from 10am. In cricket, Australia play the West Indies on Sunday 7th February at 7pm in the ODI from the MCG. In the English Premier League we have the game of the season between Chelsea and Arsenal, with major problems in the Chelsea camp over the John Terry saga.

This week we have the Men’s and Woman’s Singles Finals from the Australian Open, with Justine Henin coming into the Woman’s tournament as a wild card and has been backed for plenty to win the final. In the Men’s Andrew Murray will play the winner of Roger Federer and Jo Tsonga, and if Roger Federer wins its a wipeout for the corporate bookies along with the favourite Double Serena Williams into Roger Federer makes it a blackout. This weekend it hots up in Melbourne with the racing of the Lightning Stakes with Starspangledbanner the heavily backed favourite at $4-20.

The Australian Open Tennis Championship is starting to hot up with many of the top seeds still alive in the tournament.The best match on Saturday is between Lleyton Hewitt(1.86) and Marcos Baghdatis(1.91). In Cricket news we have the First One Day International between Australia and Pakistan starting this Friday. Australia is favourite here at $1.4 with Pakistan the $3.00 outsider. Friday night, Mooney Valley hosts the Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m). Despite the $200,000 stakes on offer there are only five horses in the feature race.

This week the Sydney races are at Rosehill with the 2 yr old fillies and colts strutting their stuff, getting ready for the Golden Slipper. Gai Waterhouse has a couple of really nice 2yr old fillies racing in race 2 and it will be interesting to see how they go.

In the Cricket, what a game and what a finish by the Aussies to steal the match off Pakistan. This weekend all roads head towards the Gold Coast for the 2yo $2m BMW Magic Millions Classic over 1200m and the $1m 3yr Magic Millions Trophy over 1200m. The prize money is enormous for the whole racing card and trainers from all around Australia are trying to get there fingers in the pie.

This week there will be a huge crowd at Royal Randwick for the Villiers race day with the $150,000 prize money up for grabs for the winner of the Villiers. In the English Premier League the match of the round is Fulham who play host to Manchester United.

This weekend’s the main race comes from Perth, the “Kingston Town Classic” with the two class horses of the race being ‘Scenic Shot’ and ‘Snipers Bullet’. The second Cricket test starts tomorrow from Adelaide Oval between Australia and the West Indies, with the West Indies looking to improve on there diabolical performance in the first test.

This Saturday Australia play Wales and there could be heads rolling if they don’t win. In the International Rugby matches this weekend France play New Zealand, Scotland play Argentina, Ireland play South Africa and Italy play Samoa.

In racing this week we have the Railway Stakes in Perth with a lot of horses who have raced over the Melbourne Carnival chasing the good prize money on offer. In cricket, at the Gabba Australia take on the West Indies, Thursday 26th November, with Australia being the red hot favourites to win the first test. In the English Premier League soccer this weekend there are two crunch games with Liverpool playing host to Manchester City and Manchester United playing host to Everton. In the Rugby Union this weekend England take on the All Blacks and Scotland take on Australia, with Australia still coming to terms with Ireland snatching victory away with a last minute try on the bell to make that game a draw. Expect Australia to really come out firing and take their frustration out on the Scots.

This Saturday is the last day of the Flemington Racing Carnival. Punters won big off the bookies on Derby day but the bookies haven't stopped counting the money after Melbourne Cup day with not one favourite winning on Tuesday. The Emirates Stakes and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes are the 2 big races this Saturday with the successful carnival grinding to a halt.

This Saturday is the best quality racing for the whole year with 9 Group races in Flemington, with the top 3 placegetters in the Mackinnon Stakes exempt from the ballot for the Melbourne Cup. In the AAMI Victoria Derby over 2500m for 3 year olds Shamoline Warrior is the favourite but Rockferry is the horse the punters have really come for and will be a bookies nightmare if it wins.

This week is the famous COX PLATE at Mooney Valley Race Track with huge prize money up for grabs. The question is can Bart Cummings win the Cox Plate as well. Bart has the young up and comer SO YOU THINK which has a real big chance at $13.

This weekend’s Caulfield Cup has been sent into turmoil with two of the favoured runners scratched during the week due to injury. This will be one of the most open Caulfield Cups in years with betting $7-1 the field. With rain predicted we have to look at horses who can handle the sting out of the ground.

What a great season we had this year in the AFL and NRL but now with it all over it’s time to move on to the Cricket, Basketball and Soccer.

With the AFL season finished and the mighty Geelong Cats being the 2009 Premiers, we now have the NRL Grand Final this weekend with Parramatta playing Melbourne on Sunday at 5pm. Who will win? The punters think Melbourne Storm will win. For the bookies the Geelong Cats / Melbourne Storm double will be a huge payout so they will be cheering Parramatta big time.

This week we have the AFL Grand Final between Geelong and St. Kilda. Geelong are looking for redemption after getting beat in the Grand Final last year by Hawthorn, but they will have to beat the minor premiers St. Kilda to do so this year.

This week is the AFL and NRL final series and it is down to sudden death with the losing teams ending their season for the year.

To all you sports fans it will be hard getting off the couch this weekend with an abundance of fantastic sport to watch. In the NRL we are down to the finals series with the two lower rated teams who get beat this weekend meaning the end of the season for them. Brisbane vs Gold Coast, Bulldogs vs Newcastle, Manly vs Melbourne and St George vs Parramatta are this week's match ups. In the AFL we have two games in this weeks finals series West Bulldogs vs Brisbane and Adelaide v Collingwood.

In the NRL we are up to the final round which is Round 26. The big game of the week is Newcastle at home against Penrith and whoever loses will end their season for the year. It will be a cracker with Newcastle having a huge hometown support.

This Saturday at Rosehill racecourse we have the running of the $1 million Golden Rose with a top class field with the likes of Denman, Trusting and Phelan Ready (Golden Slipper winner) all trying to snare the big prize money. There will be a huge crowd at Rosehill with over 12 500 people expected to turn up for the start of the carnival.

What a week of sport coming with the 5th and final test starting on Thursday 20th August from The Oval. All Australia need is a draw to retain the Ashes but I am sure the curator from The Oval will be trying to make the wicket a result wicket for England to get a result.

The English Soccer season starts up this weekend and the question is, can Manchester United continue to be the top team again this year. The pick of the round will be Everton against Arsenal and Tottenham against Liverpool.

This weekend we have some great sporting fixtures, starting with the crucial 4th test starting on the 7th August from Headingley. Australia needs desperately to win this game as with only 2 tests left and a drawn series will still mean they retain the Ashes.

This weekend we have a smorgasbord of great sport to watch! CRICKET this weekend will see the 3rd ASHES TEST between England and Australia starting on the 30th July.

Tri Nations grudge match between South Africa and New Zealand on the 25th July. New Zealand look to continue their good form after their fight back victory against Australia in Auckland.

This week the NRL hits round 19. It will be interesting with many of the star players backing up or unable to play after the State of Origin clash. Brisbane Broncos have been hit especially hard Darren Lockyer and Sam Thaiday have pulled out of this weekends clash with the Rabbitos.

AFL - Lines up for Round 16. The unbeaten St Kilda are now two games clear of Geelong whose depleted side was beaten away from home by Brisbane last week. Geelong will be bolstered this week with the return of up to six stars,

Cricket fans, step up to the crease because Betezy has the odds you’re looking for. This week, the first test of the Ashes has started. Next Wednesday is the State of Origin with the Blues looking for some respect trying to save the Queensland whitewash! NRL steps up to Round 18 this week, with a lot of teams losing there star players to the State of Origin making for some interesting play.

This weekend Wimbledon wraps up with the mens and womens finals. Roger Federer ($1.41) looks a certainty to beat Pete Sampras's record of 14 grand slam wins. To do so he must beat Haas ($26.09) and then the winner of Murray ($3.51) vs Roddick ($13.05). In the ladies we would expect another Williams sisters show down. Current betting sees Serena ($2.05) and Venus ($2.30).

Ladies and gentlemen, even the corgis will be having a punt this weekend because it’s time again for racing’s most prestigious meet – Royal Ascot.

Betezy of course has this spectacular event covered, along with the exciting Winter Stakes Group 1 meet at Eagle Farm and all the rest of the weekend’s racing. And don’t forget, we offer better odds than all three TABs on metro and fixed odds racing and all Australian horse racing.