James Wade will be striving to return to winning ways following a defeat and a draw in his last two matches. He faces a tough test against the rising Belgian star Dimitri Van den Bergh, who is very much at home on the big stage.
This is a crucial fixture for Michael Smith who needs to pick up at least a point to avoid being potentially overtaken by Raymond van Barneveld, meaning he would then start night nine in the elimination zone.
There are plenty of similarities between these two teams and their style of play and they are both coming off opening victories. Kolkata have dominated previous meetings between the two teams and they appear to have the edge in quality once again here too.
The 2019 Unibet Premier League season takes place from February to May across 17 nights (16 nights of a league phase leading up to the play-offs at the O2 Arena).
The second World Golf Championship of the 2019 season heads to Texas for the fourth year to host the match play. The world’s top 64 golfers – excluding absentees Rickie Fowler and Adam Scott for the second straight year – tee it up in 16 groups of four players playing round-robin matches with the winners of each group advancing to the knockout stages.
Australia looked comfortable as they chased down Pakistan’s total for the second game running with the latter’s leisurely run-rate and inability to take wickets both contributing to the defeat. Australia will now look to wrap up the series in the third game and then kick on to attempt the whitewash.
Both of these teams won their opening matches but in completely different ways with Delhi starring with the bat and Chennai winning thanks to an outstanding spin bowling display against RCB.
The UFC are doing their best to impress the ESPN brass by headlining their second card with two of the most exciting and ferocious strikers in the lightweight division. Edson Barboza and Justin Gaethje meet in Philadelphia with contrasting techniques but the same violent intentions.
David Branch forgot how to lose but since joining the UFC he has lost twice and is desperate to get back to winning ways, but there are no easy fights in the UFC as Jack Hermansson steps and eyes another finish.
Josh Emmett has recovered from his terrible facial injuries inflicted by Jeremy Stephens in his last fight and takes on the experienced Michael Johnson who promises a resurgence of his career.
Two of the most experienced and talented women in the strawweight division travel to Philadelphia with eyes on the number one contender spot. Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Michelle Waterson enjoy showing off their skills in the cage but want to win this one at all costs.
Paul Craig has established himself in the UFC but needs to string some wins together to remain a contender. The Scot now welcomes a debutant but also a tough assignment in the large shape of Kennedy Nzechukwu.
Two young prospects kick off the main card in Philadelphia where we can expect an exciting exchange on the feet with Sheymon Moraes and Sodiq Yusuff both hunting a vintage knockout.
With the EA SPORTS FIFA 19 season underway, the TSZ team have developed a player-ranking algorithm to keep track of how the top players compare to one another over the course of the season
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