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Chelsea v Man Utd...
Sunday's clash between Chelsea and Manchester United has all the credentials to be a thriller. Chelsea are unbeaten at home, while United have taken 15 out of a possible 18 away points so far this season. Chelsea have done little wrong recently, with six straight wins, including a 4-0 mauling of Lazio in Rome and a 5-0 demolition of Newcastle. Critics may argue that those wins were achieved against understrength sides, namely a ten-man Italian outfit with a dodgy keeper and a Magpies side without the likes of Alan Shearer and Craig Bellamy. However, there can be little doubt that Chelsea have lit up the Premiership on occasions this season, with their big-name signings contributing to their rise to second place. The addition of Claude Makelele, in particular, has provided a platform for the talents of Damien Duff, Frank Lampard and Joe Cole to shine. Sunday's game will give us a clearer picture of where Chelsea stand in terms of a serious challenge for the Premiership title.

On the back of their impressive home record, and after United did just enough against Blackburn last week, the recommendation is a home win for Chelsea at 11/8 (17/10 United, 9/4 the Draw). Chelsea can be backed at 15/8 to be leading at half-time, while they are as big as 3/1 in our Half-Time/Full-Time market. Hernan Crespo has certainly taken his chances when given the opportunity this season, and he is 5/1 to score the first goal. Combine that with a 1-0 scoreline (7/1) in a Scorecast bet and you'll be rewarded with odds of 30/1!

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Cricket...
Prices are available for the first one-day international between Pakistan and New Zealand, which starts on Saturday (05.30 GMT). New Zealand were nearly scared off after the bombs that went off during their last visit, and have only travelled this time after the itinerary was changed, amid threats of legal action from the Pakistan board. Several of NZ's top players, however, have stayed at home, and so it is difficult to see them scoring enough runs or bowling Pakistan out - hence a quote of 11/4 for the match and 11/2 for the Series (Pakistan 1/4 and 1/10 respectively).

The wisdom of playing cricket in Asia during the monsoon season has to be questioned: perhaps England fancied having some time off in the New Year as it was their idea in the first place! This is reflected in the prices for the forthcoming Test Series against Sri Lanka, with the draw relatively short at 11/10, and likely to shorten further depending on the weather forecast (Sri Lanka 13/10, England 4/1). Sri Lanka have a good record at Galle, the venue for the first Test which starts next Tuesday (Dec 2), and it will take something special from England to beat them. On the basis, however, that the one result from the one-day series (Sri Lanka won 1-0, with the other two games rained off) has been overdone, a small wager on England at 9/2 could be the call. Predictably the draw is favourite at Evens, with Sri Lanka at 13/10.

Australia are big-odds on favourites (1/7) for their Test series against India (9/1), which also starts next week, as the Indians haven't won a Test there since February 1981. In our Top Series Indian Batsman market it is hard to see beyond Sachin Tendulkar at 4/6.

Here at bet365 we bet In Running on all live cricket matches, and our markets include: Match Winner; Next Man Out; Next Wicket Method (catch, lbw etc); and Total Innings Runs.

Horse racing...
The highlight of this weekend's action is undoubtedly the Hennessy Gold Cup from Newbury. Ante-post betting on the race has been available for some time, and you might have expected the market to have settled down by now - but far from it. With doubts over several of the leading contenders, mainly because of ground conditions, there have been several market moves, in particular Shardam (now 7/1) and Joss Naylor (8/1). Shardam is from the Twiston-Davies yard, which can do little wrong at the moment, and this lightly weighted gelding looks sure to make his presence felt. The softening ground may go against my original fancy Haut Cercy (14/1), while it is going to be difficult for the novice Strong Flow (11/2) against some more experienced chasers. Breeders Cup heroine Islington is a 4/1 shot for Sunday's Japan Cup.

The Hennessy (14.35 GMT) is one of six races to be shown live on Channel 4 this Saturday, which also includes the `Fighting Fifth' Hurdle (13.40) from Newcastle. Back a winner at 4/1 or over and we will give you a free bet to the same stake on the next Channel 4 race.

Have a great weekend - and don't forget to take advantage of our fantastic free bet!