The first action of the 2018 edition of Rugby Championship sees New Zealand begin the defence of their crown when they travel to meet Australia in Sydney on Saturday.

The Springboks open their 2018 Rugby Championship campaign with a home fixture against Argentina in Durban on Saturday and the points handicap has been trading in the mid teens.

The 2018 edition of the Rugby Championship gets underway on 18th August and we take a look at what lies ahead for the four competing nations plus the latest prices in the outright betting market.

Monday night’s English Premier League football comes from Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace host Liverpool.

Both Manchester clubs are in English Premier League action on Sunday and we take a look at City’s home game against Huddersfield and United’s visit to Brighton.

With all the English Premier League clubs now having a game under their belts we take a look at selected matches from Saturday’s coupon including Spurs v Fulham and Chelsea v Arsenal.

There are four Absa Premiership matches taking place on Saturday 18th August and we take a look at each game including the league leaders Bidvest Wits who host Supersport United.

Orlando Pirates are in Absa Premiership action away at Bloemfontein Celtic on Sunday and we also take a look at Amazulu’s home game against Free State Stars.

Oracle Rugby looks at the Rugby Championship Round 1 matches including Australia v New Zealand and South Africa v Argentina

Oracle Rugby looks at the outright prospects and the betting for the forthcoming Rugby Championship

Best bets and value tips for racing from Flamingo Park on Monday 20th August with selections provided by Winning Form as well as their back page tipster, Magic Tips.

Best bets and value tips for racing from Scottsville on Sunday 19th August with selections provided by Winning Form as well as their back page tipster, Magic Tips.

Best bets and value tips for racing from Turffontein on Saturday 18th August with selections provided by Winning Form as well as their back page tipster, Magic Tips.

Best bets and value tips for racing from Kenilworth on Saturday 18th August with selections provided by Winning Form as well as their back page tipster, Magic Tips.

Brent is joined by Hein and Hanrick to pick out some of the betting highlights on this weekend’s sporting calendar

Brad Bernstein joins Brent Graham on our YouTube channel to talk about this week’s PGA Tour event, the Wyndham Championship taking place at The Sedgefield Country Club in North Carolina.

I am still trying to recover from a run of seriously late nights watching the PGA Championship. The fact that I stayed up late is generally good news as it means I had bets down that were in contention and I am pleased to report that thanks to Brooks Koepka I enjoyed an excellent weekend.

Since there was only one game I considered giving the post weekend review from the couch a skip, but alas I know my millions and millions of followers will just not be satisfied by that. So, here we go on my thoughts of the weekend and the Super Rugby 2018 season as a whole…

South Africa vs Argentina (Sat 18 Aug): A packed Kings Park in Durban will host the Springbok’s opening Rugby Championship encounter against Argentina.

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