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Doyle 9/4 to be top Wolves scorer

Wolves have signed Kevin Doyle from Reading and Sky Bet make the striker 9/4 to be their top marksman in the Premier League next season.

The 25-year-old Republic of Ireland international scored 18 goals in the Championship last season and Sky Bet make him an even money chance to score nine league goals or more for Wolves.

Sky Bet are also offering odds on when Mick McCarthy's men will first taste victory in the Premier League and offer 6/4 for them to win their opener against West Ham and 12/1 for them not to get a win from their first ten matches. They are 6/1 to be bottom of the table ten games in.

Sky Bet pitch Wolves' total season points haul at 36.5 (under 36.5 pts 5/6, over 36.5 pts 5/6) and make them 8/11 to stay up.

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Halley 6/1 for England

Bradford back Dave Halley is to switch his international allegiance from Wales to England in the hope of playing in this year's Four Nations tournament and Sky Bet make him a 6/1 shot to take part.

Sky Bet's rugby league compiler David Sykes said: "With it looking a two horse race for the full back position between Shaun Briscoe and Paul Wellens, we feel the only chance of him making an appearance is on the wing, where Peter Fox and Ryan Hall are ahead of him in the pecking order."

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Di Matteo 1/4 for West Brom job

Sky Bet make surprise contender for the West Brom job, Roberto Di Matteo, 1/4 favourite to succeed Tony Mowbray, following news that former frontrunner Alan Irivine will not be leaving Preston for the Hawthorns. Last week, Irvine was backed into 1/2 with Sky Bet to take the reins at West Brom, but after ruling himself out, Di Matteo is now short priced favourite for the job.

Sky Bet's Helen Jacob said: "We understand that both men were interviewed and after making a huge impression, Di Matteo looks set to be given the nod."

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Look who's back!

Following the news that Former Wigan and St Helens coach, Ian Millward, is to return to England next season after agreeing a three-year contract with Co-operative Championship club, Leigh Centurions Sky Bet are offering odds on how Leigh will fare during the next three seasons under Millward's tenure.

They are 4/1 to be the Championship regular season winners, 4/1 to win the Grand Final and 3/1 to win the Northern Rail Cup.

Sky Bet's rugby league compiler, Dave Sykes, said: "Although Ian took Leigh from a lowly-placed position to the top four before being released to take over at St Helens in 2000, he could be facing an ever bigger task this time around as the Centurians currently lie one place above the relegation trapdoor and aren't certainties even to be in the Championship by the time he begins his second spell in charge."

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Barneveld 12/1 To Claim His First Title Of 2009

The 2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic gets underway tomorrow, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7:00pm. Last year saw the world number one Phil Taylor bounce back from a first round exit in 2007 to claim his fourth Desert Classic title with a 13-7 victory over James Wade. Taylor is 4/6 with Sky Bet to win back-to-back titles with the field 11/10. Raymond van Barneveld, who claimed the title in 2007 and was runner up in 2006 is 12/1 and world number two James Wade is 8/1 to win his first Desert Classic title.

The weekend’s qualifiers saw the Dutch trio of Klassen, Stompe and Van der Voort join Barneveld to give the Dutch a good presence vying for Vegas glory. It’s 9/1 that the winner is Dutch with an English winner 1/9 and any other nationality 8/1. Another player that qualified at the weekend and is hoping to lift his first PDC crown is the Australian Simon Whitlock. The Wizard, who is undefeated on the Dart Players Australia circuit this season, is 28/1 to claim the Desert Classic title and fellow PDC newcomer Gary Anderson is 14/1.

From the tournament specials, it’s 5/6 that a 170 checkout isn’t hit during the tournament (5/6 170 checkout) and 7/2 that a player hits a 9 dart finish (1/6 no 9 darter).

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Murray 11/2 To Lose First Set And Beat Ferrero

Sky Bet make Andy Murray 11/2 to lose the first set against quarter-final opponent Juan Carlos Ferrero but come back to win the game. The Scot lost the first set 2-6 to his fourth-round opponent Stanislas Wawrinka before coming back to win in five sets in three hours and 56 minutes under the Centre Court roof.

Sky Bet have eased the odds of Andy Murray winning Wimbledon to 5/2 (from 2/1) following his epic win over Wawrinka. Five-time champion Roger Federer is Sky Bet's 4/7 favourite to triumph in SW19.

Sky Bet’s Chris Kennedy said: “Murray took care of Ferrero with relative ease in straight sets at Queens just over a couple of weeks ago but the combination of an improving Spaniard and a battle-weary Scot make this match look tougher than might otherwise have been the case. The early money suggests that punters think Murray is vulnerable with Ferrero proving popular at 13/2 to cause the upset.”

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