Patrick McEnroe, became the 38th US Davis Cup captain in 2000 succeeding his more illustrious brother, John, who resigned after a fruitless 14 month spell with the team. Pat feels that his team has a group mentality that will make all the difference, built around anchor-man, Andy Roddick.

Should the Russians beat the US in the Davis Cup in Oregon, it would complete an historic clean-sweep of ITF sanctioned team events in 2007, following victory for the women in the Fed Cup, and the mixed team in the Hopman Cup. In contrast the US has struggled to live up to its historical legacy in the Davis Cup. This will be America’s 61st final, having won the event 31 times, but they have lost on their last two appearances, in 2004 and 1997, and last lifted the trophy in 1995.

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Floyd “Pretty Boy” Mayweather and Ricky “the Hitman” Hatton meet on December 9th (GMT) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, in a WBC Welterweight world title fight billed as the ‘Undefeated’.

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It has been a sobering weak for German clubs in the Champions League, with all three Bundesliga representatives facing an early exit from the competition. That would at least leave Stuttgart, Werder Bremen and Schalke free to concentrate on the domestic league, but the trio could be left with a hangover after the discouraging midweek results. Soccer bettors won’t be disappointed to know that they can get up to 60% better Bundesliga betting odds at PinnacleSports.com.

With just a dozen games on the board, Chris Hutchings became the fourth managerial casualty of the Premiership season, after Wigan sacked him following a sixth successive defeat. There are plenty more bosses sitting uncomfortably, with further sackings before Christmas almost guaranteed. Fulham’s Lawrie Sanchez has admitted that he is worried about the club’s form, and he takes his misfits to Anfield on Saturday, where Liverpool are fresh from a 8-0 record-breaking Champions League victory. Get up to 60% better Premiership betting odds for all fixtures at PinnacleSports.com.

It has been a productive week for Italian sides in the Champions league, with the quartet of Serie A teams well placed to progress to the knock-out stages. The focus now returns to domestic issues where unbeaten Fiorentina, now in second place, are emerging as a dark horse for the Scudetto. Go to PinnacleSports.com for the up to 60% better Serie betting odds on all the weekend’s action.

After an indifferent start to the new La Liga season, when his attitude and commitment were both called in to question, Ronaldinho, the world’s most famous player looks like returning to form. The Brazilian scored twice in last weekend’s win over Real Betis, then gave a master class in attacking play as Barcelona beat Glasgow Rangers at the Nou Camp on Wednesday, and took a giant step toward the knockout phase. Check out PinnacleSports.com for up to 60% better La Liga betting odds for Barca’s game this weekend away to Getafe.

The Champions League returns this week with the fourth round of Group games, at which stage some big names are already facing the nightmare of an early exit from European soccer’s main stage. The club with the biggest point to prove is surely Liverpool, winners in 2006 and finalists last season, who are bottom of Group A with just a single point. Get up to 60% better Champion League betting odds for the Reds’ must win game at home to Besiktas, and the other 15 fixtures making up matchday four.

Though over a season has passed since Juventus were dropped into Italy’s Serie B, as punishment for their involvement in the match-fixing scandal, the wounds are still fresh, and will be reopened when the Old Lady host Inter Milan on Sunday. Not only were Inter awarded Juve’s Scudetto from 2005/06, they profited again in their absence last season, helped by poaching some of the Zebra’s most important players. Bettors can get up to 60% better Serie A betting odds for this tense and emotional game, at PinnacleSports.com.

The managerial merry-go-round continues to spin in La Liga, as Ronald Koeman takes over from Quique Flores at Valencia; Seville soldier on under a caretaker boss, while the rumours still abound that Villarreal’s Chilean manager, Manuel Pellegrini, could be the target of several big European clubs such as Chelsea. Bettors should always keep a close eye on the news feeds, as speculation can often effect team morale, and of course make sure they take advantage of up to 60% better La Liga odds at PinnacleSports.com.

Tottenham’s trip to the Riverside will certainly be the focus of an unusual amount of attention this weekend, as new Spanish coach, Juande Ramos, finally takes charge of his first league game at the popular London club, after weeks of speculation. However, without doubt the biggest story in the Premier League this weekend is the meeting of the division’s top two sides, Arsenal and Manchester United, at the Emirates Stadium, in a game that will have important repercussion for the title race. Get up to 60% better Premiership betting odds for this and every other Premier League game at PinnacleSports.com.

While Bayern Munich continue to deliver on the potential that their summer spending spree promised, some of last season’s successful sides are struggling to live up to expectation. Bundesliga champions, Stuttgart, and the side that denied them the double in the final of the German Cup, Nurnberg, meet on Saturday looking to get their campaigns back on track. The encounter is one of the most interesting in this week’s schedule, where PinnacleSports.com are offering up to 60% better Bundesliga betting odds.

After the weekend’s Serie A action, which saw AC Milan lose again at the San Siro, it was in fact a referee that hogged the headlines, for all the wrong reasons. Mauro Bergonzi awarded Napoli two hugely debatable spot kicks, which helped them to a 3-1 victory over Juventus. The sinners in the Italy’s big match-fixing scandal certainly seemed sinned against, reigniting the debate for video replays. Juve are in action again on Wednesday as part of a full midweek schedule of Italian fixtures, and bettors can get up to 60% better Serie A betting odds at PinnacleSports.com.

It was a eventful weekend in Spanish football with the game between Sevilla and Valencia producing all the headlines. The Sevillistas started the game without a manager, after Juande Ramos resigned to join Spurs, while Valencia ended the game without a manager, after Quique Sanchez Flores was sacked following his side’s 3-0 defeat. Amazingly Los Che had won six of their nine league fixtures, but teams and managers in the modern game are only as good as their last result. Bettors can however rely on PinnacleSports.com to continue to provide up to 60% better La Liga betting odds.

Current Italian Champions, Inter Milan, are beginning to assert themselves at the top of Serie A, opening up a three point lead over the chasing pack, which is led by Juventus. The Nerazzurri remain one of only two unbeaten sides, along with Fiorentina in third. It remains to be seen whether Inter will reproduce last season’s emphatic title charge, but bettors will certainly be able to follow all the action with up to 60% better Serie A betting odds at PinnacleSports.com.

After both Real Madrid and Barcelona lost last weekend, it is getting cramped at the top of the La Liga table, with five teams covered by just three points. The ‘big two’ have an opportunity this weekend to bounce back with home fixtures, but any further slip-ups could open the door to a host of other teams in the title race. Get up to 60% better La Liga betting odds for all the coming fixtures.