SOCCER FOOTBALL 24H

Rosenborg v Celtic  Wednesday, 7.45pm  Live on Premier Sports Norwegian champions Rosenborg face an  uphill struggle  if they are to avoid a repeat of last year's elimination from the Champions League at the hands of Celtic. The Troll Children suffered a 3-1 beating at Parkhead in the first-leg of this qualifying second round tie meaning their chances now hang by a thread. Interim coach Rini Coolen did see his men nab a vital away goal to ensure there's life in the return on Wednesday evening. Rosenborg may have lost convincingly in Glasgow but they did take the lead that night thanks to a powerful drive from the left foot of  Birger Melling . That rocked the bulk of an audience in excess of 50,000, but not for long. A double from record signing  Odsonne Edouard Olivier Ntcham strike handed power to the Scots. Everyone in the home dressing room know they must now go on the attack but could that work in Celtic's favour? Bhoys must keep it tight at...

International Champions Cup matches, Wednesday 1st August Strong Madrid squad will beat Man Utd Manchester United   5.00  v Real Madrid  1.68 ; The Draw  4.60 Kick off 01:05, Live on MUTV Manchester United's understrength team have yet to win a match in 90 minutes during their tour of the USA. They played their fourth game over the weekend and were thrashed 4-1 by  Liverpool , which doesn't bode well for their chances against a strong Real Madrid squad. Real have benefitted from the early exits of Germany and Spain from the World Cup to boost a squad in which the likes of Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema have enjoyed the summer off. The Champions League holders look excellent value at  1.68  to  win their opening ICC match . Unbeaten Spurs can continue run against Milan Tottenham   2.58  v AC Milan  2.82 ; The Draw  3.50 Kick off 01:35, Live on Premier Sports Despite the fact that Christian Eriksen is the ...

With the new League Two season nearly upon us, Ian Lamont can't wait to see Swindon's Jermaine McGlashan back in League Two, where he thinks the Imps will be the ones to beat, but worries that Exeter will be all the worse without Paul Tisdale... League Winner End of Tisdale era spells mediocrity for Exeter Who will get over last season's disappointment quickly or who will have a hangover? That's the question about every play-off loser that pundits and fans face at the start of the next season. I wonder if  Paul Tisdale  might have stayed at Exeter had they gone up, having reached the League Two play-off final for the second year running? Ultimately, the fans serving notice on his contract seemed to grate, I believe, despite it being pretty odd that he had a two-year rolling deal. The Grecians have been marked down by the layers, who seem to think therefore that it will take  Matt Taylor , the 36-year-old under-23s coach promoted from within, time to ...

Vancouver Whitecaps v Minnesota Utd Sunday 03:00 Kev signed off last night with a win - and absolutely no style - as Wexford's goalless draw with Drogheda comfortably  landed his BTTS bet . He's off on holiday now, which means the column's ours 'til next Sunday. Where to start?  Canada , we reckon. Vancouver Whitecaps have delivered Over 3.5 Goals in 5/6 appearances at  BC Place  and we like the price on them making it 6/7 overnight tonight.  Carl Robinson's  men have scored at least twice themselves in 5/6, while conceding at least twice in 5/6. Adrian Heath's  Minnesota bring some big numbers with them too. Since the ex-Everton man took charge, United have served up Over 3.5 Goals in more than half of their away games (14/26). They've conceded at least  three  times on 7/9 road trips this season. With two  leaky defences  going head to head, we're bracing for a deluge of goals. RECOMMENDED BETS Back Over 3.5 Goals @...

International Champions Cup games, Saturday 28th July PSG missing attacking trio Arsenal   2.22  v Paris St-Germain  2.94 ; The Draw  3.85 Kick off 12:35, Live on Premier Sports Arsenal and PSG lost their respective opening ICC games, though the Gunners were only defeated by Atletico Madrid thanks to a penalty shootout. Having gone a goal behind, Arsenal fought back to draw 1-1, after their 17-year old academy product  Emile Smith-Rowe  scored a brilliant goal to level the scores. PSG were defeated 3-1 by Bayern Munich and have few options in attack, with the likes of Edison Cavani, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar all resting after the World Cup. Arsenal should have a more balanced team then, yet this remains a difficult match to predict. With that in mind, play it safe by backing  under 3.5 goals , which is available at  1.60 . Old Lady can win again Benfica   4.30  v Juventus  1.92 ; The Draw  3.50 Kick off 18...