If the 2012 U.S Masters is to become the Hollywood blockbuster that the PR gurus market it as, it must surely be called “THE MASTERS: UNFINISHED BUSINESS” with the lead role falling firmly at the feet of a young Mr McIlroy.

A huge weekend of football awaits us with the first silverware to be won in the form of the Carling Cup, whilst a North London derby takes place in the Premier League with Spurs fancying their chances agaisnt their old rivals.

It has been a Gruelling ATP season and right now it’s more like we are entering the 12th round of a boxing match than a Tennis event. After 11 months of battling each other around the world, the extremely lucrative O2 event comes with many ranking points to boot and these guys should be going all out for it, carrying knocks or not it will be survival of the fittest next week.

The curtain finally closes on a gripping season of Women’s tennis this week and it will go out in style with their version of the O2 finals, being played in the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul. With it being the 5th most prestigious event on the calendar and $1,550,000 to the winner, competition for the title is expected to be fierce.

Throughout the book we learn about the art of stadium announcing, the history of bubbles and lots about the West Ham way

The County cricket season has come to an end; there were thrills, there were spills and there was one hell of an exciting end to the campaign. Lizzy 'Mrs Cricket' Ammon is back on Talking Sports to hand out her County cricket awards, so grab a cup of tea, sit back and celebrate all that is county cricket.

As the dust begins to gather in the corners of the transfer window following it's closure, it seems like a good time to take stock of how things have begun at Upton Park and how we have got on during the madness that is the transfer window.

It was starting to feel like the gambling Gods weren’t just sending me a warning but punishing me for having the audacity to start up this weekly column.

I’m not going to lie; it’s been a tough start to this season’s betting. There’s nothing you’d want more than a successful start to a betting campaign to put you in a jubilant mood for the season ahead but it just hasn’t happened.

Well, what do you know? All the hype, hope, excitement and confidence built in the lead up to the new season was smashed faster than a betting shop window during the recent riots. An hour and a half into the new season and the Gambling Gods have fired off a warning shot.