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Eurovision comes to us live from Malmo in Sweden tomorrow night (Sat 18th May). The country which gifted the world Abba will host the 58th Eurovision contest and this year the United Kingdon will be ‘holding out for a hero’ yet again as 80′s belter Bonnie Tyler tries to win the votes with her song ‘Believe in Me’!

Make no mistake, Bonnie Tyler is a big name on the continent and her ditty ‘Believe in Me’ isn’t bad as a Eurovision entry – compared to some of the previous entries we’ve put in Tyler’s version is pop gold.

But will the formula of an Eighties pop goddess and an easy listening number work on our voting cousins across the water?

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Wigan upset the odds when the underdogs proved once again that no-one should write them-off when they defeated Manchester City at the weekend by lifting the FA Cup for the first time in their history. Now The Latics travel to North London tonight to face an Arsenal team who must win to continue their dreams of Champions League football next season. It’s a game neither team can afford to lose…

Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud is still unable to play as he serves his final game of a three-match suspension. The Gunners sit 2 points behind close rivals Spurs with two games remaining and they need to win both to secure Champions League football for a 16th year in a row.

Anything less than 3 points against Wigan tonight will mean that Arsenal can still finish 4th but they’ll need to do it the hard way by travelling north to Newcastle on Sunday and winning while hoping Spurs lose at home to Sunderland.

Arsenal are pre-match favourites to win at the Emirates Stadium tonight and currently the best betting odds of 2/5 belong with Paddy Power.

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Its been a week dominated by managerial news that’s had an adverse effect on both the teams contesting for the 2013 FA Cup. Man City’s nearest rivals announced the arrival of a new manager in the shape of David Moyes and the Blue half of Manchester will be contemplating what exactly does this mean for their own league prospects next season.

Wigan have been caught-up in the SAF retirement story as Everton have been linked heavily with their manager, Roberto Martinez, and is the frontrunner in the eyes of the bookies to take over the Goodison hot-seat.

All this comes on the back of a 3-2 midweek home defeat to Swansea which leaves Wigan’s Premier League survival hopes blowing ‘delicately’ in the wind.

Man City won the FA Cup a couple of seasons ago and so ended their long 35-year wait for silverware. Sure it took the purchasing power of a filthy-rich Sheik to end the hoodoo but City are in no mood to put that crate of silver polish back in the cupboard just yet, as they have large aspirations of winning their third trophy in three seasons with victory on Saturday evening.

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On Saturday night the Emirates Arena in Glasgow will host the biggest fight on these shores so far this year as the WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns defends his title against mandatory challenger Jose Gonzalez.

Undefeated Puerto Rican Jose Gonzalez 22(KO 17)-0-0 is a dangerous opponent for Burns and comes into this fight with the reputation as a big puncher. Gonzalez, 29, admitted in a recent interview that he didn’t want to face Ricky Burns in Glasgow as any decision would probably go the way of the hometown boxer. Hence why Gonzalez states he’s going to have to knockout Burns to win his WBO crown.

Ricky Burns 37(KO 10)-2-0 has faced big hitters in the past, Roman Martinez also of Puerto Rico fought The Big Man back in 2010 for the WBO Super Featherweight World Title.

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A solitary point apiece might be enough for either side tomorrow as Selhurst Park will be bursting at the seams as it hosts the Championship last day finale between Crystal Palace and Peterborough.

Both teams are poles apart in the table with Palace sitting in the PlayOff positions and Peterborough just above the relegation zone on goal difference.

Crystal Palace haven’t exactly been flying recently having failed to notch up a victory in their last nine games. Yet somehow even with that poor form, Ian Holloway’s side are just a point from securing a PlayOff spot.

It’s expected that Palace will name the same starting XI that fought for 0-0 draw away to Millwall midweek. Paddy Power have the Eagles at 2′s to win tomorrow but they’ll need to find some of that mid-season form as this looks like anything but a home win.

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Saturday (4th) sees the first of the Flat season Classics take place at Newmarket as the Qipco sponsored 2000 Guineas Stakes (1m) brings together the best three year old colt and fillies to contest for a purse worth around £400,000.

Pre-race hot favourite is Dawn Approach (best price of 11/8 with Paddy Power) is the only entry from the Godolphin stable this year after trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni was banned for eight-years in a much publicised doping scandal.

Dawn Approach was unbeaten in six races last year in his first full season and the colt’s trainer Jim Bolger believes he’s “stronger” and “much improved” ahead of the 2000 Guineas Stakes.

Out of the other 13 entries contesting Dawn Approach the biggest threat must come from the Richard Hannon-trained Tornado (best bet of 5/2 from SkyBet).

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The Championship will wrap its full fixture list next Saturday (4th May) and with only 2 games left to play, a clutch of clubs are in the hunt to claim a Playoff place. Cardiff have been crowned champions and will take their rightful place in the Premier League next season but who will be going-up with them?

Here at Free Betting Online we’ve had a look at the contenders left in the race and as usual with fans of Championship football betting we’d love to hear your comments on who you think will be joining Cardiff in the promised land next season.

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Real Madrid have strutted into Westfalenstadion and made their intentions mightily clear – their here to beat Borussia Dortmund on their own turf! Jose Mourinho hasn’t quite planted the Madrid flag in the centre-spot of his opponents ground ala Graeme Souness mid-90′s style but announcing his side 24 hours before kick-off reeks of antagonistic confidence which is bound to get-up the nose of his opposite number Jurgen Klopp.

Both Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid escaped from the so-called “Group of Champions” which also consisted of Ajax and Man City. Dortmund topped the group and took a total of 4 points from Madrid during group qualification.

Dortmund saw off Shakhtar Donetsk while Madrid scraped through the Round of 16 against Man Utd. The Quarters were lucky for Dortmund as woeful officiating helped them win in the last minute against Malaga with an offside goal. Madrid eventually woke-up in their quest to win the Champions League and a dominant first-leg display against Galatasaray was enough to book their place in the semis.

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A huge crowd of over 21,000 punters is expected at Ayr racecourse this Saturday as the Coral sponsored Scottish Grand National (4m 110y) takes centre stage in Ayrshire. The Ayr meeting gets underway on Friday but its the big Handicap Chase at 3.50pm on Saturday and the chance of Auroras Encore to win Nationals on both sides of the border in the same year which hasn’t happened since Red Rum back in 74.

The bookies ante-post betting favourite is Rival D’estruval (best odds of 6/1 with Paddy Power) and this French 8-year-old looked as though he was about to win the 4-mile National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham last month when he fell just two fences from home with a half-a-length lead over eventual runner-up Tofino Bay.

Big Occasion’s odds have shortened from 14′s to 8′s with BoyleSports and this David Pipe-trained 6-year-old gelding will be looking to emulate his victory in the four-miler Uttoxeter Midlands Grand National Chase. It’s been reported that Big Occasion will not run if the ground gets any harder so the team behind Big Occasion will be pleased that light rain is expected and the going should be good to soft.

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Eight years ago a football club from a town more renowned for professional egg-chasing entered into England’s top-flight. At the end of that particular season they’d finished in 10th position against all odds and since then Wigan have clung like a barnacle to their Premier League status.

Since that 2005–06 season, where Wigan finished a top ten club, they’ve flirted with relegation more times than they’d care to wish and yet they remain in the World’s richest football league. But is time running out for the Latics?

In the first of their Premier League survival games Wigan will face Man City tonight at the Etihad Stadium in a dress rehearsal for May’s FA Cup Final.

They sit three points adrift of Aston Villa, Sunderland and Stoke but have two games in-hand but as we all know at this late stage of the season – games in hand do not necessary equate to points on the board.

Wigan’s form against City is woeful, they’ve lost the last 6 games and failed to hit the back of the net in every one. Therefore, its not rocket science to predict a Man City win in tonight’s game and the bookies aren’t giving much value either with best betting odds of 2/7 coming from Stan James.

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