Rebecca Welch became the first female referee to officiate an entire EFL match, on this day in 2021.

Welch made EFL history as she oversaw Harrogate’s 2-0 League Two home defeat by Port Vale where her day went unspoilt – without any major controversy – and Harrogate manager Simon Weaver praised the referee post match.

“I think she was very good indeed,” he said after the game.

“Important calls were made throughout and they were the right calls.

“Hopefully it’s just par for the course that we see female referees and officials in the EFL. It’s about time.”

Amy Fearn became the first woman to referee an EFL game after coming on as an injury replacement in the 2010 Championship game between Coventry and Nottingham Forest, but Welch…

Covers is throwing an entry into the Circa Million Pro Football contest for the 2021 season and Adam Chernoff has been tabbed to make the weekly picks so let’s dig right in.

Here are his five ATS picks for Week 3 of the Circa Million betting contest.

Week 2 record: 2-3Season to date: 7-3Place: T-345 / 4,086

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The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t earn a first-round bye to kick off their quest for a third straight AFC Championship, but bookies don’t expect much resistance when they welcome the Pittsburgh Steelers to Arrowhead Stadium for the Wild Card Round on Sunday night.

Pittsburgh narrowly slid into the NFL Playoffs thanks to a wacky Week 18 of the regular season. Now, oddsmakers are giving the Steelers nearly two touchdowns on the road against a team that flattened them 36-10 in this same stadium just a few weeks back. In other words, things aren’t looking good for Ben Roethlisberger & Co.

Go wild this weekend with our NFL free picks and predictions for Steelers at Chiefs on January 16.

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Pop quiz: What NFL quarterback was second in the league in passing yards and completions, third in completion percentage, eighth in touchdowns, and has a juicy matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars this Saturday?

If you guessed Justin Herbert, you win my everlasting respect and adulation… and probably want to read on as I give my favorite player out of the numerous Justin Herbert props that provide value during the first prime-time game of the Wild Card weekend.

If there’s one thing that makes a bettor happy, it’s when other (smart) bettors also like the same guys you do. My colleague Rohit Ponnaiya is keying in on L.A.’s top wide receiver amongst his best Chargers vs. Jaguars props, while Jason Logan is also on the Herbie train with his Chargers vs. Jagu…

One of the longest-running and largest underdog bets in the history of online sports betting may finally be coming to a close this week.

That’s right, we found Bigfoot. 

A video from a couple traveling on a train through the San Juan National Forest in Colorado apparently shows the mythical beast, taking a stroll down a hillside before popping a squat amongst the bushes.

People on a train in southwest Colorado may have spotted ‘Bigfoot.’ Thoughts?Video: bt92.travels (IG user)#colorado #news #bigfoot pic.twitter.com/iX1naHGOI5

— OutThere Colorado (@outthereco) October 10, 2023

The existence of Sasquatch was a long-running novelty market open to wagering at some less-than-legal books during the Wild W…

Win and they’re in. It’s that simple for the Buffalo Bills, who can capture the AFC East divisional crown and return to the playoffs for the fifth straight year with a victory over the Miami Dolphins. A loss, on the other hand, makes things considerably murkier for Josh Allen & Co.

If the Bills lose today they’ll need victories from the Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars and any result other than a tie between the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts to scamper into the postseason. Sound complicated? It is. It’s also precisely the kind of high stakes scenario the NFL schedule makers dreamt about in the summer.

While there are a number of different subscription-based TV channels and streaming services available to watch tonight’s game, you can al…

Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams gets his first taste of football under the Sunday-Night lights as the Chicago Bears take on C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans.

Williams has feet that can get him out of trouble, which will be more apparent as he gains experience. Entering tonight as a 6-point road dog and likely playing from behind, my Bears vs Texans predictions expect Williams’ rushing opportunities will increase along with his chances of breaking a big run.

I dig deeper into William’s rushing role in my NFL picks for Sunday, September 15 below.  

Bears vs Texans SNF prediction

My best betCaleb Williams Over 9.5 yards longest rush attempt (-105 at bet365)

My analysisCaleb Williams is not a rushing QB, I get that, bu…

On 5 November 2019 Jürgen Klopp looked down a camera lens and encouraged Liverpool fans to pack out Anfield for the women’s Merseyside derby. It attracted close to a quarter of a million views and followed on from a summer of “one club” propaganda which included mixed team photographs and a joint tour of the US. 

Fast forward and, on the same day that the Premier League fixtures have revealed the likely dates on which Liverpool men will end their 30-year wait for a Premier League title, the relegation of Liverpool women from the Women’s Super League has been confirmed.

It would be easy to blame the management. A single win and three draws in 14 games tells a damning story. Liverpool have played poorly. The…

Nigeria and Portugal became the first teams to qualify for the Olympic men s football tournament quarter-finals, while hosts Brazil were held again. 

The 2008 runners-up Nigeria backed up their thrilling 5-4 win over Japan with a 1-0 victory against Group B opponents Sweden, courtesy of Sadiq Umar s first-half goal. 

Portugal, who defeated Argentina in their Rio 2016 opener, made it two wins from two in Group D on Sunday with a 2-1 come-from-behind triumph against Honduras. 

Neymar s Brazil are still without a goal from their opening two Group A games of the tournament, held to another 0-0 draw, this time by Iraq.

Denmark boosted their chances of progression to the next round with a tense 1-0 win against South Africa, while Argentina got off the mark …

Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro was ruled out of the upcoming Euro 2008 championships on Monday after suffering a left ankle injury according to Ansa press agency.

The replacement for the 34-year-old Real Madrid defender capped 116 times will be announced soon, the Italian Football Federation informed Ansa.

Cannavaro who will hold a press conference on Tuesday suffered the injury during a training session at their Austrian base, just hours after Italy arrived in the country.

He underwent scans at a hospital in Modling, 15 kilometres south of Vienna, after colliding with Giorgio Chiellini during the practice match and was subsequently transferred to another hospital in Vienna.

Cannavaro underwent an MRI scan, after which the doctor Franz Maria Kainberge…