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IT’S shaping up to be a massive year for Harry Kane and the next six months should see Tottenham’s talismanic striker finally win his first silverware with his boyhood club. Spurs are still battling on all four fronts as Jose Mourinho works his magic and the Carabao Cup looks their best bet to win a trophy at 7/2 pretty much across the board. Kane, though, will not enjoy much summer success with England at the European Championship. They are 6/1 second favourites with Unibet to end that curse which stretches back to 1966 but Italy are one of many teams preferred at 12/1 with William Hill. Expect the Three Lions to progress further than Wales and Scotland, but a best price of 4/11 with Coral won’t make us rich.

GOLF

Dustin Johnson is the 15/2 favourite with William Hill to tame Augusta for the second time in six months by successfully adding another green jacket to his wardrobe. But watch out for Jon Rahm, who has three straight top-ten finishes at the Masters and appeals at 11/1 with Paddy Power to win his first major. The USA are 8/11 with BoyleSports to win the rescheduled Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in September.

Roger Federer’s ongoing battle to fully recover from knee surgery means he might miss the Australian Open, paving the way for defending champion Novak Djokovic to make it three Melbourne successes in a row,

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Anthony Joshua v Tyson Fury will dominate the back pages in 2021 but look out for unbeaten Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk to continue to make progress after beating Dereck Chisora on points in October. Katie Taylor’s fights are always worth catching while ‘Babyface Assassin’ Shannon Courtenay is 5/1 with Coral to win a world title, which would most likely be at super-bantamweight.

CRICKET

Home advantage means India have to

RUGBY UNION

Eddie Jones’ schtick may be wearing a bit thin and some of his Autumn Nations Cup decisions were baffling but England won the inaugural tournament and can’t be opposed in the Six Nations. They are 5/4 with Betway to defend their crown and 2/1 with SportNation to win their 14th Grand Slam which would be their first in five years. One of the highlights of the year will be the British & Irish Lions returning triumphant from their summer tour of South Africa at 4/6 with Coral.

US SPORTS

No team has won successive Super

Envoi Allen is whipping up a storm after an impressive victory at Fairyhouse earlier this month. Gordon Elliott’s charge has won ten on the spin and is a double winner at the Cheltenham Festival despite being just six years old. He is 33/1 with Bet365 for the Gold Cup in March but is more likely to run in the Marsh Chase where he is 15/8 with Betfair. Tiger Roll is 20/1 with William Hill to win a third Grand National despite a poor run at Cheltenham last month but the Irish superstar should be backed each-way for another storming run at Aintree. It will still take a terrific horse to beat him. Battleground was second in the Juvenile Turf at last month’s Breeders Cup and the Chesham Stakes and Vintage Cup winner is 20/1 to win the Derby for Ballydoyle. Aidan O’Brien’s Fillies’ Mile winner Pretty Gorgeous can bring the stable further success by being first past the post in the Oaks at 20/1 with Bet Victor. Doolin Duke is each-way value at 33/1 with Unibet for the Greyhound Derby.

OLYMPICS

Tokyo will hopefully stage the Games next summer after they were postponed because of the pandemic. Georgia’s Salome Pazhava shocked the Russians by winning European rhythmic gymnastics gold in 2019 and is currently priced at 22/1 with 888Sport to be equally big in Japan.

DARTS

Gerwyn Price won seven titles this year, including the World Grand Prix and World Series and is 11/2 with Betfred to start 2021 by winning his first world championship.

What is the connection between Tottenham and the greatest winners of the Tour de France? Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain all claimed one of their five Tour victories in a year ending in one. Spurs’ last league title came in 1961... Chris Froome is 33/1 with Bet Victor to join them by wearing yellow in Paris for a fifth time next summer.