The game is less than a week away but anticipation is already high as we grow closer to kick-off for Super Sunday in Arlington, Texas. The big game can be seen on FOX television and online sportsbooks have listed the Green Bay Packers are 3-point favorites in 2011 Super Bowl odds vs the Steelers with an over/under betting total of 45. Besides the regular point spread, bookmakers are also offering great prop bet lines on 2011 Super Bowl MVP odds with Packers QB Aaron Rodgers the NFL betting favorite at 3/2. R

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We’re down to the last 32 teams in this year’s FA Cup and this weekend we have 16 intriguing fourth round ties to enjoy, including Everton versus holders Chelsea, Crawley of the Blue Square Bet Premier away at Torquay and Southampton v Man United.

Everton v Chelsea gets the action underway in a repeat of the 2009 final at Goodison Park, and it’s Chelsea who are the 21/20 favourites in the early kick off, with Everton available at 13/5 and the draw a 9/4 shot. Chelsea certainly appear to be back on song after a dreadful couple of months and have racked up an incredible 13 unanswered goals in their last 3 matches. Chels

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The third night of the Dubai Carnival at the Meydan racecourse in Dubai takes place on Thursday with the Group Two Al Rashidiya being the main feature of a seven race card. The full card is listed below.

The opening race is the Friday Trophy which is raced on the Tapeta and will see the return to the track of Golden Sword, winner of the 2009 Group 3 Chester Vase before running in fifth place behind the legendary Sea The Stars in the 2009 Epsom Derby. In those days of course he was trained at Ballydoyle by Aidan O’Brien, but these days he is under the wing of Dubai master trainer, Mike de Kock and he might be the one to follow in this.

Happy Dubai winner last week at the Carnival of the five furlong Al Hadeerah Trophy will try his look over six furlongs this week in second race of the day the GNB Sprint Handicap. F

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Wolverhampton Wanderers face Liverpool in the first televised Premier League action of the weekend, and this one is a hugely significant clash with both sides desperate for points near the foot of the table.

While it may be a little fanciful to call this one a relegation battle, Liverpool are currently just 14/1 to go down this season in what would be one of the most sensational football stories in years, and should they lose here, they’ll be just 2 points ahead of Wolves. T

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The NFC championship will finally have its champion on Sunday when the Packers vs Bears meet in the windy city from Soldier Field at 3:00pm EST. Vegas sportsbooks currently have Green Bay -4 betting favorites on the road in NFC Championship odds vs Chicago on Sunday. Sportsbooks also favor the Packers -200 in money line NFL playoff odds for Sunday’s NFC championship game vs the Bears +170 with a betting total of 44. Despite entering the playoffs as a sixth seed, Green Bay is favored to win on Sunday and is just one more win away from playing in Super Bowl XLV. A

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