A look at how the Sporting Life recommended bets have performed in July 2026.
Points system explained
We use a points system, ranging from 0.5 to 10, to help underline confidence in a selection and to help you weight your stakes.
In other words, if your maximum bet is £100 and your normal bet is £10, you might have £10 on a 1pt win selection, £10 each-way for 1pt each-way, £20 for 2pts win, and so on.
Points staked also enable us to keep a fully transparent P&L, which you'll see below, but should be considered a guide only. We advise at prices available with major bookmakers at the time of publication and where the general price is considered acceptable.
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Profit since start of 2003 until start of current month (July 2026) is +5766.44pts
- July fixed odds total = +5.73pts
- July antepost total = 0pts
- July overall total = +5.73pts
Racing:
Andrew Asquith's Weekend View (Jul 4) - 1pt win Tribal Chief in the Coral Challenge at Sandown at 6/1 (General), 1pt e.w. Noble Horizon in the Old Newton Cup at Newmarket at 16/1 (Unibet, Ladbrokes, Coral). Result pending
Punting Pointers (Jul 2) - 0.5pts e.w Top Flight Century in the 15:50 Perth at 11/1 (Bet365), 0.5pts e.w Dalileo in the 17:00 Perth at 9/1 (Bet365). PROFIT=6pts
Punting Pointers (Jul 1) - 1pt e.w Crackerjack Queen in the 13:50 Worcester at 11/2 (1/5 1,2,3,4 Sky Bet), 1pt e.w Barmyblade in the 14:40 Thirsk at 9/1 (1/5 1,2,3,4,5 General), 1pt win Al Mootamarid in the 15:55 Worcester at 10/3 (Bet365). PROFIT=9.9pts
Football:
Colombia vs Ghana (July 4) JC: 1.5pts Daniel Munoz 2+ shots at 13/5 (Coral, Ladbrokes, BOYLESports). Result pending
Australia vs Egypt (July 3) - JT: 1pt Mohamed Salah 1+ assists at 9/2 (Ladbrokes, Coral), 0.5pt Salah to score from outside the box at 25/1 (Betway). Result pending
Portugal vs Croatia (July 3) - JT: 1pt No Goalscorer after 90 minutes at 9/1 (General). Result pending
Jake's World Cup predictions (July 3) - Australia vs Egypt - Friday 19:00: 2pts Mohamed Salah to create 3+ chances at 6/5 (Paddy Power, Betfair), 0.5pt Mohamed Salah to create 4+ chances at 3/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair), 0.25pt Mohamed Salah to create 5+ chances at 13/2 (Paddy Power, Betfair). Argentina vs Cape Verde - Friday 23:00: 1.5pts Lionel Messi 3+ shots on target at 17/10 (Coral, Ladbrokes). Colombia vs Ghana - Saturday 02:30: 2pts Colombia 15+ total shots (Coral, Ladbrokes). Result pending
Spain vs Austria (July 2) JC: 1pt Pedri 1+ assist at 7/2 (Coral, Ladbrokes), 0.5pt Marko Arnautovic to be carded at 11/2 (bet365). Result pending
Jake's World Cup predictions (July 2) - Spain vs Austria - Thursday 20:00: 2pts Spain win to nil at evens (General). Portugal vs Croatia - Friday 00:00: 1pt the Draw in 90 minutes at 13/5 (Betfred), 0.5pt Either team to win on penalties at 6/1 (Sky Bet). Switzerland vs Algeria - Friday 04:00: 0.75pt Breel Embolo 1+ assist at 13/2 (Coral, Ladbrokes). Result pending
Belgium vs Senegal (July 1) - JT: 2pts Senegal to qualify at 11/8 (bet365, Paddy Power), 0.5pt Senegal to win in 90 minutes at 13/5 (Paddy Power). LOSS=2.5pts
England vs DR Congo (July 1) - TC: 1pt Elliot Anderson 1+ headed shots on target at 12/1 (William Hill), 0.5pt Anderson 2+ headed shots on target at 100/1 (Sky Bet), 0.5pt Anderson to score a header at 40/1 (bet365, William Hill). LOSS=2pts
England vs DR Congo (July 1) - JT: 2pts Under 2.5 goals at 19/20 (William Hill), 1pt England to win and under 2.5 goals at 15/8 (Sky Bet, BOYLESports), 0.5pt Anderson to win Man of the Match at 25/1 (bet365), 0.5pt Ezri Konsa to win Man of the Match at 33/1 (bet365). LOSS=4pts
England vs DR Congo (July 1) - JC: 1pt Nico O'Reilly to score anytime at 6/1 (William Hill, Betfred), 0.5pt Nico O'Reilly to score 2+ goals at 80/1 (BetVictor), 0.5pt Nico O'Reilly to score a header at 16/1 (William Hill). LOSS= 2pts
Jake's World Cup predictions (July 1) - England vs DR Congo - Wednesday 17:00: 1.5pts Marc Guehi to win 2+ fouls at 11/8 (Betfred), 1pt Ezri Konsa to commit 2+ fouls at 12/5 (BetVictor), 1pt Marcus Rashford 1+ shot on target from outside the box at 9/4 (bet365). Belgium vs Senegal - Wednesday 21:00: 1pt Ismaïla Sarr to score anytime at 10/3 (General). USA vs Bosnia - Thursday 01:00: 2.5pts USA -1 Handicap at 11/10 (General), 0.75pt USA -2 Handicap at 14/5 (General), 0.25pt USA -3 Handicap at 7/1 (General). PROFIT=1.58pts
Tennis:
Wimbledon matches (Jul 3) - 1.5pts Arthur Rinderknech v Novak Djokovic to be 3-3 after six games at 10/11 (Coral, Ladbrokes, BOYLE Sports); 0.5pt over 12.5 games in first set of Rinderknech v Djokovic at 5/2 (bet365); 0.5pt Jenson Brooksby to win a set v Jannik Sinner at 11/5 (Coral, Ladbrokes). Result pending
Wimbledon matches (Jul 2) - 1pt Grigor Dimitrov to beat Jakub Mensik at 7/4 (BoyleSports), 1pt over 39.5 games in Matteo Berrettini v Arthur Fils at 10/11 (bet365, William Hill, 888sport). Result pending
Wimbledon matches (Jul 1) - 1pt Marton Fucsovics to beat Learner Tien at 9/4 (General); 2pts Arthur Rinderknech to serve 20+ aces v Martin Damm at 4/5 (bet365); 0.5pt Rinderknech 30+ aces v Damm at 100/30 (bet365); 1pt Tatjana Maria to beat Iva Jovic at 12/5 (bet365). LOSS=1.25pts
Wimbledon men's singles (Jun 29-Jul 12) - 1pt e.w. Taylor Fritz at 22/1 (BOYLE Sports 1/2 1-2); 0.5pt e.w. Ugo Humbert at 300/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power 1/3 1-2). Result pending
Wimbledon ladies' singles (Jun 29-Jul 11) - 1.5pt e.w. Madison Keys at 18/1 (betway); 0.5pt e.w. Jelena Ostapenko at 150/1 (BetMGM, VirginBet); 0.25pt e.w. Alja Tomljanovic at 400/1 (SportingIndex, SpreadEx). Result pending
Cricket:
England v India T20I second T20I (Jul 4) - 2pts over 190.5 first innings runs at 5/6 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair). Result pending
T20 Blast: Nottinghamshire v Lancashire (Jul 3) - 2pts Liam Livingstone over 39.5 player performance points at 5/6 (bet365). Result pending
Women's T20 World Cup: England v South Africa (Jul 2) - 2pts Sophia Dunkley 30+ runs in the match at 7/4 (Paddy Power, Betfair); 1pt Tazmin Brits top South Africa batter at 4/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair). Result pending
England v India first T20I (Jul 1) - 2pts India to beat England at 10/11 (Betfred, AK Bets). (VOID)
Formula One:
British Grand Prix (Jul 5) - 4pts Kimi Antonelli to win the British Grand Prix at 7/4 (General); 3pts McLaren to outscore Ferrari at the British Grand Prix at 3/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair); 2pts Isack Hadjar top 5 finish at the British Grand Prix 5/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair). Result pending
Cycling:
Tour de France 2026 (Jul 4-Jul 26) - 2pts Isaac Del Toro to win Young Rider’s Classification at 2/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair); 2pts Jasper Philipsen to win Points Classification at 2/1 (Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair); 1.5pts Tom Pidcock to win a stage at evens (Sky Bet); 1.5pts Ben Healy to win a stage at evens (Sky Bet); 1pt Richard Carapaz to win King of The Mountains at 4/1 (Betway, William Hill). Result pending
Long-term or antepost previews
Football:
PFA Player of the Year tips (Feb 10-June 17) - JT: 2pts Bruno Fernandes to win at 16/1 (BetVictor). Result pending
Formula One:
2026 season antepost (Mar 8-Dec 6) - 3pts e.w. Kimi Antonelli to win the World Championship at 9/1 (William Hill (1/5 1,2,3); 3pts Ferrari to win seven or more races at 9/1 (bet365); 2pts Two or more Did Not Finish in each race at 20/1 (Ladbrokes); 3pts Oscar Piastri to beat Lando Norris at 15/8 (Starsports). Result pending
