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The longest Grand Slam final in the history of tennis was a brutal war of attrition between two of the most spirited competitors in any sport. But what about us watching?! Staring at sport on the box for six hours straight does not make for domestic bliss where Mrs Mole is concerned, while Sporting Index’s tennis boys are demanding overtime. It was alright for Mr DW though, who was closest to predicting the X-Courts value of 148 and so wins a £200 Total Goals bet.

Super Bowl XLVI brings the curtain down on a fantastic weekend of action so to win the same prize this week, we want you to email themole@sportingindex.com with your prediction on TD Shirts (our spread is 430-450). Lines close at 11.30pm Sunday night.

Yours in the gym, sculpting myself a set of Djokovic abs

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Total own goal minutes in last meeting between Arsenal and Blackburn

Total shirts in the last Man City - Fulham fixture

Man Utd's win percentage against Chelsea in their last 10 matches

Average match tries by Scotland in last year's Six Nations

Average match tries by England in last year's Six Nations

Total try minutes for both the Ireland and Wales front five in their last meeting

Sacks by the Giants this season

Average match points in the last 5 Super Bowls

The Gooners have featured here frequently recently, mainly because they’re so inconsistent. But even Arsenal can win games if given a helping hand like they were from Villa. If Big ‘Eck is wondering how his side could lose a match they were 2-0 up in at half-time, I have one word for him: Dunne. The Irishman concedes penalties for fun and that’s not good against a team that includes RVP. Either side of Theo Walcott’s equaliser, Dunne and Darren Bent went from goal heroes to penalty Villans by hauling down Aaron Ramsey and Laurent Koscielny in the area. If Arsene Wenger was managing the opposition, even he would admit to both being stonewall spot-kicks. One shrewd client went long on Arsenal Penalty Goal Minutes for £35 at 10, bagging £3675.

England’s reign at the top of the Test charts could be short if their performances against Pakistan are anything to go by. The suspicion has long been that England would struggle in Asia. They have plenty of opportunities to back or dismiss this in the coming 12 months, with series coming up in India and Sri Lanka, but they’re proving it in the Emirates at the moment. The Three Lions left buyers’ portfolios in ruins as they came up short in almost every market, making this week’s bad trade a close thing – closer than the contest itself. Clients bought England’s win index at 21, where the biggest loss was £2,100 after a £100 buy. Going long at 138 for their second innings runs might have looked a safe bet - it was anything but with a make-up of 72 costing one punter £2,772.

FA Cup Outright Index
Rafael van der Vaart’s long range strike ensured Tottenham were safely in the draw for the 5th round of the FA Cup. Although Spurs’ preparations were disrupted by Redknapp’s ongoing tax evasion trial, they overcame the 2nd half onslaught from the troublesome Watford and booked themselves in the 5th round to face Stevenage. Stevenage chairman Phil Wallace has said his side have the belief to cause an FA Cup upset, but with 47 league places between the teams, Spurs are obvious favourites to continue in the competition. This is reflected in the rise in Tottenham’s FA Cup outright index, starting the competition with a price of 36-39 rising 15 points to 51-54 after the 5th round draw. Can they go all the way or will there be a famous FA Cup giant killing?

Description: Trainer Peter Casey tells RTÉ exactly how he’s going to celebrate his first Grade 1 winner. Hilarious but TMI, Bob!

Extra: 12 million views and counting for this admittedly impressive catch from an Aussie Open ball-boy. But, really, these people should maybe watch some cricket.

Ultimate football dive from the Africa Cup of Nations last week.

*Mole Competition Terms & Conditions: Unless otherwise stated, the one winning Mole competition entry will be randomly picked from all correct entries received by the stipulated deadline (or in the case of no correct entries, the entries nearest to the correct answer).

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