Sports Predictions Competition 2026

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Which team will win the Super League Grand Final?

Options and number of selections

Wigan Warriors – 38
Hull Kingston Rovers – 11
St. Helens – 6
Leeds Rhinos – 3*
Warrington Wolves – 2*

* would be worth one additional bonus point

After 7 games, every team has won at least 2 matches and none have won more than 5 so all to play for


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With 19 of the regular season 27 games gone including a surprise defeat for Leeds at the hands of Castleford the table currently reads

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Who, from the listed options, will win the F1 Driver's Championship?

Options and number of selections

Max Verstappen – 17
Lando Norris – 10
Oscar Piastri – 3*
Any Other Driver – 30

* would be worth one additional bonus point

The Mercedes pair of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell have dominated the first three races

It might be another year with a one-sided F1 category which will suit those 30 selections for Any Other Driver

Latest standings after 3 of 22 races

1. Any Other Driver represented by Kimi Antonelli 72 points
5. Lando Norris 25
6. Oscar Piastri 21
9. Max Verstappen 12

The standings after 10 of 22 races are

1. Any Other Driver represented by Kimi Antonelli 204 points
5. Lando Norris 103
6. Oscar Piastri 92
7. Max Verstappen 91

The three named drivers are closely bunched just not at the top of the standings

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Which country will win the inaugural Rugby Union Nations Championship?

Options and number of selections

South Africa – 40
New Zealand – 8
England – 8
France – 2*
Australia – 1**
Ireland – 1**

* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points

After the 3 game summer section of the tournament, the Northern hemisphere group looks tight with England, France, Ireland and Scotland all recording 2 wins out of 3

In the Southern hemisphere group, New Zealand and South Africa head the table with 3 wins each both with maximum points

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At which of the 3 Grand Tours will a GB cyclist record the best General Classification finish?

Options and number of selections

Giro d’Italia – 34
Vuelta a Espana – 16
Tour de France – 10

There were 10 GB cyclists entered into the Giro and were only featured in the top 10 after the first stage. Only 4 of the 10 finished the race with Mark Donovan best placed in 38th place.

Surely this mark can be beaten in the remaining 2 Grand Tours?

The Tour de France is nearing the finish line with just 2 stages remaining and the iconic Alpe d'Huez completed today.

The highest ranked GB cyclist is Tom Pidcock in 9th position on General Classification. Assuming no disasters then the Tour de France is on course to overtake the Giro as the category leader

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At which of the 3 Grand Tours will a GB cyclist record the best General Classification finish?

Options and number of selections

Giro d’Italia – 34
Vuelta a Espana – 16
Tour de France – 10

There were 10 GB cyclists entered into the Giro and were only featured in the top 10 after the first stage. Only 4 of the 10 finished the race with Mark Donovan best placed in 38th place.

Surely this mark can be beaten in the remaining 2 Grand Tours?

The Tour de France is nearing the finish line with just 2 stages remaining and the iconic Alpe d'Huez completed today.

The highest ranked GB cyclist is Tom Pidcock in 9th position on General Classification. Assuming no disasters then the Tour de France is on course to overtake the Giro as the category leader

Tom Pidcock finished the Tour de France in 9th position which eliminates the Giro from this category

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The tiebreak events will be
1. England Women vs India Women Test match
2. World Cup Extra Time and Penalty Shoot Out Goals

Both tiebreak elements have now been completed

How many runs will be the highest individual score in the England Women vs India Women Test match? In a one-sided match India wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia topscored with 113.

How many goals will be scored in Extra Time and Penalty Shoot Outs at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? In the World Cup the matches with extra time and penalty shoot out goals were

Germany vs Paraguay - 7
Netherlands vs Morocco - 5
Belgium vs Senegal - 1
Australia vs Egypt - 6
Argentina vs Cape Verde - 3
Switzerland vs Colombia - 7
Norway vs England - 1
Argentina vs Switzerland - 2
Spain vs Argentina - 1

making a total of 33 goals which produces a final tiebreak answer of 3729

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With identical tiebreak answers of 3675, Chris B and Oliver S are the closest to the final answer - just 54 out.

They will share the tiebreak prize of £10

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At which of the listed racing festivals will Oisin Murphy ride the most winners?

Options and number of selections

Glorious Goodwood – 27
Royal Ascot – 26
Tie – 7

After 4 days at Royal Ascot, Oisin Murphy had failed to register a winner but finally redeemed himself with 1 winner on the final day.

Surely he can better that total at Glorious Goodwood?

Well he's stuck on one winner with just two races to go

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At which of the listed racing festivals will Oisin Murphy ride the most winners?

Options and number of selections

Glorious Goodwood – 27
Royal Ascot – 26
Tie – 7

After 4 days at Royal Ascot, Oisin Murphy had failed to register a winner but finally redeemed himself with 1 winner on the final day.

Surely he can better that total at Glorious Goodwood?

Well he's stuck on one winner with just two races to go

With nothing in the last two races at Goodwood, Oisin Murphy remained on 1 winner for the Goodwood festival, the same as for Royal Ascot

There were 7 selections for Tie to be the outcome which earns a further 2 points a piece

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Which GB & NI relay team will have the best result at the European Athletics Championships?

Options and number of selections

Women’s 100m – 29
Mixed 400m – 9
Women’s 400m – 8
Men’s 400m – 6
Men’s 100m – 4*
Mixed 100m – 4*

* would be worth one additional bonus point

The Mixed 400m relay was completed on the first day of the championships; the GB & NI team set a high bar for the other relay teams with a silver in their event.

The Men's and Women's 400m squads have both qualified for their finals whilst all 3 sprint relay squad will compete this weekend

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Which England bowler will take the most wickets during the summer's 6 Test matches?

Options and number of selections

Josh Tongue – 26
Gus Atkinson – 12
Brydon Carse – 10
Jofra Archer – 7
Ben Stokes – 3*
Liam Dawson – 1**
Mark Wood – 1**

* would be worth one additional bonus point
** would be worth 2 additional bonus points

After the 1st Test vs New Zealand, Ollie Robinson, the previously out of favour by both the England selectors and also us, made a strong return to the team on a bowler friendly wickets

Wicket totals after the first Test

(unselected Ollie Robinson) - 7
Gus Atkinson - 7
Josh Tongue - 5
Ben Stokes -1

An eventful series against New Zealand complete with suspensions, retirements and sackings finished with NZ winning the series 2-1 but how did the England bowlers do?

Wickets totals after the 3 NZ Tests with 3 to follow later in summer against Pakistan

Jofra Archer - 11
Gus Atkinson - 10
Josh Tongue - 8
(unselected Ollie Robinson) - 7
Ben Stokes - 7
Matt Fisher - 5

All others are 4 or less

The first Test vs Pakistan saw Robinson and Tongue sharing 10 wickets in the first innings with the wickets shared out in the second innings

The top four bowlers are now

Josh Tongue - 16
(unselected Ollie Robinson) - 15
Jofra Archer - 14
Gus Atkinson - 11

with no other active bowler having more than 5 wickets

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Which GB & NI relay team will have the best result at the European Athletics Championships?

Options and number of selections

Women’s 100m – 29
Mixed 400m – 9
Women’s 400m – 8
Men’s 400m – 6
Men’s 100m – 4*
Mixed 100m – 4*

* would be worth one additional bonus point

The Mixed 400m relay was completed on the first day of the championships; the GB & NI team set a high bar for the other relay teams with a silver in their event.

The Men's and Women's 400m squads have both qualified for their finals whilst all 3 sprint relay squad will compete this weekend

All three 100m relay squads managed to claim gold with all three 400m relay squads unable to better silver meaning the 29 selections for Women's 100m claim 2 points but the 4 selections for Men's 100m and the 4 selections for Mixed 100m all claim 3 points including one bonus point

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At which of the 3 Grand Tours will a GB cyclist record the best General Classification finish?

Options and number of selections

Giro d’Italia – 34
Vuelta a Espana – 16
Tour de France – 10

There were 10 GB cyclists entered into the Giro and were only featured in the top 10 after the first stage. Only 4 of the 10 finished the race with Mark Donovan best placed in 38th place.

Surely this mark can be beaten in the remaining 2 Grand Tours?

The Tour de France is nearing the finish line with just 2 stages remaining and the iconic Alpe d'Huez completed today.

The highest ranked GB cyclist is Tom Pidcock in 9th position on General Classification. Assuming no disasters then the Tour de France is on course to overtake the Giro as the category leader

Oscar Onley is currently in 5th on GC at the Vuelta after 8 of the 21 stages

Tom Pidcock finished the Tour de France in 9th position which eliminates the Giro from this category