9 Jul 2010

7am sports heads

6:51 am on 9 July 2010

Despite the Springboks domination over the All Blacks in the last 12 months, they're still not favourites for tomorrow's opening Tri-Nations test in Auckland.

The All Blacks are clear favourites at $1.55 to win, compared with $2.35 for the Springboks.

The Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff is tipping Spain to beat the Netherlands in Monday morning's World Cup final in Johannesburg.

Spain earned favouritism after their semi-final win yesterday over Germany.

The controversial British cyclist Mark Cavendish burst into tears on the podium after overcoming a series of personal setbacks to score his first stage win on this year's Tour de France.

There are no changes to the top three overall.

The 46 year old American golfer Paul Goydos has become the fourth player to break 60 on the PGA tour, firing a 12-birdie 59 on the opening day of the John Deere Classic in Illinois.