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Betfair's top dog sniffs out the truth behind the latest tabloid tales.

Cruft's Champion - Top stories that can dominate the news agenda
Pedigree Chum - Insights that tell you something you don't know
Dog's Dinner - Speculation, guesswork, or ideas that just don't come off.

Top Dog says:

Pages and pages of England this morning, but the best international sport story is in the Mail where Jamie Murray is slaughtering younger brother Andy in public for dipping out of Britain's Davis Cup team in Argentina. 'If he had wanted to push himself he could have been here. He obviously felt it was more important to concentrate on his next tournament in Marseille. It was a shock for me and the team. I'm here working hard for the team and he is at home doing whatever he is doing'. Ouch. Only the Mail sent their tennis man Mike Dickson to Buenos Aires and they give the story the space it deserves. Argentina were already odds on to win the tie, but without Murray to face they are now [1.02]. But will Andy's decision to focus on his chase for ranking points get him in the season top ten? He's [2.58] to finish outside it, [2.84] to lay.

Cruft's:

Daily Star- Weng crock fury - The Star's David Woods wasn't at Wembley but put in a proper shift checking out his Arsenal contacts for news of what might turn out to be a serious injury to Mathieu Flamini. Arsene Wenger is furious that his midfield star had to play in a French 'B' international in Marbella and might miss Monday's match with Blackburn, or more. Gunners remain [1.33] a top two finish, with Chelsea shortening to [3.0].

Pedigree Chum:

Daily Star - Alves at Ful steam - Middlesbrough's record signing Afonso Alves is full of enthusiasm after his first week at The Riverside. That doesn't often last for foreign strikers at Boro, but meanwhile it might help Gareth Southgate's team get the win they need against Fulham. They are [1.96] to collect three points

Daily Mirror - Torres shock - Top marks to whoever was reading all the agency reports coming in to the Mirror's office and spotted that Fernando Torres went off after only 23 minutes of Spain's friendly with France with what looked like a hamstring injury. More news to come today but that won't help the Reds for Sunday's trip to Stamford Bridge. Chelsea are [2.08] the home win

Daily Mirror - I am the new best (in the world, that is) - Whatever faults Cristiano Ronaldo has got, false modesty isn't one of them. The Portuguese wonder winger says he's not bothered he didn't win the world footballer of the year because he knows he's the best anyway! He is a shoo-in for the PFA Player of the Year award, and you can still make guaranteed easy money by backing him at [1.16] Cesc Fabregas who was once as short as [1.24] for the prize is now out to [10.5]

Dog's Dinner:

Daily Express - Robson is two games from axe - The Express say Bryan Robson has been given two more games to prove himself by Sheffield United, and he must 'somehow mastermind a win over Scunthorpe' to keep his job. All highly speculative

Today's other headlines:

The Sun - Lean back and think of England - Gerrard warns there's work to do - B for starters but Joe and Bentley are top of Fabio's class - Boos turn to cheers as fans welcome a new era - School reports on Fab's first pupils

Daily Express - Shaun comes to Capello rescue - Fabio's new pupils only just get a pass - Morons can't spoil show - Owen faces Fabio snub - Walcott's plea to Wenger - Fletcher's tonic for Toshack - Webster case is a revolution to match Bosman

Daily Star - Shaun a real shiner for Fab - Cole fire warms Cap - Hard graft needed for Italian job - Munich's men are still heroes 50 years on - Keyt: I can still fly high

Daily Mirror - SWP is Fab - Fab start is Swiss miss - Capello walks to beat of own drum . . . Beck to the future for Bentley - Jase the ace is Tosh spice - Robinho is real hot as Irish

Daily Mail - That will do for starters - Not so Fab but it's looking up - Now Capello knows what he's taken on - Becks' spectre puts blight on Bentley's night - Munich remembered day five - Masterful Robinho

Tags: andy murray, fabio capello