Never mind the FA Cup semi-finals, the Embassy World Snooker or the India v Pakistan one day internationals.

The newsroom hacks are placing their bets on who'll be the next Pope.

When the white smoke wafts over the Sistine Chapel, we'll be praying our man wins by a nose.

I've got a fiver on Dionigi Tettamanzi, with Claudio Hummes as a side bet.