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Gareth Purnell

Gareth Purnell is our sports betting analyst, specialising in identifying opportunities for making money from sports 'exchange betting'. He writes the daily 'IBet' column for the 'i'.

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iBet: Maria Sharapova may be the Wimbledon favourite but…, Sport

iBet: Maria Sharapova may be the Wimbledon favourite but…

Sharapova does appear to have a decent draw and seems more focused.

By | Sport | Monday, 25 June 2012 at 3:41 pm

iBet: Black Caviar and West Indies to hit England for six, Sport

iBet: Black Caviar and West Indies to hit England for six

Black Caviar takes centre stage tomorrow in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. The Australian wonder horse is undefeated after 21 races.

By | Sport | Friday, 22 June 2012 at 12:01 am

iBet: Portugal v Czech Republic could be tight, Sport

iBet: Portugal v Czech Republic could be tight

History says that games in the European Championships become tighter in the knockout stages and Ladbrokes have issued an interesting market for total goals scored in the tournament from quarter final stages onwards.

By | Sport | Thursday, 21 June 2012 at 12:01 am

iBet: Games will become tighter at Euro 2012, Sport

iBet: Games will become tighter at Euro 2012

With the Euro 2012 group phases now over it’s time to sit back and assess what we’ve seen and look for value in the knockout rounds.

By | Sport | Wednesday, 20 June 2012 at 12:01 am

iBet: Back England to win against Ukraine, Sport

iBet: Back England to win against Ukraine

There were a number of reasons why I thought England were poor value to beat Sweden and while they did get the job done, they also looked dis-organised at the back and some would argue they were lucky to get three points.

By | Sport | Tuesday, 19 June 2012 at 12:01 am

iBet: Italy’s Andrea Pirlo could have a big game against Ireland, Sport

iBet: Italy’s Andrea Pirlo could have a big game against Ireland

Italy have to win this and hope the result in the clash between Croatia and Spain goes their way to progress.

By | Sport | Monday, 18 June 2012 at 1:30 pm

iBet: Sweden v England could be tight, Sport

iBet: Sweden v England could be tight

It’s hard for me to envisage a goal fest in this game between two sides that look to be sadly lacking in attacking flair.

By | Sport | Friday, 15 June 2012 at 12:01 am

iBet: Ireland take on Spain in Euro 2012, Sport

iBet: Ireland take on Spain in Euro 2012

After a qualifying campaign characterised by tight and disciplined defending, Ireland must have been fuming to hand the initiative to Croatia through defensive mistakes.

By | Sport | Thursday, 14 June 2012 at 10:10 am

Independent Angler: New records and the world according to Chris Yates, Sport

Independent Angler: New records and the world according to Chris Yates

The first ever 100lb-plus carp has been caught by an Austrian angler fishing in Hungary.

By | Sport | Tuesday, 12 June 2012 at 5:40 pm

iBet: Russia looking good at Euro 2012, Sport

iBet: Russia looking good at Euro 2012

We tipped up Russia to win Group A last week and the bet is looking good after a mightily impressive 4-1 over the Czech Republic.

By | Sport | Tuesday, 12 June 2012 at 12:01 am

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