iBet: England the invincibles

Back England to go through the campaign unbeaten, Euro 2012 Qualification
4-6 with Bet 365
Not much to go at Monday night and a good time to look for some long term value. England were mighty impressive in winning us a few quid on Saturday and the price of 4-6 available with Bet365 for them to go [...]

By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Monday, 28 March 2011 at 12:55 pm

NHL season reaches climax

Michael Kim, speaks to ESPN’s NHL analyst Barry Melrose about the tense final weeks of the NHL regular season.

By Michael Kim | Sport | Friday, 25 March 2011 at 5:12 pm

iBet: Attacking Peterborough against the worst defence. Expect goals

Bristol Rovers v Peterborough, League One, kick off 7.45
Lay under 1.5 goals at 4-1 with Betfair
We lost by going for at least two goals in the Milton Keynes v Peterborough game on Monday night – but did any of you watch it? It was an absolutely brilliant match which was end to end [...]

By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Friday, 25 March 2011 at 1:00 am

Learning to tame the beasts of Formula One

Ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone will soon be rolling into town with his Formula One circus. As he trots the world, from Melbourne to Japan and Bahrain (perhaps) to Silverstone, he will bring with him beautiful people, playboy drivers and billionaire team owners.
There is so much to be found within the big top of a Grand Prix [...]

By Simon Rice | Sport | Thursday, 24 March 2011 at 12:56 pm

In it for the long run: one month to go

This week has been all about coming back down to earth with a big, muscle-aching bump. After the elation — and elevation — of my running weekend in the Highlands it was back to pounding the pavements and racking up the miles in a far more urban setting.
At this stage of the training, now only [...]

By Jane Bainbridge | Sport | Thursday, 24 March 2011 at 12:19 pm

iBet: Simply – England are better than Wales

Wales v England, Euro 2012 Qualifiers, Saturday 3pm
Back England at 1-2
Wales have only scored once in their three qualifying games so far – against Switzerland, Montenegro and Bulgaria – so they won’t be relishing a competitive game against the old enemy England. In contrast England have only conceded once and have scored seven times. Put [...]

By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Thursday, 24 March 2011 at 1:00 am

English former Philippines head coach Simon McMenemy is on his way to Vietnam

When unknown Englishman Simon McMenemy was appointed Head Coach of the Philippines last year, a few eyebrows were raised. His previous job had been as Assistant Manager at Worthing FC and his only major managerial experience had come from a spell in charge of his hometown club, Haywards Heath.
At the time though there was barely [...]

By James Goyder | Sport | Wednesday, 23 March 2011 at 3:14 pm

iBet: Blackburn’s run-in looks the toughest

Premier League League relegation
Back Blackburn for relegation at 9/4 – generally available
Having looked at the remaining fixtures for the teams concertinaed at the bottom of the Premier League, in my opinion Blackburn are the wrong price at 9/4 to go down. I feel they should be more like 6/4. Blackburn might sit in 15th at [...]

By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Wednesday, 23 March 2011 at 1:00 am

Rugby League: Non-try shows the law is an ass

I’m waiting for someone to explain to me satisfactorily why the Leeds-Saints match could have been decided by an outrageous non-try.
It was a storming game at Headingley, but it would have been a travesty if it had been won by young Zak Hardaker’s first try for the Rhinos.
In case you missed it, the pass from [...]

By Dave Hadfield | Sport | Tuesday, 22 March 2011 at 3:33 pm

iBet: Charlton are in a dire run of form

Charlton v Southampton, League One, tonight 7.45pm

Lay Charlton at 3.3 to one with Betfair
Charlton started off well under Chris Powell but they have hit a dire run of form. They have not won any of their last eight matches and indeed have lost seven of those, scoring only five time in that period. The result [...]

By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Tuesday, 22 March 2011 at 1:00 am