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iBet: A tight game between Northampton and Bradford
A tight game could be in prospect here. Northampton have been keeping things very tight of late and it’s seen them through to the play-off final.
By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Saturday, 18 May 2013 at 2:01 am
On The Road at the Giro d’Italia: Feeling ill and racing in the rain must be pretty grim
I can’t ever watch games of football or rugby without wistfully wondering what it must be like to be professional. On days like today however, I’m pretty happy not to be a pro cyclist!
By Martin Ayres | Sport | Thursday, 16 May 2013 at 5:10 pm
PSG and the French league must be more proactive in dealing with hooliganism
Since PSG’s exit to Barcelona in the Uefa Champions League quarter-final in April, PSG have been surrounded by nothing but controversy.
By Matthew Riding | Football, Sport | Wednesday, 15 May 2013 at 2:37 pm
The ghost at the feast: Luiz Felipe Scolari hopes that dropping Ronaldinho for the Confederations Cup won’t come back to haunt Brazil
There was no place for Kaká, Alexandre Pato of Corinthians, Chelsea’s Ramires, and, most perplexingly of all, Ronaldinho Gáucho
By James Young | Football, Sport | Wednesday, 15 May 2013 at 1:54 pm
iBet: Chelsea and Benfica to continue scoring runs
Chelsea probably have the better players, but they had a super-tough Premier League fixture against Aston Villa on Saturday and given that this is their 67th fixture of a draining season that might just balance things out here.
By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Wednesday, 15 May 2013 at 2:01 am
The real ghetto superstar: Why Floyd Mayweather is no Muhammad Ali
After claiming the 44th win of his career, the undefeated streak of boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather continues. A future hall of famer, he may be the finest boxer of our generation since Sugar Ray Leonard and arguably one of the greatest pound for pound fighters to have laced a pair of gloves.
By Hasnet Lais | Notebook, Sport | Tuesday, 14 May 2013 at 4:39 pm
iBet: Things could open up in the second half at the Emirates
Spurs got the job done against Stoke on Sunday and that means Arsenal simply have to win this game to stay in charge of their Champions League fate.
By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Tuesday, 14 May 2013 at 2:01 am
On The Road at the Giro d’Italia: There are a lot of guys sporting pink in some seriously bright shades
Here in Treviso (a hub of Italian cycling) it looks like a big pink paint bomb has gone off. As with the Tour in yellow, the Giro is all about pink – the strapline for the race is ‘the fight for pink’.
By Martin Ayres | Sport | Monday, 13 May 2013 at 4:46 pm
Anthony Knockaert and other examples of sporting justice
Anthony Knockaert’s dive in the box, followed by his penalty miss and Watford’s late winner, smacked of a beautiful natural justice.
By Paul Howarth | Football, Olympics, Sport | Monday, 13 May 2013 at 4:32 pm
iBet: Best FA Cup bet may be to back Mancini’s men to win to nil, again
My friends at Oddschecker tell me that a Wigan versus Manchester City Cup final was 165/1 before the first round of the FA Cup.
By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Saturday, 11 May 2013 at 2:00 am
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