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Indian Premier League round up: All the action from week two in the IPL
Given its non-stop fixture list, ever-changing roster of players and overly promoted sponsors, the Indian Premier League can be a little hard to keep track of at times.
With that in mind, The Independent provides you with a team-by-team round up of this week’s action so you know your Sunrisers from your Super Kings and can stay on top of all the action from India.
By Charles Reynolds | Sport | Wednesday, 17 April 2013 at 8:30 am
iBet: Back City to show their class
Some will argue that Mancini’s men have nothing to play for in the league and this is a real chance for Wigan to get a blow in and close the gap in what is becoming a very exciting battle to avoid the last Premier League relegation spot.
By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Wednesday, 17 April 2013 at 2:01 am
Olympiakos starlet Kostas Rougkalas confident of Greece recovery
Kostas Rougkalas is a Greek Under-19 international defender who recently skippered Olympiakos against Europe’s elite academy sides in the NextGen series.
By Chris Wheatley | Football, Sport | Tuesday, 16 April 2013 at 4:50 pm
iBet: Best away side in the Championship takes on the second worst at home
Watford seem to have developed a bit of vertigo since storming into the promotion picture off the back of a brilliant run earlier in the year.
By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Tuesday, 16 April 2013 at 2:01 am
iBet: Get Carter at the Crucible
The World Snooker Championship gets underway next Saturday with the draw for the order of play today, and sponsors Betfair have raised a few eyebrows with their fixed odds offer that if Ronnie O’Sullivan wins, they will refund losing bets up to £100.
By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Monday, 15 April 2013 at 2:00 am
iBet: Millwall to stick to what they do best
This game has the hallmarks of a tight encounter. Wigan dismantled Everton at Goodison in the shock of the last round but the Merseysiders were off their game and left themselves wide open.
By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Saturday, 13 April 2013 at 1:01 am
Zero Dark Thirteen – Brazilian football wallows in the mire of corruption
If the 2014 World Cup is to signal the arrival of Brazilian football’s brave new world, a desperately needed fresh start for the game in a country where on-field majesty is usually matched by administrative skulduggery, it can’t come soon enough.
By James Young | Football, Sport | Thursday, 11 April 2013 at 5:59 pm
Sporting looky-likeys: From Phil Mickelson and Geoff Hurst to Brian O’Driscoll and Jack Wilshere
As Phil Mickelson’s startling likeness to a young Geoff Hurst is once again under the spotlight at Augusta, what other sporting looky-likeys are there?
By Paul Howarth | Football, Sport | Thursday, 11 April 2013 at 4:54 pm
Lucas Moura exceeds expectations, but PSG fail to against Barcelona
With their resources and the calm head of Ancelotti at the helm, PSG are only going to get stronger, and next season, they will be even better equipped to challenge for the Champions League title.
By Matthew Riding | Football, Sport | Thursday, 11 April 2013 at 2:28 pm
iBet: Three against the field at Augusta
The bookies must love golf tournaments but regular readers will know that we tipped up last year’s Masters Champion Bubba Watson at 60/1 and we will do our best to point you in the direction of players who could do well this time.
By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Thursday, 11 April 2013 at 1:01 am
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