Classy final proves a hit with punters July 11, 2008 Betdaq’s PR Director Russ Wiseman looks back at a busy week on the exchange… Most people would agree that last Sunday we witnessed he greatest tennis match ever played in the Wimbledon final between new champion Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. The amazing spectacle also produced arguably the most tremendous betting event we have yet [...]
Dance the night away on course July 11, 2008 Last weekend saw a thrilling finish to the 2008 Coral-Eclipse with 14,000 people flocking to Sandown Park to attend their biggest Flat race day of the season. Racegoers were rewarded with stunning weather and a fantastic finish to the £500,000 CoralEclipse with the brilliantly ridden Mount Nelson just getting up on the line to deny [...]
Putt your money on Garcia missing out on glory again July 11, 2008 Royal Birkdale hosts the Open for the ninth time next week, without Tiger Woods, but with plenty of others from the 1998 Championship (the last time the tournament was held at the course). All those returning to Birkdale will find it 150 yards longer than a decade ago at 7,173 yards. However, the extra yardage [...]
Go West and get on 18/1 ace Lee July 11, 2008 Despite Europe’s continuing domination in the Ryder Cup, Americans have won seven out of the last 10 Open Championships. In fact, since Nick Faldo last won in 1992, only two Europeans have taken the title, and both at Carnoustie – Paul Lawrie in 1999 and Padraig Harrington last year. Can a European win the old [...]
Have a Luke at 50/1 Donald for The Open July 11, 2008 One of the greatest sporting events in the British calendar tees off on Thursday, with Royal Birkdale playing host to the 137th Open Championship. And without world No.1 Tiger Woods in the field, we at the Punter are confidently predicting a European winner, nay, a British winner in fact, with Luke Donald, Justin Rose and [...]
Have the Utmost Respect at the Darley July Cup July 11, 2008 Although the weather has put a dampener on the July Newmarket meeting, this afternoon offers an excellent final day card for punters to get their teeth into and Utmost Respect could be the value to land the feature Darley July Cup. This one will relish the testing conditions and should go well at double-figure odds. [...]
Expect a wide open Open July 11, 2008 Once upon a time there was no Tiger Woods in the Open Championship. It was an age when newspapers, fans and bookies used to speculate widely and sometimes wildly about what might happen. Who was hot and who was not. Was it going to be Nick Faldo again? Could Greg Norman get the better of [...]
Vaughan: We won’t back out of Lord’s war July 10, 2008 England captain Michael Vaughan has issued a battle cry to South Africa ahead of the first Test at Lord’s this morning, insisting: We will not be bullied by you. Relations between the sides have been strained in recent years with visiting captain Graeme Smith having been involved in exchanges with both Vaughan and South African-born [...]
Fledgling Broad prepares for his toughest test yet July 10, 2008 Stuart Broad admits facing South Africa this summer will prove the toughest challenge of his fledgling Test career. The 22-year-old paceman will win his seventh Test cap at Lord’s this morning when the Springboks arrive for the first in a four-match series. After impressing in the one day set-up, Broad has now emerged as England’s [...]
Chambers faces double trial July 10, 2008 Sprinter Dwain Chambers will discover his Olympic fate in the High Court next week – but only after he succeeds in a trial of a different kind in Birmingham tomorrow night. Chambers launched his bid to run in Beijing next month by formally challenging a British Olympic Association by-law which prevents athletes who have failed [...]