Football betting: Arsenal face testing trip to bogey team Stoke January 14, 2016 Arsene Wenger’s least favourite trip of the season is on Sunday, as his Arsenal side travel to Stoke. The Gunners haven’t won in their last five attempts at the Britannia and, given Stoke’s recent good form, Wenger could be in for another tough afternoon. Mark Hughes’s men will be fired up to add another scalp [...]
Football betting: Back the draw when Liverpool meet Manchester United in clash of Premier League’s most inconsistent teams January 14, 2016 No two teams embody this unpredictable Premier League season like Liverpool and Manchester United. Liverpool have had eye-catching wins over Manchester City and Chelsea yet desperate defeats against Watford and Newcastle. United topped the table twice in the early stages of the season after a promising start but they have fallen away badly in recent [...]
Huntingdon and Warwick racing betting: Ubak ready for novices’ chase January 14, 2016 HUNTINGDON stages a fair card on Friday afternoon where the highlight is the Chatteris Fen Juvenile Hurdle. Sceau Royal is going to be very hard to beat, but will be priced accordingly, so I’ll focus on the novices’ limited handicap chase instead (3.20pm). This is a competitive little field, with the likes of Three Faces [...]
Warwick racing betting: Foxbridge and Russe Blanc suited to slog January 14, 2016 This weekend is one of the lower key ones of the National Hunt season; it will be even more so if Warwick is beaten by the weather on Saturday. Rain has been the big threat over the past couple of weeks. Chepstow just escaped last Saturday, but it’s now frost that is the big worry. If we [...]
David Haye v Mark De Mori: Can British boxer buck the trend of history with a successful comeback career? January 14, 2016 Former world heavyweight champion David Haye will have to buck the trend of history if the next chapter of his career is to be as successful as the first. The British boxer takes on Australian Mark De Mori in his first fight for almost four years on Saturday night and is confident of a successful [...]
Doping scandal: Seb Coe’s IAAF council must have known about extent of cheating, new WADA report claims January 14, 2016 The International Associations of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has been accused of being aware of doping in its sport in another bombshell report from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). In the second part of its report into the doping scandal currently engulfing athletics Wada claims that "corruption was imbedded" at the IAAF and argues its ruling council [...]
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid banned from new transfers until summer 2017 by Fifa January 14, 2016 Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have been banned from signing new players for two consecutive transfer windows as punishment for breaching Fifa transfer regulation. Once this month's transfer window closes, the La Liga clubs will blocked from signing new players until summer 2017 but will still be able to sell players. Football's governing body will block [...]
Jordan Spieth usurps Tiger Woods at top of golf’s rich list with $53m in earnings for the year January 14, 2016 Tiger Woods has been usurped at the top of golf's rich list for the first time in 13 years, falling behind both Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth in a ranking of the sport's highest earners. The legendary 14-time major champion has topped Golf Digest's annual earners' list every year since its inception in 2003 but [...]
Chelsea 2, West Brom 2: Home comforts crucial, insists Hiddink January 14, 2016 Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink admitted that his side cannot afford any more slip ups at Stamford Bridge if they are to make an unlikely bid to finish in the Premier League’s top four after failing to conjure victory against West Brom last night. The Blues twice led through full-back Cesar Azpilicueta and a Gareth [...]
Jones non-committal on skipper after squad shake up January 14, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones has refused to be drawn on whether controversial hooker Dylan Hartley will be appointed captain but insists his skipper will be expected to uphold exemplary behaviour. Jones delivered the expected shake-up of England’s squad for the Six Nations by selecting seven uncapped players, including Sale forward Josh Beaumont, Saracens lock [...]