Dan to be Ladbroke man again with Shelford December 18, 2014 Bill Esdaile offers his best bets this weekend at Ascot and over the festive season THE LADBROKE (3.30pm), with a total prize fund of £150,000, is one of the richest handicap hurdles of the season and tomorrow’s race at Ascot promises to be fascinating. The ground will be soft, which has resulted in the absence [...]
Arsenal can pile pressure back on Brendan Rodgers December 18, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON LOOKS AT THE BIG GAMES IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE THIS WEEKEND LIVERPOOL’s 3-1 win over Bournemouth on Wednesday night was only their third in their last 11 games. Welcome as that victory over the Championship leaders was, it doesn’t even begin to mask what has been a terrible campaign so far for last [...]
Poor Southampton run set to continue when Everton visit December 18, 2014 SOUTHAMPTON’S surprisingly strong start to the season has come off the rails in recent weeks after five successive losses. While Ronald Koeman can point to a horrible run of fixtures that took in Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United, the two latest defeats to Burnley and League One Sheffield United in the League Cup are [...]
Premier League outright spread betting with Sporting Index December 18, 2014 UNLIKE fixed-odds bookmakers, Sporting Index gives points to every team in the Premier League regardless of where they finish. The Championship 60 Index is updated after every gameweek and points are awarded as follows: Winner = 60pts, Second = 40pts, Third = 30pts, Fourth = 20pts, Fifth = 10pts, Sixth = 5pts. All others = [...]
Capital One Cup: Love-in at Lane as Spurs cruise into cup semis December 17, 2014 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 4 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 TOTTENHAM manager Mauricio Pochettino believes his new-look team have finally won over a sceptical home faithful after they romped into the Capital One Cup semi-finals last night. Nabil Bentaleb, Nacer Chadli, Harry Kane and Roberto Soldado scored on a forgettable night for Newcastle goalkeeper Jak Alnwick to set up [...]
Burglar attack could end boxer Crolla’s career December 17, 2014 BRITISH boxer Anthony Crolla may never fight again after suffering a fractured skull in a violent confrontation with burglars on Tuesday night, his trainer Joe Gallagher has warned. Gallagher said Crolla, 28, had surgery yesterday after being left “discombobulated” and fortunate to be alive by the attack near his home in Greater Manchester. Crolla is [...]
World Cup bid corruption investigator quits December 17, 2014 FOOTBALL’S world governing body Fifa has suffered another blow to its reputation after the lawyer tasked with investigating corruption claims resigned from the role in protest. Michael Garcia quit his position as Fifa’s chief ethics investigator yesterday because, he said, his inquiry into allegations surrounding the bidding processes to stage the 2018 and 2022 World [...]
Capital One Cup: Rodgers looks to Sterling to solve Liverpool’s scoring conundrum December 17, 2014 AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1 LIVERPOOL 3 LIVERPOOL boss Brendan Rodgers insists Raheem Sterling could prove the solution to the club’s goalscoring woes after last night firing the Reds to a Capital One Cup semi-final showdown with old foes Chelsea. Sterling missed a host of presentable chances against Manchester United on Sunday but his double, together with a [...]
Cech insists protective headwear saved Zouma from severe fallout December 17, 2014 CHELSEA goalkeeper Petr Cech believes his protective headguard prevented him and team-mate Kurt Zouma from suffering greater injury during a nasty collision in Tuesday’s Capital One Cup quarter-final victory over Derby County. Fears Zouma had been seriously hurt grew after he was floored following a clash of heads with Cech, although Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho [...]
Sturridge heads to Red Sox for injury salvation December 17, 2014 LIVERPOOL striker Daniel Sturridge will link up with medical specialists at baseball team Boston Red Sox over the Christmas period in a bid to expedite his return from injury. Sturridge netted 25 times last season and has been sorely missed by the Reds as they have struggled to replicate the form which saw them narrowly [...]