Ronaldo Des Mottes and Village Vic the value in Betfair Hurdle February 7, 2013 TOMORROW’S Betfair Hurdle at Newbury (3.00pm) seems to revolve around Nicky Henderson’s My Tent Or Yours. With the stable losing Champion Hurdle contender Darlan in a tragic fall at Doncaster on Monday, it would be great to see AP McCoy, who was on board Darlan when he upturned at the last, and owner JP McManus [...]
Blue square bet winter carnival February 7, 2013 We had some thrilling finishes in last week’s Blue Square Bet Sprint Series and we’re really building up a head of steam with the Grand Final just two weeks away. Luke Morris returns to Lingfield Park Racecourse tomorrow having had to sit out all but one of the rounds so far through suspension. We rate [...]
Red Rose can build on fine form by passing Dublin test February 7, 2013 ENGLAND meet Ireland at the Aviva Stadium for the second round of Six Nations matches after a memorable opening weekend that featured an impressive defeat of Scotland by the Red Rose and another significant step forward for Italian rugby as they edged out France. Stuart Lancaster’s decision to trust a number of younger players was [...]
Spurs and Man United in tough home ties February 7, 2013 HAVING had a frustrating few months with a leaky defence, it’s now in attack that Tottenham find themselves struggling. Spurs are likely to line up tomorrow lunchtime without a recognised striker on the pitch. Jermain Defoe is ruled out through injury and Emmanuel Adebayor has just returned from the Africa Cup of Nations. No one [...]
The Road to Cheltenham February 7, 2013 WWW.STARSPORTSBET.CO.UK 08000 521 321 PLENTY of races at this year’s Cheltenham Festival have a far more open feel to them than usual. The markets for the Gold Cup and World Hurdle currently resemble handicaps, while the Neptune Novices Hurdle is shaping up to be one of the races of the week. One race that doesn’t [...]
England locate rhythm in Brazil win February 6, 2013 INTERNATIONAL ENGLAND 2 vs BRAZIL 1 MANAGER Roy Hodgson heaped praise on Jack Wilshere after the midfielder marked his first international start for 20 months with a man-of-the-match performance in last night’s friendly victory over Brazil. Wayne Rooney’s 33rd England goal and what threatens to be Frank Lampard’s last, either side of Fred’s equaliser, earned [...]
Football broker Harris lining up rival bid for stricken Portsmouth February 6, 2013 CITY financier and leading football deal-broker Keith Harris last night emerged as the face of a possible rival bid for embattled League One club Portsmouth. The south coast side, who are £60m in debt, had been expected to be sold to the Portsmouth Supporters’ Trust (PST), who were appointed preferred bidders by administrators PKF in [...]
Hamilton shaken by nightmare first test February 6, 2013 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton admitted suffering a “pretty heavy” impact after he crashed just 15 laps into his first testing session with his new Formula One team Mercedes yesterday in Spain. A braking failure left Hamilton unable to prevent the car hurtling headlong across the gravel and into a tyre wall, and brought to a premature [...]
Door not closed on Armstrong criminal charge February 6, 2013 DISGRACED former cyclist Lance Armstrong may yet face criminal charges in his native America, despite an attorney’s suggestion to the contrary, following his doping admissions. Armstrong is under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), who could probe allegations he obstructed justice and intimidated witnesses, according to US media. Attorney Andre Birotte dropped a [...]
Hodgson finds magic formula in midfield trio February 6, 2013 LLAST night offered an exciting glimpse of exactly how I think Roy Hodgson wants England to play, a nervy 20 minutes aside. The midfield was very good indeed, with some terrific link-up play and great movement between Steven Gerrard, Jack Wilshere and Tom Cleverley. Gerrard looks very comfortable in front of the back four, while [...]