12/5 Powell to steal lightning Bolt’s thunder August 15, 2008 Usain Bolt is the 11/8 market leader to win the men’s 100m as the athletics gets underway in Beijing, but I prefer the chances of former world record holder Asafa Powell at 12/5, who can usurp his fellow countryman. In the 200m, Bolt is 1/10 and is clearly the man to beat, but I am [...]
United at 5/4 leaves no room at the top for big Phil Scolari August 15, 2008 It’s the big kick-off in the Premier League tomorrow and the “Big Four” are already starting to jostle for position. John Terry’s claim that Manchester United have “already peaked” may light the blue touch paper, but new Chelsea coach Luis Felipe Scolari could manage that all by himself. The 59-year-old Brazilian, nicknamed ‘wooden leg’ during [...]
Brace yourself for Bayor August 15, 2008 Emmanuel Adebayor may have been on the verge of leaving Arsenal this summer, but back the lanky forward to prove his newfound loyalty by ensuring West Brom endure a miserable return to the top flight. The Baggies face a daunting trip to the Emirates Stadium tomorrow as the Premier League season kicks off – and [...]
Backers earn big as perfect trading pays July 18, 2008 Betdaq’s PR Director Russ Wiseman looks back at a busy week on the exchange… The explosive growth of betting exchanges over the past couple of years has provided a whole host of benefits to punters and has made the challenging task of earning a profit that much more attainable. At the core of this revolution [...]
England will be right as rain July 18, 2008 The weather looks sure to play a part in the outcome of the second Test at Headingley, which is scheduled to start this morning, and the draw is already as short as 6/4 on Betdaq before a ball has even been bowled. The batsmen certainly took control of the opening Test of the series at [...]
Babe can Sprint to Super victory July 18, 2008 I did mention that Archipenko was a real threat to Ramonti at Ascot last weekend, but I just thought that Ramonti’s class would win the day. As it was, he was in dire need of the run and never looked a danger; the Godolphin team continue in very poor form. Mike de Kock is such [...]
Fired-up Bell to chime again for Vaughan’s men July 18, 2008 With the second Test between England and South Africa about to get underway, there are no prizes for guessing where all the eyes at Headingley will be focused. England captain Michael Vaughan has already revealed returning hero Andrew Flintoff will play and will bat at No.7 – although he has been unable to announce his [...]
Westwood grit July 18, 2008 35/1 Lee to breeze back into contention Some popular Europeans kept their nerve amid the storms yesterday to stay on track to feature on the leader board in The Open at Royal Birkdale come Sunday evening. Yesterday’s wind and rain damaged a lot of players’ chances with Phil Mickelson shooting a nine-over par 79, and [...]
Freddie ready to go at 9/4 July 18, 2008 Andrew Flintoff makes a much welcome return to England’s Test team for the Second Test against South Africa at Headingley starting this morning and looks a terrific bet with Coral at 9/4 to be England’s top bowler. However, he has struggled with the bat and backers may fancy their chances of him scoring 28 or [...]
Westwood can weatherstorm after slow start July 18, 2008 Damian McGrane of Ireland had the worst of the weather yesterday morning, but was four shots too good for playing partners Jerry Kelly and Darren Fichardt, despite shooting 79. He should have the better of his two playing partners in their second round three ball starting at 12.14 today and is a surprisingly generous 6/5 [...]