Spain v France, Saturday 7.45pm RTE2 & ITV1 The lowdown… Spain are the defending champions, reigning World Cup champions and duly started the tournament as the favourites. Vincente Del Bosque’s team qualified as winners of Group C with two wins and a draw but have only looked impressive against Ireland. Which Croatia had already proved […]
Archive | June 22, 2012
Euro 2012 live blog: Germany v Greece
Portugal booked their place in the semi-final last night and now the Germans will look to continue their hunt for the title by sweeping apart Greece. Greece famously won the 2004 tournament despite having an absolute bobbins team. Germany have won the European Championships three times and are favourites to lift the trophy this year. The […]
Royal Ascot: How far will Black Caviar win by?
Black Caviar may be under armed guard ahead of her tilt at the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (3.45) but Paddy Power thinks she’s as safe as houses. The unbeaten Australian mare puts her reputation on the line at Royal Ascot on Saturday as she aims to win her 22nd race on the trot. Racegoers are likely […]
Royal Ascot Round-up: Buick and Gosden nail a 95/1 treble
There were some lovely looking fillies on show at Ascot today and the racing wasn’t bad either. In the Albany Stakes punters got off to a flyer as the 7/4 favourite Newfangled absolutely bolted clear to win by over two lengths. The John Gosden and William Buick team getting off to a flyer on a […]
How do you solve a problem like Maria? Sharapova looks to dominate Wimbledon
By Lee Dover It is often easy to get caught up in the action of the men’s half of the Wimbledon Championships, especially in recent years. With the likes of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic handing around the Wimbledon trophy as though it is a game of pass the parcel, and Andy Murray […]
Will Andy Murray bottle it at Wimbledon?
By Lee Dover This year all of the matches at Wimbledon will be streamed live on PPtv for Ireland and UK customers. It is almost time to get the strawberries and cream at the ready, and have that lovely bottle of Pimms on ice. Yes, all of these items in one place mean only one […]
Can Super Mario power up Germany?
By Lee Dover Mario Gomez may have rampaged his way through the German Bundesliga over the years, but he has often felt like a plumber without his tools when the major international tournaments have come knocking. Super Mario was a member of the Germany teams who impressed the world with great showings in Euro 2008 […]
Will the Cats be purr-fect on their first outing of the summer?
We’re only a few more days of monsoon away from July and it’s time to get our first look at the defending champions. It’s relatively late into the Irish ‘summer’ that we get our first look at Kilkenny in Championship action. Dublin are the opponents and if the Cats aren’t at the top of their […]
Fifth set heatbreak? Money-Back in any Wimbledon deciders
Paddy Power loves a bit of drama at Wimbledon but knows that there’s nothing worse than seeing you’re player getting beat in the fifth set. To make sure everyone enjoys Wimbledon even if there is some deciding set heartbreak, Paddy Power will refund losing match bets on your player if he loses in the fifth […]
John Parrott: Royal Ascot tips for Day Four
BBC racing pundit and snooker legend John Parrott tipped Princess Highway 17/2 e/w and Fast or Free 6/1 on the Paddy Power blog yesterday. Let’s see if he can do the same on day four of Royal Ascot. 2.30 Albany Stakes I can’t put anyone off John Gosden’s Newfangled in the opener. Very impressive, extremely athlethic, […]
Spot the difference: England prepare for penalties
In the past, England’s penalty-takers seemed to treat a penalty shoot-out like it was an outlandish improbability not worth preparing for. Like they’d only be marginally more surprised if FIFA announced they’d decide the winner of the match with a wet t-short competition. Under Roy Hodgson, England seem more disciplined across the board. It’s at […]
Robbie Fowler: This could be Germany’s easiest game
Germany play Greece in the second quarter-final of Euro 2012 in a game that holds particular interest for England fans as they will face the winner here if they overcome Italy on Sunday night. Paddy Power columnist Robbie Fowler believes Germany are certainties to win. This might sound silly seeing as it’s the quarter-finals of […]
Euro 2012 Preview: Germany v Greece
Germany v Greece Friday 7.45pm ITV1 & RTE2 The lowdown… This game will be seen as the biggest mismatch of the quarter-finals. Germany qualified as group winners with three wins from three, moving comfortably but unspectacularly in to the knock-out stages. Joachim Loew’s team have now won their last 14 games in-a-row and are the […]
Politics: Rubio drifts in betting to run with Romney
By Stephanie Anderson | U.S. politics Mitt Romney’s campaign team has started the process of vetting potential Republican Vice Presidential candidates. But it appears a question-mark remains over Marco Rubio (42), Florida’s junior senator, after some news reports claimed he was not on the list. Rubio’s name has previously dominated Republican Vice President speculation, and many […]
Royal Ascot Day 4 tips from Ruby, Pricewise and more
Ruby Walsh – Paddy Power Blog exclusive “Joesph (O’Brien) has gone for Homecoming Queen (3.45) who likes a cut in the ground. “Athens has a chance but I like the unexposed horse Estimate (5.00) at the bottom for Ryan Moore and Michael Stoute. It has only had two runs but they’re stepping it up to […]
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