*********THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED********* Yeah, yeah, yeah. That wasn’t very tough at all. I thought it was a whopper of a brainteaser that would bring head-scratching and sleepless nights to all our competition-enterers, but it turned out to be easier than predicting Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ legally binding arrangement marriage would end prematurely. […]
Archive | June 27, 2012
Bolt the man to beat at London 2012
By Lee Dover The excitement for the London 2012 Olympic Games is starting to reach fever pitch with little over a month to go. One of the weird wonders of the biggest event on the planet is that a lot of the anticipation hangs over a contest which lasts less than 10 seconds. However, while the […]
Irish Open betting: The joy of six at Royal Portrush
By Sean Goff | Sports reporter The Irish Open tees off at Royal Portrush on Thursday with a strong home challenge at the Northern Ireland links course. Previous US and British Open winners Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke and Padraig Harrington lead the charge with in-form Peter Lawrie, veteran Paul McGinley and former Irish Open champion Shane […]
Euro 2012: Spain v Portugal live blog
They live right next door to each other so there’s a bit of a rivalry and they’ve played each other more than they’ve played any other international side. 34 times to be exact(ish). Spain are well on top with 16 wins to Portugal’s six. However Portugal are the last team to beat Spain in a […]
Euro 2012: Spain v Portugal match betting preview
Preview: Spain v Portugal, Wednesday 7.45pm RTE2 By Rob Dore The lowdown… Spain are the defending champions, two-time winners and reigning World Cup champions. They’re the tournament favourites at 13/8 and strong favorites to beat Portugal in the first semi-final of Euro 2012. In the parlance of the young and creepy older people on Twitter […]
Bale boost as AVB odds on to be next Spurs manager
Andre Villas-Boas is reportedly poised to take over at White Hart Lane and is the hot favourite at 1/7 in the betting with Paddy Power. The 34-year-old had a nightmare spell at London rivals Chelsea, only lasting eight months in charge before getting the boot. But Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has supposedly been impressed by AVB’s visions […]
So it’s not just Bendtner who looks good in pants
Everybody wants to get into Paddy Power’s Lucky Pants. Yes, it’s safe to say they’ve gone down a storm. The Paddy Power Blog’s competition to win a pair has seen heated debate, desperate pleas to improve bed-disco potential, and some pictures we’d rather not share with the world. This picture, however, is different. Just in […]
Jamaican us crazy – can Bolt, Blake or Powell be stopped?
By Lee Dover | Olympics London 2012 may be a time when many fans look towards homegrown talent to collect a hefty medal haul to make their trophy cabinet look like The Treasury on a good day. However, the men’s 100m sprint is looking more and more like it may be a three-way tie between a trio […]
Robbie Fowler: If Ronaldo doesn’t perform, Portugal will lose
I know it sounds stupid, but Portugal are playing the better football at the moment. When Cristiano Ronaldo is in full flow, they’re almost unstoppable. In the last couple of game, Ronaldo has been different class and it’s translated into some very good performances from the team. He’s been the standout performer at Euro 2012. […]
Five ‘big games’ when Ronaldo has ‘turned up’
By Aidan Elder | Chief Sports Writer The ‘not a big game player’ label is harder to shake off than the suspicion Howard Webb is on the Old Trafford payroll. You know you’ve made it when people start accusing you of ‘not turning up for the big occasion’. And give yourself an extra-large pat on […]
Germany v Italy: Germany to edge the battle of the aristocrats
Germany v Italy, Thursday 7.45pm BBC1 and RTE2 By Aidan Elder | Chief Sports Writer The lowdown… It’s a meeting of two of Europe’s great footballing clichés as the ruthless efficiency of Germany meets the ruthless willingness to defend of Italy. There’s a defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2012 at stake so […]
No Djoke! Novak is on fire at Wimbledon
By Lee Dover SW19 is the place to be right now – there is action, moments of awe and a buzz of excitement ringing all around the place. It is easy to see why too, as Wimbledon 2012 is already setting itself up to be one of the most memorable Grand Slam events on the […]
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