By Aidan Elder | Chief Sports Writer Drugs in sport. That’s bad. And racism. No-one likes that either. Asking an unpalatable question that carries undertones of both? That’s going too far. The stunning performance of Ye Shiwen in the final of the women’s 400m Individual Medley has provided London 2012 with its first major controversy. […]
Archive | July, 2012
Betting News: Murray, Wiggins, Bilic, Galway
Evening update from the Paddy Power Blog on all the latest betting moves in sport Olympics Andy Murray swept past Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 6-4 today to keep up his gold medal prospects. The Scot now plays Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus who he beat last month at Wimbledon. Bradley Wiggins (32) aims to add Olympic gold […]
Charlie’s no angel in his battle with Bale
Anyone who knows me knows I’m not that type of player. This little pearl, or a paraphrased version of it, is often used by or about the distributor of a particularly unpalatable challenge. Sometimes it’s true and sometimes it is little more than a rose-tinted manner of viewing a thug in your employment or a […]
Ruby marks your card on Day Two of Galway
Top jock Ruby Walsh got his and Paddy Power punters Galway festival off to a flyer yesterday when booting home Train of Thought (9/4) as part of trainer Dermot Weld’s 115/1 treble. He marks your card on Day Two. While Tom Lee gives his thoughts on day one of Glorious Goodwood 4.00 Topaz Novice Hurdle […]
Betting news: Hot pants, Tim Cahill and Goodwood
Afternoon update from the Paddy Power Blog on all the latest betting moves in sport Olympics China’s anti-doping chief has hit back at claims that Yi Shiwen used performance enhancing drugs on her way to Olympic gold in the 400 metre individual medley. The 16-year-old swimmer blew the competition out of the water, smashing a […]
Tom Lee marks your card on Day One of Goodwood
The Paddy Power Blog gets the lowdown from C4 & RTE racing presenter Tom Lee on the opening day of Glorious Goodwood. 2.00 Bet365 Handicap “The draw is all important in this competitive opening to the Glorious Goodwood Festival. Las Verglas Star is taking a step up in class but has the form in the book. Has an […]
The hunt for gold: Is today the day for Team GB?
By Josh Powell Olympic coverage on BBC1 and RTE2 It hasn’t worked out quite how everybody wanted for Team GB so far at London 2012. Many expected after the extravagance of Danny Boyle’s opening ceremony that Mark Cavendish would destroy the field in Saturday’s road race and give Britain a taste of gold on day […]
VIDEO: Ruby Walsh’s Galway Tips
The Galway Races is just one of those events that’s embedded in the Irish psyche. Like thinking one April day of temperatures in the mid-teens is a sign we’re in for a cracking summer and knowing Kevin Myers is about to say something needlessly ‘controversial’, it’s just one of things we know almost instinctively is […]
Money-Back Specials at Goodwood and Galway
One of the highlights of British flat racing is the Glorious Goodwood Festival and over the pond in Ireland one of the greatest weeks in Irish racing is the Galway Festival. Paddy Power is getting his teeth stuck in to the racing and we have not one but two Money-Back Specials ahead of today’s action in […]
Betting news: Phelps, Carroll and Glorious Goodwood
Morning update from the Paddy Power Blog on all the latest betting moves in sport Olympics Maybe bronze is the new gold? After Rebecca Adlington’s stunning performance in the pool, Team GB’s men’s gymnastics team took bronze in a thrilling final last night. It looked like silver for a while but Japan’s appeal following a […]
UEFA Super Cup: The battle of Torres and Falcao
Chelsea are perched on top of the Premier League with three wins from three games. Belgian playmaker Eden Hazard has settled like a burger in James Corden’s belly and Fernando Torres looks like the man who once turned Nemanja Vidic into a bed-wetter. Yes, things are looking rosy at the Bridge as Roberto Di Matteo’s […]
Betting News on London 2012, Ferdinand and Galway
Evening update from the Paddy Power Blog on all the latest betting moves in sport Olympics Caitlin McClatchey leads Britain’s medal hopes in the women’s 200m freestyle swimming heats earler today after qualifying for the semi-finals. The former 2006 Commonwealth champion was joint seventh fastest for Monday evening’s contest. Great Britain’s women’s hockey captain Kate Walsh will find […]
British athletes hope to make a splash tonight
By Josh Powell London 2012 swimming – BBC 1 and RTE2, 7.00pm After Rebecca Adlington scooped bronze in the 400 metre freestyle yesterday Team GB can taste more success in the pool tonight. Coverage comes from the aquatics centre this evening as three more British athletes fight to be amongst the medals. Robbie Renwick 66/1 […]
Ruby Walsh marks your card for Day One of Galway
4pm Novice Hurdle When it comes to Galway you want to be riding for Dermot Weld. He rang me a couple of weeks ago and asked would I ride Train of Thought in this. He’s schooled well and we get 10lbs off the top-weight and horse in form Discoteca from Gordon Elliott’s yard which is a huge help. There’s […]
Betting news: London 2012, Agger and Hamilton
Afternoon update from the Paddy Power Blog on all the latest betting moves in sport Olympics It’s been a cracking morning for Team GB on the water with Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins setting a new Olympic record in the double sculls rowing competition. The pair absolutely nailed their heat setting a time of six […]
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