Archive | July 11, 2012
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Column: Manchester City can do the double this time

By Michael O’Toole | Irish Daily Star MANCHESTER City will either do a Blackburn or a Chelsea this season — and all Blues are quietly hoping we go the London, rather than Lancashire, way. In 1995, then moneybags Blackburn won the Premier league on the last day of the season — just like City did last year. The […]

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Betting preview: Lilac has golden chance in Falmouth

  By Lee Dover The Falmouth Stakes takes centre-stage at Newmarket’s July meeting on Friday and it’s an international affair. Irish trainer John Oxx has Ballycorus Stakes winner Alanza entered while Aidan O’Brien relies on Maybe in Friday’s Group 1 contest. But French filly Golden Lilac is rumoured to be among the best Andre Fabre has trained and punters […]

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PADCAST: Scottish football faces a revolution

Listen here | ‘I expect Rangers to be in a second tier, if the Scottish Football League clubs vote on Friday to put them in the third division I expect there would be some form of movement to create a Scottish Premier League 2′. Grant Russell, Scottish Television sports journalist. This Friday the 13th Rangers […]

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Video: What next for crazy man Diego Maradona?

By Sean Goff | football The news that Diego Maradona (51) has been sacked by UAE club Al Wasl will not have shocked anyone that has watched his decline since his heyday. One of the greatest players to have ever graced the beautiful game Maradona has found life increasingly difficult away from the hero worship of his playing […]

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Boxing: Top 5 grudge matches that actually mattered

By Rob Dore | boxing David Haye has become quite the promoter for the sport of boxing, if only because listening to him attempt to hype up his latest payday makes you want to punch him squarely in the face. I wouldn’t recommend actually doing it but it won’t make you want to do it […]

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Staring at the lights: A knock-out Money-Back special

  This weekend packs one hell of a punch with not one but two huge boxing matches on Saturday night. Paddy Power isn’t one to step between the ropes himself, but he has got a knock-out Money-Back Special lined up for punters. If David Haye v Dereck Chisora or Amir Khan v Danny Garcia finishes […]

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Betting preview: Donald aims for Scottish double

Lee Dover | Golf The Open Championship is just a week away but there is still the £2.5million Scottish Open that starts on Thursday before Royal Lytham hogs the spotlight. The biggest names in European and American golf will tee it up to get back in the swing of links golf before Britain’s only Major. World No 1 Luke Donald […]

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Morning Wrap: Carroll linked to West Ham switch

Football: Andy Carroll is being linked with a loan move to newly-promoted West Ham as speculation about the £35m striker’s future at Liverpool continues.  Carroll’s close friend Kevin Nolan is already at the club and could sway the deal over interest shown by AC Milan. Diego Maradona has been sacked as coach for Al Wasl in the United […]

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