Listen here | The Olympics are like a drug. Living in Britain this last fortnight, you would think that there’s not only nothing wrong with the country, but the world. We’ve landed on Mars, there are thousands dying in Syria and it’s been lost completely because the Olympics are on. Every four years it seems […]
Archive | August 8, 2012
Betting News: Liverpool, FIFA rankings, Tiger, Awde
Football Craig Bellamy could be on his way back to Cardiff City after Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers confirmed the clubs are in discussions about the Welsh international’s future. England have climbed to third in the FIFA World rankings despite exiting at Euro 2012 to Italy on penalties. Roy Hodgson’s side now sit behind Spain and Germany […]
FourFourTom: Why Football Manager makes me mad
“Freddy Adu on the ball. Still Adu. My word, he’s beating players for fun! Adu picks out Henri Saivet on the left. Saivet fires the ball across goal towards Lulinha… Lulinha scores! That’s why he’s the current Ballon d’Or holder! It’s 4-0 inside 60 minutes and Cheltenham Town have surely sealed their fifth consecutive Champions […]
Kenny Egan: Katie Taylor is final bound
Kenny Egan Beijing silver-medallist Kenny Egan gives his thoughts on Irish gold medal hope Katie Taylor’s semi-final fight againt Mavzuna Chorieva from Tajikistan. Her quarter-final win over British fight Natasha Jonas: To go out and fight the way she did against Jonas in the quarter-final, it’s actually a shame that it wasn’t the final. She […]
Betting preview: Irish Greyhound Derby
There were few shocks in the opening rounds of the Irish Greyhound Derby with the exception of the early exit of Razldazl JayfKay at a very short price. Dolores Ruth’s kennel appears to not be firing on all cylinders at the minute but if there is marked improvement to come from her runners, its bad news for […]
Championship betting team guide:Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic Manager: Chris Powell Ins: Lawrie Wilson (undisclosed amount), Salim Kerkar (free transfer), Jordan Cook (free transfer). Outs: Gary Doherty (undisclosed amount), Jonathan Fortune (free transfer), Conor Gough (free transfer). Strengths: A golden path for League One champions. At least, this is the impression that has been gathered over the past few seasons. Let’s have […]
Championship betting team guide: Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace Manager: Dougie Freedman Ins: Joel Ward (£400k), Aaron Wilbraham (free transfer), Aaron Martin (loan) Outs: Nathaniel Clyne (undisclosed amount), Darren Ambrose (undisclosed amount), Sean Scannell (undisclosed amount), Lee Hills (free transfer), Jake Caprice (free transfer), Anthony Gardner (free transfer) Strengths: Dougie Freedman has already felt the stinging slap of reality. Pre-season is all about establishing […]
Betting news: Rooney, Huth, Farah, Taylor, Bolger
Morning update from the Paddy Power Blog on all the latest betting moves in sport Football Stoke hard-man Robert Huth has been admitted to hospital with what doctors fear is meningitis. The 27-year-old German defender must undergo further tests before the mystery illness is confirmed. Huth, a two-time Premier League winner with Chelsea was set to face Reading […]
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