Evening update from the Paddy Power Blog on all the latest betting moves in sport Football – Manchester City have won the Community Shield in a surprisingly feisty game at Villa Park. Chelsea took the lead courtesy of a Fernando Torres goal, but soon after lost Branislav Ivanovic was given his marching orders for trying […]
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Betting news on Manchester City, Rory McIlroy and the last day of the Olympics *sob*
Morning update from the Paddy Power Blog on all the latest betting moves in sport Olympics The Olympic athletics programme came to a fantastic climax last night. That’s fantastic if you’re Mo Farah or British or Jamaican. For everyone else it was probably a bit annoying. London’s East End was rocking as Farah (29) won […]
LeBron James: The King gets his crown
By Jay Webster The parade is over. The trophies are shined up and ready for stashing in their cases. It’s been a week now since LeBron James and the Miami Heat disposed of Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma Thunder in five games for the NBA Championship. Seven days to reflect on what it means for […]
Lightning LeBron thumps the Thunder in NBA Finals
By Lee Dover | NBA Finals Basketball fans will be forgiven for thinking that the NBA Finals are just about all sewn up, after another victory by Miami Heat over Oklahoma City Thunder. Scott Brooks’ men may have put up a worthy effort to sneak into the lead when the best-of-seven series got underway on […]
Oklahoma City Thunder can’t cope with the Heat
By Lee Dover Miami Heat are not a team who take defeat very well – this much has been evident in the way they have literally stolen the thunder from Oklahoma City. The start of the NBA Finals left basketball fans reaching to pick their jaws off the floor after Oklahoma City Thunder raced to […]
Durant and Thunder ready to roll in NBA Finals
By Jay Webster It’s the matchup that most people expected, and almost everyone wanted: the two best basketball players on the planet squaring off for the NBA championship. LeBron James and Kevin Durant lead their respective ‘Big Three’ constellations as the Miami Heat take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in the best-of-seven NBA Finals, […]
The Heat is on: Money-Back on the NBA Finals
Paddy Power has taken some time out from shooting hoops in the Power Tower car park to roll out a tasty Money-Back Special on the biggest match in the NBA. The Miami Heat are at the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight in the first of a possible seven series final and punters will be hoping for plenty […]
Miami put the Heat on Boston Celtics
By Jay Webster It’s come down to this. The NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat have become a best-of-one series, with Game 7 playing out on Saturday night in Miami. And what a series it’s been. Many people thought the aging Celtics would never get this far against the favoured […]
Miami turn up the Heat in NBA betting
By Lee Dover The NBA Conference Finals are under way, though two teams may already be feeling like they should have stayed well away from the basketball court. After just two games, the Miami Heat are cruising with a 2-0 lead against the Boston Celtics. The way the results are going, the Conference Finals could be […]
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