Britain’s Got Talent 2013 – 30 Two more acts made their way through to next week’s final as a couple of the well-fancied singers got the boot and threw the betting wide open. Welsh brick-layer Robbie Kennedy and shy student Rosie O’Sullivan were well-fancied to get through Thursday’s semi-final but, despite strong performances and good […]
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WEDDING FUND: One man’s dream of a better big day begins with Carl Froch
Paul Mallon | Wedding fund I’ve always been a nibbler, especially of biscuits. Toffee Pops, if you’re offering. But thanks to a combination of never-ending national economic turmoil, a personal savings strategy loosely based on Arthur 2, and a fondness for placing bets after a few shandies, this weekend presents a starting point to punt […]
15 classic sport sledgings that make Sergio Garcia seem like a pussycat
We all love a bit of banter. It’s what Paddy Power is built on. Give it… but be able to take it. Sergio Gracia overstepped the mark mid-week when he resurrected Fuzzy Zoeller’s 1998 slur after Tiger Woods had won his first Major by claiming that Woods at his first Masters dinner might serve ‘fried […]
Rail gone kid: Who’s pulled down Paddy Power’s billboard advertisements?
Britain’s Network Rail have decided to have a go at state censorship. The public transport company has taken exception to Paddy Power’s billboard advertisements in the fallout from the retirement of football manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Yesterday, we revealed on the Paddy Power Blog that we’d emblazoned some cheeky news on Europe’s largest full motion digital […]
Hate real-life Monopoly? Trading with Paddy Power Bingo instead could help you share £1m (and avoid family punch-ups)
Does anyone ever want to be the thimble? How many families have nearly come to blows over who gets to be the racecar? The top hat, the dog, the cannon are all acceptable but tears have been shed by those left to choose between the iron and the thimble. Playing real-life Monopoly with your family […]
Who swings in two directions?
Paddy Power has opened the betting on which member of One Direction will be the first to come out, after former N Sync star Lance Bass suggested that at least one of them is gay. The traders were quickly thrown into a meeting to discover which of them had the most extensive 1D knowledge. Surprisingly […]
Guido Fawkes: Bring on the clowns — why I’m tipping UKIP to take 50 seats in Thursday’s local elections
Make no mistake, it has been a difficult few days for UKIP as they suffer the scrutiny that their poll standing brings. Finding themselves under heavy bombardment from their political enemies in the run-up to Thursday’s local elections was, of course, no coincidence. Don’t let that discourage you from putting your money on Team Farage […]
And then he’s off his face… Now I’m a Belieber
Police say they have found drugs on Justin Bieber’s tour bus. Officers raided the bus at the Globen concert venue in Stockholm, Sweden, where pop star Bieber (19) was performing on Wednesday. Swedish police spokesman Lars Bystrom says a small amount of drugs and a stun gun were found. Sky News reports that an officer smelled […]
[VIDEO] Watch Kim Jong-un pledge allegiance to Sunderland FC
Kim Jong Un has pledged his allegiance to Paolo Di Canio to help Sunderland avoid the drop. In a public statement Chairman Kim announced the Black Cats’ controversial plans to beat relegation and how he is going to ‘light up’ Sunderland. The tiny North Korean leader took over from his old man Kim Jong-Il in December […]
WrestleMania 29: Find out the stats to back up your betting
Topless men in tights grappling each other in front of a crowd of 90,000 people. It might sound like a sell-out at the drag show in Las Vegas but it’s actually all about WrestleMania 29 in New Jersey. Tonight the ‘sport’s’ (and that term is used loosely) biggest superstars fight it out on the biggest […]
[Infographic]: Grand National 2013: A history of the world’s greatest race
Aintree Grand National 2013 | A History It’s the most famous horse race in the world. The Grand National is as exciting, unpredictable and filled with drama as your average night out in Liverpool. This Saturday when the tapes go up at 4.15pm millions of armchair tv viewers will tune in across the globe to watch the […]
Breaking nukes! Mad bastard Kim Jong-un 10/1 to launch military strike (the same odds as Seabass to win the Grand National. Gulp)
As pint-sized despot Kim Jong-un continues to antagonise the world in history’s biggest game of chicken our under-fed PR colleagues have forced Paddy Power’s traders to open a North Korea specials betting market. Worryingly, after consulting Paddy Power’s war cabinet and military advisor (Steph on the 3rd floor…) our number-crunchers think a pre-emptive nuclear military strike looks […]
Georgia Salpa exclusive: Why Kate Upton gets my vote for FHM Sexiest Woman in the World 2013
Model Georgia Salpa gives her vote on FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2013, just for you Paddy Power Blog readers. How many models does it take to change a lightbulb? If you know the answer, respect. OK, so while I’ve been to the races and football matches (sooooo boring) I don’t pretend to […]
Feilim is drunk at Cheltenham: Day 2 dispatch
Féilim Mac An Iomaire | Midnight Chaser The Paddy Power Blog needed a man on the ground at Cheltenham. This week, loose-trousered PR manager Féilim Mac An Iomaire is that man. After the pasting Hurricane Fly gave us on Tuesday, Feilim was drowning his sorrows yesterday. That may or may not be apparent in this […]
Rod Almighty: NBA superstar and friend of North Korea Dennis Rodman is at the Vatican
Basketball legend Dennis Rodman has already tried to calm international tensions by becoming best buddies with Kim Jong Un in North Korea, and now he’s taking on the Vatican. Rodders is in the Eternal City to support Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana who is bidding to become the first black Pope. The self-styled ‘bad boy’ […]
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