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GIF: Shaun Maloney’s 25 free kick…Wigan’s last moment of hope
After the way Wigan performed at Wembley on Saturday,to win the FA Cup, the Latics fans were right to feel a least a glimmer of optimism ahead of tonight’s game away to Arsenal. Shaun Maloney’s well executed free-kick right before half-time cancelled out Lucas Podolski’s 11th minute opener and looked to have rattled a less […]
Liber Nauticus has to win the Musidora at York to have any chance in the Epsom Oaks
Matt Chapman | Day One York preview Sir Michael Stoute’s stable mightn’t be the force it once was but you’d want to be mad to think he’s going to York’s three-day Dante fixture without some serious chances. Mind you, it won’t be in the Dante, with the news that Telescope is out of the big Derby […]
Eurovision 2013: Who have you been backing?
By Josh Powell | Eurovision 2013 betting The Eurovision Song Contest returns on Saturday for our annual dose of cringe-worthy performances which make us appreciate the stretch of ocean that separates us from everybody else. An estimated 600 million people will spend their Saturday night sat in front of the box watching the continent’s most deluded performers put on […]
Robin van Persie, Gareth Bale and five more of the best fan videos this season
‘Please do not watch the show through a screen on your smart device/camera. Put that s*** away as a courtesy to the person behind you and to Nick, Karen and Brian.’ This was the message fans received as they entered New York’s Webster Hall to watch the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s latest offering to the indie world. Videoing […]
GIF: This is a spectacular volley. Shame it was into the wrong goal
‘When it doubt, put it out’ is the mantra of Sunday Pub league coaches and dim-witted firemen the world over and it seemed to be the philosophy Israel Jimenez was trying to adopt as he and his Tigres team-mates defended a Monterrey attack in the Mexican Premier Division on Sunday. The no nonsense attitude may […]
Commander Chris Hadfield takes astronauts to alien territory
By Aidan Elder | Chief space correspondent The name of Chris Hadfield may not ring too many bells, but as long as you’re not a technophobe or a member of the Amish community, there chances are you’ve seen one of the amazing pictures he has taken of the earth from the International Space Station. Yes, […]
12 players who put money back in your pocket at Sawgrass
Golf | Lining your pockets Tiger Woods settled another score at Sawgrass at the weekend putting gobby Sergio Garcia in his place. Spaniard Garcia’s 76 left him outside the top five and, from being in contention to win £1.2 million, he collected under £200,000. But golf punters shut up Paddy Paddy too as 12 players […]
GIF: Mark van Bommel ends career as you’d expect from Mark van Bommel
Mark van Bommel’s professional career came to an emotional end yesterday in the Dutch Eredivisie. Well ‘emotional’ in the sense that the emotion was pain and it was mostly belonging to Dusan Tadic. The Twente striker had the honour of being the last player to come off second best in a coming together with the […]
MORE UPDATED: Who you’ve been backing to be Next Everton manager
By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer ===================================================================== IN A NUTSHELL MARTINEZ TIGHTENS UP AS WIGAN RELEGATION IS CONFIRMED HEAVY SUPPORT SEES MARK HUGHES COME INTO THE EQUATION PHIL NEVILLE DRIFTS ALARMINGLY AFTER EARLY SUPPORT ===================================================================== After the whirlwind of the last few days, it’s time to start picking up the pieces. That process begins […]
How one punter turned £3 into more than £37k with a football acca
By Josh Powell | Betting news #IfWeKnewThen A car. A fortnight abroad. 7,400 pints and a couple of unbelievable nights on the town. There is a lot of stuff £37,000 can buy you, and they are all a whole lot better when it’s come off a £3 acca. That’s just 300p. For 7,400 pints of […]
GIF trilogy: The worst goalkeeping performance you’ll see today
Believe it or not but this lad is in the top-flight. OK it is the Slovenian top-flight but still he is a professional goalkeeper. The basics of his job are catching, blocking, and generally stopping the ball going into the goal. All of which he forgets in this hilarious three-part series. Alen Pasagic is the […]
Take a look at a 40/1 acca with a Money-Back Special to cover your back
By Josh Powell | Money-Back Special There are just two weekends of Premier League footy remaining of the 2012/13 season and the dreaded summer is approaching. Weeks are filled with endless transfer stories, meaningless friendlies on the other side of the world, and claims that your team’s kitman has scouted the next ‘Messi’ outside a […]
Ben Watson nets a 300/1 winner for three lucky Paddy Power punters
By Josh Powell | Betting news #IfWeKnewThen It was the biggest shock in London since Dirty Den reappeared on Albert Square. Wigan upset money-bags Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup Final to win the trophy for the first time in their history. Ben Watson was the man who powered home a header in the […]
GIF: The goal that won Wigan the FA Cup (and probably got Roberto Mancini the sack)
Ben Watson will probably never have to buy another pair of trainers from JJB again. It was his header in the dying minutes of the FA Cup Final that won the cup for Wigan in the biggest upset since Wimbledon’s win in 1988. 15/2 shots Wigan beat Manchester City 1-0 at Wembley to win the […]
Sir Alex? He’s got a heart bigger than Katy Perry’s forehead and saved my life
Some things are more important to recognise than a new contract of your own. @TheBig_Sam celebrates his great pal, Alex Ferguson… A blisteringly hot day in July 2011 and Big Sam is hiking around the gorgeous surroundings of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne with a friend. As tiredness begins to take its toll on my taut yet […]
