Football Is the title race done and dusted? Paddy Power certainly thinks so and he has put his cajones on the line and paid out on Manchester United to lift the Barclays Premier League trophy. Paddy emptied his pockets to the tune of just over £500,000 on Sunday morning after Manchester City lost 3-1 away […]
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Twitter reaction to England’s Six Nations win over Ireland
England gave their Six Nations Grand Slam ambitions a huge boost by beating Ireland 12-6 at the Aviva Stadium this afternoon. The English have made it two wins out of two with a performance that was disciplined and effective rather than massively entertaining. It puts England in a great position ahead of their next game at Twickenham against a France side that […]
Aidan’s (slightly mental) Six Nations Week Two preview
By Aidan Elder | Chief Sports Writer We were expecting week one of the Six Nations to be open and it certainly was. Whilst we had ‘open’ in the ’9 to 5, five days a week’ sort of way in our heads, we actually got open in the ’24 hours a day, nine days a […]
Six Nations 2013 week two preview: Will the Welsh dragon roar in Paris?
Andrew Robinson previews week two of the Six Nations as Wales face a tough test in Paris against France and Scotland have a must-win tie at home to Italy. Six Nations 2013: Scotland v Italy This clash was billed as the battle for the wooden spoon ahead of the tournament starting and it still could […]
Who to blame for your busted weekend accums
by Rob Dore With Aidan absent today it has been laid upon my shoulders to remind you of some of the high-profile odds-on selections which failed you over the weekend. France – 1/10 Opposition: Italy in Rome (Six Nations) What went wrong? Before Sunday’s trip to Rome France were 2/1 to win this year’s Six Nations […]
Six Nations: Scotland and Italy look good on the handicap
By Aidan Elder | Chief Sports Writer It’s more open than a paternity test on the Jeremy Kyle Show. It’s rare we go into a Six Nations that’s quite so wide open. With the possible exception of a competition to see which Tour De France cyclist can take the most drugs, it’s rare you get […]
Six Nations 2013: Scotland [insert clichéd Braveheart headline here]
Six Nations | Rugby Andrew Robinson previews Scotland’s (ahem) chances in this season’s tournament It seems that Scottish rugby and football have a lot in common at the moment. Both teams have been struggling to make their mark on the international game and have decided a new coach is the remedy. Scott Johnson has taken […]
Six Nations 2013: Unfancied Italy 11/2 to pick up two victories
Six Nations | Rugby Andrew Robinson previews Italy’s chances in this season’s tournament. Honestly. Italy always enter the Six Nations with a feeling of hope that this year will be the one where they make a big impact. One-off wins against the likes of Scotland, Wales and even France have been impressive, but could this be the year when […]
Six Nations 2013: Find out which winning French bet pays out at 20/1
Six Nations | Rugby Andrew Robinson previews France’s chances in this season’s tournament Which French team will turn up at the Six Nations this year? We’re not sure, the French public aren’t too sure and the coaching team certainly don’t know. What is certain is that Les Bleus will be entertaining, whether that’s down to […]
Six Nations Preview – The Key Grudges
There are many reasons why the Six Nations is the best rugby tournament in the world. Sadly, ‘rugby’ is rarely one of those reasons. But for a few weeks every spring, we get licence to throw offensive stereotypes and insults at a bunch of people who are essentially the same as us with little chance […]
Six Nations preview: Alex Cuthbert is great value to be top tryscorer
By Andrew Robinson | Six Nations rugby As the toughest men in sport prepare to battle for Europe’s biggest prize (sorry Liverpool, we’re not talking about your Europa League chances), we take a look at the betting for the top tryscorer of the 2013 Six Nations. Some might say the chances of Wales repeating their […]
Where is racing on today? Wednesday’s horse racing information from Paddy Power
Wednesday January 23rd The groundsmen at Lingfield must have thought their birthdays had all come at once when they were told they’d be pulling an all-nighter on Tuesday. But the reality was a little different as they battled freezing temperatures to make sure today’s meeting goes ahead. Kempton’s twilight meeting later this afternoon was also gets […]
Where is racing on today? Latest horse racing information from Paddy Power
Tuesday January 22 The snow has started to fall up and down Ireland and England and as public transport employees stop bothering with work and youngsters throw snowballs at cars, windows and the elderly, Paddy Power is taking the sensible approach and guiding you through a daily racing roundup. Paddy’s got his eyes on all […]
Betting news on England, Grands Crus and Darts
Football The opening of a new stadium may or may not be a good enough excuse to haul the Premier League’s finest to Stockholm for a meaningless friendly but that’s exactly why Sweden and England will go through the motions tonight. Steven Gerrard will get his 100th cap while Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling and Everton’s Leon Osmon will make their […]
Betting news on England, Phil Taylor and today’s racing
Football Football players across the country have less than a day to come up with a good injury excuse before this round of bobbins international friendlies. Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcott got their excuses in early for England who face Sweden on Wednesday. The two teams met in Euro 2012 where England won 3-2 in one of the best games for the Three […]
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