Sean Goff | PGA Championship The European Tour gets a much-needed boost as the world’s top golfers abandon the US Tour en masse for the PGA Championship at Wentworth. Sergio Garcia’s joke that used ’Tiger Woods’ and ‘fried chicken’ in the same sentence has backfired and the Spaniard was forced to apologise early doors. One man […]
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U.S. Masters Betting: The good, the bad and the patchy Augusta form
By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer There’s something incredibly unique about Augusta National. No, not the lingering whiff of sexism, racial segregation and elitism – that’s still sadly too common around the golf clubs of the world – it’s the fact that it’s the only course that permanently hosts a Major. While the Open, […]
Lawrence Donegan exclusive Masters tips: Ian Poulter can lead the Brat Pack against America’s Golf Boys
It’s been billed as America’s Golf Boys v Europe’s Brat Pack. The bible-bashing Yanks of Bubba Watson, Hunter Mahan, Rickie Fowler and Ben Crane against the brash European elite of Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell and Sergio Garcia. Lawrence Donegan tees up the action and narrows down the field to see who’ll be top dog come […]
Arnold Palmer Invitational betting preview: Six players who can tame the Tiger
Golf | Arnold Palmer Invitational If familiarity breeds contempt then Tiger Woods must really hate the Arnold Palmer Invitational where he’s won an unprecedented seven titles. The reigning champion returns to the scene of his first Tour win since ex-wife Elin Nordegren took a nine-iron to his head, their marriage and his career in 2009 after a […]
Poulter can take Tournament of Champions by storm
By Andrew Robinson The Tournament of Champions in Hawaii was supposed to show off some of the best golfers in the world, but if anything it’s been a showcase of the powers of Mother Nature. Play has been abandoned for three consecutive days in Maui, with gales and rain making play impossible. The PGA hopes to […]
Betting news on the footy, the golf World Championship and today’s racing
Football It was another tough night for Rafa Benitez as Chelsea laboured to another 0-0 draw, this time at home to London rivals Fulham. The Blues are now a massive 7/1 to win the title after dropping behind the two Manchester rivals. Manchester City beat Wigan 2-0 including an absolute peach of a strike from James Milner and Manchester United won 1-0 against West Ham with Robin Van Persie giving them the lead […]
Betting news on Di Matteo, McIlroy, Benny the Swinger
Football A bad night for Chelsea got even worse for Roberto Di Matteo as he was sacked this morning by Chelsea. The Blues 3-0 loss at Juventus in Group E leaves them on the brink of becoming the first holders of the competition to go out at the group stages and given Roman Abramovich’s ‘we need […]
Betting news on the Champions League, Rory McIlroy and today’s racing
Football It was a tough night for Celtic fans in the Nou Camp after the Hoops suffered a last-gasp defeat to Barcelona. Jordi Alba scored the winner with 30 seconds to go after Celtic had taken the lead in the first half and then defended as though their lives depended on it. Manchester United looked shaky at the back […]
McGinley fav to be next Ryder Cup captain after Miracle of Medinah
Sean Goff | Sports Reporter The dust has settled on the ‘Miracle at Medinah’ when the Europeans came from 10-4 down at one stage to record a staggering 14.5 to 13.5 win. Europe are already 4/5 favourites to defend their title at Gleneagles in 2014 after dedicating their heroic win to the legendary Seve Ballesteros. […]
Live text commentary on Ryder Cup 2012 and the Premier League {Click here}
The Paddy Power Blog brings you live text commentary from all the action at Medinah in the 2012 Ryder Cup including our sky tweets stunt! We’re also bring you updates from all the Premier League games this afternoon! #GOEUROPE UPDATE: Collection of Paddy Power’s best Ryder Cup Sky Tweets here. Ryder Cup 2012 USA 8-4 […]
Best tweets from Paddy Power’s Ryder Cup sky writing
Earlier this week American Captain Davis Love III stoked the flames for a fiery confrontation, stirring up U.S. fans to deliver the loudest frenzy ever seen at the tournament. Paddy Power responded with an audacious plan to redress the balance for Team Europe. This involved creating giant tweets in the sky, visible from over 20 […]
Betting News: Rooney, Rodgers, Ryder Cup, Racing
Football Manchester United will face Chelsea in the last 16 of the Capital One Cup after seeing off Newcastle 2-1 at Old Trafford last night. Wayne Rooney sporting a scarred knee made a surprise comeback for United after a month out while Darren Fletcher started his first competitive game in 10 months. United midfielders Tom Cleverley […]
Tweet home Chicago: You are now entering a Ryder Cup war zone
It’s started. Just when we thought there was the faintest chance of the Ryder Cup becoming a demilitarised zone the good old US of A roll out former US captain Paul Azinger for a rousing address to the troops. Azinger who famously beat cancer was the masterminded behind America’s resurgence in the Ryder Cup at […]
Tweet Home Chicago: Ryder Cup players take to Twitter
By Sean Goff The 39th Ryder Cup is just four days away and the players are starting to get jiggy. Justin Rose was second to golf’s latest multi-millionaire Brandt Snedeker in the Tour Championship at the weekend with the American Ryder Cup wild card pick trousering a $7m bonus as he also claimed the FedEx Championship. […]
Betting news on Modric, Ryder Cup and Andy Murray
Lunchtime update from the Paddy Power Blog on all the latest betting moves in sport Football The Sun are reporting that Luka Modric has finally pushed through a transfer to leave Tottenham Hotspur for Real Madrid. The 26-year-old midfielder is having a medical before he will be unveiled this afternoon. Mourinho has been chasing the […]
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