By Josh Powell | Sports writer The only three certainties in life are death, taxes, and San Marino getting thumped in World Cup Qualifiers. The International breaks don’t tend to throw up many mouth-watering fixtures. ‘Let’s all meet in the pub nice and early to get a good seat for Algeria v Benin’, is something […]
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Betting news on Liverpool, England’s grand slam hopes and today’s racing
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 […]
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 […]
Jerry Flannery Six Nations exclusive: The truth about England’s ‘arrogance’, Brian O’Driscoll and men who cry
Ireland and Munster legend Jerry Flannery hails the influence of Brian O’Driscoll in this column for Paddy Power as he previews Ireland v England in the Six Nations at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Sunday, February 10. International rugby is like life: you’re always going to come across a few lads who are dicks. […]
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 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 […]
Here’s to another 150 years of sweet FA
By Josh Powell | Disgruntled England fan ‘I don’t think the Premier League is too global but you have too many foreigners and not enough English players, so your national team is not yet at the level of these national teams (Spain, Germany and Italy)’. Sepp Blatter, January 15th Today the English FA celebrates its […]
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 […]
World Cup qualifiers: Pick your bankers and your blowouts
By Sean Goff | World Cup Qualifying 2014 Group A Croatia v Wales 7pm Gareth Bale rescued Wales against Scotland but the bookies make the Croats 3/10 favs to add to their seven point total so far. A tall order for Chris Coleman’s side. Home banker. FYR Macedonia v Serbia 7.30pm A local derby and two […]
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