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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US Masters Betting: Back Rose to bloom early
By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer Picking the winner of a Major can be tough. It’s very tough based on the evidence of the history section of my betting account. Finding a player who is going to perform consistently well over the four days of potentially changeable conditions isn’t easy. The ‘Leader after Round […]
Lawrence Donegan: My 6 value bets to tame the Tiger
Lawrence Donegan | U.S. Masters 2013 Tiger Woods is Paddy Power’s 9-2 favourite to win the Masters, a startling piece of odds-making which suggests (a) the rest might think twice about showing up on Thursday and (b) there is some unbelievable value lurking down the field for those punters prepared to take a closer look […]
U.S. Masters tips: 6 golfers that have been backed off the boards
By Josh Powell | U.S. Masters 2013 The US Masters is the first golf Major of the year and Paddy Power is pulling out all of the stops by paying 1/4 the odds on the first six. The favourite Tiger Woods has rediscovered his best form after becoming ‘Facebook official’ with skier Lindsey Vonn while world number […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Betting preview: Dufner to make amends in US PGA
By Sean Goff | Sports Reporter If Adam Scott wanted to run and hide after last month’s collapse at the Open Championship then Jason Dufner knew exactly how he felt. Scott famously joined the choker’s role-call headed by Jean Van de Velde who had the 1999 Carnoustie Open Championship at his mercy before bottling it in the […]
Open betting preview: Golf’s magnificent seven
By Lee Dover Europe’s biggest golf tournaments starts on Thursday when The Open Championship tees off and Paddy Power is paying each-way 1/4 the odds the first seven places. It’s a Magnificent Seven offer and here are Seven Magnificent contenders. 1. Darren Clarke The Northern Irishman’s emotional victory at Sandwich last year saw him leapfrog up the World rankings jump to […]
Major problem: Can Westwood break his duck?
By Lee Dover Open legend Tony Jacklin has demanded that the competitors hoping to lift the Claret Jug stop whining and complaining about the Royal Lytham course. The 68-year-old won the Open Championship when it was staged on the picturesque Lancashire course back in 1969 – and remains the last Englishman to win the tournament in […]
Betting news: A good day for Spurs but a bad day for Shleck
Every morning the Paddy Power Blog brings you the latest betting news #wakeupcall Football Rafael Van Der Vaart will have delighted Spurs fans this morning by confirming that he wants to stay at Tottenham and that he ‘is ready for war’! VDV has been full of praise for the new boss AVB and is convinced […]
Betting news on Carroll, Westwood and Bopara
Every evening Paddy Power brings you the latest betting news! #eveningfeed Football Andy Carroll has reacted angrily to growing speculation that Liverpool are not interested in a loan deal for the striker but want a full sale. Carroll’s old club Newcastle are thought to be tabling a bid bu Aston Villa are also though to have made enquiries. Want […]
Betting news on Arsenal, Michael Owen and Luke Donald
Every lunchtime Paddy Power brings you the latest betting news! #lunchfillers Football Rio Ferdinand has sparked up the race-row again after comments on Twitter. Police are investigating alleged racist comments made against Ashley Cole on the social networking site. Somebody tweeted Ferdinand calling Cole a ‘choc ice’ to which the Manchester United defender responded ‘I hear […]
US Open: GMac in pole position as Tiger fades
Graeme McDowell heads Paddy Power’s online US Open betting to lift his second Major in three years. The 32-yearold from Northern Ireland with the American accent is tied for top spot with Jim Furyk ahead of today’s final round . McDowell, who shot a two-under-apr 68 at the Olympic Club in San Francisco on Saturday, is trying […]
Can McIlroy, Westwood or Donald conquer U.S. Open?
By Lee Dover | U.S. Open The crowds are beginning to gather at San Francisco’s Olympic Club as the excitement builds for this year’s US Open tournament. It will be the fifth time the Lake Course has had the privilege of hosting the prestigious tournament, with the venue known for its narrow fairways and small, […]
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