Category: Sports Betting

[ad_1] It’s been a good week. Winners for yours truly at Pontefract and Yarmouth have been an enjoyable accompaniment to tuning in to the first two days of the July Meeting back home in Newmarket. It’s how the cookie crumbles, some years I could be riding there on my own doorstep all three days, others such as this I’m on the move and clocking…

[ad_1] Millions of people across England and Wales are preparing to watch the national cricket side in their first World Cup final in 27 years – including many showing an interest in the sport for the first time. Supermarkets are set to cash in from a last minute dash through the aisles to stock up on drinks and snacks, with Asda predicting a surge…

[ad_1] take them Emirates chiefs believe the three stars collectively cost £40m and will therefore make up the £80m fee demanded by Palace for the Ivorian Arsenal have stepped up their pursuit of Wilfried Zaha by offering £40million plus three players to Crystal Palace, according to reports. Unai Emery’s side have already had a £40m offer turned down by the Eagles, who are holding…

[ad_1] Liam Dawson has earned a last minute call-up to England’s Cricket World Cup squad for 2019, despite not playing in the recent series against Pakistan, edging out Joe Denly. Meanwhile Jofra Archer has also been named after impressing in his debut series. The 24-year-old Barbados-born paceman, capable of bowling 90mph+, only qualified to play for England this year but it is hoped he…

by Luke Andrews, 9 July 2019 The operator William Hill has confirmed that they plan to close around 700 shops, with 4,500 jobs at risk as a result. The shop closures will likely begin before the end of the year, with many redundancies expected. William Hill to cut thousands of jobs © Pixabay. William Hill had previously suggested it could close 2,300 shops…

[ad_1] There’s just days to go until the pinnacle of the horse racing flat season; the final day of the Moet & Chandon July Festival at Newmarket Racecourses. To celebrate, talkSPORT are giving away two pairs of Premier Enclosure tickets.   With access to the Grandstand & Paddock and the Garden Enclosures, and even more on site bars and restaurants, Premier Enclosure tickets offer…

[ad_1] 3M Open recap The young guns have arrived! Matthew Wollf wins in just his 3rdprofessional start after an incredible hole out from just off the green for an eagle on 18thon Sunday. The 20-year-old becomes the 7thplayer to win on the PGA Tour in modern times before turning 21. The other six? Oh, just Woods, Ballesteros, Mickelson, Floyd, McIlroy and Spieth. All with…

[ad_1] Andy Murray and Serena Williams – Murena, Serandy, whatever you want to call the partnership – are a mixed doubles anomaly. The match-up, a grass-court version of Elvis and whatever the Scottish version of Tom Jones is getting together for a duet, have given welcome prominence to a part of the tournament that is often sidelined or regarded as a bit of a…

[ad_1] time to modernise The former Liverpool striker believes Pogba is damaging the Red Devils by being so active on social media Former Liverpool striker Dean Saunders believes Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba should shut down his Instagram until he has retired from playing football. Pogba, the France international, is one of the most marketable footballers in the world and his social media followings…

[ad_1] To mark Racing Staff Week FansBet are getting to know those individuals who work tirelessly behind the scenes. Today we meet Work Rider Any James. FansBet  |  8th July 2019 Along with our partners, Racing Welfare, we are spending the week getting to know the unsung heroes of the sport to mark Racing Staff Week. Racing Staff Week is a celebration of everyone working to…

[ad_1] Expectations at the Maracana could not have been much more one-sided. Here were Peru, in their first Copa America final since 1975 and the golden days of Hector Chumpitaz, Teofilo Cubillas and Hugo Sotil, up against a star-scattered Brazil team playing on home soil and in front of a febrile crowd at their national stadium. For the Selecao, who last won the tournament…

by Luke Andrews, 4 July 2019 GVC Holdings and the Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) will both appeal against the “disproportionate” fines issued to them by the Swedish Gaming Authority (SGA). Both operators are to appeal to fine issued by the Swedish Gambling Authority. © Pixabay. The fines were issued without prior warning over claims both operators offered sports betting on fixtures featuring minors.…

[ad_1] Jon ‘Bones’ Jones puts his UFC light heavyweight title on the line against Thiago Santos this weekend and talkSPORT will have exclusive coverage of the huge fight night. talkSPORT has secured radio rights to UFC 239 as we bring you exclusive MMA coverage for the first time on the station.. getty Jon Jones takes on Thiago Santos on Saturday Two-time undisputed champ Jones, who retained…

[ad_1] The high and lows of the racing world have rarely been more apparent than this week, one which brought me a suspension courtesy of the Windsor stewards on Monday night, quickly followed by a double at Kempton on Wednesday with victories on Cressida and Illumined for the boss, John Gosden. Looking ahead, our stable is hoping for some more good luck in prominent Group…

Wimbledon 2019 is well underway, coming up on its first weekend at the time of writing. So that means a chock full weekend of tennis action, right?. Not so. As is now tradition at the championships, no play will take place on the middle Sunday of the tournament. But why is this the case, what’s the history of Middle Sunday at the world’s oldest…