January 2008

A is for Afridi ... and all the sporting highlights from the past week

Tareq Quiroz / 28 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Tareq Quiroz runs through the top moments from the last seven days from A to Z......Read more »

James Wade could be made for the Premier League format

David Croft / 25 January 2008 / Leave a comment

The BBC's David Croft looks at the betting for the upcoming Darts Premier League...Read more »

M is for Mark Selby - The Jester has the last laugh at the Masters

Tareq Quiroz / 21 January 2008 / 1 Comments

TQ goes through the alphabet as he looks back at the week in the world of sports betting...Read more »

Formula One Betting: Ferrari and McLaren set to dominate again

David Croft / 20 January 2008 / Leave a comment

FiveLive's Formula One commentator David Croft runs through the coming season......Read more »

Snooker Masters Betting: Selby can give favourite backers a break ... at last

Paul Krishnamurty / 20 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty predicts good things for Mark Selby in today's final......Read more »

Getting to world number one is my motivation to practice every day, says Mark Selby

Editor / 17 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Betfair talks exclusively to UK Masters finalist Mark Selby...Read more »

Masters Betting: Quarter-final previews for every match

Paul Krishnamurty / 17 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty on the final eight preparing for battle at Wembley......Read more »

Small margins and the psychological element in sport

Alsy / 16 January 2008 / 1 Comments

Morgan in the Driving Seat - In the week that O'Sullivan's error cost him an early exit at the Masters, Alister Morgan looks at how small margins and mental strength play a big part in sport...Read more »

Masters Betting: Supreme strategist Higgins can see off Ding

Paul Krishnamurty / 15 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty previews the most exciting first round match at the Masters.......Read more »

P is for Pollock - A Fond Farewell to South Africa's Shaun

Tareq Quiroz / 14 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Tareq Quiroz goes from Greece to Sweden via Korea and South Africa in this globetrotting edition of his A to Z....Read more »

1.11 "Rocket" O'Sullivan runs out of fuel at the wire

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 13 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Maguire now the favourite for the Masters...Read more »

Great odds on The "Wizard of Oz"

David Croft / 12 January 2008 / 1 Comments

BBC commentator David Croft on why Simon Whitlock and Simon Webster are the guys most likely to be in the BDO World Championship final come Sunday night...Read more »

Higgins' experience is likely to be too much for Ding to cope with

Tareq Quiroz / 11 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Tareq Quiroz previews Ding's encounter against John Higgins at the snooker Masters plus the best of the rest from the first round matches...Read more »

Everything you ever wanted to know about how to bet on snooker (but were afraid to ask)

Tareq Quiroz / 11 January 2008 / Leave a comment

When betting on snooker research is key, "live" scoreboards are dangerous, the draw is essential and the player's body language is a dead giveaway, says Tareq Quiroz...Read more »

If they're all so brilliant, who's the bet for the snooker Masters?

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 11 January 2008 / 1 Comments

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco talks about how labelling snooker players doesn't exactly offer much help when it comes to picking a winner...Read more »

The Contrarian: Why Ronnie O'Sullivan won't win the UK Masters

The Betfair Contrarian / 11 January 2008 / 3 Comments

The Contrarian tells us why the smart money shouldn't be on the Rocket this time round...Read more »

Enigmatic O'Sullivan is worth avoiding in the betting for the snooker Masters

Paul Krishnamurty / 09 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Student of the green baize Paul Krishnamurty tells us why Peter Ebdon and Sean Murphy are better bets than O'Sullivan for the snooker Masters...Read more »

W is for Williams - A great week for Serena and Venus

Tareq Quiroz / 07 January 2008 / Leave a comment

TQ goes through the alphabet as he looks back at the week in the world of sport...Read more »

Gary Anderson is the man the whole of the BDO have to beat

David Croft / 03 January 2008 / 2 Comments

The BBC's David Croft previews the BDO World Championship and tells us who his hard-earned money will be on...Read more »