June 2008

Tour De France Betting: This year's contenders - "go green" on Valverde

Jack Houghton / 27 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Jack Houghton tells us why last year's winner Alberto Contador won't be in the race this year, his thoughts on Cadel Evans' current odds and how Alejandro Valverde may be a decent bet at this stage of proceedings...Read more »

The Contrarian: Why Valentino Rossi won't win the Moto GP World Championship

The Betfair Contrarian / 26 June 2008 / 2 Comments

The 2006 Moto GP season started with Valentino Rossi chasing a sixth-straight Championship. Winning was becoming so easy for the Italian that he even started to wonder out loud about switching to Formula One or rallying in search of a...Read more »

Weekend Gaelic Games Betting: Dublin v Westmeath and Armagh v Down.

Editor / 26 June 2008 / Leave a comment

As the big-guns enter the fray for the semi finals of the Leinster and Ulster Senior Football Championship, Hugh Cahill looks ahead to where the value might lie in the Betfair markets....Read more »

MotoGP Betting: Season highlight as the tour heads to Holland

Trent Burton / 26 June 2008 / Leave a comment

If you've never watched a MotoGP before there's no better place to start than the Dutch TT at Assen where the MotoGP circus heads this weekend....Read more »

The Betfair big interview: Leon Haslam

Ralph Ellis / 26 June 2008 / Leave a comment

This week Betfair got our leathers on, and went to speak to Superbikes rider Leon Haslam, son of motorcycle legend 'Rocket' Ron, about the boom in British motor sport at the moment. The 'Pocket Rocket' has got another meeting in...Read more »

Tour de France Betting: Stop. Look. Listen. Wait.

Jack Houghton / 26 June 2008 / Leave a comment

In recent years backers have lost money when their selections were booted out for doping. Jack Houghton has some essential advice: Don't bet on the tour until it has started....Read more »

World Cup Warm Up - France v England

Ralph Ellis / 26 June 2008 / Leave a comment

So there was no England team at Euro 2008 and a long qualifying road still to travel to South Africa. But there's another World Cup to look forward to and we will have a team there among the favourites....Read more »

Ferrari tighten grip on Constructors' Championship with French one-two

Editor / 22 June 2008 / Leave a comment

But pain for Raikkonen backers as exhaust problems let in Massa...Read more »

British Moto GP: Stoner canes the opposition

Trent Burton / 21 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Trent Burton's been watching the action at Donington where Casey Stoner has been dominating the opposition...Read more »

French Grand Prix Betting: Ferrari roar likely to pierce the peace of Magny-Cours once again

David Croft / 20 June 2008 / Leave a comment

BBC commentator David Croft foresees a sixth victory from eight for the Italian F1 giants...Read more »

British Moto GP: It's too soon for Toseland so expect Rossi to triumph

Trent Burton / 19 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Trent Burton doubts there will be a home victory at Donnington this weekend and wonders if, despite scintilating form, Dani Pedrosa has the stomach for a fight....Read more »

Hard working Khan leaves nothing to chance in quest for world domination

Ralph Ellis / 19 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Harry Redknapp has criticised the work ethic of young English footballers; Vijay Singh says the up and coming British golfers don't practice hard enough; And while he's at the back end of his career there are still doubts about whether...Read more »

Formula 1 Betting: Three is the magic number as BMW disrupts McLaren/Ferrari duopoly

David Croft / 13 June 2008 / Leave a comment

It's been an great season so far with only one bad race. David Croft hails the birth of a three way Formula 1 fight....Read more »

It's farewell Floyd as Mayweather calls it a day...

Tareq Quiroz / 10 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Betfair's Tareq Quiroz goes through the highlights of the past sporting week starting at A and ending on Z (where else?)...Read more »

Back Page Betting: Improve your betting with the tips behind the news

Editor / 10 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Ralph Ellis picks out the hot topic from the tabloid papers every morning and tells you what's behind the news, with thoughts on how it could improve your betting. He'll help you keep in touch with what's spot-on, and what's...Read more »