October 2008

Formula 1 Betting: Guarded Hamilton bids to make history

David Croft / 31 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The final race of the season is upon us and for the third year in a row Sao Paulo plays host to the title decider, a fitting scenario for this truly brilliant circuit and the second to none atmosphere generated...Read more »

Snooker Betting: Premier League Thursday

Editor / 28 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The Premier League continues on Thursday with two mouth-watering clashes, involving three multiple world champions and snooker's brightest rising star - Mark Selby. Cormac O'Keeffe takes a look ahead......Read more »

Boxing Betting: Belts, bribes and 51 world champions

Editor / 28 October 2008 / 1 Comments

A proliferation of low-grade fights for almost meaningless titles has damaged boxing. But which, asks Richard Douglas, are the belts worth winning?...Read more »

Formula One Drivers' Championship Betting: In Dennis we trust

Ralph Ellis / 28 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Ralph Ellis looks at the top man at McLaren - not Lewis Hamilton, Ron Dennis....Read more »

Boxing Betting: Who will triumph when Calzaghe meets Jones Jnr?

Alex Steedman / 27 October 2008 / 1 Comments

It's the Buck versus the Dude for Alex Steedman when Joe Calzaghe travels to New York for his tussle with Roy Jones Jnr. Alex selected Hopkins to topple Pavlik in his last preview, so what's his verdict here? Read on......Read more »

Brazilian Grand Prix Preview: Ferrari will go ultra-aggressive in bid to trump Hamilton for second season running

Thomas Cowie / 27 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Thomas Cowie sets up Sunday's Brazilian GP where Lewis Hamilton will take a seven-point lead in this year's Drivers' Championship....Read more »

Valencia MotoGP Betting: It's Rossi versus Spain as season comes to a close

Trent Burton / 24 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Trent Burton can't see past the Italian and his Spanish opposition in his final betting preview of the year....Read more »

Brazilian Grand Prix Betting: A season of mishaps and mistakes comes to the crunch

David Croft / 24 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Five Live Formula 1 commentator David Croft is hoping for a blemish-free race in the season's finale. But 2008 has been dominated by errors, crashes, retirements and more, so how likely is that?...Read more »

Joe Calzaghe: The greatest British boxer of all time

Editor / 21 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The British boxing world may never see the like of Joe Cazalghe again, says Richard Douglas as he weights up the leading British fighters of the last hundred years....Read more »

Formula One Drivers' Championship: Hamilton a 1.2 shot for glory

Joe Dyer / 19 October 2008 / Leave a comment

British driver wins in China to take seven point lead with one race to go....Read more »

Ronnie Trump-ed in Glasgow shootout

Joe Dyer / 17 October 2008 / Leave a comment

[1.08] O'Sullivan beaten in Grand Prix....Read more »

China Grand Prix Betting: Can Lewis handle the pressure or will red mist descend?

David Croft / 17 October 2008 / Leave a comment

After tipping Fernando Alonso for last week's Japanese Grand Prix, David Croft talks to the Spaniard about his comments regarding Lewis Hamilton's title hopes and looks ahead to this weekend's race in China....Read more »

Ultimate Fighting Betting: A serious sport for proper athletes ... apparently

Ralph Ellis / 17 October 2008 / Leave a comment

It's UFC 89 at Birmingham on Saturday so Ralph Ellis has taken a look at this little-known 'sport'....Read more »

Sport's greatest examples of fairplay

Alsy / 17 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Morgan in the driving seat - Allsy looks at memorable examples of fairplay in sport by Bobby Moore, Eugenio Monti and Paolo Di Canio amongst others and asks why we see fewer and fewer examples of such gestures in sport...Read more »

Malaysian MotoGP Preview: Reborn Stoner attempting repeat victory

Trent Burton / 17 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Trent Burton sets up this weekend's Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang......Read more »

Formula 1 Betting: Contenders dither on the brink of history

Thomas Cowie / 15 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton failed once again to take advantage of each other's mistakes in the Japanese Grand Prix. Tom Cowie wonders if either can take a decisive grip on the championship in China......Read more »

Fernando Alonso: "If I can help Massa win, I will."

Ralph Ellis / 14 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Fernando Alonso doesn't want Lewis Hamilton to win the Driver's Championship and he doesn't mind who knows it, says Ralph Ellis....Read more »

Boxing Betting: Will experience be enough to bust "The Ghost?"

Alex Steedman / 13 October 2008 / Leave a comment

A massive 20 fights and 17 years separate the two fighters in Saturday night's catchweight contest so will youth triumph or will experience and wile rule the day?...Read more »

2,000,000 Not Out! Betfair passes milestone with Swedish signing!

Editor / 13 October 2008 / Leave a comment

'Mr Two Million' marks international direction of the exchange as punters sign up from far and wide....Read more »

Formula One Betting: Winner at 48 Alonso just loves racing in the East

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 12 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Fernando Alonso made it two from two by winning the Japanese Grand Prix in the early hours of Sunday, after being matched at [48.0] on Betfair....Read more »

The most watched sporting event in the world

Alsy / 11 October 2008 / Leave a comment

If the question on Who Wants To Be A Milionaire was "Which sporting event attracts the most live spectators?" and the answers were: The Olympic Games, the football World Cup, the F1 season or the Tour De France, what would...Read more »

Formula One Betting Preview: Simple need for points makes Massa a value call

David Croft / 10 October 2008 / Leave a comment

David Croft has been watching the early sessions at Fuji as Formula One gets ready for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. Read his thoughts on the race here......Read more »

WBC Heavyweight Betting: Vitali Klitschko v Samuel Peter

Editor / 10 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Big-punching Nigerian could have the guns to shock part-time Klitschko, says Richard Douglas....Read more »

Snooker Betting: Royal London Watches World Grand Prix

David Hendon / 08 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Home boy Higgins could be one to follow back in the bosom of Glasgow, says David Hendon....Read more »

Japanese Grand Prix Betting: Quietly confident McLaren ready for the rain

Thomas Cowie / 08 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Last season Mount Fuji was the scene of one of Lewis Hamilton's finest performances. Can he repeat victory there on Sunday? wonders Tom Cowie....Read more »

Formula One Betting: Hamilton and McClaren have learnt their lesson and should deliver this time round

David Croft / 03 October 2008 / Leave a comment

The BBC's David Croft analyses Hamilton's performance and tactics in Singapore and assures his backers that this time round there should be no repeat of last year's implosion....Read more »

Australian MotoGP Preview: Home man can delight legions of fans

Trent Burton / 03 October 2008 / Leave a comment

Trent Burton doesn't see Rossi making it six in a row at Philip Island this weekend......Read more »