January 2009

Darts Betting: Players Championship puts favourites on their guard

David Croft / 26 January 2009 / Leave a comment

It doesn't seem long since Phil Taylor and Ted Hankey were winning their respective World Championships but, as January draws to a close, Darts is back this weekend as ITV 4 hosts the PDC Players Championship at the Circus Tavern....Read more »

Formula One 2009: McLaren unveil the new MP4-24 aka 'The Ugly Mate'

David Croft / 19 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Five Live commentator David Croft has been viewing the latest cars to hit the tracks ahead of the coming F1 season....Read more »

Antonio Margarito v Shane Mosley: Odds say it'll be the Mexican, but veteran Sugar

Alex Steedman / 19 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Let Alex Steedman guide you through the betting for January 24's WBA Welterweight battle....Read more »

Snooker Masters Bet Day Eight: Trust Ronnie to win a close final

Paul Krishnamurty / 18 January 2009 / Leave a comment

The Masters is a tournament where the formbook stands up like few others, says Paul Krishnamurty as he anticipates a close fought final between the defending champion and the favourite....Read more »

Masters Snooker Final: Clash of styles has ingredients of a classic

David Hendon / 18 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Ronnie O'Sullivan made the game look easy as he coasted past Stephen Maguire. But Mark Selby is just the sort to spoil a party and can make today's final a scrappier affair than the Rocket would like, says Ian Hendon....Read more »

Snooker Masters Bet Day Seven: Maguire rates value after scintillating win

Paul Krishnamurty / 17 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Once again, playing at Wembley in front of what is effectively a home crowd has brought the best out of Ronnie O'Sullivan. There was no arguing with his comprehensive destruction of Ali Carter in last night's quarter-final, but he isn't...Read more »

Masters Semi-Final Betting: Odds are it'll be tight if Selby is involved

David Hendon / 16 January 2009 / Leave a comment

He's a master in the clutch frames, so if it goes to the wire you know who your money should be on. Eurosport snooker commentator David Hendon looks at Mark Selby, who faces John Higgins at Wembley on Saturday......Read more »

Tour Down Under Betting: Old man Armstrong prepares to get back in the saddle again

Richard Douglas / 16 January 2009 / Leave a comment

The seven-time Tour de France winner polarises the sport like almost no other cyclist, so there's huge intrigue surrounding his return to cycling in the Tour Down Under. Richard Douglas reports......Read more »

Betfair Big Interview: Dan 'The Outlaw' Hardy

Ralph Ellis / 15 January 2009 / 1 Comments

It's UFC 93 this week and we thought we'd find out about Ultimate Fighting - so we went to Nottingham to see Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy who at 26 is one of the first British fighters making a name for...Read more »

Snooker Masters Bet Day Six: Maguire can make the most of lucky escape to reach semis

Paul Krishnamurty / 15 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Scottish player has the voodoo over the Melbourne Machine and that can continue at Wembley....Read more »

Snooker Masters Bet Day Five: Allen's outstanding form points to another upset

Paul Krishnamurty / 14 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Mark Allen has been in break-building form this week and Paul Krishnamurty believes he has what it takes to knock out Mark Selby and make a serious bid for the title....Read more »

Snooker Masters Bet Day Four: Trust the Captain to sink Ebdon again

Paul Krishnamurty / 13 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty believes Wednesday's key clash is a case of a man on the up against a man on the way down....Read more »

Snooker Masters Bet Day Three: Outsider Fu the value call in tight affair

Paul Krishnamurty / 12 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Tuesday afternoon's second round match between John Higgins and Marco Fu looks too close to call, which must make Fu the value bet at [2.44], says Paul Krishamurty....Read more »

Snooker Masters Bet Day Two: Allen looks well ahead of fellow prospect Trump

Paul Krishnamurty / 11 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty sees only one winner in the battle between two of the game's most promising youngsters....Read more »

Masters Snooker Bet Day One: Maguire should offer easy early pickings for favourite backers

Paul Krishnamurty / 10 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Struggling Dott unlikely to offer much resistance to world no.2, say Paul Krishnamurty....Read more »

Snooker Masters Betting: The stage is set for Selby

David Hendon / 09 January 2009 / 1 Comments

David Hendon previews snooker's premier invitational tournament - the Saga Insurance Masters....Read more »

BDO Darts Betting: O'Shea can go all the way

David Croft / 09 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Given the freezing conditions this week it's been rather apt that one or two players have frozen on the Oche during the course of the BDO World Championships, but to see both the defending champion and then the No.1 seed...Read more »

Early 2009 Betting: Australian Open, Six Nations, Carling Cup and more

Alsy / 09 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Santa may have failed to cure the credit crisis but there are still plenty of betting treats to be found in the first months of 2009, writes Alister Morgan....Read more »

Snooker Masters Betting Preview: Rejuvenated Ronnie should be too good on home turf

Paul Krishnamurty / 08 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Ignore the blip in Telford, says snooker betting guru Paul Krishnamurty, O'Sullivan is ready to take back his Saga Insurance Masters crown....Read more »

Win on Sunday, sell on Monday? Crunch bites Moto GP

Trent Burton / 06 January 2009 / Leave a comment

The financial crisis is here and it's here for a while. Industries across the board have been tightening their belts, making cut-backs and closing up shop and in the past few months we've seen the motorsport world do the exact...Read more »

Snooker Betting: Everything you need to know about the 2009 Championship League

David Hendon / 06 January 2009 / Leave a comment

They're playing for £100 a frame, the eventual winner gets to play in this year's Premier League, you can make up to £80,000 from it and it features the likes of Stephen Hendry, Ali Carter, Mark Selby and Ding Junhui....Read more »

Boxing Betting: David Haye set to dominate 2009

Richard Douglas / 02 January 2009 / Leave a comment

As the leading lights of recent years hang up their gloves, David Haye is expected to dominate British boxing in 2009. But the man he is expected to face in a grudge-match in June has vowed to, "enter the ring...Read more »

Darts Betting: Van Barneveld pays price of the perfectionist

Ralph Ellis / 02 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Top sportsmen are perfectionists, says Ralph Ellis, but sometimes trying to find that extra one or two per cent can be counter-productive......Read more »

Darts Betting: Mervyn prays for mercy as King Phil powers on

David Croft / 02 January 2009 / Leave a comment

The weekend to end all weekends for Darts fans has finally arrived with 19 matches from either Alexandra Palace or The Lakeside all of which, one way or another, will be shown live on television. As one championship builds to...Read more »