March 2009

Moto GP 2009 Season Preview: Rossi and Stoner rev-up to renew rivalry

Trent Burton / 30 March 2009 / 2 Comments

With season 2009 due to kick off under lights in Qatar in two weeks, it's time to take a look at how the championship is shaping up. This year sees no fewer than eight rider changes as well as a...Read more »

What the bloody hell is... Floorball?

Richard Douglas / 30 March 2009 / 1 Comments

In a new series of articles, Richard Douglas introduces a range of obscure but potentially lucrative sports for betting, explaining how you can find the value in some of Betfair's less likely markets. This week - floorball....Read more »

Boat Race Betting: Weighing up each team's merits

Jack Houghton / 29 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Jack Houghton wonders whether the results of the weigh-in are the be-all-and-end-all of the 155th Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge and suggests some in-running betting options....Read more »

Snooker China Open Betting: Judd can come up Trumps

David Hendon / 28 March 2009 / 1 Comments

It's a tournament that many players see as a distraction before the World Championships so the key is to look out for players who really want to do well here, says Eurosport commentator David Hendon. Which includes a man who...Read more »

Australian Grand Prix Betting: Can Rosberg go on and Nico it?

David Croft / 27 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Formula One commentator David Croft admits to not being as surprised as some by the lightning quick pace of Nico Rosberg yesterday. But can he go on and actually win the race? If not, then who should your money be...Read more »

China Open Betting: Unpredictable genius Ron cannot guarantee any more 'incidents'

Ralph Ellis / 27 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Snooker's bad boy may have cleaned up his game but he controversy seems to find him out sooner or later, says Ralph Ellis....Read more »

Listen to Odds and Ends: Betting.Betfair's new sports podcast

Editor / 26 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Click on the player to hear episode one of our new sports podcast......Read more »

Betfair Big Interview: Kazuki Nakajima

Ralph Ellis / 26 March 2009 / Leave a comment

The new Formula One season is on the starting grid in Melbourne. We met Williams' highly rated young Japanese driver Kazuki Nakajima to get the lowdown on what to expect....Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Ferrari won't win the Constructors' Championship

The Betfair Contrarian / 25 March 2009 / Leave a comment

The Contrarian is not normally a big fan of committeemen, but he has to tip his cap to Formula One's rule tamperers who, short of hosing oil onto their racetracks, couldn't have rendered their sport more unpredictable....Read more »

Australian Grand Prix Betting: A wide open season opener

Thomas Cowie / 24 March 2009 / Leave a comment

This could be a vintage year for Formula 1 and the combination of a dusty, slippery track, bottle-necking corners, race-rusty drivers and new rules makes for an Australian GP which any number of drivers could win, says Tom Cowie....Read more »

Formula 1 Betting: Hamilton keeps lid on bedroom secrets to shape up for Melbourne

Ralph Ellis / 24 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Lewis Hamilton has been going to bed in his helmet and, with the World Champion arriving in Melbourne in fine fettle for Sunday's race, it's certainly paying off, says Ralph Ellis....Read more »

Morality Betting: Why I won't back what I don't like

Richard Douglas / 22 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Richard Douglas takes aim at Tottenham Hotspur, Andy Murray and the Prime Minister as he explains why he won't back what he doesn't like......Read more »

Formula One 2009: Coming soon to a track near you...

David Croft / 18 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Formula 1 commentator David Croft has packed his microphone and has his passport at the ready, but before he slaps on the sunblock and jets off to Melbourne he tells us what we can expect from this year's Formula 1...Read more »

Formula 1 Betting: The only man who matters

Ralph Ellis / 18 March 2009 / Leave a comment

In an erudite discussion of the decision to change the rules of the Formula One Driver's Championship, Ralph Ellis reflects on the strange death of accountability and considers which drivers might flourish under the new system....Read more »

Boxing Betting: Khan gambles to restore reputation

Ralph Ellis / 11 March 2009 / Leave a comment

At some point every promising boxer must step up from facing well chosen fodder and fight somebody who could have the beating of him. However, Amir Khan is taking a big gamble by taking on Marco Antonio Barrera, says Ralph...Read more »

Premier League Darts Betting: Mardle loses mental battle before he's picked up a dart

David Croft / 11 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Did you take David Croft's advice and back a Mervyn King win last week? Congratulations if you did but if you didn't, make sure you start following our man's advice when the Premier League reaches Manchester on Thursday....Read more »

Boxing Betting: Honours up for grabs on excellent undercard

Alex Steedman / 09 March 2009 / Leave a comment

The main event may be a non-title fight but there are intriguing battles and important prizes at stake on Saturday night's excellent undercard, writes Alex Steedman....Read more »

Boxing Betting: Khan keen to answer questions against Barrera

Alex Steedman / 09 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Can Amir Khan take a punch? What does Marco Antonio Barrera have left? Just two of the many questions which surround what could be one of the closest fought match-ups in recent British boxing history... Alex Steedman looks for the...Read more »

Premier League Darts Betting: Newcastle set for clash of the titans

David Croft / 04 March 2009 / Leave a comment

There's only one thing worse than playing an in-form Phil Taylor and that's playing him after he's lost, says David Croft. But Premier League leader Mervyn King won't be fazed by the Power's formidable aura and Thursday night's North East...Read more »