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Betfair Big Interview: Michel Roux Junior

Ralph Ellis / 17 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Normally at Betfair we'd think the Michelin guide helps you choose your tyres, but this week we couldn't resist the invitation to talk to Masterchef The Professionals judge Michel Roux Junior in the kitchen of his award winning Mayfair restaurant...Read more »

Jack Houghton's Betting Challenge Week Six: Valery the value call

Jack Houghton / 18 September 2009 / Leave a comment

After the demise of Roger Federer sunk his balance, Jack Houghton dusts himself down and dives headlong into the heady world of horseracing handicaps......Read more »

Jack Houghton's Betting Challenge Week 3 - Back to what I know best

Jack Houghton / 27 August 2009 / Leave a comment

Jack unashamedly gloats over his skin-of-the-teeth win on the Baltimore Ravens and turns his attentions to two sports that have brought him much success in recent times, horseracing and tennis....Read more »

Jack Houghton's Betting Challenge: Week two - American Football

Jack Houghton / 22 August 2009 / Leave a comment

The superhuman performances of Usain Bolt and a disappointing one by Pamela Jerimo in the 800m mean Jack Houghton didn't get off to the best possible start. But on he perseveres, this week turning his attentions to American Football....Read more »

Betfair Big Interview : Ben Spies

Ralph Ellis / 25 June 2009 / 4 Comments

It's grease and leathers as the World Superbike championship comes to Britain, and Donington Park, this weekend. Betfair waited in the pits to talk to Ben Spies, the sensational young Yamaha rider known as "Elbowz" who has taken the sport...Read more »

What the bloody hell is ... K-1?

Richard Douglas / 24 May 2009 / Leave a comment

'Battling beefcake' sums up the mixed martial arts sport of K-1 for Richard Douglas....Read more »

Sports Betting: Five British Isles stars to watch this summer

Alsy / 22 May 2009 / Leave a comment

As the likes of Andrew Strauss, Andy Murray and Brian O'Driscoll make all the headlines this summer, Alister Morgan considers five slighly lesser known sports stars from thes shores whose progress we should monitor....Read more »

What the bloody hell is... Netball?

Richard Douglas / 17 May 2009 / Leave a comment

There's no dribbling, a large number of its practioneers are little girls and the World Championship is dominated by Australia and New Zealand... Richard Walker undertakes the considerable task of explaining the appeal of netball......Read more »

UFC Betting: Could Manny's man help Hardy get a KO?

Ralph Ellis / 05 May 2009 / 1 Comments

England's Dan Hardy fights former boxer Marcus Davies next month and he's called in Freddie Roach for advice ahead of the big night. Ralph Ellis fills in the details......Read more »

London Marathon Betting: Find your favourite with the help of Woody, Jena-Paul, the Dalai Lama and Marie Curie

Jack Houghton / 24 April 2009 / Leave a comment

Jack Houghton has been keeping exalted company recently and - would you believe it?! - they've got some strident opinions on this year's London Marathon odds. Read on for bets on both races......Read more »

Betfair Big Interview - Andy Priaulx

Ralph Ellis / 23 April 2009 / Leave a comment

While Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button do battle, Betfair met Britain's other world motor sport star Andy Priaulx to hear how he's trying to get back his World Touring Car Championship crown now the circuit is moving to Europe....Read more »

What the bloody hell is... The Volvo Open Race?

Richard Douglas / 18 April 2009 / Leave a comment

Richard Douglas steps into his deck shoes, slings a salmon coloured crewneck over his shoulders and dons a Helly Hansen as he navigates the treacherous waters of an event conceived in a Portsmouth pub....Read more »

Alcohol is a problem in British sport just as it is in British society

Paul Moon / 12 April 2009 / Leave a comment

Paul Moon discusses the effect alcohol has had on the careers and lives of such stars as Paul McGrath, Ian Botham, Barry Ferguson and Andrew Flintoff and wonders why this problem only seems to plague Britain.......Read more »

Cheerleading and the remainder of the world's most dangerous sports

Alsy / 10 April 2009 / Leave a comment

If you think cheerleading is child's play compared to the american football that takes centre stage to it, think again. Or that cave diving is a relaxing weekend hobby, think yet again. Alister Morgan talks us through five sports that...Read more »