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PDC World Darts Championship Betting: A quintet of first round bets

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:16:13 +0000

David Croft sizes up the first round action at Alexandra Palace and pulls out five men to get behind when the tournament get into swing on December 18

SPOTY Betting 2009: Giggs lands the gamble of the decade

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:53:32 +0000

Wing wonder backed in from [1000.0] to [1.73] when winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award

UK Snooker Championships Final Betting: Higgins can join legends

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:02:52 +0000

As per usual, the final of snooker's second most prestigious event will be contested today between two of the very best players. Both Ding Junhui and John Higgins thoroughly deserve their places in the final, though one of them has had to come through a significantly harder draw, writes Paul Krishnamurty.

UK Snooker Championship Bets Day Eight: Outsider Higgins must rate value to win another classic

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:09:06 +0000

The world champ and world no. 1 are evenly matched - so why is one trading at [2.54] and the other ? Paul Krishnamurty explains

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Ryan Giggs will be named BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:40:45 +0000

The Contrarian already warned [2.04] Betfair favourite Jenson Button back in October not to clear a space on his mantelpiece for the trophy. He can now reveal who will be going home with the prize this Sunday.

UK Snooker Championship Bets Day 7: Maturing Ding rates the pick in a tight contest

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:17:22 +0000

Both are tipped as future world champions and the betting suggests it should be close. Paul Krishnamurty has a strategy for Junhui v Maguire

Vitali Klitschko v Kevin Johnson: Haye starts the trash talk as burger-muncher prepares for day in the sun

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:09:15 +0000

Klitschko trades at just [1.09] in the betting to see off Johnson and haye is not impressed by the standard of boxer the Ukrainian chooses to fight

UK Snooker Championship Bets Day Six: 1.47 Ronnie is simply too short against Selby

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:15:54 +0000

Gritty, combative Selby is a candidate for Ronnie's worst type of opponent and the favourite could offer a superb lay-to-back bet

UK Championship Snooker Bets Day Five: Fairytale ending against classy Maguire?

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:17:13 +0000

He may have under-estimated Peter Lines already this week but Paul Krishnamurty still refuses to give the outsider any chance against the world number two.

UK Championship Snooker Bets Day Four: Williams looks much too good for limited Lines

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:31:40 +0000

There can only be one winner when former world champ Mark Williams takes on the journeyman's journeyman, Peter Lines, but what is the best way to make money out of it? Paul Krishnamurty has the answer

Sports Personality of the Year Betting: It has to be Button

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:32:38 +0000

As we approach Sunday's announcement of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, David Croft makes a compelling case for the F1 World Champion.

UK Championship Snooker Bets Day Three: Stevens looks the pick of Monday's outsiders

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:38:32 +0000

Ronnie O'Sullivan is an unreliable bet at the best of times and these are not the best of times as Paul Krishnamurty explains

UK Championship Snooker Bets Day Two: Odds-on Hendry well worth taking on in scrappy affair

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:02:08 +0000

Hendry hasn't been a force for a while and his predecessor as the best player in the world, Steve Davis, could pull off an upset

UK Snooker Championship Betting: Could an old timer spring a surprise in Telford?

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:43:22 +0000

Steve Davis faces Stephen Hendry in the opening round of the UK Championship which reminds Neil Monnery of a classic clash from 2005. Could one of these two legends do something special this year?

Darts Betting: Form book favours England in Jocky Wilson Cup

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:37:18 +0000

Betting.Betfair's resident arrows authority David Croft reckons England should have the edge against the auld enemy, but only just.