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Football: Best is yet to come says new Portsmouth signing Crouch

The England man believes he can strike up a devastating partnership with Jermaine Defoe as Redknapp hails Portsmouth progress... Listen now

Football: New MK Dons manager Di Matteo says football is the fire inside him

Football is in the Italian's blood and he wants to take MK Dons higher.... Listen now

Football: Hull City manager Phil Brown on his side's upcoming first season in the Premiership

Hull City reported back for pre-season training this morning ahead of their first ever Premier League campaign, with manager Phil Brown saying that he is looking to bring in "six or seven" new players before the start of the new... Listen now

Football: Euro 2008 Betting: Loew loving every minute of build-up to final

The Germany manager believes the pressure is off now that his side have got over their semi-final block.... Listen now

Football: Crusader Neville owes it to league to challenge top four

The former-England star heads the campaign against a boring league.... Listen now

Football: Rio not convinced Fergie will leave within three years

Manager loves the game and club and will be hard to replace, says Rio Ferdinand... Listen now

Football: Gareth Barry to Liverpool for 20 million?

Not if Deadly Doug Ellis had anything to do with it.... Listen now

Football: Fabregas would love to see Villa at Arsenal

The Arsenal midfielder thinks his Spanish team mate could make the difference at the Emirates.... Listen now

Football: Euro 2008: Spain v Russia

Russian coach cannot wait to see how his side fair against Spain.... Listen now

Football: Capello keeping an eye on Croatia

The England manager wants to know everything about World Cup Qualification rivals... Listen now

Football: Hughes favourite for Man City and Chelsea jobs

Royle thumbs up to Sparky as markets say Hughes can take pick of managerial posts... Listen now

Football: Premier League Betting: Last day title race verdict from Nigel Winterburn

Arsenal hero Nigel Winterburn gives his verdict on the destination of the Premier League title to Betfair Radio.... Listen now

Football: Cascarino says Chelsea's stamina will win them Carling Cup

Former Chelsea and Republic of Ireland international Tony Cascarino talks exclusively to Betfair radio about the Carling Cup Final... Listen now

Other sports: Tour de France Betting: Betfair Radio reacts to British win

Betting.Betfair.com's Tour de France columnist Jack Houghton has been on the radio. Listen to him talking to Alan Dudman and Wayne Halliday after Mark Cavendish's stage win.... Listen now

Other sports: I want to win the World Championship says Lewis Hamilton

Winning at Silverstone would be nice but the Brit is playing the long game... Listen now

Other sports: Jordan: Hamilton was unlucky not stupid

He also believes Raikkonen will apologise to Hamilton.... Listen now

Other sports: Another Betfair Interview: Kevin Schwantz

In the lead up to this weekend's round seven of the MotoGP world championship we were joined by a true legend of the sport.... Listen now

Other sports: Betfair Radio Interview: James Toseland

James Toseland interrupted the morning Greyhounds races on Betfair Radio to talk to us about the upcoming Moto GP race at Le Mans.... Listen now

Cricket: Test Match Betting: England v South Africa, 1st Test

Listen to Betfair Radio's 1st Test Preview here.... Listen now

Cricket: Flintoff will return but others are knocking at the door too

No cover is neccessary for Michael Vaughan and Andrew Flintoff is getting there, says England selector.... Listen now

Cricket: Test Match Betting: Don't rush Flintoff back, says Michael Atherton

Former Lancashire and England captain Mike Atherton says that England must not rush Andrew Flintoff back into action for the forthcoming Test series with South Africa, which gets underway at Lord's a week on Thursday . .... Listen now

Cricket: Botham tells the ICC to wake up

Ex-England star slams rule makers for lack of common sense and demands more flexibility for match referees.... Listen now

Cricket: England deal with Stanford hails new era for global game

Chairmen welcome England November ties... Listen now

Cricket: Interviews from Trent Bridge

Click here to listen to reaction following England's victory over New Zealand in Nottingham. You'll hear England coach Peter Moores, New Zealand Captain Daniel Vetorri, and first his England counterpart Michael Vaughan..... Listen now

Cricket: England v New Zealand Third Test Betting: Vaughan speaks of English character

Captain says England are focused on series win.... Listen now

Golf: The Leuka Mini Masters: Dougray Scott's Charity Golf Day

Betfair Radio headed down the A4 to catch up with the progress of their teams competing in Dougray Scott's Mini Masters Tournament, all in aid of Hammersmith Hospital's Leukaemia research charity Leuka.... Listen now

Golf: Open 2008 Betting: Monty still believes he can do it

No Tiger Woods gives everyone a chance, says former European number one... Listen now

Golf: "It's going to be unreal" says ecstatic Mediate ahead of Open play-off

The American can't wait to take on Tiger in today's 18-hole Torrey Pines showdown... Listen now

Golf: US Open Betting: Experts disagree over course and Woods

Bill Elliot thinks Tiger may miss the cut. Paul Way anticipates a Woods win.... Listen now

Golf: US Open Betting: Tiger says he's ready for treacherous Torrey Pines despite wounded knee

Atmosphere and adrenaline will drive world number one... Listen now

Greyhounds: Walthamstow again on the agenda as greyhounds take over Betfair Radio

BGRB explain their attempts to save east London track... Listen now

Greyhounds: Walthamstow takes centre stage on Betfair's weekly greyhound show

Owners and trainers talk to Mark Sullivan with the east London track - in one way or another - featuring in most conversations... Listen now

Greyhounds: Barnfield must win Sussex Cup before attempting Irish Derby

Exclusive revealed on Betfair Radio 2's new greyhound show - broadcasting every Tuesday at 4pm. Listen again here!... Listen now

Greyhounds: Zafonic should be feared: Charlie Lister tells Betfair Radio

Four-time Derby winner heads the guests on Betfair Radio's dedicated greyhound show - live every Tuesday at 4pm... Listen now

Greyhounds: The Greyhound Derby and the rest of Saturday night's racing at Wimbledon, in the words of Chris Barnett

Saturday night saw Wimbledon's Plough Lane Stadium host the final of the Blue Square Greyhound Derby, Betfair Radio's Chris Barnett went down to savour the atmosphere and interview the top protagonists...... Listen now

Greyhounds: Interviews and atmosphere from semi-finals night of the Greyhound Derby

Last night Wimbledon staged the semi finals of the Blues Square Greyhound Derby. Our reporter Chris Barnett travelled to South London to watch the action as this year's event reaches a climax. Listen here to his report...... Listen now

Greyhounds: Wimbledon Greyhound Derby: Betfair Radio Interviews

Chris Barnett was the man on the spot for Betfair Radio at last night's Wimbledon Derby Quarter Finals.... Listen now

Greyhounds: Betfair talks to the top trainers ahead of the Blue Square Greyhound Derby 2008

On Friday morning Betfair talked to Frazer Black, Nick Savva and Owen McKenna to hear their thoughts on this year's Derby. Here's what they had to say:... Listen now

Greyhounds: Betfair Trainers' Championship: Dramatic final race climax

Last night's Betfair Trainers' Championship went right to the wire, but there had to be a winner. Listen again to the night's progress with Chris Barnett.... Listen now

Greyhounds: The Betfair Trainers Championship: The Inside Track

Want to bet on the Betfair Trainers Championship but don't know enough about the competition? Find out more here.... Listen now

Greyhounds: Severe Weather Warning: Whirlwind hits Wimbledon this Friday

Snooker legend Jimmy White will be making a visit to Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium to take on allcomers in a Betfair charity challenge.... Listen now

Tennis: Wimbledon Betting: Murray: "I can beat Nadal."

Andy Murray will be hoping to generate more patriotic frenzy on Centre Court when he takes on Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon quarter-finals this afternoon.... Listen now

Tennis: 75 Murray fights back to win a Wimbledon classic

Andy Murray proved the doubters wrong when coming from two sets down to beat Richard Gasquet in a Wimbledon classic last night - but those who kept faith with the Scot were rewarded with an amazing [75.0] winner on Betfair.... Listen now

Tennis: Artois Championship Betting: Bogdanovich Out

But the British number three is determined to take his Wimbledon chance... Listen now

Tennis: French Open Men's Final: Fed has own personal Mount Everest to scale

Greatest player of his generation will probably never lift title at Roland Garros and that's a great shame, says Sky Sports tennis commentator Barry Milns... Listen now

Tennis: French Open Betting: Women's Final

Gary Boswell reckons Dinara Safina has the bottle to triumph in tomorrow's French Open Final.But Ivanovic is confident she can go one better than last year... Listen now

Tennis: French Open Betting: Nadal will need to be at very best in semi

King of Clay anticipates "very tough" semi-final.... Listen now

Rugby: England put faith in youth

Ojo wins first cap for new-look England... Listen now

Rugby: Buzzing England must match All Black Intensity

Stand-in coach Andrew knows England face tough task in New Zealand... Listen now

Rugby: Six Nations Betting: Stuart Barnes on this weekend's fixtures

Betfair Radio bags exclusive interview with ex-England international... Listen now

Rugby: Absence of Elissalde can open the door for England, says Stuart Barnes

Former England International and Sky Sports expert Stuart Barnes talked to Dave Farrar on Betfair Radio's Friday Night Market watch about Saturday's Six Nations matches. But does he agree or disagree with what Lawrence Dallaglio said to Betfair?... Listen now

Rugby: We need to be more ruthless and clinical, says Lawrence Dallaglio

Former England skipper and World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio talks exclusively to Betfair Radio about England's vital Six Nations clash against France tonight... Listen now

Rugby: England v Wales: The Aftermath

After Wales' stunning second half comeback at Twickenham on Saturday, Betfair Radio's man on the spot Ollie Bellwood grabbed former England players Lawrence Dallaglio and Austin Healey, as well as a fairly "emotional" Scott Gibbs, for their thoughts on a... Listen now

Rugby: Six Nations Podcast: Barnes and Dallaglio, Part Two

In the second instalment of our Six Nations preview, Lawrence Dallaglio and Stuart Barnes are pressed on their views; first on Ireland, then Scotland and Italy. But don't switch off too early, because at the end we get down to... Listen now

Rugby: Six Nations Podcast: Barnes and Dallaglio, Part One

The 2008 Six Nations Championship is less than two weeks away now with World Cup runners-up England kicking-off their challenge against Wales at Twickenham on the 2nd of February. The egg-chasers here in the Betfair Bunker are getting particularly excited;... Listen now

Annette15: My Year in Review Podcast

This is my podcast which went on Betfair Radio. Happy Christmas.... Listen now

US Sports: Lakers v Celtics NBA Final: The Expert Opinion

US Sports expert Shaun Wheelock gives the low-down on one of the highlights of the American sporting calendar.... Listen now

Specials: Dancing on Ice's Steve Backley picks up a cool £125,000 for Sportsaid

Steve Backley receives a cheque for the charity that helped him build his career... and if the Dancing on Ice betting is anything to go by, he needs all the help he can get with his skating... Listen now

Ben Grundy: My Year in Review and Podcast

As I am winding down operations and hardly playing between now and the New Year, I thought it would be a good time to look back on 2007.... Listen now

Ben Grundy: Radio Interview at Betfair's offices

I went into the Betfair offices to do an interview for Betfair radio. You can listen to it here...... Listen now

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