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News articles from August-01-2007 to August-31-2007

Mad Dog is put down
31-Aug-2007

Bet365 were smarting yesterday when Martin Allen won the race no manager wants to win after being given the sack by Leicester City on Wednesday.

Roy Keane returns to Old Trafford but may face a difficult afternoon

Keane to suffer difficult homecoming
31-Aug-2007

On Saturday afternoon Roy Keane makes a poignant return to the stadium where he plied his trade for 12 years, Old Trafford. However, on this occasion, he will be taking to the grand stage as Sunderland manager, not Manchester United captain. And, for the first time, he will be going head to head with Sir Alex Ferguson.

Thierry Henry's arrival has created a formidable forward line at Barca

Barca given easy ride
31-Aug-2007

Barcelona are 5/1 favourites with William Hill to win the UEFA Champions League this season after having been drawn in a favourable group.

Back David Lynn at 50/1 for the Johnnie Walker Championship

Lynn it to win it at Gleneagles
30-Aug-2007

David Lynn can capture his first title in four years at the Johnnie Walker Championship this weekend as he returns to the Gleneagles Hotel that has served him well in the past.

National Lottery Draw Results (Wednesday August 29th) - £2,214,747
30-Aug-2007

On Wednesday night a jackpot of £4,214,747 saw one player match six numbers in the national lottery draw.

Sam and Amanda are the 1/6 favourites to win BB8

Twins heading for double top
29-Aug-2007

Mancunian twins Sam and Amanda are now officially the most popular Big Brother housemates in the history of the show, according to Ladbrokes.

India will want to make Kevin Pietersen pay for his arrogant comments

Pietersen sets England up for fall
29-Aug-2007

Kevin Pietersen is well-known for being brash and cocky. And who can blame him considering he is one of the best batsmen in the world. Yet he is not one of the world's greatest thinkers.

Yorkshire in pole position
29-Aug-2007

The race for the county championship is shaping up to be the closest for years. Here we analyse the chances of the sides battling it out to be crowned division one champions.

Peter Crouch is likely to start up front at Anfield

Pool to keep it dry
28-Aug-2007

Liverpool should sail through to the group stages of the Champions League as they take an advantage into their home leg tie against Toulouse on Tuesday evening and backing the Reds to keep a clean sheet at 4/5 with totesport is akin to buying money.

Ron to join Rom?
28-Aug-2007

Following the weekend's speculation that Ronaldinho could be on his way to Chelsea in a £100m deal William Hill are offering odds as low as 11/4 that the Barcelona playmaker will move to Stamford Bridge before the first day of next season.

Massa senses F1 title chance
28-Aug-2007

Lewis Hamilton is odds-against to win the Formula 1 drivers' championship again after a blow-out 15 laps from the end of the Turkish Grand Prix cut his lead in the title race to five points over McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso.

Shaun Tait's injury did not shift Australia's price for the Twenty20 World Cup

Tait absence fails to affect Oz price
27-Aug-2007

Australia suffered an apparent blow to their hopes of winning the inaugural World Twenty20 championship, which takes place in South Africa next month, when Shaun Tait pulled out injured.

Back the Jags at 9/2 to win the AFC South division

NFL: Back Jacksonville to fire
27-Aug-2007

It may seem odd to back against the World Champions, but the advice is to do so for the AFC South division. Indianapolis should produce a winning record, but another of the division franchises looks poised to finally topple the Colts who have dominated this division since the realignment.

New Approach has been backed into 9/1 favourite on Betfair

New approach 9/1 for 2,000 Guineas
27-Aug-2007

Betfair punters who have made New Approach 9/1 favourite for next year's 2,000 Guineas, after a three-length Futurity Stakes win at The Curragh on Saturday, will be hoping comparisons with his former stablemate Teofilo won't extend to him missing next year's Classics.

National Lottery Draw Results (Saturday August 25th) - £4,986,272
27-Aug-2007

On Saturday night a jackpot of £4,327,923 saw three players match six numbers in the national lottery draw and win £1,442,641 each.

A punter in central London has backed the couple to wed in the Seychelles

Punter backs Kate to say a quick 'I do'
26-Aug-2007

While the 'are they' 'aren't they' riddle has been solved and Prince William looks to be firmly back with Kate Middleton, bookies are hoping that they aren't as reconciled as they appear as one punter stands to win £25,000 if they return from their Seychelles holiday as man and wife.

Sir Alex Ferguson is under pressure but will relish the visit of Spurs today

Spurs to face Fergie backlash
26-Aug-2007

Manchester United's match against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday promises to be a fascinating head-to-head between two managers under pressure after unexpectedly bad starts to the season. In the clash of Sir Alex Ferguson and Martin Jol, though, there can only be one winner.

Paris Hilton is even money with Ladbrokes to appear on celebrity Big Brother

Paris to check in on Celebrity BB?
25-Aug-2007

Ron Jeremy, Flavor Flav, Brigette Nielsen and Jackie Stallone have all graced our TV sets in recent years as part of the payday that is Celebrity Big Brother but this year the organisers may have even outshone those luminaries with the appearance of former jail-bird and socialite Paris Hilton.

Fiorentina can be backed at 11/1 to win Serie A without the top two

Fiorentina backed for Serie A success
25-Aug-2007

It was twelve months ago that Italy's World Cup-winning celebrations were brought to an abrupt end by the Calciopoli scandal that heaped shame and chagrin upon Juventus, AC Milan and Fiorentina.

Tracey has faield to make friends in the house and looks likely to be evicted

Future not so bright for Tracey
24-Aug-2007

With three people up for nomination again this week it is Kara-Louise and Tracey whose number is up after Ladbrokes made then 1/33 to both be evicted on Friday.

Andrew Flintoff's recent return for England could pay further dividens

Flintoff to provide Bristol cream
24-Aug-2007

Before the start of the seven-match one-day series against England, Rahul Dravid, the India captain, identified Andrew Flintoff as the main threat to his side's chances. Dravid was hardly flinging himself from the fence with such a statement but he could soon be cowering behind it if Flintoff's early form carries on.

Back Markus Brier for success at the KLM Open in Holland

Who will be on song at the KLM?
23-Aug-2007

Simon Dyson returns to the KLM Open with the sort of form and confidence to justify the 16/1 favouritism the oddsmakers have handed him to defend his trophy in Kennemer, Zandvoort this weekend while Markus Brier also catches the eye.

India's batsmen need to perform to recapture their one-day form

India to recover one-day form?
23-Aug-2007

If you have backed India at short odds to beat England in the seven-match one-day series you may be wondering whether after the evidence of game one, it is one of the worst wagers of your life.

David Beckham will win his 97th England cap against Germany at Wembley

Early goals for friendly encounter
22-Aug-2007

An old and famous rivalry will be renewed at the reincarnated Wembley Stadium on Wednesday evening when England and Germany lock horns in an international friendly as part of the build-up to the 2008 European Championships, for which both nations figure prominently in the betting.

Back 2/1 Silkwood for the Yorkshire Oaks at the Ebor meeting

Smoothly does it for Silkwood
22-Aug-2007

Peeping Fawn will undoubtedly take the world of beating in Wednesday's Yorkshire Oaks following the completion of a Group 1 hat-trick when landing the Nassau Stakes with a good deal of authority at Goodwood earlier this month.

Back 9/2 Great Barrier Reef for the Gimcrack Stakes

Dive in for Great Barrier Reef
22-Aug-2007

The Gimcrack Stakes is a contest which has a chequered recent past having produced a few high class winners, but five of the last ten colts to have etched their name on this Group 2 contest's roll of honour failed to win another race subsequently.

Elvis Presley is rumoured to be alive and well and living near you

Elvis still rocking and a'rolling?
21-Aug-2007

On the thirtieth anniversary of Elvis Presley's disappearance bookmakers William Hill continue to accept bets that he is still alive. Over the years the king of Rock n' Roll has been spotted in cities across the world and at one point he was rumoured to be living on the moon.

Back Dylan Thomas at 2/1 with BlueSq for the Juddmonte Stakes

Dylan to call the tune
21-Aug-2007

This year's Juddmonte International Stakes at York on Tuesday is shaping up to be a fascinating renewal. The intrigue surrounding the race is intensified by the presence of Authorized, who will be just the third Derby winner since 1988 to take part in this prestigious 10-furlong contest.

Ian Bell can take advantage of his teammates poor form

Bell backed for top scorer
21-Aug-2007

There looks to be oodles of value on England's top runscorer list when the hosts take on India in the first of seven one-day matches at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday. The reason is that England's two best one-day players, Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood, look out of sorts with the willow.

Back Septimus at 7/4 with Stan James for the Lonsdale Cup at York

Septimus can rule Cup roost
21-Aug-2007

The first day of York's Ebor meeting could turn out to be a crackerjack for Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien. The master of Ballydoyle has a great chance in the International Stakes with Dylan Thomas; he has the first two in the betting for the Great Voltigeur, and an extremely strong candidate for the Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Cup in the shape of Septimus.

Sourav Ganguly, right, showed good form throughout the Test series

India to confirm superiority
20-Aug-2007

There are plenty of bad omens for England as they look to upset the 13/8 odds () in their marathon seven-match one-day series against India, which starts at Hampshire Rose Bowl on Monday.

That was the weekend that was
20-Aug-2007

A round-up of the big sporting events of the past weekend, how our tips fared and what lies ahead in the world of sports betting this week.

Sir Alex Ferguson's side have made their worst start to a Premier League campaign for 15 years

United's crown starts to slip
20-Aug-2007

A bad week for Sir Alex Ferguson got worse on Sunday after Manchester United came undone against Manchester City, confirming his side's worst start to the league season since 1992 and sending their odds of retaining the title out to 3/1.

Sir Alex Ferguson will try and stop City winning three in a row

United to lose bragging rights?
19-Aug-2007

It's a super Sunday in the Premier League this weekend when at 1.30pm the 148th competitive Manchester derby between City and United takes place at the City of Manchester Stadium pitting Sven Goran Eriksson against Sir Alex Ferguson.

Dirk Kuyt makes his 50th appearance for Liverpool and is 8/1 to open the scoring

Kuyt can make Chelsea blue
19-Aug-2007

The rivalry between Liverpool and Chelsea has been one of the most intense head to heads in European club football in recent seasons and the two 'big four' sides clash in what looks sure to be an exhilarating match at Anfield on Sunday.

National Lottery Draw Results (Saturday August 18th) - £4,986,272
19-Aug-2007

On Saturday night a jackpot of £4,986,272 saw one player match six numbers in the national lottery draw.

Tranquil Tiger can be backed at 12/1 to win the Totesport Ebor

Tiger can sound Ebor roar
18-Aug-2007

Luca Cumani has sent out the winner of the Totesport Ebor twice in the last decade and the Newmarket-based handler holds a strong hand if the antepost market for this prestigious handicap is anything to go by, with his charges Purple Moon (a best-priced 13/2 favourite) and Samurai Way (12/1) both prominent in bookies' lists.

Back Fantasy Believer to win the Great St Wilfrid Stakes at 12/1 with bet365

Be a Believer at 12/1
18-Aug-2007

A high draw is most likely to be an advantage in Saturday's Great St Wilfrid Stakes at Ripon and Fantasy Believer can take advantage of a favourable berth in stall 18 and land this heritage handicap for local trainer John Quinn.

France are 6/1 to win by 6-10 points against England

Les Bleus to reign supreme
18-Aug-2007

For Brian Ashton to say he will not know his best starting XV until after the game against France beggars belief and confirms that England are not going to go into the World Cup with a settled winning side and that places are still up for grabs.

Shane Warne is key to Hampshire's hopes in the Friends Provident final

Warne in a place to make Friends
17-Aug-2007

Durham have come a long way from being the English game's whipping boys in 1991 when they became the first club to gain first-class status since Glamorgan in 1921. They make their first Lord's final appearance when they take on Hampshire in the Friends Provident Trophy showpiece on Saturday.

Benjani, right, will be a threat for Portsmouth up front against Bolton

Pompey backed for shut out
17-Aug-2007

As Portsmouth demonstrated when holding Premier League champions Manchester United to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday, they are extremely hard to beat at Fratton Park and it'll be a major surprise if Harry Redknapp's charges don't collect three points against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.

Gerry has annoyed the other housemates wih his aloof attitude

Greek tragedy for Gerry?
17-Aug-2007

With no fewer than five people up for eviction from Big Brother this week, Friday's eviction race is for once more open than usual and Gerry looks well-priced at 2/1 to take the walk of shame.

Martin Jol, right, has seen Spurs lose twice and is under pressure

Heads on the block in sack race
16-Aug-2007

Once renowned for being fat and round and bouncing on the ground Sammy Lee was nonetheless an Anfield favourite during his playing days. His fledgling managerial career, however, is not winning such bonhomie among Bolton fans and after two defeats in his first two matches the amiable Liverpudlian is leading the dreaded sack race.

National Lottery Draw Results (Wednesday August 15th) - £2,727,777
16-Aug-2007

On Wednesday night a jackpot of £2,727,777 saw one player match six numbers in the national lottery draw.

UCL: Celtic set for European struggle
15-Aug-2007

As Liverpool, Arsenal, Celtic and Rangers prepare for their Uefa Champions League third round qualifiers this week, it is reasonable to expect three of the British clubs to win through to the group stage in a fortnight's time. The writing could be on the wall, though, for the Scottish champions.

John Daly had a great start in the USPGA and is a 50/1 shot in Sweden

Home winner in Scandinavia?
15-Aug-2007

In its 16-year history there has been a home winner of the Scandinavian Masters on three previous occasions and there is every chance that the Swedish flags will be waving atop the Arlandastad Golf Club to fete another local winner.

Ravi Bopara is a key player for Essex in the Pro40

Essex to remember the good times
15-Aug-2007

If England thought they had injury problems with their bowling line up, then they should cast a glance in the direction of Nottinghamshire whose season could be ruined by fitness problems.

Wayne Rooney will now miss key United and England games

Changes afoot for United
14-Aug-2007

The 2007-08 Premier League is but a match old and already we have new title favourites. Changes are, quite literally, afoot in the outright market following the misfortune that befell Manchester United and more specifically Wayne Rooney at the weekend.

Andrew Johnson, front, is out to prove his form to secure his England place

Spurs facing sticky situation
14-Aug-2007

Spurs welcome Everton to White Hart Lane on Tuesday night knowing that anything but a win, and some goals, will cast further doubt on whether they have real designs on a top four finish. It seems odd to say that the pressure is on Martin Jol and his team in only the second game of the Premier League season but things were badly off track in their opener against Sunderland.

South Africa have not named Kallis in their squad

Twenty20 fails to ignite interest
13-Aug-2007

Punters who have taken ante-post prices about South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan and India for the inaugural World Twenty20 next month, could be forgiven for feeling cheesed off.