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

National Lottery: Draw Results (Saturday 29th Dec) - £4,426,112
31-Dec-2007

On Saturday night four players won the jackpot of £4,426,112 by matching six numbers in the national lottery draw and they share £1,106,528 each.

Capello features in the William Hill 2008 specials

Sports betting: New Year specials
31-Dec-2007

With the New Year upon us, bookmakers William Hill have unveiled their traditional start of year list of odds for things which might, should, could, will and won't happen during the next twelve months.

The Listener can be backed at 4/1 with SportingBet for the Lexus Chase

Horse racing betting: Lexus Chase
28-Dec-2007

Kauto Star's magnificent second victory in the King George VI at Kempton on Boxing Day has set up the Lexus Chase as an opportunity for stablemate Denman to pick up the gauntlet.

Bath are a force up front in this year's Guinness Premiership

Rugby betting: Guinness Premiership - Wasps vs Bath
28-Dec-2007

Bath coach Steve Meehan has made the bold move of leaving out World Cup-winning fly-half Butch James this afternoon, and the gutsy strategy could well pay off when his side clash with Wasps at Adams Park in front of the Sky cameras.

Back Jazz Messenger at 9/4 with William Hill for the December Hurdle

Horse racing betting: December Hurdle
28-Dec-2007

Noel Meade sent over Harchibald for the Stan James Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day and the journey ultimately proved fruitless as the horse renowned for lacking fight went down to Straw Bear by the shortest of margins.

Striker Yakubu is central to Everton's Uefa Cup hopes this season

Football betting: Uefa Cup outright
27-Dec-2007

For those of you still ruing your decision not to follow the sage summer counsel of this column by backing Atlético Madrid to win the UEFA Cup @ 16/1 (Paddy Power), do not be alarmed. The second favourites are still a reasonable 9/1 with Bet365 and Totesport.

Back Geeveem at 12/1 with Totesport for the Coral Welsh National

Horse racing betting: Coral Welsh National
27-Dec-2007

The Coral Welsh National at 2.05pm at Chepstow is often run in a bog and there is still time for the going currently described as Good to Soft to worsen, and in going of that ilk, the highly-fancied top-weight, Halcon Genelardais would certainly come into the equation for the Welsh marathon.

National Lottery: Draw Results (Wednesday 26th Dec) - £2,192,120
27-Dec-2007

On Wednesday night four players won the jackpot of £2,192,120 by matching six numbers in the national lottery draw and they share £548,030 each.

Acambo is 9/1 for the Stan James Christmas Hurdle at Kempton

Horse racing betting: Stan James Christmas Hurdle
25-Dec-2007

The Stan James Christmas Hurdle was hard enough to fathom in advance without punters having to work out which of Noel Meade's runners to side with. Ante-post shows from the sponsors suggested that Harchibald, with just one victory in his last four runnings, was the one most likely to line up, and Stan James made him an early 8/11 shot.

Barber's Shop is 4/1 for the Feltham Novices Chase on Boxing Day

Horse racing betting: Feltham Novices Chase
25-Dec-2007

It is fair to say that punters look to have a difficult time of it this year at Kempton, and the small fields on Boxing Day mean short prices. Silverburn trades at around 11/8 for the Feltham Novices Chase and Paul Nicholls charge heads the market with just five other runners.

Back Kauto Star with Stan James at 5/6 for the King George VI chase

Horse racing betting: Stan James King George VI chase
24-Dec-2007

Very rarely do we consider backing horses when they are priced at odds-on, but a massive wager on Kauto Star to win the Stan James King George VI chase at Kempton at 2.30pm on Boxing Day looks bound to bring the Christmas cheer to the bah-humbug brigade.

Inter Milan are 10/1 to win the Champions League

Football betting: Champions League outright
24-Dec-2007

Arsenal fans must have needed to sit down when told their next opponents in the Champions League will be the current holders AC Milan. However, the Rossoneri's bark is greater than their bite this season and it is Liverpool and Celtic supporters who should be crying into their beers after drawing Inter Milan and Barcelona.

Michael Vaughan's england side are on a losing run in Test cricket

Cricket betting: England hopeful for NZ test
24-Dec-2007

England captain Michael Vaughan has admitted he is worried that losing could become a habit for his beleaguered Test side, failing to notice that it is already too late.

National Lottery: Draw Results (Saturday 22nd Dec) - £4,611,766
24-Dec-2007

On Saturday night two players won the jackpot of £4,611,766 by matching six numbers in the national lottery draw and they share £2,305,883 each.

Back Cesc Fabregas to be first goalscorer against Tottenham

Football betting: Premier League - Arsenal vs Tottenham
21-Dec-2007

They may have been fortunate to win at White Hart Lane three months ago but at 1/2 with Paddy Power Arsenal cannot be ignored to complete the double over their north London rivals in the 12.30 kick-off on Saturday. A volley by Emmanuel Adebayor completed a 3-1 win in September but the outcome could have been very different.

Julio Cruz has nine goals in his last 12 games for Inter Milan

Football betting: Euro double
21-Dec-2007

This Sunday makes for another exciting afternoon of football viewing as the Milan derby provides the aperitif to the handsome feast that is Real Madrid against Barcelona, with Inter Milan and the Catalan artisans an irresistible 7/2 overseas double.

Roque Santa Cruz is scoring for fun for Blackburn

Football betting: Premier League - Blackburn vs Chelsea
21-Dec-2007

Chelsea can get their Premier League title train back on the rails on Sunday afternoon when they take on Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park for Sky Sports' live afternoon game.

Charlie Hodgson needs to find peak form for Sale to win back his England place

Rugby betting: Guinness Premiership - Sale vs Leicester
21-Dec-2007

One of the most mouth-watering fixtures in the Premiership season takes place this weekend, with Sale hosting Leicester in Stockport in the 2.45pm kick-off live on Sky Sports 2.

Hardy Eustace is in contention for the Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot

Horse racing betting: The Long Walk Hurdle
21-Dec-2007

The Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot at 1.40pm this Saturday will always invoke the memories of a young Tony McCoy taking on the great Richard Dunwoody in an epic encounter that saw Dunwoody assert his then superiority over the current champion.

Tony McCoy rides Viso in the Ladbroke Hurdle at Ascot

Horse Racing betting: Ladbroke Hurdle
21-Dec-2007

The Ladbroke Hurdle at 2.15pm looks fiendishly difficult again this year and the bookmakers are not giving anything away either by going 7/1 the field. The fact that there have been 25/1, 14/1 and 33/1 winners in three of the last four years suggests the sort of conundrum punters face at Ascot and it could pay to look further down the betting lists for the victor.

National Lottery: Draw Results (Wednesday 19th Dec) - £2,571,477
20-Dec-2007

On Wednesday night one player won the jackpot of £2,571,477 by matching six numbers in the national lottery draw.

Chelsea captain Frank Lampard scored against Liverpool in his side's 2-0 quarter-final win

Football betting: Carling Cup odds
20-Dec-2007

After seeing off Liverpool in their quarter-final and avoiding Arsenal in the semi-final draw, Chelsea have been installed as favourites to win the Carling Cup. Avram Grant's side saw off the Reds through goals by Frank Lampard and Andriy Shevchnko which gave cheer to Bettingchoice punters who had been advised to back Shevchenko to score anytime in Paddy Power's Once In A Blue Moon special.

Captain Crooner was backed at 999/1 in-running on Betfair

Horse Racing betting: 999/1 Betfair punt landed
20-Dec-2007

Christmas has come early for one Betfair punter who is getting ready to pay off his mortgage after placing £25 on Captain Crooner, the 14/1 winner of the 12.30 at Southwell today. But the punter won't be paying off a measly £350, he will be able to clear the final 20k off his home loan – as he backed the horse at 999-1 in running on the exchange.

The Betfair SP returned significantly better prices

Horse Racing betting: Betfair SP
19-Dec-2007

Trading exchange Betfair launched its own SP product this month and the returned books were stunning after trialling the service during an afternoon's card at Southwell, with the worst percentage book returned in any of the races just 102 per cent.

Eduardo is a value bet at 7/1 for the first goalscorer against Blackburn

Football betting: Carling Cup quarter-finals (Tuesday)
18-Dec-2007

Even though Arsenal will play their second string at Blackburn Rovers in the Carling Cup tonight, they can be trusted to beat Mark Hughes's side at meaty 6/4 with SportingBet.

Las Vegas will soon have a European rival

Casino news: Spanish Strip to open in 2015
18-Dec-2007

It will be Viva Las Vegas in the north-eastern Spanish region of Aragon if developers get their way after Aragonese authorities announced that they are planning to build the world's biggest casino complex outside of the world famous Nevada complex.

Andriy Shevchenko is the subject of a Paddy Power special against Liverpool

Football betting: Carling Cup - Chelsea v Liverpool
18-Dec-2007

Paddy Power are offering a Once in A Blue Moon special for Wednesday's Carling Cup clash between Chelsea and Liverpool and with both sides expected to field understrength sides it could well be an offer worth taking up. After disappointing 1-0 defeats that dented both sides' title aspirations on Sunday, the Reds and the Blues will both be looking to return to winning ways at Stamford Bridge.

Tiger Woods is 33/1 to win the Grand Slam of golf Majors with Ladbrokes

Golf betting: Grand Slam for Woods?
18-Dec-2007

Empty stockings will not be whistling in the wind at the Woods household this Christmas. By crushing the cream of world golf with an astounding seven-shot win in the Target World Challenge, the peerless Tiger Woods rounded off the year with a tournament record 22 under par and the $1.35m first prize.

Fabio Capello has already boosted England's hopes of winning World Cup 2010

Football betting: England 2010 World Cup odds
17-Dec-2007

After Fabio Capello's appointment as England coach last week, the Three Lions are now 14/1 to roar to World Cup victory at South Africa 2010 and given the 61-year-old's unblemished coaching record those odds are well worth the investment.

National Lottery: Draw Results (Saturday 15th Dec) - £8,215,291
17-Dec-2007

On Saturday night seven players shared the jackpot of £8,215,291 by matching six numbers in the national lottery draw and received £1,173,613 each.

That was the week that was
17-Dec-2007

In a week when Kylie Minogue swayed viewers to vote for X Factor winner Leon, England landed an Italian as their new football manager and Arsenal stayed top due to their host of foreign players seeing off Chelsea, but were we left all at sea as we look at how our bets fared and what lies ahead this week in the world of betting

Matthew Hoggard should return to the starting XI for the Third Test

Cricket betting: Third Test - Sri Lanka v England
17-Dec-2007

England are as big as 6/1 to level the three-Test series against Sri Lanka when the final game starts tomorrow in Galle. And it is difficult to see how they can prove the bookmakers wrong given everything is against them.

Arsenal need Cesc Fabregas back in midfield against Chelsea

Football betting: Premier League - Arsenal v Chelsea
14-Dec-2007

So important are Cesc Fabregas, Aleksandr Hleb and Mathieu Flamini to Arsenal's cause that judgement on how the Gunners fare against Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday should be reserved until the lineup has been confirmed.

Carlos Tevez has formed a great partnership with Wayne Rooney

Football betting: Premier League - Liverpool v Man Utd
14-Dec-2007

Football fans can have no excuses for moving from the sitting room on Sunday afternoon, unless of course they are at either Anfield or Ashburton Grove for what Sky are quite rightly billing as the Premier League's Super Sunday. It all kicks off at 1.30pm with Manchester United a tasty 7/4 with Paddy Power to inflict Liverpool's first home Premier League defeat of the season.

Football betting: Next England captain odds
14-Dec-2007

With Fabio Capello filling the vacant England coach's role, arguments are already raging as to whom the Italian will choose to wear the captain's armband, with Ladbrokes making David Beckham the 4/5 favourite.

Cardiff take on Stade Francais on Saturday in Heineken Cup round four

Rugby Betting: Heineken Cup Rd 4
13-Dec-2007

Cardiff put up a heroic effort in defeat last week against Stade Francais, and back in the cosy confines of the Cardiff Arms Park, they can dispatch the pink brigade of Stade Francais with some ease.

Mr Boo is a good each/way bet for the Boylesports Gold Cup

Horse racing betting: Boylesports Gold Cup
13-Dec-2007

There was a time in National Hunt racing when almost anyone could win the big prizes. Lady Rebecca, who won over £150,000 from a modest outlay, used to blaze a trail for the countless trainers without the financial backing of the bigger owners, but still consistently scooped the races that mattered.

National Lottery: Draw Results (Wednesday 13th Dec) - £2,807,696
13-Dec-2007

On Wednesday night no players won the jackpot of £2,807,696 by matching six numbers in the national lottery draw.

DiCaprio was spotted gambling in a Moroccan casino

Casino betting: Film star keeps stakes low
13-Dec-2007

Despite not doing much in the way of gambling, Hollywood film star Leonardo DiCaprio was spotted spending hours in a casino on a recent trip to Morocco. The star of Titanic and Romeo and Juliet and decided to chance his hand at a Moroccan hotel, but seemed to want to do so without any attention from the general public.

Fernando Alonso is 8/1 to win the F1 world title with Renault in 2008

Formula one betting: Title odds for 2008
12-Dec-2007

Fernando Alonso is a best-priced 8/1 shot to reclaim the Formula One world title after he conceded that he would need "the perfect season" if he is to again win the F1 crown with Renault.

Francesco Totti will lead the line for Roma against Manchester United

Football betting: Champions League - Roma v Man Utd
12-Dec-2007

Roma are well-priced at 5/6 with Paddy Power to avenge recent defeats against a below-strength Manchester United in the Champions League at the Stadio Olimpico tonight.

Fabio Capello is the new favourite for the England coach's job

Football betting: Next England coach
11-Dec-2007

Jose Mourinho broke England fans' hearts yesterday when he announced that he would not be in the running to take the England coach's job. So with the people's choice deciding to wait for a club role the market to replace Steve McClaren was thrown wide open.

Fernando Torres will be looking to score the goals to take Liverpool into the next stage of the Champions League

Football betting: Champions League - Marseille v Liverpool
11-Dec-2007

They may have left it late but Liverpool will have no problem sealing the third straight group win that will see them qualify for the knockout stage of Champions League at the expense of Marseille on Tuesday. The Reds have a score to settle after going down 1-0 to the French side at Anfield on Champions League Matchday 2 and with Rafa Benitez's side in good form in europe there can only be one outcome at the Stade Velodrome.

Oscar De La Hoya is 2/1 to be Ricky Hatton's next opponent

Boxing betting: who will Hatton box next?
11-Dec-2007

Despite the boxing lesson handed out to him by Floyd Mayweather, Ricky Hatton has said he will fight on and the bookmakers are licking their lips with the propect of The Hitman getting back into the ring.

National Lottery: Draw Results (Saturday 8th Dec) - £3,762,963
10-Dec-2007

On Saturday night three players shared the jackpot of £3,762,963 by matching six numbers in the national lottery draw and won £1,254,321 each.

Punters are siding with Mayweather ahead of Saturday's Undefeated fight against Hatton

Boxing betting: Mayweather v Hatton
07-Dec-2007

Floyd Mayweather is beginning to attract significant support to win his showdown fight against Ricky Hatton this weekend despite the American cancelling his training session on Monday which prompted rumours that the fight may be called off.

Matt Prior, centre, believes positives can be taken from England's loss in the first Test

Cricket betting: Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test
07-Dec-2007

England wicketkeeper Matt Prior said it was "heartbreaking" to get so close to safety against Sri Lanka in the first Test at Kandy and that his side could take loads of positives from the game.

Gabriel Agbonlahor has scored six league goals this season for Aston Villa

Football betting: Premier League - Villa vs Portsmouth
07-Dec-2007

Two of the Premier League's in-form side's lock horns on Saturday lunchtime when Portsmouth travel to Aston Villa, who are a value 11/10 with Paddy Power to give Harry Redknapp more reason to sulk. The visiting coach has been living under a cloud since being arrested and it is inevitable that the events will begin to take their toll on the Pompey boss.

Roque Santa Cruz hasn't scored in seven league games for Blackburn

Football betting: Premier League - Blackburn vs West Ham
07-Dec-2007

Blackburn Rovers can be trusted to continue their impressive start to the season with a home win against West Ham United in the live game on Sky Sports on Sunday afternoon.

Back Monet's Garden at 11/4 with Paddy Power for the Tingle Creek Chase

Horse Racing betting: Tingle Creek Chase
07-Dec-2007

Old rivals Voy Por Ustedes and Monet's Garden line-up on Saturday in the 2.35pm at Sandown for the Paddy Power-sponsored Tingle Creek Chase in order to duel for the £85,530 prize money in the Grade 1 event.