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News articles from June-01-2007 to June-30-2007

Thomas Levet is in action at the French Open this week

Levet set to raise his game at French Open
28-Jun-2007

Frenchman Thomas Levet is probably the only golfer this week who fears the dizzying heights of winning, after a year spent recuperating from severe vertigo, but his chances are high in this week's French Open.

Billi is 1/14 favourite to walk out of Big Brother 8 this week

BB8: Billi a model evictee?
28-Jun-2007

Whoever said that models were shallow, insecure, self-centred, scheming witches may have had Big Brother 8's Billi in mind. Not only can he not spell his name properly - he is also an overwhelming 14/1 on favourite to leave the house this week and return to the catty-walk.

Eagle can swoop at The Curragh
27-Jun-2007

I won't win any prizes for originality for nominating Eagle Mountain as the most likely winner of the €1,500,000 Budweiser Irish Derby at The Curragh on Sunday, but, nevertheless, my message is get on at 51/50 with Bet Chronicle as soon as you can, because Aidan O'Brien's is certain to be odds-on come post time for this mile and a half Classic. He can give the Ballydoyle trainer his fifth win in the race.

BB8: Seany to leave?
22-Jun-2007

Perhaps, after all, it doesn't pay to be wild and wacky. The great British public will vote tonight on who will be the second eviction from the Big Brother 8 house and gay, muslim, Irish wacko Seany is the 3/10 firm favourite to leave.

Hamilton to finish on top?
21-Jun-2007

Lewis Hamilton secured his second F1 victory in only his seventh start in the US Grand Prix in Indianapolis last Sunday. The 22-year-old Briton is now ten points clear of Fernando Alonso and have installed him as 4/7 favourite to win this season's F1 Drivers Championship.

Bellamy looking for la dolce vita
21-Jun-2007

Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy is rumoured to be the target for top Serie A sides Juventus and Roma but

Star can shine under Fortune
21-Jun-2007

Jimmy Fortune has been in electric form so far at Royal Ascot and, now on the five winner mark after just three days, it's hard to envisage him not ending the five-day meeting as top jockey. But he hasn't finished his winning spree just yet.

Something not to be missed at 20-1
20-Jun-2007

One of the highlights of the Royal Ascot meeting is Saturday's blink-and-you’ll-miss-it dash that is the Wokingham Stakes, in which up to 30 equine speedballs cover six furlongs in little over a minute of high-octane action.

Hitman to shoot down Castillo
20-Jun-2007

Saturday June 23, 2007 is the date. Las Vegas is the venue. The IBO Junior Welterweight Championship is at stake. Jose Luis Castillo is the opponent. This really is a crunch match for England's very own Ricky Hatton.

Arch Swing value to derail Beo
19-Jun-2007

There is an interesting German raider, Mi Emma, who bolted up by nine lengths in the German 1000 Guineas, while Rahiyah shaped mightily well when filling third spot behind Darjina and Finsceal Beo at Longchamp last month.

Tracey to win BB8?
18-Jun-2007

Before the start of the latest instalment of Big Brother, I was thinking that, surely, things can't get anymore ridiculous. However, lo and behold, those behind the programme, Endemol and Channel 4, have once again conspired to produce a calamitous reality show which is probably about as far removed from most viewers' reality as is humanly possible.

Shall I stay or shall I go now?
18-Jun-2007

Will he stay or will he go? Has David Dein’s departure also sealed his exit? Does he have the va-va-voom to still play at the very highest level and if so were Arsenal right not to sell him off and perhaps save him for a big transfer this summer? Welcome to the wonderful world of Arsenal striker Thierry Henry.

Military can march to Cup glory
18-Jun-2007

My original fancy for Wednesday’s Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot, Hassaad, is to miss the race so I’ve been scouring the runners feverishly in an attempt to unearth the best value in the absence of my initial selection.

Art primed for rebel revenge
17-Jun-2007

There are any number of races at the forthcoming Royal Ascot meeting which promise to really get the juices going, but the St James's Palace Stakes is the most fascinating contest in prospect to my mind, and I fully expect Dutch Art to exact revenge on his 2000 Guineas conqueror, Cockney Rebel.

Flying Finn to come good in US
16-Jun-2007

I used to have a Scalextric but after a few laps of my cousin repeatedly beating me and nothing much to keep my attention bar whether I was going to race the red or the yellow car I soon got bored. It could be argued that Formula One has gone the same way in recent years.

Leftie to make amends
14-Jun-2007

Last season’s US Open at Mamaroneck in New York is remembered for who didn’t win rather than the eventual champion Aussie Geoff Ogilvy as two stars of the game resorted to weekend hackers as the pressure built on the final day. Holding a two-shot lead with three holes to play the then Masters Champion Phil Mickelson looked to be heading for further glory before he finished bogey, par, double bogey to tie equal second with perpetual bridesmaid Colin Montgomerie.

Friday night, fright night
14-Jun-2007

Believe it or not Big Brother 8 is just 16 days old yet it already feels like it's lasted at least a lifetime. As unoriginal as the format has now become it can still throw up a surprise every so often yet tomorrow night's eviction is set to be one of the more straightforward in the programme's long, but far from illustrious, history.

Boks to bash the Aussies
13-Jun-2007

What's big, green and intent on world domination? No, not the Incredible Hulk but the Springboks rugby team, who currently make even a hacked-off Bruce Banner appear small.

Wind can give Frankie Classic hat-trick
10-Jun-2007

The question on everyone's lips ahead of the Prix de Diane Hermes, the French equivalent of the Oaks, at Chantilly on Sunday is whether Frankie Dettori can win a third Classic within the space of eight days. The simples answer is yes, he can, as West Wind, a 6/1 chance with

Follow the light at Goodwood
08-Jun-2007

The Empire Property On The House Stakes at Goodwood on Saturday is a tricky contest in which each of the seven that are set to go to post could have some sort of a case made for them. Consequently, it's probably not a race to get too heavily involved in, but having said that Dunelight is worth a couple of quid of anyone's money at a tempting 6/1 with Ladbrokes.

Crouch to rise to occasion
05-Jun-2007

England produced a far more promising display when finishing all square with Brazil at Wembley last Friday - arguably their best performance under the Steve McClaren regime - but that performance will plunge into a whirlpool of insignificance if the Three Lions fail to roar with cohesion against the comparative minnows of Estonia on Wednesday evening.

Aqaleem can reign supreme
01-Jun-2007

I am not one to renege on my word, so I'll still be sticking by Strategic Prince in the Vodafone Derby on Saturday, but I must confess that the recent deluges which have led to the going turning pretty soft at Epsom gives me cause for concern. Judged on his pedigree, such conditions needn't debar a bold bid from Paul Cole's charge, however the added emphasis that the ground will place on stamina means that he has a bit to prove.

Lancer can bowl Epsom rivals over
01-Jun-2007

The Vodafone Rose Bowl is usually highly competitive fayre, commensurate with the huge pot available. But, on the face of it, this year's renewal at Epsom Downs on Friday probably won't take a great deal of winning given the fact that arguably the best two horses in the race on recent evidence, Stotsfold and Tabadul, won't relish the soft going.