Rugby betting: Guinness Premiership - Wasps vs Bath: 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. Click here for a free £100 to bet on Wasps vs Bath with Bet365...
Horse racing betting: Lexus Chase: 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. Click here for up to £100 free to bet on the Lexus Chase with SportingBet The champion looked tremendous in slamming...
Horse racing betting: Coral Welsh National: 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. Click...
Football betting: Uefa Cup outright: 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. Click here for a free £10 to t...
Horse racing betting: Feltham Novices Chase: 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. Click here for a...
Horse racing betting: Stan James Christmas Hurdle: 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...
Cricket betting: England hopeful for NZ test: 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. Click here for a free £10 to bet on cricket with Ladbrokes Following his team's failure to win the final Test against Sri...
Football betting: Champions League outright: Arsenal fans must have needed to sit down when they were told that 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...
Horse racing betting: Stan James King George VI chase: 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. Click here for a free £25 to bet on the...
Horse Racing betting: Ladbroke Hurdle: 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...