Liverpool backed for Champions League progression: They may have lost their last Champions League game against Besiktas and be rocked by the recent fallout between manager and star player but punters continue to back Liverpool to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League. Rafa Benitez's side crashed 2-1 to Besiktas in Turkey and the...
Gung-ho Spurs pay dividends in Uefa Cup: Two teams in relegation trouble in their respective leagues meet at White Hart Lane for tonight's Uefa Cup encounter and Spurs and Getafe will be hoping to gain comfort from a convincing European display. The sniping over Martin Jol's job at Tottenham goes on with him being targeted for...
McIlroy set to make 2008 a special golfing year?: Rory McIlroy has taken the world of golf by storm ever since turning professional this year and now Paddy Power have opened a series of markets based on what the 18-year-old Northern Irishman can achieve in the next stages of his career. McIlroy had a fine pedigree as an amateur, winning...
Jol next in line for Premier League exit?: Will it be third time unlucky for Tottenham boss Martin Jol as after twice seeing the wolves from his door he is now just 2/5 in places to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job. The Dutch coach, in his third season at White Hart Lane, was the bookies' favourite to be the first Premier...
Gunners to fire to Champions League qualification?: Although lacklustre, their 2-0 win against Bolton Wanderers maintained Arsenal's perfect home record on Saturday and the Gunners can be relied upon to take their run into double figures when Slavia Prague visit in the Champions League on Tuesday. Arsène Wenger's side will doubtless come...
That was the week that was: 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 foregn players seeing off Chelsea, but were we left all at sea as we look at how our bets fared and what lies ahead this...
Raikkonen to hog limelight at Brazil GP: While William Hill will be laughing all the way to the bank at the profit they've already made on those foolish enough to fall for their patriotic English football, rugby and Formula One treble this week, they are nonetheless looking to cover their liability in the event of Lewis Hamilton winning...
Fair Along the Cesarewitch fancy: Let's get one thing straight. To win the Cesarewitch, you need to be drawn high. The lowest stall any of the last nine winners have inhabited was 17 and the first six home last year were housed in 29,32,11,20, 21 and 31. For players of the Scoop6, that makes life a lot easier, and the likes of...
Wilkinson to score all England's World Cup final points?: Stan James are facing at least a £1m payout if England win the World Cup thanks to some bright spark suggesting they refund all of their bets taken on the tournament outright market if one of the home nations went on to win. And yet, the World champions are in the World Cup final through a...
No handicap for Argentina in World Cup final bow: So here we are then. After 46 games, and it is back to square one. France take on Argentina for a second time this Rugby World Cup and despite everything that we have learnt in the past few weeks, the Pumas are once again massive underdogs. How can anyone have forgotten that just a few weeks ago...