Dubawi cut for Derby after Irish Guineas Win: Coral has cut Dubawi to 5-1 (from 12-1) for next month's Vodafone Derby after the Godolphin colt ran out an impressive winner of the Irish 2,000 Guineas this afternoon.**Vodafone Derby5-2 Motivator, 5-1 Dubawi, Gypsy King, 10-1 Ehsan, Grand Central, 12-1 Fracas, The Geezer, 14-1 Shamardal, 16-1...
VCBet: Goals could be in short supply in Istanbul: Defences will rule the day when Liverpool face AC Milan in the Champions League final on May 25. That's the call from VC Bet's Nick Blezard who believes the watertight rearguards of both teams could see one goal decide European football's premier club competition. "With so much at stake the only...
Heineken Cup Finals: At the back end of last year, Johnny O'Shea took an in-depth look at the Heineken Cup and came to a couple of conclusions, i.e Toulouse and Munster represented the best bets to win the competition. Of course the Celtic champions fell by the wayside a few months ago, but Toulouse have been every bit...
Make Time for 10-1 Titian in Irish 1,000: Trainer Aidan O'Brien is bidding for an historic English-Irish 1,000-2,000 Guineas double this weekend at The Curragh. However, while I am confident that Oratorio will do the business for the Tipperary-based handler on Saturday, I reckon that his charge Virginia Waters is worth opposing with Titian...
Nextel All Star Challenge: This weekend's race at Lowe's Motor Speedway near Charlotte, NC, is NASCAR's version of an All-Star event. This may be an exhibition event, and the drivers will not be getting any points but, with a $1 million first prize, the 'dash for the cash' is sure to be competitive. That's almost twice as...
Tampa Bay Storm @ Columbus Destroyers: Tampa Bay Storm @ Columbus DestroyersFour playoff spots are at stake in Week 17, the final week of the regularseason, as all the wild-card berths are still up for grabs. Tampa Bay (9-6)are one of the teams still looking to clinch a playoff spot, but a win overthe Destroyers (2-13) on Sunday will...
Phoenix Suns @ Dallas Mavericks: Fr May 20 - 9:00 pm EST (ESPN)/01:00 GMT The Phoenix Suns are within a game of advancing to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in 12-years after defeating the Dallas Mavericks114-108 on Wednesday night. Instrumental in that win was Steve Nash, who posted his first career playoff...
Preakness Stakes, Pimlico: After the Kentucky Derby result it's hard to be confident about predicting the result of any horse race, but there has to be a big chance that Afleet Alex can turn around the Derby form with Churchill Downs hero Giacomo.Beaten a length into third in the first leg of the Triple Crown, Afleet Alex is...
The Kansas Royals are ugly: You would think that a team that is void of money to spend on half decent players, would at least have a decent farm system and also tend to build their team around speed, defense and pitching. This situation in Kansas City regarding the Royals is getting downright embarrassing and this latest...
Bet365 on the FA Cup Final: After their 7-0 demolition of Everton the Gunners were all the rage to take this, but their odds have eased in the last few days, after they were dealt a major blow with the injury to Henry. However, it is worth pointing out that, brilliant though he is, Henry did not score any of those seven goals...