England Facing Tough Cricket World Cup Task Against Sri Lanka
March 25, 2011
England have been the stars of the Cricket World Cup so far with every match they have played going down to the wire, punters will remember they are the team that have already lost to minnows Ireland and Bangladesh as well as beating tournament favourites South Africa. With that in mind this weekends Quarter Final against Sri Lanka could well be another nail biter and Stan James are offering up some fascinating special markets for the match in Colombo with Andrew Strauss and his men facing an uphill task according to the latest betting.
Sri Lanka are as short as 1/2 to win with Stan James but there is some good value for punters in some more exciting betting markets. Jonathan Trott and Kumar Sangakarra have been in the runs all tournament and both are still in with a shout of claiming the top run scorer crown, and Stan James are offering a match bet between the two for the match on Saturday. Trott and Sangakarra can each be backed at 5/6 with Stan James and that is based on which of the two will score more runs in the match, Sangakarra has to be the more likely in this one with home crowd on his back.
Stan James also offer a fantastic Best Economy Market with punters looking to find the bowler who will concede the fewest runs, and there is no surprise to see the great Muttiah Muralitharan at the end of this one and he is priced at 7/2. The England alternative to Murali is of course Graeme Swann and he tends to keep things tight during his ten overs, making his price of 4/1 to be the most economical bowler an attractive one for punters.
England v Sri Lanka Match Odds with Stan James
Sri Lanka v England Best Economy Odds
- 7/2 – Muttiah Muralitharan
- 4/1 – Graeme Swann
- 4/1 – Lasith Malinga
- 9/2 – Nuwan Kulasekera
- 9/2 – Tim Bresnan
- 9/2 – James Tredwell
Trott v Sangakarra Match Bet
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Twice Over can land 2011 Dubai World Cup
March 25, 2011
With a couple of really competitive National Hunt meetings at Stratford and Newbury and two AW meetings at Kempton and Lingfield, racing fans will have plenty of options this weekend. However the feature meeting is without doubt the Dubai World Cup at Meydan, which will see the Henry Cecil trained multiple group one winner, Twice Over make his attempt to win the world’s richest horse race. The card at Meydan is a cracker and will feature plenty of British and Irish interest, including a few rare Dubai entries from the Aidan O’Brien stable.
Meydan 1.15 – Al Quoz Sprint 5f
The meeting gets underway with a Group two sprint which should see the warm order favourite JJ The Jet Plane take the top prize. The seven year old looked back to his best a fortnight ago when winning the Finest Surprise Handicap over six furlongs on the turf on this track. Although his best performances have come over six furlongs, the five furlongs in this should not trouble him. Each way interests could be applied to both Inxile from the Dandy Nicholls yard and Triple Aspect who is trained by William Haggas and will be the mount of Ryan Moore.
Selection: JJ The Jet Plane @ 2/1 with Paddy Power or Ladbrokes
Meydan 1.50 – Godolphin Mile 1m
This could be a very competitive Group Two where the Barry Hills trained Red Jazz will likely go off as the favourite. He is the highest rated horse in the race but he has not won over this trip in the past, nor has he been on a Tapeta surface. One who has however is the Godolphin trained Skysurfers, who won over course and trip a month ago when taking the Listed Firebreak Stakes. That run will have put him spot on as Godolphin look to claim the race named after them.
Selection: Skysurfers @ 5/1 with Victor Chandler
Meydan 2.25 – UAE Derby 1m 1f
The third Group Two of the afternoon should see the Godolphin pair of Khawlah and Xin Xu Lin go off as the top two in the market, however this is a very open looking race, where strong challenges can be expected from the Mike De Kock trained Mahbooba, winner of the UAE 1000 Guineas a few weeks ago and who finished second behind Khawlah in the UAE Oaks on 24th February. There is also two entries from Ballydoyle, Alexander Pope and Master Of Hounds, the latter being the highest rated horse in the race.
Selection: Khawlah @ 4/1 with Bet365
Meydan 3.05 – Golden Shaheen 6f
The first Group One race of the afternoon should produce a cracking contest and which could see Kinsale King take the race for the second successive year for Carl O’Callaghan. However the favourite will be Rocket Man, who was second behind Kinsale King 12 months ago and who has never finished outside of the first two in any of his 17 starts.
Selection: Rocket Man @ 7/4 with Coral
Meydan 3.45 – The Dubai Duty Free 1m1f
With Wigmore Hall representing the Michael Bell stable and Presvis trained by Luca Cumani looking likely to dispute favouritism, this Group One could be a very close affair, particularly as there are several others all in with big chances. Mendip from the Saeed Bin Suroor stable has won twice at Group Three level during the 2011 Dubai Carnival and is in top form, whilst Bankable won a Group Three over six furlongs as a warm up for his attempt to claim this race after finishing second last year.
Selection: Mendip @ 8/1 with Boylesports of Victor Chandler
Meydan 4.50 – Sheema Classic 1m4f
The penultimate race of the afternoon could see the 2010 Epsom Derby third, Rewilding, claim his biggest prize to date. Trained by Mahmood Al Zarooni for Godolphin, this four year old is certainly one of major the class horse’s in the race and will go off favourite, but punters should follow the market with regard to the support for the Japanese entry, Rulership, a Group Two winner in Japan and the Brian Meehan trained Dangerous Midge, winner of the Breeders Cup Turf back in November. There has also been market support for the Barry Hills trained Redwood.
Selection: Dangerous Midge @ 5/1 with Bet365 or Paddy Power
Meydan 5.35 – Dubai World Cup
The richest race in the world should see a huge effort by the Henry Cecil trained Twice Over to take the race and justify the place at the top of the Dubai World Cup odds and in doing so, get the Cecil yard off to the perfect start as the new flat season looms. Winner of the Round 3 of the Al Maktoum Challenge a couple of weeks ago, the 6 year old is said to be in top form and raring to go. He has been heavily backed and is now as short as 5/2 and will go off as a very warm order favourite. There has also been support for the Aidan ‘Brien trained Cape Blanco, winner of the 2010 Irish Derby, but who has only just arrived in Dubai and who has not been seen on track since finishing down the field in the 2010 Arc de Triomphe. Big runs can also be expected from Gio Ponti, Poets Voice and the Japanese entry Victoire Pisa.
Selection: Twice Over @ 11/4 with Coral
Is Charlie Sheen About To Move Into The Playboy Mansion?
March 24, 2011
One man has dominated the showbiz headlines over the past few months and that is Charlie Sheen who appears to be lurching from one crisis to another at the moment, but that has not stopped Paddy Power offering some nice specials about the future of this unpredictable star. Sheen has recently been sacked from his hit sitcom Two and Half Men and after a series of rambling interviews and his next career move will be an interesting one, he appears to be struggling with addiction at the moment but we have seen many stars come back from worse than this.
Punters wanting to get involved with some Paddy Power specials can a get a price of 50/1 that Charlie Sheen will turn his career round and pick up an Oscar by 2015, he is clearly a talented actor but at the moment he seems a log way away from the Academy Awards. Perhaps a more realistic bet would be the 10/1 on offer from Paddy Power about Sheen picking up a Golden Globe, which although is still prestigious is a notch below the holy grail of an Oscar.
Sheen is also well known for his turbulent love life having a number of famous break-ups on his record and with that in mind punters can have a short looking price of 3/1 with Paddy Power.com about his next wife being a Playboy Centrefold, while how about the price of just 20/1 that Sheen will take the decision to move into the Playboy Mansion on a full-time basis!
Charlie Sheen Specials with Paddy Power
- 3/1 – Charlie Sheen to marry a Playboy Centrefold next
- 8/1 – Charlie Sheen to win a Screen Actors Guild Award by 2015
- 10/1 – Charlie Sheen to win a Golden Globe by 2015
- 20/1 – Charlie Sheen to move into the Playboy Mansion permanently
- 50/1 – Charlie Sheen to win an Oscar by 2015
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18/1 Terry to score first against Wales
March 24, 2011
The England captaincy saga has dominated the build-up to England’s Euro 2012 clash with Wales at the Millenium Stadium this Saturday. What better way for John Terry to quieten his critics then to get England off to the perfect start? Totesport have the new England captain at 18/1 to score first.
With three games played England find themselves second in Group G behind leaders Montenegro. The Three Lions will be going all out for a win in order to return to the top of the table but will be more than wary of the attacking threat posed by Wales. England are firm favourites to beat the Welsh in Cardiff at 4/9, while Wales have long odds of 6/1. A draw between the two neighbours is 3/1.
Wales v England Totesport specials:
- 66/1 – John Terry to score and England to win 1-0.
- 25/1 – Andy Carroll to score a hat-trick.
- 12/1 – Wayne Rooney to score and England to win 2-0.
BBC considering cutting major sports events
March 24, 2011
The BBC is believed to be considering axing its coverage of a number of major sports events in order to save costs.
Amongst those in the firing line are Wimbledon, Formula One and the Grand National.
Boylesports are offering odds of 6/1 that Wimbledon will be the first to go, with both Formula One and Carling Cup coverage at 5/2 to be dropped. Meanwhile it is 12/1 that the Grand National disappears first. Football programmes such as Match of the Day and the Football League show are also under threat.
The BBC are also contemplating other money-saving options such as stopping broadcasting after the BBC News at Ten, and Boylesports go 5/1 for this to happen in 2011. This could pose serious problems for popular shows, with odds of 13/8 that Film 2011 finishes this year, 15/8 for the Graham Norton Show and 20/1 for Match of the Day to end before 2012.
Which of the following sports programmes will be first to be dropped by the BBC? Courtesy of the bookmakers Boylesports.
- 5/2 Carling Cup
- 5/2 Formula One
- 7/2 Football League
- 4/1 Match of the Day
- 6/1 Wimbledon
- 12/1 Grand National
- 12/1 World Cup
- 12/1 European Championships
Paddy Power Continuing Cricket World Cup Money Back Special
March 23, 2011
It is already proving to be one of the most open Cricket World Cups in history and that continues to be the case with many punters still scratching their heads when looking for a winner of the tournament. We are now at the Quarter-Final stage of what is proving to be a long slog on the sub-continent and there is still plenty of value to be had with each match offering an excellent Top Runscorer market.
Throughout the tournament Paddy Power have been running a fantastic money back special with punters receiving their money back if their selection to be top Runscorer in a match is out for a duck. It is fascinating special offer which allows punters to follow their bet from the moment they arrive at the crease at the Cricket World Cup, this will be a great offer for punters over the next ten days as we work our way towards the final of the tournament on the 2nd April.
This is an excellent bet with the England Sri Lanka match coming up at the weekend with the England team hoping to find their best form in Colombo and Paddy Power.com currently have Jonathan Trott as a 3/1 favourite to be the top runscorer for England at the weekend against Sri Lanka.
England v Sri Lanka Match – Top England Runscorer Odds with Paddy Power
- 3/1 – J Trott
- 7/2 – A Strauss
- 9/2 – E Morgan
- 9/2 – I Bell
- 9/2 – M Prior
- 7/1 – R Bopara
- 10/1 – P Collingwood
- 16/1 – L Wright
Others on Request
Outright Cricket World Cup Odds
- 3/1 – South Africa
- 7/2 – India
- 4/1 – Pakistan
- 9/2 – Sri Lanka
- 5/1 – Australia
- 9/1 – England
- 20/1 – New Zealand
Free Cricket World Cup Bets with Paddy Power Available Here
Vettel clear favourite to retain Drivers Championship
March 23, 2011
The build up to the 2011 Formula One season has been chaotic to say the least. Following all the controversy surrounding the planned opening race in Bahrain, it was decided that due to political unrest in the country the race would be moved to a later date in the calendar. So, after months of speculation and anticipation, the drivers will line up at Albert Park (Melbourne) on Sunday 27 March for the Australian Grand Prix.
The various rule and regulation changes make for an exciting season ahead. Sebastian Vettel is the bookies favourite to repeat last year’s heroics and recapture the Drivers Championship, and is 9/4 to do so with Bet365. In his wake is the two-time champion Fernando Alonso at 15/5 and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton at 8/1. Felipe Massa, Mark Webber and Jenson Button will also be right in the mix.
Formula One Specials with Bet365
- 11/2 – Sebastian Vettel at the Australian Open to get the fastest qualification time, fastest lap in the race and win the race.
- 16/1 – Jenson Button to repeat his feat of last year and win the Australian Grand Prix.
- 6/1 – McLaren to win the Constructors Championship.
- 16/1 – Michael Schumacher to win Drivers Championship.
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Betting specials on the coalition governments Budget Day
March 23, 2011
It is the first full budget of the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition today and its been a series of cuts, cuts and more cuts since the parties took control after Gordon Brown and the Labour Party had gone spending crazy. In June 2010 he delivered an emergency budget which saw an increase in the VAT amount but what surprises does the new Chancellor of the Exchequer have in store for the United Kingdom today? The bookies Paddy Power have prepared some special bets just for the day.
One of the big betting specials each year on budget day is the colour of the tie that the Chancellor shall wear, this year the favourite is Blue at odds of 2/1, but is that too conservative for the coalition, he wont wear yellow that’s for the sure which is out at 16/1 a mix of the two colours would indicate a green tie which is at odds of 5/1
What colour will Osbornes tie be during the budget speech?
Other colours are available pop over to the Paddy Power website to check out the other options.
- 2/1 – Blue
- 3/1 – Navy
- 4/1 – Grey
- 4/1 – Purple
- 5/1 – Green
- 10/1 – Orange
- 12/1 – Pink
Click here to place your bet on the colour of Osbornes tie with Paddy Power
Length of the Budget Speech
Another market to bet on today is the actual length of the speech, will it be all over in 15 minutes or are we looking at hours and hours highlighting all the tax increases and cuts to public spending that we will all have to endure?
- 56 mins or more – evens
- 51 – 55 mins – 7/4
- 50 mins or less – 5/2
Click here to bet on the length Osbornes speech with Paddy Power
Ernie Els is a big price to retain the Arnold Palmer Invitational
March 22, 2011
The winner of the 2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational, South Africa’s Ernie Els is way down the pecking order of golfers that bookmakers Ladbrokes are betting on to win the tournament this year. The South African is currently placed at odds of 33/1 to retain his title. Leading the pack this year is the troubled Tiger Woods who is still after his first win in the 2011 season. Woods has in the past done very well at this course winning the tournament on six occasions and he will want to make it a seventh.
The tournament takes place from the 24th – 27th March 2011 and comes from the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando and is owned by Arnold Palmer. The event is one of only five tournaments given the invitational status by the PGA Tour. As it is a restricted field event it is only open to the first 70 players of the previous year’s money list. It has a prize fund of $6 million with the winner walking away with almost $1.1 million.
Arnold Palmer Invitational outright odds
All odds come from the bookmakers Paddy Power on the top 10 placed golfers in the tournament.
- 8/1 – Tiger Woods
- 16/1 – Graeme McDowell
- 16/1 – Dustin Johnson
- 20/1 – Phil Mickelson
- 22/1 – Hunter Mahan
- 33/1 – Rickie Fowler
- 33/1 – Justin Rose
- 33/1 – Vijay Singh
- 33/1 – Ernie Els
- 40/1 – Jim Furyk
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Can Oxford become the boat race champions again?
March 22, 2011
The world renowned boat race between teams from the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club takes place on 26th March 2011 at 5pm and at it will be the 158th running of this competition between the competing Universities.
Oxford will be looking to regain their title after they lost to Cambridge in 2010 by 1 and 1/3 lengths. Cambridge are currently leading the series which began in 1829 by 80 to 75 (the race has only been held to a dead heat on 2 occasions). Oxford have had the most wins up to 2010 between the 2 Universities but no team since 2000 has managed to win on more than 3 times in succession, this was wan Oxford broke Cambridge’s 7 race unbeaten run.
The race will be broadcast live on ITV1 and a crowd of around 250,000 spectators is expected to link the banks of the Thames to witness the event. The boat race is four miles and 374 yards long (6,779m) and it starts at Putney Bridge and ends at Chiswick Bridge
2011 Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race odds
All odds for this market come courtesy of bookmakers William Hill.
William Hill are also offering odds of 25/1 that one of the boats will sink during the race and 12/1 for the record time of 16 minutes and 19 seconds made by Cambrdige in 1998 to be beaten.
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