Brendan Rodgers finds himself among the bookies’ favourites to become Football League Championship side Queens Park Rangers’ new manager, just six weeks after the Ulsterman’s sacking by Liverpool. To followers of the game the thought that Rodgers would even contemplate joining a Championship side may seem bizarre. However, the bookies have made the 42-year-old second favourite to […]
Eddie Jones has become the new favourite to be named the England rugby union squad’s head coach after a rush of bets. Jones, appointed head coach of South African Super Rugby side the Stormers only last week, impressed during the World Cup as his Japan outfit beat South Africa in their opener and went on […]
Tonight’s friendly between England and France at Wembley is being played against the tragic backdrop of the attacks in Paris on Friday night. The French Federation were given the opportunity to withdraw from the fixture but declined. The French international side are more than likely to receive one of the warmest welcomes ever from the […]
Following on from our article about Racetrack King Bill Benter, today we continue our series looking at the great figures of professional gambling with a look at Kerry Packer – Gambling’s Big Man. Australian Kerry Packer had an up and down life. He was born into one of Australia’s most wealthy and influential families, the […]
The Republic of Ireland will be taking the final steps, starting on Friday night, to hopefully make next summer’s UEFA European Championships in France. Martin O’Neill’s men failed to qualify directly from the group stage but did enough to make the playoffs. Now only Bosnia and Herzegovina stand in their way. The Republic travel to […]
The tipsters are expecting Pakistan to carry on where they left off in the recent Test series and hand England another beating when the two sides meet for the first One Day International in Abu Dhabi tomorrow. The Pakistanis won the Test series 2-0 and even though limited overs cricket is tactically quite different, they […]
This could well be a season to forget for North East giants Sunderland and Newcastle United as both sides are already facing the prospect of relegation from the English Premier League – the richest league on the planet. The danger facing the two clubs is highlighted by the Football betting with William Hill offering odds […]
Tomorrow sees the official closing of the flat season with the running of the William Hill November Handicap at Doncaster Racecourse. The race sees Argus the early favourite with Sky Bet offering odds of 13/2. The keenness to put money on Argus is being discussed by the Tipsters, with Ben Stones reporting on Ladbrokes News: […]
Former Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard left Anfield only in May this year for MLS football at LA Galaxy, but there is already speculation that the Merseyside legend could be set for a return before the end of the current season. The claim, which is astonishing the game has hit the sports back pages and provoked […]
India may have been thrashed by South Africa last time out, but it is the Indians who are being tipped to prevail when the two sides meet for the first Test starting at Mohali tomorrow. To be fair, that 214 run hammering dished out by South Africa was in a One Day International, played […]