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This Saturday we salute a trio of footballers who all turn 31. One has a degree in philosophy, one is a man of letters for a different reason and one probably thinks letters are wot old geezers sent back in the olden days on their horse and carriage before twitter, innit? Egyptian player, Mohamed Aboutrika, an outspoken critic of Israel's conduct in Gaza, has the degree, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink pays tribute to his heritage by hogging the alphabet, while the other one is Rio Ferdinand - if you hadn't already guessed. Today's racing comes from Sandown, Down Royal, Wincanton, Doncaster, Dundalk, Kelso and Breeders' Cup action from Santa Anita. Don't forget, we also pay out on disqualified winners and official result on all UK & Ireland races.
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Haye v Valuev Betting
Haye You, Ugly!
Never the most reticent of boxers, David Haye has ramped up the trash talk ahead of his fight with WBA champion Nikolay Valuev, who has descended his bean-stalk to crush Hayes' bones to make his bread. Because he's really big, like a giant, but not really. More like a really tall man. The challenger has compared the Russian to everything from the bogeyman to King Kong to Frankenstein, but this bravado is like the facemask he had his trainer attach to the pads during a public training session, it serves only to highlight that there is something underneath to be hidden. Fear. There can be little doubt that Haye is concerned by tackling a man seven stones heavier and close to a foot taller but if he can can topple Valuev he'll take a monster leap forward in the heavyweight division.
Breeders' Cup Betting
Putting His Foot Down
All it takes is an internet connection and an above-infant command of language to spread claims with no basis in fact about problems with a horse ahead of a big race. But Aidan O'Brien knows who to blame about reports that Rip Van Winkle had suffered a setback in his bid for the Breeders' Cup Classic - Aidan O'Brien. A couple of days after warning that his stable star had a problem with his foot, he issued a more upbeat assessment – and then some. Rip is fine he says and if that wasn't enough he's also "a very brilliant horse, probably the most natural athlete we've ever had." The t-Rip will have been worth it if O'Brien wins the big race of the meeting.
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That's Out Of Aur-der
Warren Gatland's mind-games rarely seem to earn Wales anything other than a defeat that was slightly more embarrassing than it needed to be, but you have to admire his loyal use of them. Gatland questioned the "aura" surrounding this current crop of All Blacks and suggested they may not be as ferocious as some of their predecessors. That topic was mentioned in a press conference with New Zealand coach, Graham Henry when some journo piped up "How's your aura?". Rather than go off on one as we would have hoped, Henry responded with the level-headed and factually accurate observation "The judgment around those mystical things is for other people, not for us." Has the Dragons' coach done well or Gat them in even more trouble? Sat. 5.15pm BBC2
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Making His Presents Felt
Michael Fox didn't want a Playstation, an i-pod or even a bit of cake for his birthday. That#s good because we didn't get him any of those things, but he was pretty happy with the recall he got to the England team. Fox turns 25 this Saturday and a win over New Zealand would give him cause for double celebration as it would hand the Lions a place in the final of the Four Nations tournament. "It's one of the best birthday presents I could ever have had," the Hull KR winger gushed. Fine then, we#re not even going to bother sending you the set of socks for each day of the week or the snazzy Swiss Army microwaveable slippers we got you. England will have their work cut out against the World Champions, but could they out-Fox the Kiwis to claim a crucial win? Sat. 6pm SS1 – Four Nations Matches
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Still Harv Feelings For Her?
MC Harvey from So Solid Crew likes Alesha Dixon - obviously not enough to stay faithful to her in a monogamous relationship, but he's fond of her nonetheless. Via the medium of the Sunday tabloids, he has leapt to the defence of his ex. After she was criticised for having the audacity not to be Arlene Phillips on Strictly Come Dancing, Harvey stressed what a lovely person his former wife is. "I've always said she's like Mother Theresa," he said. What - Albanian? He also suggested that being a judge isn't the height of her ambition as "Alesha wants the world. She wants to be as big as Beyonce." If she keeps sitting down watching other people keep fit, she might be – in the booty department at least. Who looks like they'll Bey good enough to win the dance contest? Strictly Come Dancing Odds
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Shak And Awe
It's hard to know just how Shakira's appearance on The X Factor will affect the gender balance of the audience, but at a guess, it'll probably even things up more than ... oh let's say Michael Buble or Robbie Williams. The Colombian gyrator who apparently sings as well will appear on the show in a couple of weeks to perform some song we probably won't care for and she sounds excited about it. "Believe it, believe it because it's true, I'm definitely confirmed. I'm going to be singing, I'm going to be dancing - the whole nine yards," she said and for any men out there who weren't arsed reading the whole quote, the important words to note are 'Shakira' and 'dancing'. Have you seen anyone worth making a song and a dance over to win the talent show? X Factor Odds
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