Five Goalscorers To Follow At The 2010 World Cup

The Golden Shoe – the prize awarded to the top goal scorer at a World Cup Finals – is often the most prestigious award outside actually winning the tournament. Such great players as Gary Lineker, Ronaldo, Davor Suker, Hristo Stoichkov, Garrincha, Eusebio and Gerd Muller have been previous recipients of the award and with dozens of high quality strikers heading to South Africa in 2010, this summer’s Golden Shoe market is wide open.

Here are five strikers to follow in South Africa. (more…)

Posted in Football Betting, World Cup Betting, World Cup Odds

World Cup 2010 – Form Guide

The most recent set of international fixtures will have been the last chance for players to impress their coaches ahead of 23 man squads being named for the 2010 World Cup. With less than a hundred days until kick off in South Africa, it is timely to have a look at the form of some of 2010’s leading contenders.

Spain – 4/1 favourites

Spain cemented their position as worthy World Cup favourites by recording their ninth consecutive win with their comfortable 2-0 triumph over France in Paris. (more…)

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Formula 1 - 2010 Season

It barely seems like a few days since Jensen Button became the tenth British driver to win the Formula One World Driver’s Championship. The 2010 campaign kicks off in Bahrain and with eight drivers with realistic ambitions of becoming the 2010 World Champion, new teams, the return of Mercedes and four strong leading cars it promises to be the best Formula One season for years.

A change to the scoring system along the MotoGP lines will also shake things up. With 25 points to the winner and points awarded right down to tenth place, the racing should be as competitive as ever. (more…)

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Premier League

The tense rivalries at both ends of the Premier League recommence this weekend with vital battles raging for the title, Champions League places and to avoid relegation.

Liverpool’s unexpected defeat to Wigan last Monday means that the fourth Champions League spot really is up for grabs. Tottenham are one of a handful of teams with realistic European ambitions and they can continue their push for fourth spot with a home win against Blackburn Rovers in front of the TV cameras on Saturday. (more…)

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Weekly Sports Tips

Welcome to our weekly column where we try and seek good value in some longer odds bets.

Review

Another disappointing week for our long shots. Two 0-0 draws frustrated our football bets, Thongchai Jaidee didn’t quite cut the mustard in Malaysia and a first round nightmare for Carl Pettersson ended his chances at the Honda Classic. His second round was superb, however, and more of that later….

2pts Hunterview to win the paddy Power Imperial Cup at 4/1 (more…)

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