Germany are favourites to beat Uruguay tonight as the teams meet in the third place play-off at the World Cup in South Africa. Both teams have reason to be pleased with their overall campaigns but will be disappointed not to be contesting the final in Johannesburg on Sunday.
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2011 Grand National betting odds and date
AINTREE, UK - The date for the 2011 Grand National has been set and Britain’s greatest steeplechase race will be run on Saturday 9 April, 2011. The bookies have already started offering betting odds and Denman, the 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup and dual Hennessy Gold Cup winner, has been installed as the 14/1 (bet £1 [...]
Cristiano Ronaldo names new son Cristiano Ronaldo to cause betting upset
Cristiano Ronaldo has named his new baby boy Cristiano to cause a major betting upset for Paddy Power punters. The Irish bookmaker was prepared to lay generous odds of 25/1 (bet £4 to win £100 profit) about Cristiano’s new son being named after himself. The odds suggested that there was an even greater chance that the [...]
Tour de France Stage Five Result and betting
Mark Cavendish returned with a bang on Thursday afternoon to take Stage Five of the Tour de France in a sprint finish. Many had speculated as to whether Cavendish would actually complete this year's Tour after a series of disappointing results and crashes, but the Manx Missile answered his critics in emphatic style with a superb burst of speed in Montargis. German rider Gerald Ciolek came second, ahead of Edvald Boasson Hagen in third.
World Cup Final Odds: Bet on Paul the octopus picking the winner
Paul the Octopus has become a media sensation during this summer's football World Cup, after correctly predicting the results in each of Germany's six matches in South Africa. Fans of Die Mannschaft now want to cook the octopus, and Argentina fans even blamed Paul for their dismal performance in the quarter-finals. Football bettors around the world are now eagerly anticipating Paul's prediction for the winner of the World Cup final this Sunday.
World Cup Top Goalscorer betting odds – Villa and Sneijder level in Golden Boot race
David Villa and Wesley Sneijder lead the way in the race for the Golden Boot, with both players having scored five goals while leading their respective teams to the World Cup final. Villa was the pre-tournament favourite for the award but Sneijder's haul comes as surprise to many given his usual role as playmaker for both Holland and Inter Milan.
Tour de France Stage Five Odds
Stage Five of the Tour de France is an easy 187.5 km ride between Épernay and Montargis that is tailor-made for an exciting sprint finish. There are two innocuous category four climbs at the beginning of the stage, and the finish is fairly safe, with just one potentially hazardous right-handed bend situated 600 metres from the finish. Bookmakers have it as a two horse race between Mark Cavendish and the in-form Alessandro Petacchi.
World Cup 2010: Germany v Spain Correct Score Odds
There is little to choose between Germany and Spain in tonight's World Cup semi-final, but punters have been keen to avail themselves of the 13/8 quotes about Spain winning the match in 90 minutes. Nevertheless, Germany are entitled to have their supporters in the betting, having disposed of both England and Argentina in impressive fashion. The draw is the other result to consider when attempting to predict the correct score, which is often neglected by football bettors.
World Cup Top Goalscorer betting odds – Villa favourite for Golden Boot
Spain's David Villa has been installed as the bookmakers' favourite to finish as the top goalscorer at this summer's World Cup after the Barcelona forward carried his side into the semi-finals by scoring five times in the tournament so far. He is available at evens (bet £10 to win £10 profit) with Extrabet and this seems reasonable value on his showings up until this stage.
