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Thursday, 17 March 2011

England vs West Indies betting preview- World Cup 2011

England vs West Indies

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011- Group B

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

England face the West Indies in their last game in Group B which is also a must win for Andrew Strauss’ men if they are to harbour any hopes of reaching the quarterfinals. Bet on England vs West Indies after reading our betting preview at Sportsbookie.com.

England slumped to a shock defeat against Bangladesh in their last game. A win against Bangladesh would have sealed their spot in the quarters- a defeat has however left their hopes hanging by a thread. Not they not only need to beat the West Indies, but also require other results, such as the South Africa Bangladesh game, to go their way.

England’s bowling had Bangladesh on the ropes in Chittagong as the latter were 169/8 chasing 225. However some wonderful rearguard action from the Bangladeshi tail stunned England, thus ensuring that there would be no repeat of the win over South Africa.

James Anderson is likely to be axed because of his poor form, paving the way for Chris Tremlett to come in. England are sweating on the fitness of Graeme Swann, who will be a key player for them on a Chepauk wicket that does assist the spinners.

There are also doubts over the fitness of skipper Strauss and in form batsman Jonathan Trott, but both are expected to take the field on Tuesday.

The West Indies are much better placed than England to qualify from the group. Darren Sammy’s side have taken 6 points from a possible eight in their first four games and have the best net run rate in the group. However they do have two tough opponents in the form of England and India to come, but even if results do not go in their favour, their net run rate should see them go through.

Kieron Pollard came to the party against Ireland and the Windies will be hopeful of a good showing from him this time around too.

Verdict:- England must win this, and they should be able to take two points from this fixture.

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Thursday, 10 March 2011

yet another England footballer scandal

... to be broken by News of the World at 2215 GMT. Front and back page apparently. You think these overpaid prats would learn one day.

Nope, it's Ashley Cole again, allegedly shooting someone. Speculation that it's anyone from a Chelsea backroom staff member to a 21yo fan. And with something as 'soft' as an air rifle.

So next information to break will be that they were out paintballing or something lame like that?Posted byScott Fergusonat22:01

Sunday, 20 February 2011

World Cup 2011: England vs Netherlands – betting preview

World Cup 2011: England vs Netherlands – betting previewPosted on February 20th, 2011 in Cricket World Cup

Game:- England vs Netherlands
Competition :- Cricket World Cup 2011
Venue :- Vidarbha Cricket Association, Nagpur
Date :- Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Start time:- 09:00 GMT

England start off their World Cup campaign against Netherlands at Nagpur. While England are expected to make the knock-out stages at the least, Netherlands would do well to win a game in the group. England have been made strong favourites by Bet365. Read our preview and place a bet or two.

England results – last few games – most recent games on top
v. Pakistan (Won by 67 runs) Pietersen 66, Broad 5-25
v. Canada (Won by 16 runs) Prior 78, Broad 5-37

England have been tinkering with their line-up in the warmup games. Their top order is yet to settle down as a cohesive unit. A lot of players are coming back into the side after injury, and hence need to be eased into the game. Andy Flower would demand that his side do much better than the 1-6 loss in the ODI Series Down Under.

Kevin Pietersen has been made the makeshift opened for the World Cup. He will face the new ball along with Andrew Strauss. Eoin Morgan’s enterprise will be sorely missed for the talented southpaw will miss the World Cup with a finger injury. On the bowling front, Tim Bresnan’s calf tear is the biggest concern. He is fighting a race against time to be fit for this game against Holland.

Netherlands results – last few games – most recent games on top
v. Kenya (Won by 2 wickets) ten Doeschate 98 & 2-47
v. Zimbabwe (Loss by 115 runs) Kervezee 33, Bukhari 3-42

Peter Borren will lead the Dutch outfit this time around, and there are six players playing their first World Cup. Essex and Tasmania star Ryan ten Doeschate and Worcestershire-based opener Alexei Kervezee will be the mainstays in batting. Young wicketkeeper Wesley Baresi, seamers Westdijk and Bradley Kruger have shown a lot of promise.

Match Verdict: Although we are not sure of England’s chances to lift the Cup, it can be safely said that they will overpower Netherlands in their opening game.

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Friday, 11 February 2011

Can England Kick-Off 2011 with a much needed win?

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Lampard named as England Captain

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Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard will captain England for their friendly against Denmark tomorrow. The position became available after Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard withdrew from the squad through injury. With full-time Captain Rio Ferdinand still unavailable, Lampard has stepped into the role.

England face the Danes ahead of a crucial Euro qualifier against Wales in March. Bigfreebet will have seen a drop in confidence in England after Capello’s men could only manage a draw against Montenegro in their last qualifying match.

Wayne Rooney had been touted as the favourite for the role having lead England out in their friendly against Brazil in Doha, but Lampard’s role as vice-captain during last year’s World Cup meant the 32-year-old was always likely to be named as skipper.

Lampard had missed a large part of Chelsea’s Premier League campaign through injury but returned after the festive period to provide a timely boost for Carlo Ancelotti’s team.
He will look to add to his twenty International goals having not been able to play for England because of injury. big free bet will likely back him to score after a string of impressive performances for Chelsea.

England boss Fabio Capello also revealed that Lampard will be joined in midfield alongside Arsenal youngster Jack Wilshire, while Ashley Cole will win his 86th cap, moving him one clear of Gary Neville to become the most capped full-back in English history.

Lampard revealed his surprise at being selected as Captain, jokingly referring to himself as one of the

Saturday, 22 January 2011

NFL – New York Jets walked the walk against the New England Patriots

Things got down and personal between the Jets and the Patriots during the week leading to their Divisional Round game in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Patriots where a -9 point favorite on the spread against the Jets, so when in the first two quarters of the game, Pats quarterback Tom Brady was sacked 4 times, things certainly seemed to have gone south for the team with the best record in the regular season. The Jets, with a second year quarterback and a team with a big mouth and somewhat of a tumultuous attitude has managed to outplay the Patriots on the road to claim a 28-21 win on Sunday for their second consecutive trip to the AFC Championship game.

In a few simple words, the New York Jets defense quite simply managed to make the New England Patriots look like a very unbalanced and poor performing team. For a couple of quarterback the Jets managed to make Bill Belichick’s team look its worse. The team that went 14-2 during the regular season and won each and every one of their 8 regular season home games was nowhere to be seen.

The young Mark Sanchez keeps on proving that he can perform at his best when his team needs him most. He has now outplayed the Indianapolis Colts Peyton Manning during the Wild Card Round and on Sunday he certainly outperformed Tom Brady of the Patriots. It’s been a while since the Jets’ have had the support of a talented quarterback as Mark Sanchez. As a matter of fact, in only his second year as a pro he already holds the record as the second best Jets for passer rating.

Sanchez had a great game completing 16 of his 25 passes for 194 yards for 3 touchdowns and no interceptions. On the other hand, the great Tom Brady went for 29 of 45 for an overwhelming 299 yards yet, the player who went for 335 passes in the regular season (setting a league record while at it) was picked once early in the game and sacked 5 times. His two touchdown-passes where not enough to secure the Patriots its first win in the postseason in the last two years.

Looking for a key to the Pats upset. Well, let’s just stick to the numbers. The Pats are certainly struggling right in the middle. The New York Jets were able to gain 66 yards on 17 rushes right up the middle. The Jet’s offensive was as sharp as it gets during this weekend. Sanchez connected touchdown passes with LaDainian Tomilson, Braylon Edwards, Santonio Holmes.

All thought towards the end the Patriots but on an effective offense in an attempto to shorten the distances, Deion Branch went on for a touchdown late in the game, after a 13 yard-pass from Tom Brady. Brach made it 28-21 as he tried to close the gap, but time ran out for the Patriots.

The New York Jets will now face the Pittsburgh Steelers at Pittsburgh on Sunday January 23rd. The Jets will try to take another win like they did on December 19 on the road when they defeated Big Ben and the Steelers 22-17. As of press time the Steelers are a -3 point favorite on the spread.

Friday, 17 December 2010

NFL – New England Patriots clinch Playoffs Berth

It seems as if the New England Patriots are having a brilliant season. There is no doubt about that. The Patriots have an 11-2 record so far into the season and the team’s smooth but powerful snow-plowing of the Chicago Bears, 36-7, at Soldier Field Stadium under heavy snow, might be the motivational boost the squad needs to finish the regular season on a high-note.

The Patriots have now won 5 consecutive games, including some important victories over powerful teams that have really proved that Bill Belichick’s team chances of making it to the Super Bowl XLV in the Cowboys Stadium on February 6, are legit. The last 5 weeks the Patriots have defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Indianapolis Colts, the Detroit Lions, and gave the New York Jets a 45-3 crushing that was quite a warning call for the Jets.

And then came the Chicago Bears. It was snowing, windy, and simply it looked like a cold-hell for players and Chicago fans alike, as the Patriots just kept on attacking and breaking through the Bear’s offense. Just for the record, under Belichick’s guidance, the New England Patriots are 10-0 in snowy conditions. So it seems that the bears got cold.

What’s the key to the Patriots success? Well, for starters, Tom Brady is throwing like a real champ, he is fine tuning all his passes and making it very hard for the opposing team defense to pick him up. Then, there is the brilliant mix of players that Bilicheck has brought into the team. Sure, Randy Moss has been gone since early in the season, and some even question Brady’s commitment when he missed part of the preseason traning camp, but heck, the Pats got a very young defense and a extremely experienced offense, a mix that could certainly pay off at the end.

Now, the Patriots will have to face a very complicated game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. The Packers are not experiencing their finest season ever, but still, although favorites, and possibly the strongest team in the league, the Pats should avoid an upset at all costs.

Tremlett leads England charge

So for the third successive Ashes Test ten wickets tumbled on the first day, and thankfully for England it was Aussie batsmen who were dismissed for just 268.

Chris Tremlett, in for Stuart Broad and making his first England appearance since 2007, justified his selection with a fearsome spell of bowling that unsettled the Aussie batsmen from the off.

But in truth it was a true team performance from England’s bowlers, with all the frontline attack claiming at least two wickets. Australia’s latest Test match scores have been poor, and this is down to some excellent work by England’s bowlers.

Phil Hughes and uncapped Steven Smith, newcomers to a re-jigged Aussie line-up, struggled, scoring just three and seven respectively as the hosts slumped to 69-5 after lunch.

Mike Hussey, Australia’s most consistent player so far this series, lead a spirited fight back with a dogged half century. But when Graeme Swann snared the edge of his bat for 61 Australia’s soft tail was exposed.

Credit to Peter Siddle and Mitchell Johnson, their late rally edged Australia towards a respectable score, but in truth the damage was done and they were merely making up for the mistakes of their team-mates above them.

With England safely seeing out the day with 29 on the board the stage is set or England to take complete control of this Test match and no doubt fans will be eagerly keeping an eye on the live match score.

If they can bat for the entire day tomorrow, entirely plausible given the form of England’s top six, then they build a commanding lead to put the home side under pressure once more.

With just one more victory needed to retain the Ashes, I feel that little urn moved closer towards English hands after day one at the Waca.

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Monday, 6 December 2010

England can look forward without trepidation

They may have left the worst till last but England have reasons to be positive following an eventful set of autumn internationals.

England supporters following the Latest rugby scores on Saturday cursing a return to the bad old days after a rampant Springboks took full advantage of sloppy England errors to pull away in the second half and secure a 21-11 victory.

Yes injuries to key players worked against an already inexperienced England, but South Africa were missing key players too and simply overpowered the hosts in the end.

But that dark feeling among the fans trudging away from a chilly Twickenham was accentuated by the euphoria created by their dramatic victory over Australia a fortnight previously.

The undoubted highlighted of the autumn season, England re-discovered their X-factor against the Aussies in a brilliant, dynamic display that blew away pre-match fears of a match based on grit and attrition.

It is that display England should cling to

Thursday, 18 November 2010

NFL – Tom Brady guides the New England Patriots in 39-26 win over Steelers

Tom Brady had a couple of under par games earlier this season, but this was not one of them. Although Ben Roethlisberger had a great game went for 387 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, trying to lead the Steelers to break their spell against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, it was still not enough.

The Patriots had suffered an embarrassing loss last week against the Cleveland Brown. That 34-14 win really hurt Tom Brady who was clearly outplayed by the Browns’ defense and served the Pats their second defeat of the season. Colt McCoy, the former college star and current Cleveland Browns had an amazing game. He made no mistakes and completed 184 yards for two touchdown passes and even scrambled for a touchdown himself. So yes, Tom Brady was a bit embarrassed and wanted to punish the Steelers for what had happened with his team in their unexpected lost to the Browns.

And Brady made them pay for it. It was an epic battle. Brady was able to get over the Steelers who where defending their home turf. Sure, no NFL team wins more games in their own stadium then the Pittsburgh Steelers, but heck, no other quarterback has really found the Steelers weaker spots like Brady. Brady has won six of seven overall games against the Steelers, and that includes 4 of 5 games while visiting and embarrassing the home crew at Heinz Field.

Brady was simply fantastic last Sunday. The ingredients were there. Brady had to bring back the edge into the Patriots game. He had a motif. And sure, it was Sunday Night Football once again, and the rivalry atmosphere was there, making it the perfect environment for Brady’s almost perfect game. The Patriots quarterback went for 30 of 43 for 350 yards with no sacks and no interceptions and a touchdown himself. Yes, Brady at his finest, like in the old times.

The Patriots and the New York Jets are now officially atop of the AFC East with a 7-2 record each, after the Jets won over the Cleveland Browns 26-20 in overtime. So yeah, it was a big deal for the Pats. This was Tom Brady’s sixth game in his career with at least 350 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions. He has now tied the second place record at 6, with another great player: Peyton Manning. The No.1 spot belongs to the great veteran (yet still active) quarterback Brett Favre, who leads the perfect game record in the league with 8.

It just seems as if Brady has the secret ingredient in his arm to render helpless the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. Brady has now averaged 373 yards in his last 3 starts against the Steelers. But it was not all Brady. BenJarvus Green-Ellis ran for 87 yards, while Rob Grankowski received three touchdown passes for his 72 yards in the game.

The Steelers are now going to face the Oakland Raiders. As of press time, the Steelers are a 7.5 favorite on the spread. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots will be facing the Indianapolis Colts in what should be one heck of a game. As of press time, the Patriots are a 3-point favorite on the spread. Keep visiting our blog for more NFL wagering action.

England vs France friendly preview

England vs France

Wembley Stadium, London

International Friendly, November 17th 2010.

Both England and France will seek to end 2010 on a high when they meet in an international friendly at Wembley on Wednesday night. It has been a poor year for both sides with England humbled at the World Cup by a youthful German side and France failing to make it out of the group stages.

England coach Fabio Capello will be without stars like Wayne Rooney, Jermain Defoe, Darren Bent and Frank Lampard for this friendly. Young Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson is set to win his first cap for the nation along with Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere.

Should Newcastle striker Andy Carroll recover from his groin injury, he is almost certain to make his debut for the Three Lions too. Another surprise betting option will be Cardiff City’s Jay Bothroyd, who is the only non Premier League member in the squad.

Will Bothroyd become the first Championship player since David Nugent to play for England? Bet with PaddyPower on this.

England form- last five games- most recent first- England scorers in brackets

England 0-0 Montenegro
Switzerland 1-3 England (Wayne Rooney, Adam Johnson, Darren Bent)
England 4-0 Bulgaria ( Jermain Defoe

Tuesday, 2 November 2010

NFL – Minnesota Vikings will play New England Patriots on Sunday

Rumor has it, and if its not true it the story is still worth telling, that the Minnesota Vikings quarterback, the legendary Brett Favre brings in more drama before the big day then Lady Gaga. And this week is no exception as a reportedly injured Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings take a go at each other this Sunday afternoon. Favre and no other then the resilient Tom Brady will go head to head once again. One Issue, Brady is younger, perhaps fitter and throws fewer interceptions per game, and key-here, he is healthy. Brett Favre is suffering from an injured ankle and just last week with his two last untimely interceptions cost the Minnesota Vikings their game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.

And then there is the X factor. Specially if you are into wagering on the NFL. There are a couple of issues you must take into consideration for this game. As the week progresses, the rumor that Favre might not be able to play (forget about been fully recovered, as it seems that as long as he can jog a bit over that ankle he will go out and play) has pushed this wagering line all over the place. The Minnesota Vikings were a

Thursday, 14 October 2010

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Wednesday, 13 October 2010

England backed to take over at top of Group G

By Dan Childs 7:22PM 10 OCT 2010
THE only two unbeaten sides in Euro 2012 qualifying Group G meet at Wembley on Tuesday night but England have been well backed to secure their third successive victory at the expense of Montenegro.
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Montenegro will be full of confidence after collecting 1-0 victories over Wales, Bulgaria and Switzerland but they are as big as 14-1 for a stunning success over the Three Lions.

Wales caretaker boss Bryan Flynn is without 12 players as he prepares his team to face fellow GroupG strugglers Switzerland in Basel the same evening.
The missing players include Craig Bellamy, Sam Ricketts, Chris Gunter, Aaron Ramsey, JackCollison and Joe Ledley.

Ireland travel to Slovakia for their Euro 2012 qualifier without striker Kevin Doyle, who has been ruled out with a knee injury.

The proposed sale of Liverpool to prospective buyers New England Sports Ventures is set to be resolved in the High Court this week but any delay could increase the possibility of the club entering administration and incurring a probable nine-point penalty.
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Monday, 11 October 2010

England vs Montenegro preview- Euro 2012 qualifier

England vs Montenegro

Euro 2012 Group G Qualifier

Wembley Stadium, London

20.00 Local time kick off.

Both England and Montenegro will be defending 100% records in Group G when the two sides meet in a Euro 2012 qualifier at Wembley on Tuesday evening.

Bet on England vs Montenegro with our recommended bookmakers after reading this preview.

England are currently second in Group G with six points from two games. The Three Lions put the memories of a poor World Cup beyond them as they thrashed Bulgaria 4-0 and Switzerland 3-1 in September.

Coach Fabio Capello has been given some serious food for thought due to the number of injuries in the squad. England look woefully short of options in both defence and attack.

At the back, Capello is without John Terry and Phil Jagielka, both of whom withdrew from the squad with injury. That leaves the gaffer with three options in central defence- Rio Ferdinand, Joleon Lescott and Gary Cahill.

Should Ferdinand partner Lescott in defence, as expected, he is also likely to take the captains’ armband from Steven Gerrard. Gerrard deputised for Ferdinand in the qualifiers last month when the latter was out due to injury.

Upfront England are left with only Wayne Rooney, Darren Bent, Peter Crouch and Kevin Davies as options. Should Davies get a surprise debut, he will become the oldest England debutant since 1950.

Capello has generally chosen to start with two upfront and has played Rooney as a withdrawn striker. The role of partnering Rooney is likely to go to Bent, who was impressive against the Swiss last month.

England form- last five games- most recent first- England scorers in brackets

Switzerland 1-3 England (Wayne Rooney, Adam Johnson, Darren Bent)
England 4-0 Bulgaria ( Jermain Defoe

Saturday, 9 October 2010

Pietersen admits England are the underdogs – but believes they can still win

Whilst the England team are currently riding high in the ICB rankings (potentially overtaking the Aussies should they lose their upcoming series against India), the English Ashes team is still considered by most bookies, experts, and more than a small number of fans to be a group of players potentially on a hiding to nothing and, at the very least, massive underdogs in the Ashes betting odds for the Ashes cricket series.

Although mind games are relatively rare in cricket compared to many other sports, the majority of England fans will be hoping that Kevin Pietersen’s latest outburst (which saw him admit all too readily that England are the underdogs) is simply the start of a psychological war of words, rather than a worrying sign that England’s players are already fearing the worst ahead of a series that saw them humiliated 5-0 the last time they were on Australian soil.

However, with Pietersen also suggesting that the England team is fully prepared to put up a good fight, whilst also hinting that there is even an air of quiet confidence surrounding the team, their status as underdogs and an unusual lack of pressure from the UK press and public should see the English lads play their cricket without the burden of fear or expectation, something that could provide a significant boost to the side’s prospects out in Australia.

With Pietersen having been handed the opportunity to regain some kind of form in his native South Africa, Graeme Swann playing some wonderful cricket at the moment, and the England players always able to take full advantage of a close team spirit and togetherness, the English do have a few reasons to be hopeful in their quest to pull off what would be a shock result remembered by fans of cricket across the world for many years to come.

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Sunday, 26 September 2010

NFL – New York Jets defeat the New England Patriots

We are experiencing his second year as a pro, and despite many commentators and sports analyst might keep down their expectations when it comes to the Jet’s second year quarterback Mark Sanchez, one thing is certain: he is got what it takes to really bring down a winning game. But is he consistent? He was key in this week’s 28-14 win over the New England Patriots, and whether you like the kid or not, you must admit that he did outplay no other then Tom Brady last Sunday. So sure, he is key to this comeback for the Jets, but heck, he is also a bit responsible for what happened last week.

Things are looking swell for the New York Jets, particularly after the team’s season opening performance against the Baltimore Ravens in the first NFL Monday Night game in the current season. And boy, where they disappointed after this first lost. The Ravens won their sixth consecutive game against the New York Jets, and all though it was a small margin, the Ravens’ defense kept the Jets to a very low 176 yards, six first downs, and managed to keep Sanchez under the 74 passing yard mark.

It was not a good debut for the Jets. The $1.6 billion New Meadowlands Stadium was filled with over 70,000 Jets fans that were really hoping that their team would walk the walk after all the talking they had made in the opening weeks at the news and in their behind the scenes HBO special. But the Ravens got in the way.

And then came the New England Patriots and Mark Sanchez put his foot down and played like he is expected to. He was the Master and Commander of a recharged offense that was finally giving in some good results. The New York Jets’ quarterback came in for a career-high 21 passes on 30 attempts passing for 220 yards with 3 touchdown passes via Braylon Edwards, Jerricho Cotchery and Dustin Keller.

This was some sort of a closing for what had been a very tumultuous week. Not only the Jets’ a 1 point loss against the Ravens in a game where the Jets were a -1.5 point favorite on the spread, but also because the Jet’s players were involved in a scandal in which the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had to initiate an investigation in regards to the treatment that a female reporter, Ines Sainz from TV Azteca, received while she was performing some interviews.

But that’s a different story. Here is what matters, the Pats went home with their first defeat of the season, and despite Brady trying to put on a late show comeback, all he was able to bring onto him was two interceptions. Now, when it comes to betting on the NFL, here are a couple of interesting notes. The Jets were a

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