A GENIUS punter with very deep pockets was celebrating a massive £390,000 payday at the Grand National Festival. The anonymous bettor placed a giant stake on 2-1 favourite Fakir D'oudairies in the 3.25pm contest on Friday. And the six-year-old, owned by billionaire racing tycoon JP McManus, absolutely dominated, hosing up by 11 lengths. OFFERS OF THE DAY Paddy Power: Bet […]

FOUR omens suggest Chelsea could repeat their miraculous Champions League win from 2012 and lift the coveted trophy this year. An injury and suspension-hit Blues somehow went all the way to be crowned European champions nine years ago, beating Bayern Munich on penalties in the final in their own Allianz Arena. Chelsea made the quarter-finals for the first time since […]

TRONADOR won the opening race of Aintree day two. Jack Kennedy streaked clear on the five-year-old at odds of 22-1. Grand National LIVE blog: Latest updates from Aintree Get up to £130 in free bets for the Grand National Festival 1st: Tronador 22-1 2nd: Dans Le Vent 18-1 3rd: Edwardstone 7-1 4th: Mister Coffey 6-1 5th: Kateson 25-1 6th: Solwara […]

Conor Benn is ready to take another step in his development when he faces off against the experienced Samuel Vargas. ‘The Destroyer’ has been on an impressive run of late as he continues to prove his worth after a limited career as an amateur. In the shape of the Colombian-Canadian, Benn meets a man that has mixed it with Amir […]

We are already into the second half of the NBA season, but there are still plenty of betting opportunities. Our analysts — Doug Kezirian (18-7), Joe Fortenbaugh (8-5), Andre Snellings (29-15), Tyler Fulghum (20-17) and Anita Marks (0-0) — are here to give their best bets from Friday’s nine-game slate. Odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill unless noted […]

MANCHESTER UNITED legend Gary Neville said Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane should be the club's No1 transfer target this summer. The Sky Sports pundit and Salford City co-owner revealed his choice during a Twitter Q&A. Neville was asked: "If you could bring one player from a rival this summer to Manchester United, who would it be?" And the 46-year-old replied: […]

THE final list of Grand National runners has been revealed – and it's a cracker. The Storyteller is out, which means Blaklion comes in. A total of 40 horses will run in the race at Aintree this Saturday at 5.15pm. OFFERS OF THE DAY Paddy Power: Bet £10 Get £10 – CLAIM HERE Paddy Power: New customers only. Place a […]

GRANIT XHAKA was left furious after Arsenal conceded a stoppage time equaliser against Slavia Prague in the Europa League. And the Swiss midfielder reportedly launched an X-rated tirade against his erring defenders following Tomas Holes' last-gasp header. As has become customary under Mikel Arteta, the Gunners tried to play their way out from the back in the dying stages. But […]

All the NRL action between the Warriors and the Sea Eagles. The Warriors could be without Addin Fonua-Blake for much longer than expected, with reports that the star prop’s knee injury is worse than initially thought. The 25-year-old suffered the injury during the side’s loss to the Sydney Roosters last weekend, and Warriors coach Nathan Brown said the best case […]

PITTSBURGH — Garrett Wait scored in overtime and short-handed Massachusetts beat two-time defending champion Minnesota Duluth 3-2 on Thursday night in the Frozen Four semifinals. UMass (19-5-4) advances to Saturday’s national championship game against St. Cloud State. Both teams seek to make program history with a first title. UMass was without four players because of COVID-19 contact-tracing protocols, including leading […]