Darts has been doing its best to keep us entertained with some interesting home tournaments but in July, the action returns for real. Tungsten fans will be anxiously waiting for the start of the World Matchplay which goes off this year at the Winter Gardens Blackpool.
Continue readingSport is back – sort of – and while movement is slow across the world, some events are just edging their way back onto the calendar. In the UK, horse racing will return on Monday June 1st after a long lay off.
Continue readingSport is just starting to make a tentative return to the schedules across the world and in the UK. The Championship League Snooker gets underway on Monday the 1st and runs through until the final on the 11th.
Continue readingWhile the majority of sports across the world are succumbing to the Coronavirus Pandemic, snooker survives for now. There’s certainly a full set of markets attached to it and at a time when we are starved of betting opportunities, we should really take a look.
Continue readingFor many, this is the greatest horse racing festival on earth while for others, it’s also a gateway to an exciting sporting summer. The Cheltenham Festival is upon us with four days of classic National Hunt racing ahead.
Continue readingOur focus turns towards the bottom half of the league standings this week, with a hugely important battle between Brighton and Hove Albion, who can give themselves a modicum of breathing space with a victory on Saturday evening – kick: off 17:30 GMT – against Watford, who can climb above their rivals with a win at the weekend.
Continue readingThere is an element of an argument to suggest that City can meander to the end of the league campaign and concentrate on the three potential cup competitions of which the Sky Blues are still involved in. It is unlikely that Guardiola will stand for such mediocrity, so he will bring his team to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on Sunday afternoon – kick: off 16:30 GMT – firing on full cylinders.
Continue readingThe city of Miami has long been accustomed to hosting Super Bowls over the years, but the area widely recognized as the Magic City will once again take centre stage for the first time since 2010 as the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers – kick: off 23:30 GMT on Sunday night, as part of Super Bowl 54 at the Hard Rock Stadium.
Continue readingThe latest edition of the PDC Premier League Darts kicks off on February 6 with some of the world’s best darters preparing once again for a testing marathon. New World Champion Peter Wright will be targeting another trophy while defending Premier League champion Michael Van Gerwen will undoubtedly start as favourite once again.
Continue readingThe search for surprise results extends to the betting community too and while it wouldn’t be a major shock to see Bournemouth dispose of Arsenal, this could offer some value to punters if the South Coast club were to come through.
Continue readingOf the 16 remaining games that Liverpool has left in the Premier League this season, a trip to Molineux to take on Wolverhampton Wanderers – kick: off 20:00 GMT on Thursday evening – is one of the trickier contests remaining for the Anfield club. At the time of writing, Nuno Espirito Santos’ side are in sixth place in the league table, and have taken many high-profile scalps, since returning to the top tier of English football.
Continue readingTwenty-seven points separate the Premier League’s pacesetters, Liverpool and their long-standing rivals Manchester United before the two teams take to the Anfield pitch on Sunday afternoon – kick: off 16:30 GMT – in a hugely important contest for both teams, but for entirely contrasting reasons.
Continue readingFast forward to this weekend and Sunday’s game is very much a relegation six pointer. The Cherries have been sucked into the drop zone following a poor run of results while Watford are on the up after a response under Nigel Pearson. The Hornets remain second from bottom but either side could climb out of that relegation zone with a win so who will come away with those vital points?
Continue readingSince the formation of the PDC, the BDO World Darts Championship has always had to live in the shadows of its illustrious counterpart. This is a particularly difficult year for the British Darts Organisation with more defections to the PDC and a reduction in prize money has meant a subdued look ahead towards their biggest event on the calendar.
Continue readingOur focus will be on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as former Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho will lock horns with Frank Lampard for the first time at Premier League managerial level, as Tottenham host Chelsea this Sunday afternoon – kick: off 16:30 GMT.
Continue readingThings don’t get any easier for Arsenal this weekend in the Premier League as Manchester City roll into the big smoke on the back of a 2-1 home loss to local rivals Manchester United last weekend. Sunday’s game at the Emirates Stadium – kick: off 16:30 GMT – will give Pep Guardiola’s side the chance to regain the winning thread domestically.
Continue readingThe festive season is almost here and one of the sporting highlights over the Christmas period will be the 2020 Professional Darts Corporation World Championships, which will once again take place at the Alexandra Palace in London, commencing from Friday 13th December, with the Final taking place on January 1st 2020.
Continue readingAs it stands, we are just four games away from the midpoint of the Premier League season and last year’s winners, Manchester City, are trailing behind runaway leaders Liverpool, by eleven points. This Saturday evening – kick: off 17:30 GMT – sees City host local rivals Manchester United, with both clubs desperate for the points for contrasting reasons.
Continue readingMexican-American, WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO World Heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr takes on the previous title holder, Anthony Joshua in a rematch to be held at the Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday evening. For information purposes, the fight is expected to take place at around 21:00 GMT.
Continue readingThe 2019/20 Snooker season is in full swing and, when the players return to the green baize in the New Year, the countdown will be on for the World Championships, starting in April. January will give us the Masters – a non-ranking event but one that holds great importance for those taking part.
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