Padraig deserves his place on the list of all-time greats July 21, 2008 Carnoustie 12 months ago we aw one of the most dramatic and nail-biting finishes in Open Championship history. At Royal Birkdale yesterday, we probably witnessed the best closing nine holes ever to win an Open. Two contrasting ways of winning golf’s greatest prize but one winner in Padraig Harrington – a deserved back-to-back champion. Not [...]
Brilliant Harrington joins the Open elite July 21, 2008 Ireland’s Padraig Harrington toasted his accession to an elite band of players after a superb final round at Royal Birkdale saw him successfully defend the Open title. Harrington fended off the challenge of England’s Ian Poulter and Australian veteran Greg Norman to become the first European to retain a Major for more than a century. [...]
Lewis beats team blunder to snatch win July 21, 2008 Britain’s Lewis Hamilton overcame a team tactical blunder to win the German Grand Prix and snatch the lead in the world championship. Hamilton’s procession to a fourth win of the season was jeopardised by McLaren’s failure to pit the Stevenage driver during a safety car period. When he finally did re-fuel Hamilton re-entered the race [...]
Centurion De Villiers spurred on by Headingley jeers July 21, 2008 AB de Villiers insisted he was motivated by the boos of the home crowd as he batted the tourists into a commanding position in the second Test against England. The South African hero was jeered by the Headingley fans after claiming a slip catch off Andrew Strauss on the opening day, despite clearly spilling it [...]
Backers earn big as perfect trading pays July 18, 2008 Betdaq’s PR Director Russ Wiseman looks back at a busy week on the exchange… The explosive growth of betting exchanges over the past couple of years has provided a whole host of benefits to punters and has made the challenging task of earning a profit that much more attainable. At the core of this revolution [...]
England will be right as rain July 18, 2008 The weather looks sure to play a part in the outcome of the second Test at Headingley, which is scheduled to start this morning, and the draw is already as short as 6/4 on Betdaq before a ball has even been bowled. The batsmen certainly took control of the opening Test of the series at [...]
Babe can Sprint to Super victory July 18, 2008 I did mention that Archipenko was a real threat to Ramonti at Ascot last weekend, but I just thought that Ramonti’s class would win the day. As it was, he was in dire need of the run and never looked a danger; the Godolphin team continue in very poor form. Mike de Kock is such [...]
Fired-up Bell to chime again for Vaughan’s men July 18, 2008 With the second Test between England and South Africa about to get underway, there are no prizes for guessing where all the eyes at Headingley will be focused. England captain Michael Vaughan has already revealed returning hero Andrew Flintoff will play and will bat at No.7 – although he has been unable to announce his [...]
Westwood grit July 18, 2008 35/1 Lee to breeze back into contention Some popular Europeans kept their nerve amid the storms yesterday to stay on track to feature on the leader board in The Open at Royal Birkdale come Sunday evening. Yesterday’s wind and rain damaged a lot of players’ chances with Phil Mickelson shooting a nine-over par 79, and [...]
Freddie ready to go at 9/4 July 18, 2008 Andrew Flintoff makes a much welcome return to England’s Test team for the Second Test against South Africa at Headingley starting this morning and looks a terrific bet with Coral at 9/4 to be England’s top bowler. However, he has struggled with the bat and backers may fancy their chances of him scoring 28 or [...]