A new MOTOGP season begins this weekend in Qatar, meaning there’s no better time to consider just how much four riders have dominated the discipline over the past three campaigns.
The proof that Mercedes should continue to trust Hamilton and Rosberg to coexist
Last year was the best yet for Mercedes, who retained the Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship with 18 pole positions, 16 victories and 12 one-two finishes in 19 races as Lewis Hamilton became the first Brit to ever win consecutive Drivers’ Championships. However, relations are so fraught between Hamilton and his … Read more
Odds on Frampton v Quigg going past ten threes are generous
The all British World Super Bantamweight title unification bust up between Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg at the Manchester Arena is just 53/100 to last beyond ten rounds. Yet, the recent record of both men suggests that the 69/50 about the destination of the laurels being decided before the conclusion … Read more
Usain Bolt third and Michael Phelps second, so who is the greatest Olympian of all time?
What makes the greatest ever Olympian? Is it simply the athlete to have won the most gold medals? The athlete to challenge at the top of their discipline the longest at multiple Games? The athlete who was the most dominant? He or she who overcame the biggest adversity? Those who brought their best to the biggest stage and broke records? Lots of questions, but little in the way of answers until now… Scroll down to see the real top 10.
Ten gigantic Super Bowl facts you NEED to know
Super Bowl 50 is approaching your weekend like an unstoppable juggernaut of consumerism. The Carolina Panthers are 21/50 favourites to down 39/20 underdogs the Denver Broncos in Santa Clara, in a match that begins at 11:30 PM UK time this Sunday. But first, some much-needed context, on everything from the … Read more
Backing overlooked Lewis for World Darts Championship success is a sure-fire profit spinner
Adrian Lewis meets Gary Anderson for the second time in a PDC World Darts Championship final this evening, with the latter firm favourite for victory. The reigning champ weighs in at 9/20 to successfully defend his crown, leaving Jackpot, a two-time winner himself, at odds of 9/5 for world title … Read more
Klitschko v Fury ending in tears and inside the distance for the challenger
Wladimir Klitschko is expected to grind Tyson Fury’s world heavyweight title dreams to dust inside the distance in Dusseldorf. The sheer weight of advantages commanded by the reigning WBA, IBF, and IBO champion make the 1/2 about his victory an appealing prospect. It’s a price that’s waved away though, in … Read more
Bills and Jaguars next NFL beneficiaries of ‘Post-Wembley Wave’ phenomenon
Two more NFL outfits will duel for territory under the famous arch of Wembley Stadium this weekend, with the Buffalo Bills taking on designated hosts Jacksonville Jaguars. The Florida franchise are promised a difficult afternoon in what will be their third appearance at the home of (real) football, with the … Read more
‘Diamond’ White a sparkling 6/4 for 2016 Premier League Darts place
Ian White is among the many PDC players still to drink the green milk extracted from the cash cow known as Premier League Darts, but he is one of many tungsten tossers verging on a maiden campaign in the 2016 competition. A price of 6/4 says Diamond cuts a path … Read more
The Rugby World Cup 2015 Survey & Statistics
Rugby’s elite country competition kicks off this September here in England, attracting some of the best teams worldwide for 6 weeks. We decided to quiz the people of Britain on their Rugby World Cup knowledge levels to see which region knows the game inside out. Our quizmasters asked 1,000 people around the United Kingdom of all ages and gender and we found some really interesting results…
Our most interesting findings:
– A third quizzed didn’t know that the Rugby World Cup was kicking off in September 2015
– Participants in the 18-24 age group were the least knowledgeable age group with the lowest percentage of correct answers
– Wales were undoubtedly the superior nation when it came to rugby knowledge scoring the highest percentage of correct answers on our knowledge questions
– 42.7% of the UK had no idea that the Rugby World Cup was actually being hosted in England
– 44% of the UK didn’t know how long a game of rugby is supposed to last
– More than half didn’t know the correct number of points award for a try
– A third of UK thought that the winner of the Rugby World Cup would receive the “Rugby Bowl” trophy rather than the Webb Ellis Cup
– Nearly half the UK had no idea that Chris Robshaw was England current captain. 21.5% thought the captain instead was Jonny Wilkinson and when asked to guess one of the options, 13.20% thought that the BBC’s ‘Saturday Kitchen’ host and TV chef James Martin was this year’s captain…
– A third of Londoners thought that Billy Twelvetrees was a fake name and wasn’t a current England Rugby Union player
Billy Twelvetrees missed out on a place in the England World Cup squad
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni to earn the Serena Williams US Open match 17 years in the making
Punters rejoice because bwin.com are marking the start of the 2015 US Open with a dozen different Combi+ enhanced multiples on the day-one match-ups. You can support Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer, Martin Klizan and Lucas Pouille at 10/3 or Ana Ivanovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Urszula Radwanska at 9/2, but news.bwin’s … Read more
Proof at last that Hamilton is statistically the best British F1 driver of all time
Where Lewis Hamilton ranks among the British greats within Formula 1 is a question that has been asked regularly since he won the world title for the first time in 2008. However, we can now definitively answer the question of where the Mercedes man sits and that is on pole … Read more
Utilise bwin’s fantastic Grand Slam offer with these three Wimbledon wagers
If you’re a fan of Wimbledon and enjoy having a bet on the tennis, you’re smack-bang in the right place at bwin.com. To accompany all the action from the world’s most iconic tennis Grand Slam, the bookies in black and gold are rewarding their customers with huge free-bet prizes, simply … Read more
Forget Djokovic and Murray – all eyes should be on the women’s singles at Wimbledon
What do you need above all else to maximise your enjoyment of Wimbledon? It isn’t strawberries, Union Jack car flags or even a trip to the suddenly congested local park courts, it’s the red button on your remote control. For while the broadcasters focus on ‘treating’ you to a selection … Read more