English teams have had a mixed result in the draw for the last 16 of the Champions League. Arsenal paid the price for failing to win their group and will face 2009 Champions Barcelona for the second year in a row. This will be the fifth time the two sides have met in the competition [...]
Premier League leaders Manchester United travel to Stamford Bridge to play Chelsea on Sunday in a match that could see them open up a six point gap between themselves and the reigning champions, whilst still having a game in hand. United remain unbeaten in the Premier League this season and will be looking to build [...]
SUNDERLAND VS BOLTON: There was a time when both of these managers were being questioned, but not now. Sunderland have been rolling steadily since their win over Chelsea, although their draw with Fulham last week was found to be a cure for insomniacs everywhere. As for Bolton, it looked for a while that Owen Coyle [...]
It was an unexpected turn of events, as nobody expected Sam Allardyce to be fired after successfully saving Blackburn Rovers from relegation two years ago, and then establishing them in the top-ten. Rovers are not a top-notch club, and are a far cry from the 1995 triumphant team. What “Big Sam” managed to do during [...]
It has been an eventful group stage, full of drama and surprises, especially for the Italians, but it has to come to an end. The last fixtures of this phase are scheduled to take place on Thursday, and with the exception of two groups, there’s still much to fight for in the final matchday. Group [...]
After a quite successful weekend for bestbetadvice.com, both on the Premier League and the boxing extravaganza in Liverpool, it’s time to move beyond English borders, and focus on the last UEFA sanctioned matches of 2010. That’s right, the Europa League Group Stage draws to a close, and we are there to give you the latest [...]
Its December time and European football is on the back burners once again as another Champion’s League Group Stage comes to an end with all the usual suspects having made it through successfully and the also-rans having dropped away. Attention now turns to the last 16 of the competition and a chance to look in [...]
I never expected to say this until Roman Abramovic left the club, but yes: Chelsea visit North London to face Tottenham, being the underdog. Having failed to deliver a victory in their last five (!) League and European matches, the pressure is on Carlo Ancelotti, and if the Blues fail to take the three points [...]
The Champions League Group Stage ended with all three participating London clubs qualifying for the Last-16 phase. Arsenal provided us with another thriller at Emirates against Partizan, but there will be no such “luxury” as they travel to Manchester, to face their main rivals for this season’s title. Fulham and West Ham on the other [...]
Here’s the roundup for the forthcoming Premier League preview and the roundup of the matches. These are for this weekend’s matches and the major games commencing. SATURDAY 11TH DECEMBER: ASTON VILLA VS WEST BROM: Well, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Villa recruiting Gerard Houillier as manager, and it’s not been a terrific start. They’re [...]
Time for the last 8 matches of the 2010/11 season Group Stage, where unfortunately we won’t have the drama and suspence of previous campaigns. In two of Wednesday’s four groups, the top two spots have already been secured, and in the rest, only a major upset will deprive Arsenal and Roma of a quarter-finals ticket. [...]
The racing Levy for the next financial year is expected to yield £72.4million, with fixtures down by 30 to 1,450 for 2012. A deal was finally agreed just before the midnight deadline to prevent the 51st levy scheme being handed over to government secretary of state Jeremy Hunt to determine. The three largest bookmakers – [...]
Lucinda Russell’s high-class chaser Silver By Nature has been ruled out of the current campaign with a leg injury. The nine-year-old won the Grand National Trial at Haydock in February for the second successive year and was sent off as one of the favourites for the big race itself. He could only finish 12th on [...]
Connections of Diamond Harry are optimistic the 2010 Hennessy Gold Cup winner will make his seasonal debut this month after being forced to miss his intended engagement at Wetherby on Saturday. The eight-year-old has not run since his Newbury triumph almost 12 months ago and was forced out of the Charlie Hall Chase after being [...]
Paul Nicholls was delighted to see Kauto Star show plenty of enthusiasm as the veteran chaser enjoyed a spin with stablemates Big Buck’s and Mon Parrain after racing at Exeter. The 11-year-old Kauto Star has enjoyed a stellar career, winning the King George VI Chase at Kempton on four consecutive occasions and taking Cheltenham Gold [...]
The racing Levy for the next financial year is expected to yield £72.4million, with fixtures down by 30 to 1,450 for 2012. A deal was finally agreed just before the midnight deadline to prevent the 51st levy scheme being handed over to government secretary of state Jeremy Hunt to determine. The three largest bookmakers – [...]
Lucinda Russell’s high-class chaser Silver By Nature has been ruled out of the current campaign with a leg injury. The nine-year-old won the Grand National Trial at Haydock in February for the second successive year and was sent off as one of the favourites for the big race itself. He could only finish 12th on [...]
Connections of Diamond Harry are optimistic the 2010 Hennessy Gold Cup winner will make his seasonal debut this month after being forced to miss his intended engagement at Wetherby on Saturday. The eight-year-old has not run since his Newbury triumph almost 12 months ago and was forced out of the Charlie Hall Chase after being [...]
