Shanghai, China, is the venue; the Top 8 tennis players in 2006 are the competitors. For those successful eight players, this $3,700,000 finale is the lucrative culmination of a tough season of tournaments for the leading men of professional tennis more
Never one to miss out on a betting market opportunity, Blue Square have opened a betting market on their forthcoming Five Gold Ring Festival. This is an online poker event running from December 11th - 15th. more
Carling Cup favourites Chelsea are in action on Wednesday night as they host the in-form and rejuvenated Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge. Jose Mourinho's side are the tournament favourites at 10/3 with Bet Direct. more
The Carling Cup is progressing along at a fair rate this season; it's already down to 16 teams with many top teams including Chelsea and Man Utd still in contention for the first silverware of the season. more
The Ryder Cup has, in recent years, become a graveyard for American golf and one thing Americans do not stomach comfortably is to lose regularly and heavily. more
Here at PokerNews Sportsbetting, we aim to highlight the value in betting opportunities not just in the UK and Europe but also in the USA whose particular major sports are enjoyed by many the world over. more
Great Britain turned on the style, at last, to beat fierce rivals Australia in the Tri-Nations. Bookmakers reacted quickly by slashing Great Britain's odds of winning the tournament from 9/1 into 5/1. more
Hot on the heels of the William Hill Laurels won so well by Clash Harmonica at Belle Vue two weeks ago comes Hills' next sponsored major final, the William Hill St Leger, at Wimbledon on Tuesday 7th November, with £13,000 on offer more
Not so good on the punting front last time out. Only the Watford draw held up leaving us a net 5.4 points adrift, and a net 8.0 in profit for the duration. Even so, had Newcastle not fired blanks all afternoon against Charlton more
Sportsbook.com is one of the leading online sportsbooks in the world and it is offering odds on a great tradition in America: Who will be the "TIME Person of the Year"? more
After a shock defeat in midweek to FC Copenhagen, Manchester United welcome fellow high flyers Portsmouth to Old Trafford in what promises to be a fascinating match. Here is our in depth betting preview of this game. more
After Indianapolis' last second victory over Denver with a field goal by the best clutch kicker in the game's history, Adam Vinatieri, and Chicago's expected trouncing of the 49ers we still have two teams unbeaten going into Week 9. more
Jim Furyk is the favourite for this week's Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta Georgia – an event especially created for just the top 30 money winners on the US Tour. more
Bookmakers were impressed by Impek as it cruised to an easy 19 lengths victory at Exeter yesterday in the William Hill Gold Cup. Ladbrokes and BlueSq dropped Impek's price for victory in the Boxing Day King George more
Arsenal, Manchester United and Celtic all take to Champions League action on Wednesday night in a repeat of their European fixtures from two weeks ago. more
After a long season on the ATP tennis tour, it has come down to this! Eight players in all will play in the big money ATP Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai in two weeks' time. more
Jose Mourinho's side face European giants Barcelona in a repeat of the fixtures from the last round of matches. Chelsea came out on top last time with a fantastic performance in a 1-0 victory that was capped off by a fabulous Didier Drogba strike. more
Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce spoke out about the pressures Premiership managers are under late last week. After a win for rivals West Ham yesterday, Pearce will be looking for a victory against Middlesboro tonight more
Under fire Hammers boss Alan Pardew has been given a vote of confidence from the West Ham United Chairman, ahead of todays game against Blackburn. West Ham have lost their last eight games and a win here looks a big ask. more
Last week, we added further to profits with 3.3 points on the 11 point outlay. Shame that Manchester City were even worse than "grotesque", a description that I didn't follow up sufficiently! more