Friday, December 31, 2010

Sports World

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Exciting Christmas Hurdle Showdown Posted: 31 Dec 2010 05:14 AM PST The propects of an exciting day of racing action at Kempton on Boxing Day increased following a successful inspection by the clerk of course. Assuming that there is no further heavy snowfall over the next few days then the Christmas Hurdle will be expected to produced another superb race this year. Those who get free bets note that the Grade 1 race is held over two miles with eight hurdles and the chatter within racing circles regards the prospects of last season's Champion Hurdle winner, Binocular. The Nicky Henderson-trained six-year-old is currently available at a best price of 2/1 and is expected to put in a strong performance against a number of strong contenders. The odds might have been expected to open a bit tighter but a poor run in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle has led to some doubts with the punters. The defeat on that day was to a well-prepared Peddlars Cross and another Donald McCain-trained horse, Overturn, is due to run as part of the field on Sunday. At 8/1 this certainly allows an Each-Wy punt but another that is well-fancied in the betting market is Khyber Kim. The horse has been reported to be in good sorts with Nigel Twiston-Davies and is second favourite to grab the win (10/3). Others in with a chance according to those who Bet with Paypal include Oscar Whiskey (10/1) and Escortman (12/1) but all eyes will be on Binocluar. The performance will be expected to quickly reflect in the ante-post betting market for the Cheltenham Champion Hurdle 2011 with Binocluar currently proced at (5/1), slightly behind the favoutrite Menorah (4/1).

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Off The Post

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• Preston North End latest to feel the hardship of crossing Sir Alex Ferguson’s family
• Bet’s be ‘avin you: Football Betting tips for 1-2 January 2011
• Mark Lawrenson’s Comedy Column
• Bulked up Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor to ignore Gerard Houllier’s weight-loss advice
• Video: Roy Hodgson’s Facerub (Dance Remix)
• Video: Real Madrid players rule out acting careers
• Referee Howard Webb gets MBE in New Year Honours List

Preston North End latest to feel the hardship of crossing Sir Alex Ferguson’s family Posted: 31 Dec 2010 04:23 AM PST Fergie recalls his young troops Sir Alex Ferguson has been gradually been creating a bit of a Godfather persona for himself over the last few years. He has made protecting his family dynasty a key priority, even in his professional life. Take for example the BBC Panorama documentary in 2004, which accused his football agent [...]

Bet’s be ‘avin you: Football Betting tips for 1-2 January 2011 Posted: 31 Dec 2010 03:12 AM PST Tevez to fire, Milwall to win and a wispy-haired chin Firstly, apologies for 28-29 bets, we were down 15 squids on our 35. First week in five without any profit, and who cares, cos that was sooo last year. So New Years is upon us. Probably the worst night of the year for a seasoned [...]

Mark Lawrenson’s Comedy Column Posted: 31 Dec 2010 02:34 AM PST Lawro-ing me, Lawro-ing you Lawro has had a bit of a breather over the Christmas period, simply predicting scores for the last round of games, as oppose to offering any more of his genuine insight into our beautiful game. No matter, he is back with a bang to offer up his latestpreview of football matches [...]

Bulked up Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor to ignore Gerard Houllier’s weight-loss advice Posted: 31 Dec 2010 02:22 AM PST Gabby snubs Houllier’s plea Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has revealed he is paying no attention to his manager’s suggestion that he should lose some weight. The 24-year-old believes he would get bullied by defenders and would once again face accusations of being too lightweight to be a top striker. Agbonlahor said: “I can see [...]

Video: Roy Hodgson’s Facerub (Dance Remix) Posted: 31 Dec 2010 12:20 AM PST Liverpool boss ventures into dance music Clubbers will be rubbing their face, not eating it, this New Year’s Eve thanks to the new dance craze weeping the nation. Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson’s epic facerub during his side’s defeat to Newcastle has now been given some beats for the party season. Spotted on The Spoiler

Video: Real Madrid players rule out acting careers Posted: 31 Dec 2010 12:14 AM PST Hilarious Christmas messages Real Madrid’s players put together a nice little festive message before Christmas. It looked pretty straightforward, especially in comparison to Villarreal’s video. It turns out it was anything but straightforward. The players were barely able to string a sentence together without bursting into a fit of giggles. OTP’s particular favourite is Ricardo [...]

Referee Howard Webb gets MBE in New Year Honours List Posted: 30 Dec 2010 11:53 PM PST World Cup final ref honoured by the Queen Premier League referee Howard Webb has been awarded an MBE. It is unclear whether the honour has been bestowed for his refereeing or for services to policemen taking no action against unprovoked assaults they have witnessed. We would suggest the decision was a kick in the teeth [...]

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