In the English Premier League, two of the most powerful teams are set to renew their rivalry. In a huge showdown, Manchester United will visit Chelsea. Chelsea looked like they would run away with the EPL title, after a hot start. They slipped to fifth as they have struggled a bit though. Manchester has lost only one game so far this season as for now they have taken over the top spot.
At online sports betting sites, soccer betting odds are available for this matchup.
For Manchester, Edwin van der Sar has been strong in goal. For the team he has allowed 23 goals in 24 starts. In every game they play his stellar play keeps the team. Manchester has relied on Dimitar Berbatov, offensively. So far this season, he has scored a remarkable 19 goals. With over a hundred shots on goal, Nani also provides a big offensive boost.
Peter Cech has been reliable goal for Chelsea. By yielding only 22 goals on the season, he has made every start for the team. Chelsea has a lot of big names offensively. With nine goals each, Didier Drogba and Florent Malouda lead the team. Fernando Torres, who has appeared in two games since coming over from Liverpool, they have him in their team.
Both these teams are used to winning championships. Chelsea can never be counted out despite their struggles. Between the rivals this is the first meeting of the season. Last year Chelsea won both meetings. This is a different Manchester team for sure. For a while now, they have looked like one of the most dominant teams in the world. This game should lives up to the hype.
admin on February 26, 2011 | Filed Under Soccer | Comments Off
At the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship, the world’s top women tennis players compete this week. Besides Grand Slam and Masters Events, the urban oasis of the United Arab Emirates growing city has become a venue for one of the most prestigious tournaments on the WTA tour. On regular WTA events, the $360,000 prize money is one of the largest sums offered.
For the title in Dubai, eight of the world’s top tennis ladies came to compete. This year Venus Williams could not defend her title, who was last year’s champion. From the event, Australian Open champion and current world number 1 Kim Clijsters will also be absent. Coming from the game’s other stars however; there is plenty of excitement in Dubai.
In their first round matches the top seeds received byes as well as enjoyed some time off the court exploring Dubai. In the first round of action featuring the lower ranked players there weren’t any surprising victories. Even though Ivanovic has a history of inconsistent results, 14th seeded Ana Ivanovic lost her first match to the lefty veteran Patty Schnyder. Sania Mirza of India a wildcard contender, won her first match 6-3 6-1 who is also a fan favorite in Dubai.
As the top seeds got to show off their form the competition heated up in the second round. As Anna Chakvetadze retired in the second set, first seed Caroline Wozniacki won her match. Even though Vika prevailed in a tough third set tiebreak, 7th seed Victoria Azarenka was challenged by Chinese qualifier Peng. By 6-3 6-1 sets second seed Vera Zvonareva comfortably won. Australian Open runner up Li Na lost to Yanina Wickmayer in three sets after two and a half hours on court, which is the upset of the tournament so far.
admin on February 19, 2011 | Filed Under Tennis | Comments Off
This weekend in a game between two solid teams, the Phoenix Coyotes will battle against the Chicago Blackhawks. Both teams have hopes for the Stanley Cup as these teams have winning records on the season. The Blackhawks are 27-22-4 whereas the Coyotes are 27-19-9.
For this matchup, in NHL betting lines get Odds at sportsbooks.
Although the Blackhawks are a statistically superior team, it is interesting that the Coyotes have a superior record to the Blackhawks. The Blackhawks are 4th in the NHL in goals per game and they are 16th in the NHL in goals against per game with having an excellent offense and a solid defense.
Blackhawks’ power play is the key to their offense. In the NHL they have the best power play percentage of any team. The Blackhawks’ penalty kill percentage is very bad and that is the problem for them. At stopping the power play, they are just the 26th best team in the NHL. Which has made them vulnerable to teams that they should beat is their inability to stop teams on the power play.
Phoenix is very bad offensively on the power play and that is the problem for them in this matchup. About 16 percent of the time they are only able to convert. They will be in big trouble in this game if they are unable to capitalize on the main weakness of the Blackhawks.
By keeping all of their players on the ice, the Blackhawks will just need to make sure that they stay out of trouble. It is anyone’s game if they go down a man.
admin on February 9, 2011 | Filed Under NHL | Comments Off
Jake Locker, Washington quarterback rolled to his left during the early portion of Senior Bowl practice. Locker’s target Wisconsin tight end Lance Kendricks. 15 yards downfield, a pretty spiral hit Kendricks perfectly in the hands, as Locker cut the ball loose.
This week, Locker needs to throw this type of pass repeatedly. Planning for the draft in April, the general managers, coaches and scouts, the NFL’s personnel honchos have gathered and they are getting a better feel for the prospects, both physically and personally.
There is significant buzz around Locker, as he has the potential to be a starting NFL quarterback. However, during an up-and-down senior season, his throwing accuracy and field vision became question marks. Ryan Mallett of Arkansas, Blaine Gabbert of Missouri and Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton of Auburn are the three underclassman quarterbacks have entered the draft and there is a possibility they could be chosen before Locker.
As anyone at the Senior Bowl, Locker has as much to gain and possibly more to lose. Locker is one of four players at the position considered to have first-round potential and Andrew Luck’s return to Stanford left this year’s draft without a clear-cut No. 1 quarterback prospect. He returned to school for a bowl-bound encore, though some projected him a top-10 pick a year ago.
Washington quarterback Jake Locker looks like more of a developmental prospect at the position, although he is an outstanding talent. He struggles with his accuracy and touches on short and intermediate throws, although his arm strength rates off the charts. During individual and team periods, he repeatedly overshot receivers and failed to find the range on few deep throws to open targets. Throughout the week, he will need to show gradual improvement to convince evaluators that he is worthy of being selected at the top of the draft.
admin on January 25, 2011 | Filed Under NFL | Comments Off
Golf Digest has ended a long-standing sponsorship with Tiger Woods and he will no longer be writing a monthly column for Golf Digest. For the golfer, the end of this sponsorship adds to a growing pile of dropped endorsements.
Jerry Tarde, the chairman and editor-in-chief of Golf Digest announced the breakup. Since 1997, Golf Digest, a Conde Nast publication has run monthly articles with Woods, with a circulation of 1.65 million. Tarde announced that the February issue of Golf Digest would be the last for Woods. For Woods, Golf Digest was his second-longest deal and his name will be removed from the magazine’s masthead. Tarde appreciated the insights provided by Tiger over the years to the readers.
Woods said that he enjoyed his relationship with Golf Digest and now both have decided to part their ways. He wished continued success for his friends at Golf Digest. The parting with Golf Digest was amicable, unlike other business relationships that soured the scandal.
On the expanding amount of time, the magazine was requesting from Woods, the two sides were unable to come to terms during lengthy talks aimed at renewing the agreement.
With Woods, Gatorade, AT&T and Accenture had already ended sponsor ties, although Nike stayed with him through the scandal. On Tuesday, the damaged brand name of Woods received a boost. Augusta National Golf Club announced the home course of the Masters, which would be featured on a videogame on Woods’ 2011 EA Sports. In 1996 when Woods turned professional, the videogame company and Nike became the first sponsor to sign a deal with him.
After Woods record-smashing 1997 Masters triumph, Golf Digest began ties with Woods. this week, EA Sports president Peter Moore said that the company supports its star endorser, although the company is not using a picture of Woods on some versions of the new game.
admin on January 7, 2011 | Filed Under GOLF | Comments Off
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the New Orleans Saints this weekend. The game will take place in New Orleans .These teams would both like victories in this game. If the Saints win and the Falcons lose the Saints will have a shot at tying the Falcons for the best record in the division. The Buccaneers still have their playoff hopes alive. A win in this game would give them 10 wins and put them in great position to make the playoffs.
The Saints will be the 8 point favorites in NFL Odds. The total for the game is set at 48.
The Bucs looked great last week as Freeman had a fantastic outing. Freeman threw 5 touchdowns and led an offense that looked more potent than at any time this season. Blount has looked awesome all year and appears to be getting better as the season goes on. Last week he had a career high in yardage with more than 160 yards on 18 carries. If he is able to find space against the Saints they will have a great chance at winning the football game.
The Saints will need to establish the run against the Bucs. The Bucs allow 133 yards per game and their rushing defense is definitely the biggest weakness on their team. Unfortunately the Saints have struggled to run the ball with consistency all season.
This game should be intense as two of the top teams in the NFC square off.
In order to take on the Buckeyes, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies will head to Ohio State. Even though the Golden Grizzlies have played sturdy in opposition to some good teams this season already, this may seem like a game where Ohio State will walk all over their opponents.
With top level teams the Golden Grizzlies have loaded their schedule. Ohio state is ranked 2nd in the nation whereas Golden Grizzlies have already played against the 7th.8th, 9th and 17th ranked teams in the nation. Even though they also played tough against Michigan State, losing by just one point, to this point the Golden Grizzlies have only managed to win one game against ranked teams (an 89-82 victory over Tennessee). In basketball betting lines, NCAA basketball odds have not yet posted for this matchup.
The Golden Grizzlies are 16th in the nation in points per game and know how to score. In opposition to great teams their high powered offense has allowed them to stay in the game. This season, Ohio State has allowed just one team to score more than 64 points in a game. If the Golden Grizzlies can find a way to go through this tough Ohio State defense, they may be able to walk away with the victory.
Their weak schedule may be one of the reasons that Ohio State has been so dominant. Ohio State has played just one game against a ranked opponent this season even as Oakland is a no name school that has played against so many ranked teams. Earlier in the season they beat 10th ranked Florida 93-75.
This could be a tough matchup between these two teams even as the Golden Grizzlies are just 7-7 on the season.
admin on December 23, 2010 | Filed Under CBB | Comments Off
This weekend in Dallas, the Dallas Cowboys will face the Washington Redskins.
Even though they are rivals and will put up a good game however, these teams are both out of contention. Even as the Redskins were defeated by the Buccaneers 17-16, the Cowboys were edged by the Eagles this past week 30-27.
The total for the game sits at 45, as in NFL Lines the Cowboys will be the 6 point favorites.
Since getting Phillips out of the picture the Cowboys have been a much improved team.
However they have been hanging tough in each game, their last three games have been against three of the best teams in the NFL. Their only 2 losses have come in opposition to the Eagles and Saints as they are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Even though the Redskins almost pulled out a victory against the Bucs, they have lost three in a row. As Dallas has the 27th best pass defense in the NFL, the Redskins will need to get their passing game going in opposition to the Cowboys.
In the last game through the efforts Ryan Torain, they also had some help on the ground. The ‘Skins will have a good chance at taking home a victory in this game if he can top 100 yards again in this game.
Even though the Cowboys have struggled at home all season, they will be playing at home. Just 1 of 7 games has been won by them which have been played in Dallas. While playing in Dallas, a win here could go a long ways towards helping the Cowboys restore their winning tradition.
admin on December 14, 2010 | Filed Under NFL | Comments Off
Cebu will be once again be invaded by the much-awaited Thirsty Tennis Cup 2010, as it fires off on December 20-23 at the Cebu Country Club and Casino Español de Cebu.
Including the 10 years and under unisex, boys and girls divisions in the 12, 14, 16 and 18 categories, a total of nine divisions will be featured.
With free shirt and Thirsty drinks, Registration fee is pegged at P350 pesos with a deadline on December 18. At Thirsty outlets at the SM City, Ayala Center and Robinson’s Place, registration areas are available.
In the three-day tournament, Philta points are up for grabs. To the top finishers, Trophies will be given and prizes as well which includes Mooon gift certificates, Thirsty drinks, T-shirts and more. Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) points are something to watch out for, apart from the trophies and prizes for the winners.
John Pages, Sportswriter Association of Cebu (SAC) president and organizer said that during the Christmas season, this is the first time that they hold the Thirsty Tennis Cup since this is played during summer.
Cebu Country Club is a private proprietary club. It is located in Barangay Banilad, Cebu City, about 20 minutes from the Mactan-Cebu International Airport. Since the club is in front of the Banilad Road, one of the busiest thoroughfares in the city, the club is accessible via taxicab or rent-a-car and by public transport such as jeepneys.
It is open to guests and tourists, even though it is a private membership club. For both local and foreign golf enthusiasts, the club is also a popular golf destination. It is famous for its 18-hole championship golf course.
Facilities like restaurant and bar, locker rooms for men and women, sports gear shop, tennis court, clubhouse, tee houses, bowling alley, swimming pool and badminton court are included. At the club, Safety is never a problem since security men patrol and roam the club’s facilities and grounds at all times.
admin on December 8, 2010 | Filed Under Tennis | Comments Off
One doesn’t need to pay to play at online gambling sites, which is a contradiction to popular belief. At the online penny auction site Bidibot, one can win free poker chips to play at your favorite poker rooms. Bidibot, have even launched a Rakeback feature, to help online poker fans. Users can claim their bids back on auctions at Bidibot, by making use of this feature.
Mr. John Tabatabai, of Bidibot says, “We’ve designed the feature to be used in three different ways. The first type of Rakeback is the % Rakeback, where depending on the finishing position; players can get a predetermined percentage of bids credited back to them. The second type is the ‘Fixed Rakeback’, where players can claim back a fixed number of bids, depending on where he is placed after the winner. The third is ‘Max Rakeback’, where again depending on the place that the player is placed; he gets a maximum number of bids back.”
He also said, “Currently we are offering a special promotion whereby the bidder who finishes in the second position gets 50% of his bids back as rakeback. When looking for auctions, players are to look for the ‘Rakeback’ strip, to see which type of offer is on”.
He added, “Players get to choose from the $150 credit, Betfair Poker bonus that auctions at a start price of $1, or choose to bid from the $20 credit. Besides Betfair free poker chips, we auction a wide variety of products and free credits for Poker Stars, 888 Poker, Victory Poker, Jackpotjoy, Ultimate Bet poker, Absolute Poker and many more. All that the player has to do is, register and purchase bids. Players get to bid as long as they have a positive bid balance”.
The first penny auction site that specifically caters for poker, casino and sports enthusiasts is Bidibot. For anything as little as $1 through the site’s unique bidding system, players gets the opportunity to win anything from a $50 voucher to a $10,000 package including travel and accommodation.
