The betinternet.com Daily Sports Betting Preview for Sunday, 21 March 2010:

Football Live Betting today for:

13:30 GMT: English Premier League, Man Utd v Liverpool
14:00 GMT: Italian Serie A, Milan v Napoli
15:00 GMT: English Premier League, Fulham v Man City
16:00 GMT: English Premier League, Blackburn v Chelsea
18:00 GMT: Spanish La Liga, Valencia v Almeria
19:45 GMT: Italian Serie A, Sampdoria v Juventus
20:00 GMT: Spanish La Liga, Zaragoza v Barcelona

Horse Racing: Meetings today at Cork, Carlisle, Curragh, Fontwell and Newton Abbott.

US Sports: Seven NBA and nine NHL games from 16:35 GMT.

Handball: Two games in the German Bundesliga, starting from 14:00 GMT.

Basketball: Games today in the Spanish ACB, Italian Lega, Greek A1 and German Bundesliga.

Tennis: We have reached the finals at Indian Wells, with live betting also available.

Good Luck with all your bets!

The betinternet.com Team

Being a mascot for an NBA team can be hard work – just ask The Raptor. The poor inflatable guy took quite a tumble when he tried to skate down the stairs. Nothing to worry about, though – he’s ok and fully inflated again:

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The betinternet.com Daily Sports Betting Preview for Saturday, 20 March 2010:

Football Live Betting today for:

12:15 GMT: Scottish Premier League, Hearts v Hibernian
12:45 GMT: English Premier League, Aston Villa v Wolves
14:30 GMT: German Bundesliga, Werder Bremen v Bochum
15:00 GMT: English Premier League, Everton v Bolton
15:00 GMT: English Premier League, Stoke City v Tottenham
15:00 GMT: English Premier League, Sunderland v Birmingham
17:00 GMT: Spanish La Liga, Ath.Bilbao v Getafe
19:00 GMT: Spanish La Liga, Real Madrid v Sporting Gijon
19:45 GMT: Italian Serie A, Palermo v Inter

US Sports: Seven NBA and eleven NHL games from 17:05 GMT tonight.

Horse Racing: Meetings today at Ffos Las, Gowran Park, Lingfield, Newcastle and Uttoxeter.

Handball: Four German Bundesliga games coming up from 18:00 GMT.

Basketball: Games today in the French Pro A, German Bundesliga, Greek A1 and Spanish ACB.

Good Luck with all your bets!

The betinternet.com Team

The event that was billed as the “most anticipated race for decades”  failed to deliver the promised climax today when the hot favourite failed to finish and the other was beaten in the race to the post.

Trainer Paul Nicholls looked set to dominate the race for the third year in a row, with Kauto Star and Denman squaring up once again, but it was Nigel Twiston-Davies who was celebrating after the race.

The race was won by 7/1 third favourite Imperial Commander, who won by 7 lengths in the end after pulling clear of Denman (the 2008 winner) ridden by McCoy and Mon Mome. This was trainer Nigel Twiston-Dacies and jockey Brennan’s first Gold Cup win. Brennan said afterwards, “It’s by far the best day of my life. I’m speechless. It was a dream the whole way.”

Kauto Star, the pre-race favourite made a couple of big mistakes during the race and nearly lost Ruby Walsh earlier on before eventually falling.

The one two three classification for the Cheltenham Gold Cup race was as follows:

1st Imperial Commander (P J Brennan, 7-1 ).
2nd Denman (A P McCoy, 4-1 2nd favourite).
3rd Mon Mome (A Coleman, 50-1).

The top half of the quarter-finals at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday feature World No. 4 and last year’s finalist Andy Murray of Scotland against No. 6 seed Robin Soderling of Sweden and No. 7 seed Andy Roddick against No. 18 Tommy Robredo of Spain.

In the first match, Roddick takes a 10-0 lifetime mark (25-1 in sets) against Robredo, who is appearing in his first quarter-final here. Roddick looks to reach the semi-finals here for the fourth time.

In the second match, Murray brings a 2-1 advantage against Soderling, who is making his first quarter-final showing  here. All three previous meetings have come indoors. In the bottom half of the draw, No. 3 and defending champion  Rafael Nadal and No. 20 seed Ivan Ljubicic are through to the semi-finals.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Fernando Perez stars in an exposé about Major League Baseball’s minimum wage earners. Poor Fernando has to get by on the lowest salary in the league, a paltry $400.000 a year. We truly feel for him – in a funny-sort-of way…

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The betinternet.com Daily Sports Betting Preview for Friday, 19 March 2010:

Horse Racing: The last day of the Cheltenham Festival is here, with the following races coming up:

1:30 JCB Triumph Hurdle Grade 1 Cl1, 2m1f
2:05 Vincent O´Brien County Handicap Hurdle Grade 3 Cl1, 2m1f
2:40 Albert Bartlett Novices´ Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices´Hurdle Race) Grade 1 Cl1, 3m
3:20 totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Grade 1 Cl1, 3m2f110y
4:00 Christie´s Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Cl2, 3m2f110y
4:40 Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys´ Handicap Hurdle Cl2, 2m4f110y
5:15 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup (Handicap) Grade 3 Cl1, 2m110y

Meetings also at Fakenham, Lingfield and Wolverhampton.

US Sports: Eleven NBA and four NHL games from 23:05 GMT.

Tennis: We have reached the later stages of the WTA and ATP action at Indian Wells, with odds for all available matches on the site + live betting also available.

Golf: The 2nd Round of the Hassan II Trophy is already underway and updated odds will be made available during the day. The second day at the Transitions Championship starts later on in the day.

Rugby League: Two games coming up in the NRL this morning and four Super League games later on.

Rugby Union: Two games in the Super 14 tday.

Handball: Two games in the German Bundesliga today, both at 18:45 GMT.

Good Luck with all your bets!

The betinternet.com Team

FIFA today announced the first performing artists for the inaugural FIFA World Cup™ Kick-Off Celebration Concert. Alicia Keys, Amadou & Mariam, Angélique Kidjo, Black Eyed Peas, BLK JKS, John Legend, Juanes, Shakira, The Parlotones, Tinariwen, Vieux Farka Touré and Vusi Mahlasela will take to the stage at Orlando Stadium in Soweto/Johannesburg on the eve of the opening match of the first FIFA World Cup™ on African soil. Further talent announcements will follow.

Billed as the greatest entertainment show to date in Africa, it will feature performances from major international musicians and African artists, as well as appearances by football legends past and present and celebrities from other fields. This historic music event will take place in front of a capacity stadium audience of 30,000 will be broadcast to hundreds of millions more worldwide. It is scheduled to begin at 20.00 local time (GMT+2) on 10 June.

“We are thrilled to have a concert of such magnitude and performing talent raise the curtain on the first FIFA World Cup in Africa. It is testament to the universal and unifying power of football and music, and will start the competition off on the right note – of celebration,” said FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke.

All net proceeds from the concert will be donated to 20 Centres for 2010, the Official Campaign of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, whose aim is to achieve positive social change through football by building 20 centres across Africa offering education and healthcare services as well as football training to disadvantaged communities.

The final day of the festival is here and we have some superb racing ahead:

The Triumph Hurdle starts us off at 13.30 and champion trainer Paul Nicholls will be hopeful of a good display from the unbeaten Advisor.

Who will triumph in this class 1 event?

It’s the County Handicap Hurdle at 14.05 and this looks a real puzzle to solve with most of the runners in good form. Tito Bustillo, Tawaagg, Bellvano and Eradicate have all played a part in decent handicaps throughout the season.

The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle commences at 14.40 and Tell Massini is expected to run a big race for Tom George.  Quel Esprit the mount of Ruby Walsh is a strong contender – but can he stay on his feet this time?

GOING FOR GOLD!

Denman takes on Kauto Star in the feature race of the festival.  Champion Jockey Tony McCoy takes the mount on the former, and Ruby Walsh sticks with the favourite who has already given him two Gold Cup victories. Nigel Twiston-Davies sends the intriguing Imperial Commander to go for glory – he was only beaten by a nose to Kauto in the Betfair Chase at Haydock!

Can Kauto regain his crown? Will Denman add to his 2008 Gold Cup triumph? Or do we have a new hero in Imperial Commander?

Win only stakes refunded up to £20 if Nicholls trains the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd home – once again!

The 16.00 is the Challenge Cup and Roulez Cool has achieved the most this season and deserves to be favourite to take this event.

Can anything stand in his way?

Next up is The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle and Hadden Frost saddle’s Ashkazar for David Pipe!

The world’s greatest jumps meeting concludes with the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase over 2 miles.

Who will land the lucky last?

Here’s New Orleans Hornets’ team captain Chris Paul and his three associates in a terrific spoof of the film “Paranormal Activity”.

The video was first posted on Morris Peterson’s personal website and contains some genuinely funny moments.

This is bound to quickly make the rounds across the web:

Video: YouTube

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