Month: August 2017

  • Ebor Festival: Ulysses to dominate the Juddmonte

    Ebor Festival: Ulysses to dominate the Juddmonte

    One of the finest racecourses in the world takes centre-stage this week, as York hosts it’s annual four-day Ebor Festival. The weather forecasts showers, but conditions shouldn’t deteriorate too much underfoot, as we have some stellar line-ups to look forward to during the week. Our resident horse racing betting expert Tim Peters gives his predictions.

  • The Money Makers: Mayweather vs McGregor

    The Money Makers: Mayweather vs McGregor

    After all the trash talk, rumours and drawn-out contract quarrels, it’s actually happening: Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Octagon phenomenon Conor McGregor will go toe-to-toe in Las Vegas on 26th August. Widely regarded as the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all time, Floyd ‘The Money’ Mayweather heads into this fight with an immaculate record of 49-0, […]

  • Tale of the Tape: Crawford vs Indongo

    Tale of the Tape: Crawford vs Indongo

    Who is the best boxing super-lightweight on Earth? We’re about to find out when Terence Crawford and Julius Indongo lock horns in a rare unification fight this weekend. Adrian Clarke looks ahead to what could be a very special night in Nebraska…

  • Goliath, what an event!

    Goliath, what an event!

    Goliath 2017 is over but after 11 days of records broken, huge fields, poker fun and frolics, it will live long in the memory. Elliott Marais was the lucky man to spin his £120 entry into the first prize of more than £85k, but a superb week of poker left everyone feeling like winners.