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Jamaica Even Bigger Favourites For Olympics Mens 4 X 100m Relay
Thursday 21 August 2008 at 09:03
Usain Bolt's world-record-breaking run in the final of the men's 200m at the Beijing Games yesterday has caused bookmakers to further shorten the odds on Jamaica winning the Olympics men's 4 x 100m relay.
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Bookie Suggests Adlington Is Not Guaranteed BBC Sports Personality
Thursday 21 August 2008 at 09:01
Rebecca Adlington may currently be the firm favourite to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for 2008, but the race is far from over.
This is what has been suggested by William Hill, which implied that while the double-gold medalist swimmer has probably come out of the Beijing Olympic Games ahead of her fellow athletes, there are still several sportsman left who can challenge her for the prize.
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Cowell Backed In To Be X Factor Winner
Thursday 21 August 2008 at 09:00
Simon Cowell has been heavily backed at the bookmakers to be the winning manager in this year's X Factor competition.
William Hill installed new manager Cheryl Cole as the favourite last week, but has now revised its odds following a spate of wagers on the show's founder.
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Valero Set To Join Premier League Relegation Favourites
Wednesday 20 August 2008 at 09:07
Real Mallorca's Borja Valero looks set to be heading to the Premier League this season, with West Bromwich Albion - one of the favourites for relegation - said to have agreed a fee of £4.
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Hoy Moves In For BBC Sports Personality Award
Wednesday 20 August 2008 at 09:05
Chris Hoy is now 13/5 at Stan James to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award at the end of 2008.
The Scottish cyclist, who became the first Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympian in a century to win three gold medals at one Games in Beijing this week, is the third favourite to take the television prize behind double swimming gold medallist Rebecca Adlington (21/10, Betfair) and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton (40/17).
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Mickelson To Start As Favourite At The Barclays Classic
Wednesday 20 August 2008 at 09:04
Phil Mickelson looks set to start the Barclays Classic tomorrow as the favourite for victory, with Blue Square offering odds of 9/1 that the world number two triumphs in the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
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X Factor Winner Likely To Be English According To Bookmakers
Wednesday 20 August 2008 at 09:00
Paddy Power have priced up the winning nationality of this year’s X Factor and they make England a hot favourite to produce the winner.
England Leading The Way
England are just 1/5 to be the winning nationality for the fourth time in five years after Steve Brookstein, Shane Ward and Leona Lewis.
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Premiership Top Goalscorer Odds Favourite Scores On Seasonal Bow As Rivals Fail To Fire
Tuesday 19 August 2008 at 11:52
Fernando Torres scored the only goal in Liverpool’s away win against Sunderland at the weekend as his main rivals for the Premiership Golden Boot all drew blanks.
Torres Set To Improve Away Record
Torres only scored three away goals last season in the Premiership so backers will be extremely pleased he already has one away goal to his name.
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Bolt Now Unlikely To Break World Record In Olympics Mens 200m
Tuesday 19 August 2008 at 11:36
William Hill now believe that 100m world record gold medalist Usain Bolt is unlikely to break the world record for the 200m, like he did in the 100m.
World Record Odds Drift
William Hill now go 5/2 that Bolt will break another world record, from an initial quote of 11/10.
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British Cyclists Short Price To Make It Olympic Gold Hat Trick According To Olympics Odds
Tuesday 19 August 2008 at 11:35
After a successful Olympics so far for Team GB William Hill now make it odds on that Great Britain will win a cycling Olympic gold treble.
Pendleton Most Strongly Fancied Of Cyclists
The individual odds on Victoria Pendleton winning the women’s individual sprint, Wiggins and Cavendish winning the Madison and either Hoy or Kenny winning the men’s individual sprint are 1/8, 1/3, 1/6 and 4/1 respectively with William Hill.
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Phillips Idowu Hot Favourite To Win Gold In Olympics Odds
Tuesday 19 August 2008 at 10:56
On Thursday afternoon British triple jumper Phillips Idowu will face his moment of destiny when he competes in the Olympics Mens Triple Jump Final.
Bookies Make Idowu Odds On For Gold
Phillips Idowu is the hot favourite with the bookies to bring home the gold medal in the event and can be backed at 8/15 with Bet365 and Stan James.
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X Factor Betting Odds Suggests Christmas Number One Is Certainty
Tuesday 19 August 2008 at 10:37
Bookmakers have been quick to price up a number of special bets for this year’s X Factor competition and the odds suggest the show will produce yet another Christmas Number One.
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Bolt A Huge Favourite To Win Olympic Mens 200m Gold
Tuesday 19 August 2008 at 09:03
Usain Bolt is a massive favourite to win gold in the Olympic men's 200m on Wednesday.
The Jamaican, who casually set a new world record of 9.69sec in the final of the men's 100m on Saturday, is priced at 1/100 with a number of bookies to triumph over the longer distance, with William Hill offering the best odds at 1/25.
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Adlington Now BBC Sports Personality Favourite
Tuesday 19 August 2008 at 09:01
British swimmer Rebecca Adlington is now the favourite to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award when the ceremony takes place in December.
The 19-year-old, who has won an unprecedented two golds in the pool at the Beijing Olympic Games this month, is 39/19 to triumph at Betfair, ahead of Formula One racing driver and early frontrunner in the betting Lewis Hamilton (29/10, Betfair).
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Odds Suggest Difficult Season Ahead Of Premier League Champions
Tuesday 19 August 2008 at 09:01
Manchester United may struggle during the 2008-09 Premier League season if the latest odds from the bookmakers prove to be correct.
The reigning champions' winning price moved out to 12/5 at Totesport after their opening match draw with Newcastle United on Sunday and now William Hill makes them odds on not to top the division any time during the campaign.
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Mikey Still Holding On To Favouritism In Big Brother Betting Odds
Monday 18 August 2008 at 20:00
Despite Darnell going close to becoming favourite over the weekend, Mikey is still just about the most popular person in the Big Brother house according to the Big Brother odds.
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David Price Amongst Olympic Super Heavyweight Boxing Odds Favourites
Monday 18 August 2008 at 14:56
David Price has already beaten the number one ranked super heavyweight boxer at the Olympics and he has now guaranteed himself a medal by forcing his quarter final opponent to retire.
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Manchester City Backed In Premiership Relegation Odds As Hull Drift
Monday 18 August 2008 at 12:02
Manchester City were the main market movers in the Premiership relegation betting after an opening game loss of 4-2 against Aston Villa.
City As Short As 6/1 To Go Down
Mark Hughes’ side were 25/1 before kick off to be relegated with Coral but they are now just 9/1 with Blue Square and Totesport.
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Bookmaker Olympics Odds Underestimate Team GB Chances
Monday 18 August 2008 at 10:55
William Hill have had to correct their Summer Olympics 2008 odds after the Great Britain team outperformed all expectations.
Team GB Wins More Golds Than Expected
Initial quotes had them at 5/6 to gain 11 or more gold medals but they now go 5/6 that GB will gain more than 17 gold medals.
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Rebecca Adlington New Favourite In BBC Sports Personality Betting Odds Ahead Of Lewis Hamilton
Monday 18 August 2008 at 10:11
There is a new favourite in the BBC Sports Personality betting odds and if you have read a newspaper in the last few days it is not difficult to guess who that favourite is:
Going For Golds
Rebecca Adlington last week won her second gold medal of the Summer Olympics 2008 and the British swimmer is now favourite to be the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
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