Archive for the Sky Bet Category
Tags: 5th test, ashes, trott
Following the news that Jonathan Trott will replace Ravi Bopara for the deciding Test at The Oval, Sky Bet are offering a number of specials for the uncapped Warwickshire player. Trott, who has scored 1,013 runs in the County Championship this season at an average of 92.09, is 7/4 to score a half century in [...]
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Tags: kinnear, Newcastle, next manager
Kinnear backed for Toon return
Sky Bet have seen a steady flow of bets this afternoon on Joe Kinnear to be appointed next permanent manger of Newcastle United, prompting the Harrogate-based firm to cut his odds from 16/1 to 3/1.
David O’Leary has been strongly linked with the vacancy at Newcastle but Sky Bet have now eased [...]
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Tags: Beckham, premiership
Sky Bet’s odds on David Beckham returning to the English Premier League this season stand at 11/10 after he refused to rule out a move back to the top flight following England’s 2-2 draw against Holland last night.
It’s 4/6 that the LA Galaxy midfielder does not play in the Premier League in 2009/10.
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Tags: 5th test, ashes, flintoff, oval
Next week will see Andrew Flintoff play his last Test match in an England shirt after the all-rounder was cleared to play in the deciding Test at the Oval. Sky Bet are offering a selection of specials for the Lancastrian including 10/1 he takes a 5-wicket haul in England 1st innings. Flintoff, who has taken [...]
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Tags: european grand prix, ferrari, schumacher
Sky Bet have cut Michael Schumacher’s odds of winning next month’s European Grand Prix to 14/1 (from 16/1) following a run of support for the German F1 legend, who announced his spectacular return to the sport on Wednesday.
Could the German ace write a story that could have been penned from the fairy tale [...]
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Tags: alonso, ferrari, schumacher
Sky Bet make Fernando Alonso 2/1 joint favourite with Michael Schumacher to take Felipe Massa’s seat at the next Grand Prix in Valencia on August 23rd.
The sight of either the Ferrari legend, Schumacher, or Spanish favourite and rumoured Ferrari 2010 driver, Alonso, in the Ferrari would give the Maranello outfit a huge boost after a [...]
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Tags: ashes, ian bell, third test, weather
The 3rd Test between England and Australia gets underway tomorrow from Edgbaston, live on Sky Sports 1 from 11:00am. With rain expected to interrupt play Sky Bet are offering a special market on how many overs will be bowled on the opening day.
Between 41 and 60 is the 5/4 favourite. It’s 5/1 that 0 to [...]
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Tags: alan shearer, chris hughton, Newcastle, newcastle manager
Frustrated by the uncertainty over the club’s future, Shearer is said to be on the verge of quitting the Toon and Sky Bet have eased his odds of overseeing the start of the Magpies’ Championship campaign to 4/5 (from 4/9).
Newcastle are 11/8 for an immediate return to the top flight, 9/2 to go up [...]
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Tags: ashes, harmison, lords, second test
Following today’s squad announcement for the second Ashes Test at Lord’s, Sky Bet are offering 5/6 for Durham’s Steve Harmison to make the starting eleven. Harmison’s team-mate Graham Onions, who took 10 wickets on his debut against West Indies earlier this year and was 12th man for the first Test, is 4/9 to start.
With [...]
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Tags: man city, tevez
Carlos Tevez is reportedly close to completing a deal with Manchester City and Sky Bet are betting on how the Argentinean international will perform at Eastlands, offering 9/2 for him to be City’s top scorer and even money for him to score twelve or more league goals in the upcoming season.
Tevez will join Roque Santa [...]
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