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Indian Premier League 2019: the action begins
The world’s most popular Twenty20 tournament, the Indian Premier League, kicks off this weekend, with a single match on Saturday and a double-header on Sunday. The IPL boasts many of the world’s best short-format players; this tournament also marks the return to mainstream action of disgraced Australian superstars Steve Smith and David Warner. Also read: […]
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Wales emerge as World Cup 2019 contenders
Wales’ stunning run the Six Nations Grand Slam has caught many by surprise and forced bookmakers to ask: can they take the next step and rule the world? In latest betting for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, Wales have shortened into $9 equal fourth favourites with South Africa. New Zealand sit atop the betting at […]
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Bracket Madness Contest back at BetOnline.ag ahead of NCAA March Madness
BetOnline.ag is running an outstanding promotion for college basketball punters, with a guaranteed $50,000 up for grabs during this year’s NCAA March Madness tournament. After the resounding success of last year’s Bracket Madness Contest, the leading online betting site servicing the USA announced they would be giving a first prize of $10,000 to the contest […]
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Super Bowl bet statistics show it’s time for Canada to legalise sports betting
CANADIANS spent millions of dollars betting illegally on who will win the Super Bowl on Sunday. With no legal single-event wagers available to Canadians, sports bettors were again forced to either bet with illegal gangs or visit one of the many offshore online sportsbooks that service Canada. Nearly all of Canada’s casinos are on record […]
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T20 World Cup fixture released as India get dream draw
ICC T20 World Cup fancy India has been dealt a favourable draw for next year’s tournament to be played in Australia. The subcontinental powerhouse has been drawn in Group 2 which features a much-improved England, South Africa, dangerous Afghanistan and two qualifiers who won’t be known until next year. Host nation Australia will have to […]
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Rugby World Cup: Canada claim final spot for Japan
CANADA has become the 20th and final team to book a spot in the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The Canadians emerged victorious from a repechage series in France to maintain their proud record of having competed at all Rugby World Cups since the first tournament was held in 1987. Canada takes the final […]
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CFL: Grey Cup final betting guide: Calgary v Ottawa
Venue: The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta. Time: 6pm EST, Sunday, November 25. Bet 365 odds: Calgary $1.40 (-240), Ottawa $3 (+200). TV: In Canada watch on TSN Network or RDS, online at TSN Direct and RDS Direct. In the US, the Grey Cup is on ESPN2. Outside north America try BT Sports, […]
read moreCFL: Divisional championships betting guide
It’s divisional championship weekend in the Canadian Football League, and if the sportsbooks odds are to be believed Calgary are just two wins away from landing their eighth Grey Cup. But we are not convinced the Stamps’ prohibitive odds of less than $2 to win the whole thing are justified. They must first get past […]
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CFL: Stampeders maintain favouritism for Grey Cup glory
Calgary Stampeders are at $4.80 (best price) with LeoVegas.com to be crowned the Canadian Football League Grey Cup winners, heading into the final two weeks of the regular season. The Stampeders’ main challengers, according to various online sportsbooks, are Saskatchewan Roughriders ($4.33) and the Ottawa Redbacks ($6), with these prices being for the outright winner […]
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Raonic’s US Open task made easier by Donaldson injury
ROGER Federer will have to overcome a tricky draw if he is to win his sixth US Open title and his first since 2008 at the tournament beginning on Monday. The Swiss champion has drifted slightly in the betting after Thursday’s draw, which revealed he would face Japan qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka in the opening round, […]
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