US Open Golf Betting
June 24, 2009
The US Open is the second of the four Golf Majors played each year and falls in June. The tournament is scheduled so that the final days play falls on the third Sunday of the month and each year. The tournament is held in the United States and alternates between different venues across the country from year to year. With the courses selected aimed at being difficult for the players with an emphasis on long and accurate driving.
Since 1985, the US Open has grown in stature and during that time it has provided the stage for some of Golf’s most famous names to stake their claims in the sport’s Hall of Fame. These include the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Lee Trevino and Ben Hogan.
Largely thanks to its global coverage and the advent of online betting, US Open Golf betting continues to grow in popularity year on year, with people backing their favoured golfers to win the torunament for an additional interest over the course of the four days play. Other bets that are popular include US Open Odds on which players will win the three ball and two ball events on the individual days, who will be the top players from the various continents such as Europe, America and Australia in the final leaderboard as well as match bets that the bookmakers put together for the performances for various pairings. The opportunities really are endless and becuase the US Open is such a competitive event the odds offered are usually quite attractive to punters as too are the US Open Free Bets and special offers that bookies offer as they compete for your custom.
The 2010 US Open will be held at Pebble Beach Golf Course, California between 17th and 20th June
Wimbledon Tennis Betting Guide
June 24, 2009
Wimbledon is the most famous tennis tournament in the World. It is one of the four Grand Slams of the tennis season along with the US Open, French Open and Australian Open, however, as the oldest and the only one still played on grass it is the most prestigious of the four and always attracts the attention of the World’s sporting press when it takes place during the last week of June and first week of July each year.
Down the years, the biggest names to have ever played tennis have graced the famous Wimbledon Courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club most of whom have won the Championship on mutlitple occasions. The roll of famous Wimbledon mens winners include five times winners Bjorn Borg and Roger Federer, three times winners Boris Becker and John McEnroe and record Gentlemans singles title holder, Pete Sampras with seven championships to his name.
Famous winners of the Wimbledon Ladies championship include record holder for most wins, Martin Navratilova with nine titles, Steffi Graf who won six titles during the 80s and 90s and in recent years the Williams sisters have domianted with seven titles from the past nine years, with Venus securing five of those.
The popularity of Wimbledon continues to grow year on year with TV audiences, attendances at the All England Tennis Club and Wimbledon betting getting increasing annually. Tennis is a sport with global appeal and whislt it remains as such the Championships at Wimbledon will not only remain a national institution amongst Britons, but will also be one of the World’s best know sportign events.
Twenty20 Cricket Guide
June 23, 2009
Twenty20 is a revolutionary format of the game of Cricket that was first introduced in 2003, as a game deisgned to be more entertaining and exciting than the test match and 50 over versions of the game. The format has been a huge success to the extent that crowds attending twenty20 fixtures are better than those at fixtures played under the other rules of the game. This is largely down to the fact that as the name suggests, Twenty 20 Cricket is played between two teams with each batting and fielding for twenty overs each.
The popularity of Twenty20, often reffered to as T20, is such that it has expanded from the domestic game through to International level with the most popualr competitions in the game being the English Twenty20 Cup, the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the ICC Twenty20 World Cup.
The increasing popularity of Twenty 20 Cricket due to exposure on TV and through other media has seen an increase in popularity in cricket betting and inparticular cricket fans are more interested than ever in Twenty20 Betting as they look to place a bet to have an additional interest in the T20 fixtures or competitions. This site is ideal for anybody looking to find out more about Twenty 20, whether it is the rules, fixtures or latest odds.
Europe v USA Ryder Cup odds
June 23, 2009
The Ryder Cup is always an eagerly awaited event and one of the highlights of the sporting calendar. The matches which take place tend to be very competitive, exciting and are often decided by stroke. Each team is made up of 12 players with the captain of each team deciding the order in which the players should go out, thus making it tactical as much as anything.
The three days that the Ryder Cup is played over is made up of eight foursome matches, eight four ball matches and twelve singles matches on the final day, which often make for thrilling and dramatic viewing.
Becuase the format of the Ryder Cup is different from that of the usual tournament play rules that the normal major Golf events take together with the addition of competition between players from the different continents, the Ryder Cup is a hugely popular event both in terms of attendances on the course and viewing figures on both sides of the Atlantic. As such, Ryder Cup betting is also big news as fans look to have an additional interest. Whether backing the US Ryder Cup Odds or European Ryder Cup Odds, i.e. backing either team to win or betting on the individual matches, there are many opportunities and becuase it is always a close call, the bookamkers odds are often appealing.
2010 Ryder Cup Venue, Celtic Manor
Royal Ascot Betting Guide
June 23, 2009
Royal Ascot is one of the most glamerous Race meetings in the global horse racing calendar and is run at Ascot Racecoure, Berkshire, England in June each year. Run over five days, the Royal Ascot meeting hosts a total of thirty races that together offer cummulative prize money of over £4.5 million. Of the thirty races, there are 17 Group Class races, seven of which are Group One events, the best standard that a thoroughbred horse running on the flat can race in.
The social side of the Royal Ascot meeting is as popular as the racing, with the Queen and other members of the Royal Family in attendance each day and the highlight of the week is Ladies Day which fall on day three, the Thursday. It is a day where women can dress up in their finest attire and enjoy the atmosphere and merriment of a day at the races.
However, whilst Royal Ascot is the place to be seen it is also a place to enjoy betting, whether you are at the track or watching the action on TV. Royal Ascot betting is hugely popular and is one of the busiest weeks of the year for bookmakers in the UK. It can be difficult to find winners at Royal Ascot and if you are lookign to find a few pointers to the races we recommend looking at these Ascot tips to help you out and hopefuly put you in the direction of a few winners.
Latest Football Scores as the goals go in!
June 23, 2009
Football, or Soccer as it is often known is the most popular sport on the planet and as such it is a huge part of so many peoples lives. Whether they are searching the web for the latest news on the club that they support or reading transfer rumours, it is an integral part of daily life and all in the aid of match day and hoping that your team can secure a win!
There is rarely a day in the year that fans of football cannot satisfy their thirst for the sport but it is usually between the months of August and May that the real action happens – the football season, when the team the support play weekly and matches affecting their division take place regularly. Keeping up to speed with the latest football scores easier than ever before with the use of live football score websites.
Betting Directory’s live score service brings you the scores from every football match from all major leagues from around Europe and the World. The English Premier League and other three leagues are the most popular for latest scores and fans can also get the latest Premiership Table and other English league tables. International visitors can keep up with every goal going in from the likes of La Liga in Spain to Serie A in Itlaly. The site also covers major cup competitions includign the Champions League and Uefa Cup.
There is no need to ever miss out on the latest scores and results from whatever matches you are looking to follow with the use of this fantastic service.
Grand National Preview
June 23, 2009
Run at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, the Grand National is the most famous Horse Race in the World. It may not be the most prestigous, it may not attract the best thoroughbreds and it may not offer the prize money that many other race around the World do but there is a certain allure about the Grand National that no other race can match.
Whether it is the 120 years of history or the fact it is the ultimate test for everybody involved, be it horse, jockey or punter, the Grand National remains the single most popular race in the UK every year – by some distance. It is the one race that will attract people to place a bet when the thought of betting would never enter their heads for the other 364 days of the year, hence the reason why it is the busiest day of the year for bookmakers with over £500 million being wagered on Grand National day, which fall in early April each year.
Forty Grand national runners, thrity challenging fences and a marathon trip of 4 miles and 4 furlongs is enough of a sporting spectacle for anybody to enjoy but the challenge of trying to find the winner is what appeals to most people. It really is as much about luck as it is form when trying to find the winner of the race and as the 100/1 winner, Mon Mome, proved in 2009, Grand National odds can provide a nice return if you are lucky enough to have backed the winner.
If you are clueless when it comes to horse racing but still fancy a flutter on the Grand National, it is worth have a search around the web to read the many race previews and expert advice when trying to find the winner. Failing that, pick the horse who jockey is wearing your favourite colours or has a name with some significane to you it is likely to be as successful as spending hours in the form book!
Epsom Derby Guide
June 12, 2009
The Betting Directory microsite for the Epsom Derby is an excellent resource for anybody looking for information on this famous race or looking for pointers ahead of placing a bet. Run at Epsom Downs Racecourse, the Debry is one of the most prestigious horse races in world racing. It is the oldest Classic horse race dating back to 1780 and still to this days ranks as one of the best races in the world in determining the best three year old thoroughbred horse of the year.
Plenty of famous names have won the Derby down the years, many of which have gone on to be top performers both on and off the track with several Derby winners going on to sire top class runners following retirement from racing, some of which have won the Derby themselves. It is the rich heritage of the race together with the prize money on offer (in excess of £750,000) together with the earnings potential of Derby winner sat Stud that make this race what it is and it continues to attract the best horse around, year after year.
Derby day falls on the first Saturday in June each year and attracts crowds of upto 100,000 or more and off the track it is one of the busiest days of the year for the betting industry with an estimated £100 million staked on the race. The Derby odds are often generous becuase of the competitive nature of the race with many of the Derby Runners holding decent claims about winning the race, this is what makes the Derby an attractive betting proposition together with the allure of it being a glamorous race with top class throughbreds always guaranteed.
Cheltenham Gold Cup Betting Preview
June 12, 2009
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the feature race of the four day Cheltenham Festival meeting, run at Cheltenham Racecourse during March each year. It is a race run under National Hunt rules and is the number one race in the UK jumps calendar as it pits the best 3 mile chasers from the UK and Ireland to compete with the objective of becoming champion horse of the year.
First run in 1924, the Cheltenham Gold Cup has provided the perfect stage for some of Racing’s most familar household names in its near 100 year history. The most famous of which include (five times winner) Golden Miller, (three times winners) Cottage Rake and Arkle and in more recent times, Best Mate, who run the race three times between 2002 and 2004. It is the roll of past winners that gives this race so much prestige and makes it the number one target for leading owners, trainers and jockeys to win each year.
The Gold Cup is one of the biggest betting days of the year and the Gold Cup Odds vary year on year depending on how strongly fancied the favourite is. One horse, often a previous winner tends to dominate the betting but all Gold Cup Runners are often not without a chance and several big priced horse have gone on to win the race.
For more information and a full guide to the Cheltenham Gold Cup, check out Betting Direcotry’s microsite which provides a preview on all aspects of the race from runners, form, jockeys and trainers through to the latest odds.
Cheltenham Festival Guide
June 11, 2009
The Cheltenham Festival is the feature event of the UK and Ireland’s National Hunt Racing calendar. Amongst the fans of Racing and the media, the phrase ’all roads roads lead to Cheltenham’ is a common saying from the start of the National Hunt Season in late October through to the start of the Festival which take place during the month of March each year.
The Cheltenham Festival is like a World Cup of Jumps racing, attracting the best runners from the top stables in the UK and Ireland, where this form of Horse Racing is most popular to compete for the best prize money in the sport. The meeting runs for for days from Tuesday through to Friday and stages a total of 26 races ranging in various distances, from top class graded races races to Handicap races and run over both fences and hurdles.
The four feature races of the meeting are the Champion Hurlde, Queen Mother Champion Chase, World Hurdle and Cheltenham Gold Cup, with each race the feature of the four different days. However, the supporting races are all high quality and make up a fantasticracing spectacle.
The Cheltenham Festival is a hugely popular Racing event and every year, each of the four days sees over 60,000 people head to Cheltenham Racecourse to watch the action live and take in the Festival’s unique atmosphere. Many of those in attendance head over from Ireland and much of the merriment of fun at the Festival is attributed to the Irish contingent. Away from the course, millions more watch the meeting on the TV with Channel 4 in the UK and RTE in Ireland broadcasting the action. In turn, the bookmakers also benefit from the huge popularity of the Cheltenham Festival with the meeting the busiest four days period of the year for bookmakers and it is estimated to be worth over £500 million to the betting industry and growing on an annual basis. The quality and competitiveness of the Cheltenham Festival racing is such that Cheltenham Festivla Odds are often found to be in the punters favour and if you are lucky enough to find a few winners, the profits are likely to be very healthy! Betting Directory’s Cheltenham Festival Guide is recommended to anybody lookign to find more information on the Cheltenham Festival, including race previews, tips and the est odds on each race.
Bookmaker of the Month: Paddy Power
