Italian giants Inter Milan have struggled for consistency so far this season but they look a class above their Group F opponents in the Europa League – as evidenced by two wins from two starts so far. They’re back home tonight against French...
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WGM’s tip for 22 October: Real Madrid
What loomed as a mouth-watering contest when this season’s Champions League draw was first announced is starting to resemble a David v Goliath contest instead. Needless to say this is not the same Liverpool side that very nearly won the EPL...
WGM’s tip for 21 October: Roma
Arguably the pick of this week’s Champions League matches takes place in Italy tonight as FC Roma take on the might of 2013 winners Bayern Munich. We rarely tip against Bayern, but we’re going to make an exception here give the...
WPT heads to the Philippines
A hectic month for poker across the Asia-Pacific region sees a landmark event take place this week with the first ever WPT National Philippines event taking place at Solaire Resort and Casino in Manila. It’s now two years since the World...
WGM’s weekend wrap
Football’s regular international breaks can throw up some unusual results when players eventually return from national duty to their various clubs around the world but there were no such quirks this time around with Europe’s big guns...
WGM’s tip for 20 October: Manchester United
Consecutive wins have eased the pressure on Manchester United and their manager Louis van Gaal and having moved into the top four they will be looking forward to continuing their upward surge when they visit West Brom tonight. To be honest...
WGM’s tip for 19 October: Liverpool
It’s been an awful start to the new campaign for last season’s runners-up Liverpool, but after a much-needed win over West Brom last start, tonight’s trip to QPR could be just the tonic to get things going in the right...
WGM’s tip for 18 October: Manchester City
They haven’t really hit their straps so far this season, nor has their home record been anywhere near as imposing as it was on their way to winning the title just a few months back, but the signs are there that reigning EPL champions...
WGM’s weekend preview
After a hectic week of international fixtures, normal service resumes this weekend with the EPL highlighting the major European leagues. No doubt some clubs will be hoping a week’s break will spark a change in fortunes – particularly...
WGM’s tip for 16 October: New England Patriots
Week 7 of the NFL kicks off in Massachusetts as the New England Patriots play host to the New York Jets. The form line leans heavily in favor of the Patriots in this one and it seems the only real question is by how many? In our opinion...
WGM’s tip for 15 October: NSW Blues
It’s a surprisingly quiet day on the world sporting stage with the European football leagues all on break until the weekend and nothing to speak of in regards to NBA, NFL or anything else of note! In the end we’ve settled on a domestic...
WGM’s tip for 14 October: Poland
One of the surprise packets during the early stages of these Euro 2016 qualifiers, Poland find themselves sitting top of Group D after a 7-0 thrashing of Gibralter last month and a shock 2-0 upset of world champions Germany at the weekend. They have...
WGM’s weekend wrap
There were some interesting results in qualifying for Euro 2016 over the weekend with back-to-back games for all competing nations seeing the nine groups starting to take shape. It began with Matchday 2 from last Friday where both Italy and the...
WGM’s tip for 14 October: San Francisco 49ers
It’s do or die time for St Louis, who find themselves sitting bottom of the extremely tough NFC West division at 1-3 ahead of this clash with divisional rivals San Francisco. A couple of tight losses in their last two outings – including a...
WGM’s tip for 12 October: Sebastian Vettel
We’re off to Sochi in Russia – the venue for the 2014 Winter Olympics eight months ago – for a new addition to the Formula 1 calendar. Said to be a pretty fast track with two long straights, it looks like Sochi will again play to...
WGM’s tip for 11 October: Scotland
It’s far from the most interesting of this weekend’s Euro 2016 qualifiers but as far as today’s games though we think Scotland’s Group D clash with minnows Georgia represents the best value. Both sides lost their openers...
WGM’s tip for 10 October: Bosnia and Herzegovina
It’s the second round of matches in qualifying for Euro 2016 and already we’ve got a clash that looks likely to play a huge role in who progresses and who is left ruing a wasted opportunity. Tonight sees Wales play host to one of the 13...
WGM’s weekend preview
We’ve got a big weekend of international football coming up with the main focus being on the second round of qualifiers for Euro 2016. A total of 26 matches are scheduled from Thursday night with a handful of particularly interesting...
WGM’s tip for 9 October: Spain
After the debacle that was Spain’s 2014 World Cup campaign, the side that had until then been the dominant force in world football for the best part of six years has started to rebuild. The fact that they’ve been handed an incredibly...
APPT Season 9 schedule released
The eyes of the poker world might be on Melbourne this week for WSOP-APAC but the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) is looking ahead to 2015 with the release of next year’s Season 9 Schedule. Kicking off with the prestigious Aussie Millions from...
WGM’s tip for 8 October: India
We’re off to India for today’s sports betting tip and the first cricket One Day International as India host the West Indies in what promises to be a highly entertaining five match series. The form of the Indians has been anything but...
WGM’s tip for 7 October: Australia
Pakistan and Australia meet in the first of three One Day Internationals today in the United Arab Emirates as both sides ramp up their preparations for next year’s World Cup. The turning wickets usually found in the UAE make this an...
WGM’s weekend wrap
There was barely a corner of the globe untouched by the wonderful world of sport at the weekend as we tried to split our time between watching the football across Europe, the tennis in China, Formula 1 in Japan, NFL in the US and plenty more. But...
WGM’s tip for 6 October: Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks have started pretty well in their title defence, with two wins from their three games including a tough result in the Superbowl replay over Denver last start. They are fresh off a bye and will be keen to hammer another nail into the...
WGM’s tip for 5 October: South Sydney
The National Rugby League season reaches its finale as the South Sydney Rabbitohs take on the Canterbury Bulldogs in the grand final. This will be the first time Souths have contested a grand final in 43 years and that lack of big game experience...
WGM’s tip for 4 October: Swansea
Swansea continue to punch above their weight in the EPL and after six games of the current season find themselves sitting in fifth spot – level on points with Arsenal and just one behind defending champions Manchester City. They’ve got a...
WGM’s tip for 3 October: Chelsea
With so much sport on this weekend, we’re getting in a few days early for the EPL’s blockbuster game of the round between Chelsea and Arsenal. There is no love lost between these two managers – as so often tends to be the case between...
WGM’s tip for 2 October: Inter Milan
Italian giants Inter Milan are back on home soil for the second match of their Europe League campaign after a workmanlike 1-0 win away to Dnipro in their opener. Tonight’s opponents are Azerbaijan’s FK Qarabag who, it’s fair to...
WGM’s tip for 1 October: Basel
It’s an crucial Champions League clash in Group B as Liverpool travels to Switzerland to take on Basel. The Swiss side was thumped 5-1 by Real Madrid in their opener while the Reds left it late to beat Ludogrets 2-1 at Anfield but it’s...
Macau Billionaire Poker joins ACOP
With the 2014 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) just around the corner in Macau, PokerStars has announced a partnership with Macau Billionaire Poker (MBP) for the two high roller events that will be part of this huge poker festival beginning on 24...