Reigning English champions Manchester City haven’t exactly set the world on fire since the start of the season, with a first-up loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League and an inconsistent start in the EPL which sees them five points...
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WGM’s weekend wrap
We’ll start with golf’s Ryder Cup this weekend and as expected it was another successful outing for Europe as they crushed the United States by five matches to make it three wins in a row and eight in the past 10 years. Led by world...
WGM’s tip for 29 September: New England Patriots
One of the more intriguing match-ups of NFL Week 4 takes place tonight as the Kansas City Chiefs host the New England Patriots. Although they currently sit at 1-2, their attack has been particularly impressive as they thumped Miami last start just a...
WGM’s tip for 28 September: San Francisco 49ers
It’s not often that we tip against a side with a perfect 3-0 record in favor of a team sitting 1-2 but we like the look of the San Francisco 49ers tonight. The Eagles have won their games the hard way, overcoming 17, 14 and 10 point deficits...
WGM’s tip for 27 September: Arsenal
It’s a London derby as bitter rivals Arsenal and Tottenham go head to head at the Emirates in tonight’s huge EPL clash. The season hasn’t quite started as either of these sides would have hoped, however the Gunners produced their...
WGM’s tip for 26 September: South Sydney
The first of this weekend’s grand final qualifiers in Australia’s National Rugby League sees traditional rivals South Sydney and the Sydney Roosters clash with the winner earning a place in the decider! There is certainly no love lost...
WGM’s tip for 25 September: Washington Redskins
Tonight sees a huge NFL divisional clash in the NFC East as the New York Giants head to FedEx Field to take on the Washington Redskins. With both sides sitting 1-2, a win here is vital in maintaining some sort of momentum. Although the Giants...
WGM’s weekend preview
There is no rest for the wicked as the seasons start to change with another action-packed weekend of sport set to take place around the globe. We’ll start in Melbourne, Australia this week where the biggest game of the AFL season takes place...
WGM’s tip for 24 September: Crystal Palace
Although Newcastle helped embattled manager Alan Pardew enjoy a stay of execution with their come from behind 2-2 draw against Hull at the weekend, their woeful form in the EPL this season has been hard to ignore and after five games they find...
WGM’s tip for 23 September: Southampton
The League Cup is famous for throwing up plenty of upsets during the early rounds as the smaller clubs look to take advantage of the big guns resting many of their star players. That is certainly likely to be the case tonight when Southampton heads...
Takayama wins in Manila
APT Manila 2014 is in the books and it is Philippines local Mike Takayama celebrating this week after outlasting a tough final table to take home the P3,453,000 first prize (US$77,700). It was another impressive field at Resorts World Manila with...
WGM’s weekend wrap
Formula 1 has a new Championship leader after Lewis Hamilton win the Singapore Grand Prix overnight. The season’s only night-time race was full of incidents with Hamilton’s teammate Nico Rosberg suffering mechanical problems on the grid...
WGM’s tip for 22 September: New York Jets
With both sides currently at one win and one loss apiece, this Monday Night Football clash looms as a crucial one as the Chicago Bears travel to New York to face the Jets. The smart money says that trying to pick a winner here is a lottery, however...
WGM’s tip for 21 September: Everton
The Toffees are back at home and after a slow start to the season they are starting to build nicely after securing their first win of the year away at West Brom last week. Although we expect them to prevail here, we’re going to go for some...
WGM’s tip for 20 September: Hull FC
EPL minnows Hull have enjoyed a reasonable start to the season with a win and two draws from their first four games. They have a great chance to add another three points tonight away to Newcastle, who find themselves at the bottom of the ladder amid...
WGM’s tip for 19 September: Sydney Swans
It wouldn’t have been lost on the Sydney Swans coaching staff that the last time they hosted North Melbourne – in Round 4 this year – they were belted by 43 points. But that was a very different Swans outfit and we all know that following...
WGM’s tip for 18 September: Everton
The Europa League has returned and after trawling through tonight’s games we love the look of this match-up with England’s Everton up against Germany’s Wolfsburg. The Toffees are paying a healthy $2.15 tonight which is great value...
WGM’s weekend preview
A big weekend of sport has started early this week with the kick-off of the Champions League overnight and a slew of huge games across Europe over the coming days as the big European Cups as well as the leagues continue in earnest. While tonight...
WGM’s tip for 17 September: Bayern Munich
Champions League winners two years ago, German powerhouse Bayern Munich continue to reign supreme domestically and will be confident of another deep European run this season. That makes this huge Champions League opener and EPL winners Manchester...
WGM’s tip for 16 September: Atletico Madrid
The Spanish champions travel to Greece for their Champions League opener where they will face a tough time against all-powerful Greek champions Olympiacos. With two wins and a draw from their first three games of the new domestic season, Olympiacos...
WGM’s weekend wrap
We enjoyed some mixed results with our tipping over the weekend but thanks to golfer Billy Horschel it nevertheless proved to be a profitable one. Horschel was our tip to win the Tour Championship outright after prevailing in the BMW Championships a...
WGM’s tip for 15 September: Philadelphia Eagles
How good is it to have the NFL back? It’s not only one of the most exciting sports to sit back and watch, it also happens to be one of the best in the world to bet on and although we usually steer clear for the first few weeks of the season to...
WGM’s tip for 14 September: Melbourne Storm
We’re off to Australia for the NRL again today as the Melbourne Storm host the Canterbury Bulldogs in the 4th Qualifying Final at Melbourne’s AAMI Park. These two sides met at this very venue just a little over a month ago with...
WGM’s tip for 13 September: Chelsea
One of the more interesting games of this weekend’s round of EPL games sees top of the ladder Chelsea hosting the only other side to win their first three games in Swansea. The Swans punched above their weight last season and have gone to...
WGM’s tip for 12 September: South Sydney Rabbitohs
The NRL semi-finals have arrived in Australia and there are some terrific betting options available across the weekend – starting tonight when the Manly Sea Eagles play the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Go back two months and this would have been one of...
Too much poker is never enough
For anyone with a love of tournament poker, the next few months loom as one of the most exciting periods ever seen in the Asia-Pacific region with six major tournament series and some big prize money on offer. Of course, with so much going on it can...
WGM’s tip for 11 September: Billy Horschel
Form might be fleeting, but when you’re hot you’re hot and that’s exactly how Billy Horschel has been at the business end of the season as he mounts a challenge to claim the FedEx Cup and its US$10 million top prize. Much like Rory...
WGM’s weekend preview
It’s the culmination of the 2014 PGA Tour as the 30 remaining points scorers in the FedEx Cup fight it out at the Tour Championships for the US$10 million first prize. Because of the complicated points system that determined who finishes top...
WGM’s tip for 10 September: Ding Junhui
After a bit of a hiatus in regards to big events on the global snooker circuit, the world’s best are back in business this week for the Shanghai Masters and we’re going to jump on board local hero Ding Junhui to go all the way again in...
New signings add EPL intrigue
The new English Premier League season is well and truly underway, but while it’s been business as usual for the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool over the opening three weekends, it’s hard to remember too many transfer...