Having finished a very respectable third at the World Cup in Brazil, tonight signals the dawn of a new era for the Dutch with returning manager Guus Hiddink taking over from Louis van Gaal and handed the task of qualifying for Euro 2016. First up...
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WGM’s weekend wrap
The weekend has come and gone and what an eventful weekend it was with the US Open tennis nearing its conclusion, the Formula 1 circus carrying on in Italy, the basketball World Cup continuing in Spain and a raft of International Friendlies and Euro...
Tasmania ups poker ante
As keen readers of wgm8.com will be aware, we strive to bring you all the latest tournament information and updates from the biggest tournaments around the world – from the biggest local events such as the Macau Poker Cup and Macau Millions to the...
WGM’s tip for 8 September: England
It may sound strange given their respective fortunes at the recent World Cup in Brazil which saw England bow out early while Switzerland progressed to the Round of 16, but we’re expecting a strong showing from the English side here. Never mind...
WGM’s tip for 7 September: Greece
After a strong showing at the World Cup that saw them reach the Round of 16 for the first time and very nearly progress to the quarters, Greece will be full of confidence as their qualifiers start for Euro 2016 against Romania tonight. The Greeks...
WGM’s tip for 6 September: Roger Federer
It’s semi-final time at the US Open and having enjoyed a good run of results so far in this event we’re going to stick with our man Roger Federer here against big-hitting Marin Cilic. Federer gave us a scare in his quarter-final when he...
WGM’s tip for 5 September: Shuai Peng
China’s Shuai Peng has taken up where injured compatriot Li Na has left off by reaching her first career grand slam semi-final against Caroline Wozniacki. While nerves can often be a factor in these matches, let’s not forget that...
WGM’s weekend preview
No rest for the wicked! Once again we have a plethora of sport to keep us entertained this weekend and here’s our pick of the action. The Formula 1 circuit heads to Italy’s famous Monza circuit for what is undoubtedly the most...
WGM’s tip for 4 September: Belgium
Belgium play their first match since an underwhelming World Cup campaign and they’ll be keen to make amends ahead of the upcoming Euro qualifiers with a comprehensive performance against Australia. Although the Aussie team surprised many with...
WGM’s tip for 3 September: Germany
International friendlies don’t usually attract as much interest as tonight’s intriguing clash does, with Germany and Argentina coming together for a rematch of the recent World Cup final in Brazil. Although betting on friendlies can be...
WGM’s tip for 2 September: Roger Federer
The fourth round of the grand slams is when the big guns tend to step up another level and that’s exactly what we’re expecting from Roger Federer tonight. Having cruised through his first three matches with little trouble, Federer is a...
WGM’s weekend wrap
There was as much interest in what was happening off the pitch in the EPL this week as on it with a number of new arrivals signing on the dotted line alongside rumours of many more to come to England’s biggest clubs. Leading the way were...
Melbourne breaks ANZPT record
We’ve been pleased in recent months to be able to bring you news of regular record fields being set at the various events held at PokerStars LIVE Macau, with the Macau Poker Cup, ACOP and APPT tournament series becoming more popular with each...
Rising stars of world tennis
This article first appeared in the Sep/Oct 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. We often look at the world’s tennis elite – the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova – and wonder how anyone is ever...
WGM’s tip for 1 September: North Queensland Cowboys
Back to Australia and the National Rugby League we go for the final Monday night game of the 2014 season. Tonight sees the in-form North Queensland Cowboys host the battling Cronulla Sharks and although the line is a massive 30.5 points we can see...
WGM’s tip for 31 August: Liverpool
For the second week in a row the best game of the round features Liverpool and for the second week in a row they face a tough away trip – this time to White Hart Lane. Spurs were brilliant in dispatching QPR 4-0 last week while Liverpool fell 3-1...
WGM’s tip for 30 August: Manchester City
The defending champions play their second match in as many weeks at their Etihad Stadium fortress and as usual when Manchester City step out in front of their home crowd we’re expecting plenty of goals. City broke the record for most goals in...
WGM’s tip for 29 August: Jerzy Janowicz
The second round of the US Open sees the clash of the big hitting up-and-comers as Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz faces the USA’s Kevin Anderson. A semi-finalist at Wimbledon in 2013, Janowicz has struggled to match that form since but after a...
WGM’s tip for 28 August: South Sydney Rabbitohs
We were tossing up between the latest FedEx Cup event in Boston and tonight’s National Rugby League in Sydney but in the end we couldn’t go past the value we see in the footy. The Bulldogs are coming off a big win against Wests Tigers...
WGM’s weekend preview
It’s another huge weekend in sport but for many of our readers around Asia there is nothing bigger this week than the badminton World Championships in Denmark where Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei is looking to add the one title that has eluded...
WGM’s tip for 27 August: Arsenal
After a dour 0-0 draw in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie against Turkish side Besiktas, Arsenal has the luxury of playing the deciding leg on home soil. Expectation is high at the Gunners this season after a busy summer in the...
Federer forever young
The US Open gets underway tonight in New York and looming large over the field is the presence of 17-time grand slam winner Roger Federer. On the surface, that doesn’t sound unusual for a man who will go down in history as the greatest of all...
WGM’s tip for 26 August: Roger Federer
Seventeen-time grand slam champion Roger Federer begins his quest for a 18th at the US Open tonight with an opening round clash against fiery Australian Marinko Matosevic. Federer is our pick to go all the way in this event and he is an unbackable...
WGM’s weekend wrap
The European football season is well underway after Germany’s Bundesliga and Spain’s La Liga played their first round of matches – joining the English Premier League which kicked off last week. And it didn’t take long for the big...
WGM’s tip for 25 August: Manchester City
What a huge game so early in the season! Last season it came down to a battle between Manchester City and Liverpool to fight it out for the EPL title with City scraping home despite a 3-2 loss to the Reds at Anfield with just a few games...
WGM’s tip for 24 August: Tottenham
Tottenham weren’t exactly convincing against West Ham last week – surviving a first half penalty before scoring a very late winner to steal an unlikely 1-0 win. Nevertheless, they will be boosted by the fact they still managed to take the...
WGM’s tip for 23 August: Chelsea
Chelsea play their first home game of the season at Stamford Bridge as they look to continue their impressive start against newly promoted Leicester. Although a Blues win seems a mere formality, we can see plenty of goals being scored in this one...
WGM’s tip for 22 August: Parramatta Eels
It’s a huge clash in the NRL as the Parramatta Eels face off against old rivals Manly with finals spots on the line. The Sea Eagles have been the best side all year and are looking to secure the minor premiership with another win here tonight...
WGM’s weekend preview
We’re just a week into the new EPL season and already we’ve got a blockbuster on our hands as last season’s top two sides – Manchester City and Liverpool – go head to head at Etihad Stadium. Last season these two sides split...
WGM’s tip for 21 August: Canterbury Bulldogs
What shaped as a potential NRL blockbuster just a month or so ago now pits two of the least impressive sides of recent weeks against one another in a game that doesn’t exactly wet the appetite. With that said, the Bulldogs at least showed...