Their form has been inconsistent of late by their lofty standards, but the Pacers still sit top in the East and should be far too strong at home against the Lakers. It was only a few years back that the Lakers were winning titles but now they find...
What would our poker legends series be without mentioning the great Daniel Negreanu? It’s not often a 39-year-old can be considered a “legend” in any pursuit, but it’s impossible to ignore the achievements of Negreanu. The...
The Sochi Winter Olympics are done and dusted and despite all the pre-Games concerns over security issues and the state of facilities which were still being finished as athletes arrived, it’s fair to say that Sochi managed to put on a pretty...
The end of the Sochi Winter Olympics was the big news of the weekend as the world farewelled this unique part of the planet. An exciting final few days saw some controversy in the ice skating as Russia pipped South Korea for gold, while Canada won...
It’s all fallen apart for the 76ers. Nine losses in a row at the time of writing including a couple of embarrassing 40-point losses has them sitting second last in the East – ironically ahead of only the Bucks. We would normally tip the home...
We can assume with some safety that Liverpool will be too good for battling Swansea at Anfield tonight and with the sportsbooks singing the same tune we’re not going to get a good price on the result anyway, so let’s look for a little...
After bowing out of the FA Cup at the hands of Manchester City at the weekend, Chelsea turns their attention back to the Premiership as they try to maintain their tentative grasp on top spot. They won’t have it easy either against an Everton...
It’s the men’s curling final, and although many of us still aren’t completely sure what’s going on out there on the ice, you can’t deny it makes for riveting viewing. Canada has swept all before them on their way to the...
When you’re onto a good thing, stick to it. We had a great Australian summer correctly tipping the Australian cricket team to beat England in almost every game and after they downed South Africa in the opening Test of their latest series...
There is plenty happening once again this weekend in the world of sport, but let’s start in Sochi one last time as the Winter Olympics draw to a close. The final few days of competition sees the final of the men’s hockey taking place as...
It’s time for the men’s Giant Slalom at the Sochi Winter Olympics and although there are a number of worthwhile contenders in this event, we like the look of Austria’s Marcel Hirscher. Alongside American Ted Ligety, the pair have...
After the excitement of the All-Star Weekend, normal transmission resumes in the NBA with Miami heading to Dallas in what should be a particularly interesting clash. The Mavericks currently sit sixth in the West with a solid 18-8 record at home and...
It was another action-packed weekend in the sporting world, particularly in the FA Cup where Manchester City and Arsenal both gained revenge on some old rivals – but not without a huge amount of controversy along the way. Most notable was...
The Aussie Millions is over for another year and although we have ANZPT events in both Perth and Sydney to look forward to in the coming weeks, the main focus for the next month or two will be Macau with four major tournament series being held in...
With the exception of the sub-continent – where it is the dominant sport in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and in particular India – cricket doesn’t boast a huge following in Asia. That’s understandable. With American influences...
He looked like a beaten down man in the Australian Open final last month, but the clay court season has arrived and that means it’s all about one man – Rafael Nadal. The greatest clay courter of all time will be eying a record ninth French...
It was all going along so well for Arsenal as they continued to defy the odds and stay atop the EPL well past the halfway mark of the season, but with critics predicting they would eventually fall it seems that time might have arrived. Embarrassed...
Wigan produced one of the great giant-killing displays last year to stun Manchester City in the final and lift the FA Cup. It proved to be a rare highlight for them as they were relegated from the Premier League just a few days later. Although their...
It hasn’t been a particularly happy tour of New Zealand for the Indian cricket team so far, having lost the One Day Series and been stunned by this burgeoning Kiwi side in the First Test last week. The Indians have a history of...
When Benny Binion held the very first World Series of Poker in Las Vegas way back in 1970 – at the time a single event boasting just seven players – he could never have imagined it would evolve into the global monster it is today. The WSOP this...
It’s a big game in the West tonight as the Chicago Bulls and Brooklyn Nets look to shore up their positions in their respective divisions. Both currently sit in second and with the Nets having the luxury of the weaker Atlantic Division to...
Us sports addicts always have plenty to look forward to at this time of year and this week is no exception with the Winter Olympics powering along as well as plenty of football, NBA, cricket and tennis to keep us glued to our television...
Having led the league for much of the season, Arsenal’s title hopes took a huge hit last weekend when they were humiliated 5-1 by Liverpool and saw Chelsea leapfrog them into top spot on the EPL ladder. With Manchester City also lurking, the...
For those of us who reside in the warmer regions of the planet, the Winter Olympics is a slightly unusual spectacle. Comprising a whole range of sports we’ve barely heard of – with a bit of hockey and skating thrown in for good measure –...
The biggest annual poker tournament in the Southern Hemisphere, the Aussie Millions, has come to an end for another year but it’s unlikely we’ll forget this event anytime soon as a new era dawned, new records were set and some of the...
We might be in for one of the most exciting finishes to an EPL season in years at the top of the table, but as usual it is the race to avoid relegation that really heats up around this time of year. There are currently just four points separating...
Having stormed through the first half of the season without too many problems, the Spurs have hit the wall somewhat of late with a series of shock losses against the likes of Chicago and Houston as well as falling to title rivals Miami and Oklahoma...
It’s been a tough season for David Moyes and the Red Devils, whose slim title hopes were all but extinguished against Stoke last week when they fell to their eighth loss of the year. Still, they have a Champions League spot to fight for and...
Because he specialized in cash games more so than tournaments, the name David “Chip” Reese isn’t spoken of quite as widely in poker rooms around the world as some of his more recognized peers. Yet ask those same peers to name the...
It’s another EPL blockbuster as former league leaders Arsenal face a red-hot Liverpool side. The Gunners proved far too strong when these two sides met earlier in the season at the Emirates, but with Manchester City having recently moved past...
