9GAG Failure: Marquez Lucky Punch KOs Pacquiao

THE LATEST SPORTS BETTING NEWS – A right hook punch from Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez many call as the “lucky punch” was all it took to bring down eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao in their fourth encounter at the MGM Grand Hotel on Saturday night.

Pacquiao, otherwise known as the “Pacman”, fell down to Marquez on the third round before resurging on the fifth through a knockdown on his Mexican rival. Marquez’ right-hand blow on the sixth round knocked out Pacquiao face down.

The result saw Pacquiao’s failure to leave a footpr1nt on fourth match against his staunchest career rival Marquez. The Filipino did not point to retirement as a possible option, despite calls for him to bow down finally from the sport.

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Manny Pacquiao [Photograph]. (2012). Retrieved 10 December 2012, from < http://www.hendersondispatch.com/sports/pro/x1186680779/Marquez-knocks-out-Pacquiao-in-6th-round>

World Cup Qualifier Promotion | Aaron Hughes Plan to Cause Upset For Portugal

THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS – In his bid for promotion of his national side towards their 2014 Rio dream, Northern Ireland defender Aaron Hughes aim to block the hopes of a Cristiano Ronaldo-powered Portugal side when they face in Porto for the World Cup qualifiers tonight.

Northern Ireland was not successful when they played past through rival Russia, to which they lost 2-0. Their 1-1 draw against Luxembourg left them hanging in fourth place of Group F.

Citing Russia’s 1-0 win against Portugal, Hughes believes that his side can beat the Portuguese even though they do not get dominant possession of the ball. He noted that his side plans to “sit and defend and hit [Portugal] on the counter attack."

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Aaron Hughes [Photograph]. (2012). Retrieved 16 October 2012, from <http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/sport/football/fulham_star_ready_for_test_of_former_man_utd_favourite_1_1655687>

Manchester United faces threat from speculators

Manchester United may have got off to a solid start on the field this season, but increasing numbers of investors are taking a less positive view of the club’s performance off the field.

Appeal to fans: Alan Hansen backs Sir Alex Ferguson's calls for fans from both clubs to show respect for each other Photo: ACTION IMAGES

Almost 11pc of the shares sold in Manchester United’s controversial $2.9bn (£1.8bn) flotation last month are now in the hands of investors looking to profit from a slide in the company’s stock - so called shorting - according to Markit.

That amount has more than doubled from the days immediately after the initial public offering in New York.

News of the shorting comes as the company prepares today to report fourth quarter profits, its first set of tradng figures since the float.

The number of shares shorted will add to some fans’ concern over the flotation.

Manchester United’s Supporters Trust has criticised the IPO because not all of the $233m raised was targeted at paying down the club’s debts which stand at more than £430m.

“It’s a story that is interesting to short sellers,” said Simon Colvin, an analyst at Markit. “People have ingested the current situation of a highly leveraged sports team that is open to the whims of the football season.”

The US-based Glazer family, which used the IPO to sell about 10pc of the club they acquired for £790m in 2005, opted for a flotation just as Manchester United faces increasing competition for domestic trophies from local rival Manchester City, and for the European Cup from the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Mr Colvin said that the the volume of shares available for short-sellers to borrow has risen as investors at the IPO allocate a portion of their holdings to the lending programmes speculators can tap in to.

Companies in the S&P 500 have an average 3.4pc of their shares in the hands of short-sellers, says Markit.

Short-sellers borrow shares and then sell them in the hope the price will fall. They make money by buying back the shares at a lower price, returning the shares to the original owner and then pocketing the difference.

Shares in Manchester United stood at $12.575 in early trading in New York, some 10.2pc down on the company’s flotation price of of $14.

Manchester United declined to comment.

article source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9549193/Manchester-United-faces-threat-from-speculators.html

Euro 2012 EUFA cash Rewards 12bet | Russia Vs Czech Match Preview

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Russia will come into the go with as powerful favorites in many experts sight after their amazing displaying during determining. Dick Advocatt's men lead Team B with seven benefits from their ten trips.


The Czech Republic had to go to the playoffs qualify at EURO 2012 after completing second in their determining team behind Spain. However, they just didn't have much issue once they got there and quickly beaten Montenegro 3-0 on total over two legs. Their leader Tomas Rosicky experienced a excellent period with Arsenal of the English Premier League and has signed an agreement   with the London-based team.



A couple of days before the game kick's off, we'll be giving you our exclusive betting guide to Russia Vs Czech, with an in depth look at all the components that are likely to affect the outcome of the match – including the team line up, latest happenings off the pitch, potential goal scorers and the likely Russia Vs Czech final score and how this could affect group A.



This will allow you to make an informed decision and take advantage of some of the very best odds on Russia Vs Czech with youwin.com. In the mean time you can check out more about each of the individual Russia football team and Czech football team by looking at our teams guide.


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FA Cup final between Liverpool v. Chelsea.

Place your bet this weekend on the highly anticipated FA Cup final between Liverpool v. Chelsea.

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Chelsea to win the FA Cup
Under 2.5 goals

One of the best rivalries in British football trips the new Wembley arena for the first time this few days as Liverpool take on Chelsea in the FA Cup final.

Amazingly, this will be the Thirty first conference of the two clubs in the last eight seasons as reminiscences of legendary Winners twice headers and numerous home cup situations ruminate clean in memory.

During that period the teams have been eerily impossible to split with Chelsea winning 11, Liverpool winning 11 and eight matches ending in a draw; the Blues perhaps holding any marginal advantage having won the 2005 Carling Cup in extra time.

Research of latest FA Cup finals also indicates that we should back Several weeks to be the side raising the award on Sunday night at possibility of 7/10. The Stamford Link team have surfaced winning on five of their six trips to the nationwide arena, and have never missing a game title there within 90 moments.

Roberto di Matteo has worked wonders since taking charge at Chelsea, but he still doesn’t have anything tangible to show for his efforts. Victory this weekend would be a perfect precursor to the Champions League final a fortnight later, and set up the Blues for a truly memorable season.

Blackburn Rovers vs Manchester United premier liga match preview

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: 12BET odds Blackburn Rovers vs Manchester United 4/2 3AM GMT+8

Blackburn Rovers' probable starting line-up cost the club approximately £17.5 million in transfer fees. Manchester United's, in comparison, cost around £130m. The most expensive of those 11 Rovers players was Scott Dann, who cost £6m from Birmingham City. Blackburn have lost just two of the last nine encounters between the two clubs at Ewood Park.

Manchester United have the opportunity to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a win after Sunderland held title rivals Manchester City to a 3-3 draw in Manchester on Saturday. If United were able to maintain that gap until their meeting with City on 30 April, they would require a victory to win the league at the Etihad Stadium. Antonio Valencia (pictured above right) trails only David Silva in the Premier League assist charts, despite having played 10 fewer matches than the Spaniard. Valencia has racked up 11 assists in 19 games.

Aston Villa Vs Chelsea premier liga match preview

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: 12BET ODDS Aston Villa Vs Chelsea 3/31 10PM GMT+8  

Aston Villa have generally struggled against the big boys this year, although they did win 3-1 at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season and Chelsea should have too much for them so 4/5 is a great bit of business.

Aston Villa’s main problem has been putting the ball in the back of the net this season. No-one outside the bottom three has scored less than them this season. To go with this Chelsea haven’t scored more than 1 goal away from home since the start of January in the league

Petrov fever fear for Villa

 Villa skipper has high temperature

Captain Stiliyan Petrov is a worry for Aston Villa ahead of their crunch weekend home game against top-four chasing Chelsea.

The West Midlands side are low on confidence following last weekend's 3-0 defeat by Arsenal and are in danger of slipping into the relegation tussle. Although the club are currently eight points clear of the bottom three, Alex McLeish's side face a tough run of fixtures in April after the Blues' visit to Villa Park. Alan Hutton and Charles N'Zogbia will almost certainly miss the game with respective calf and knee problems while Darren Bent (ankle), Richard Dunne (collarbone) and Ciaran Clark (knee) are sidelined. And with James Collins and Emile Heskey carrying knocks, there is now a real worry over the Bulgarian.

"Stan Petrov's got a bit of a fever," explained assistant manager Peter Grant. "He came off after the game with a high temperature on Saturday. "He didn't feel that great during the game. The doc took his temperature on the way back up and it was very high."

Tottenham Hotspur vs Stoke City premier league match preview

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As horrible Saturday's nights events involving Fabrice Muamba were for Bolton's players, Spurs's players appeared equally distrubed and manager Harry Redknapp faces a job to get their spirits up as they chase a Champions League place.

Tottenham have lost their last three games in the Premier League and face a beligerent Stoke side who have already won twice against Redknapp's men. In the Carling Cup in September, following a 0-0 draw, Stoke knocked Spurs out on penalties. And in December, Spurs had Younes Kaboul sent off in the Premeir League game at the Britannia and lost 2-1.

 

Fulham Vs Swansea City match preview

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The last time Fulham met Swansea in the league at Craven Cottage, both sides were in the fourth tier of English football. Fulham won 2-1. Fulham has lost just one and won six of its last eight Premier League games at Craven Cottage. Fulham has recovered the most points (8) from losing positions in home matches this season.

Swansea’s last six away league games have seen the club alternate between wins and losses. Swansea will be without the services of flying winger Nathan Dyer as he serves the second game of his three-match suspension. Brendan Rodgers decided against appealing Dyer's ban as it could have resulted in the 24-year-old having another match added if the club's plea was rejected.

 

Liverpool Vs Everton match preview

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Liverpool lost its third consecutive Premier League game against Sunderland on Saturday. It last lost four back-to-back Premier League games in the 2002-03 season with the Black Cats again being one of the teams it was defeated by. After 27 games this season, Dalglish's men have recorded the exact same number of points they had at this stage last campaign. The Reds won the first meeting between the two sides 2-0 at Goodison Park. The last time they did the derby double was in the 2009-10 season.

Everton (28) is one of only four clubs to score less than Liverpool (30) this season. The others being Wigan (23), Stoke (27) and QPR (29). Rodwell was controversially sent off in the last meeting with the Reds [pictured], becoming the 21st player to be dismissed in the tie since the start of the Premier League, although the midfielder's red was later rescinded by the FA. Moyes' side will go above its Merseyside rivals if it wins at Anfield in the 217th derby on Tuesday. The last time the Toffees were awarded a penalty in a competitive game at Anfield was in 1988, which was converted by Wayne Clarke in a 1-1 draw. Out of the 216 derbies so far, Liverpool have won 86, Everton has triumphed on 66 occasions and there have been 64 draws.

 

 

Newcastle United will match Sunderland this Sunday

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Sunderland may have finished above Newcastle three years running, but they have lost eight of the last 14 games against their local rivals and have not enjoyed a victory on Tyneside since 2001.Martin O'Neill is already hugely popular given the vast improvement in results since he became manager in December, but he knows a win on Sunday would do wonders for the club's self-esteem.

Newcastle, though, remain in the hunt for Europe, they have lost just twice at home this season and have the marginally better record in Tyne-Wear derbies 53 to 44 wins to reassure them. It's going to be a close one to call.Newcastle striker Papiss Cissé is expected to be fit for Sunday's derby with Sunderland.Cissé withdrew from the Senegal squad in midweek with a groin problem, but has trained and will be available, as should midfielder Cheick Tiote, who was rested on Friday following his return from international duty with the Ivory Coast.

Chelsea Vs Bolton Wanderers 2/25 11PM GMT+8

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Reports of Frank Lampard's demise with Chelsea have proven to be more than a bit premature. The 33-year-old midfielder has proven to be a rock amidst rough waters at Stamford Bridge, compiling a club-best nine goals along with four assists amidst steadily increasing pitch time.





Lost among the dreck at Reebok Stadium this season has been the steady play of Ivan Klasnic. The 32-year-old Croatian striker leads the Trotters in goals (seven) and assists (four). Klasnic has yet to score in five career appearances against the Blues, but he may finally have his chance if, in fact, John Terry isn't fit to play on Saturday.