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Rooney cut into 4/1 to surpass Ronaldo’s 42 goals
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Following Wayne Rooney’s brace against AC Milan, to take his goal scoring tally to 30 goals in all competitions, Sky Bet have cut Rooney’s odds of beating Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2007/08 season total of 42 goals into 4/1 (from 8/1).
12/1 is on offer for Rooney to finish his remarkable season by making a clean sweep of awards, PFA Players’ Player of the Year, Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year, Fifa World Player of the Year and also being named the BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Manchester United cut to 7/2 in Champions League betting
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Following last night’s emphatic victory over AC Milan, Sky Bet have cut Manchester United’s odds of Champions League glory into 7/2 (from 5/1). United are now 5/4 to be eliminated at the quarter-finals stage and 5/2 the semi-finals. It’s 4/1 that Sir Alex Ferguson’s men finish as runners-up for the second year running.
IRELAND RED HOT TO SLAY DRAGONS
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Ireland are red hot 1/4 and 9 points favourites with Paddy Power to keep their Triple Crown hopes on the road at Croke Park on Saturday.
Punters have been piling cash onto Delcan Kidney’s unchanged XV in anticipation of an easy victory after the edge of the seat finish against England. Paddy Power had set the handicap on the match at 8 points, but pure weight of cash has forced the bookie to up it’s prediction to a 9 point Irish victory.
AVATAR LOSES OUT AT THE OSCARS BUT WINS FOR THE BOOKIES
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James Cameron's sci-fi smash might have been sensationally snubbed by the Academy but it was a big winner for bookies Paddy Power.
The Irish bookmaker took twice the number of bets and double the amount of money on Avatar winning Best Picture than it did on Kathryn Bigelows war-time drama, leaving them in the green to the tune of almost 10,000 euros
When will the next UK General Election be held
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Following more gloomy economic figures and few signs of improvement in the near future, Paddy Power has cut the odds from 14/1 to only 5/1 for Gordon Brown to call an early election in April.
A huge slump in Tax receipts has prompted fears of a double dip recession and some believe that may lead Labour to call an election before April 23, although May still the remains the favourite at 1/10.
Ian Poulter 6/1 to win a major in 2010 - SKY Bet
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Following Ian Poulter's victory in the WGC-Accenture Match Play, Sky Bet are offering 6/1 for the Englishman to win one of the four majors in 2010. The victory sees Poulter move up to fifth in the world rankings and it's 100/30 for Poulter to be the leading ranked Englishman in 2010 (8/13 Westwood, 100/30 Casey, 33/1 Donald and 33/1 Fisher).
AVATAR CAUGHT BEHIND LOCKER ON OSCAR NIGHT
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(22 February 2010) Following the success of The Hurt Locker at the BAFTA Awards in London last night top bookie Paddy Power have slashed the odds on the critically acclaimed Iraq war drama from 5/4 to 5/6 to win the Oscar for Best Picture at next months Academy Awards.
The Hurt Locker has now replaced James Cameron’s sci-fi spectacular Avatar as favourite to win Best Picture and director Kathryn Bigelow is now the solid 1/3 favourite to also pick up the Oscar for Best Director.
Evens Taylor and King to both win in week 3 - SKY Bet
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Sky Bet are first out of the blocks with this week's Premier League Darts odds and are offering evens for both Phil Taylor and Mervyn King to keep up their unbeaten records in Week 3. It's 5/2 for King and Whitlock to both win their respective matches.
Hull 21/20 to win away from home before Burnley - SKY Bet
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With both Hull and Burnley still looking for their first win on the road in the league this season and both playing away from home this weekend, Sky Bet are offering a market on who will be the first team to break their duck and make Hull the 21/20 favourites. Burnley, who travel to Villa Park on Sunday, are 11/10 to win away from home first and it's 11/2 that neither Burnley or Hull manage an away win in the league all season.
BOOKIES PLEDGE MONEY BACK IF EASTERNDERS BEN DOES IT!
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EastEnders ‘Whodunit’ Murder Mystery Betting -
Bookies Paddy Power announced today that they will refund all losing bets in the EastEnders murder mystery market if Ben Mitchell is unveiled as Archie Mitchell’s murderer.
Arsenal trophy drought 2/5 to continue - SKY Bet Football
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Bet have cut Arsenal's odds finishing a fifth successive season without any silverware to 2/5 (from 8/11) following their elimination from the FA Cup.
It's 7/4 that their trophy drought comes to an end this season with victory in the Premier League or Champions League. Sky Bet go 25/1 that the Gunners do the double.
Khan 4/6 to make his Marquez in USA - SKY Bet Boxing
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Amir Khan says that the perfect way to make his debut in America would be to fight Juan Manuel Marquez and Sky Bet make Khan's odds of beating the Mexican superstar 4/6, with Marquez 11/10 and a drawn fight a 25/1 chance.
Sky Bet's boxing betting spokesman Scott Springgay said: "Khan seems unlikely to face Maidana but will go for a bigger name in America to boost his profile. A victory over Marquez will do exactly that. This will be Khan's toughest test yet but under Freddie Roach I can see him taking the ageing Marquez the distance and winning by a clear decision."
Robinho 6/1 to sign a permanent deal for Santos - SKY Bet Football
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Following Roberto Mancini's comments that he would like Brazilian striker Robinho to stay at Eastlands, Sky Bet are offering 1/7 for the
26-year old to still be with City after the January transfer window. Robinho, who has been linked with a move to Benfica is 5/1 to join the Portuguese outfit and it's 8/1 he moves to Spanish giants Barcelona.
James Beattie 13/8 to move to Upton Park - SKY Bet Football
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Following the news that West Ham are preparing a £3 million offer for James Beattie, Sky Bet are offering 13/8 that the Stoke striker moves to Upton Park in the current transfer window. Beattie, who was linked with a move to Wolves last week is now 15/8 (from 8/11) to move to Molineux. It's 9/4 (from 5/4) that he stays with his current club Stoke City.
CHELSEA TEAM TO BEAT AS RIVALS FALL BY WAYSIDE
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The FA Cup would appear to be Chelsea’s to lose following the exit of another big four rival this weekend.
With Arsenal joining Liverpool and Manchester United on the FA Cup sidelines Paddy Power now have Chelsea the 6/4 favourites to win the FA Cup with apparent cup specialists Manchester City their nearest rival at 10/3. City are 12/1 to complete the Cup double this season ahead of the Carling Cup semi-final against neighbours United on Wednesday.