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Apr 24: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THE Barcelona Open tennis comes to an end today with a fitting final between Rafa Nadal and Kei Nishikori. Neither player has dropped a set on their route to the final and history is on Nadal's side with the Spaniard having won eight of their nine meetings. He starts...

Apr 23: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THERE'S usually fireworks whenever Rocket Ronnie O'Sullivan takes to the table and today and maverick potter aims to take a step closer to World Championship glory. O'Sullivan – the 13-8 title favourite (Skybet) – takes on Barry Hawkins in round two and is just 2-11 at marthonbet to progress...

Apr 22: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

RAFA NADAL hopes lightning doesn't strike today as he tries to reach the Barcelona Open semis. The Spaniard crashed out last year to Fabio Fognini who has proved something of a bogeyman to the 14-time Grand Slam champ, winning three of their last five meetings including two triumphs on clay....

Apr 21: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

JUDD TRUMP is dicing with disaster at the snooker World Championship as he resumes today 6-3 down to Liang Wenbo. Trump – the second highest seed left in the tournament – is now 8-5 at BetVictor to turn the first-round tie around while Wenbo is 8-15 at Betfair to...

Apr 20: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THERE was a big shock at the Crucible yesterday as Neil Robertson become the fifth former winner to crash out at the first hurdle at this year's World Championship. The Aussie ace – who started the match as second favourite for the title behind Ronnie O'Sullivan – lost 10-6...

Apr 19: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

TITLE favourite Ronnie O'Sullivan is safely through to round two of the snooker World Championship after a 10-7 win over David Gilbert and today it's the next most fancied player in action. Aussie ace Neil Robertson – second in the betting at 6-1 with Sportingbet to go all the...

Apr 18: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

RAFA NADAL sealed his ninth Monte Carlo Masters title yesterday and the king of clay is favourite to follow it up with more glory at the Barcelona Open this week. The Spaniard, who has won the event eight times,  is evens at BetVictor while Kei Nishikori is 4-1 at...

Apr 17: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

ANDY MURRAY lost out to Rafa Nadal in the semis yesteday and today the Spaniard takes on Gael Monfils for the Monte Carlo Masters title. Nadal won the event eight years in a row from 2015 and and is hot favourite at 2-7 with Coral to regain the crown...

Apr 16: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THE biggest event in snooker gets under way today with defending champ Stuart Bingham bidding to break the Crucible curse. No first-time World Championship winner has ever retained the title and Bingham, a surprise victor last year, isn't fancied to make history after struggling for form this season. He's...

Apr 15: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

ANDY MURRAY scraped through to the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals and will need to raise his game today against the dangerous Milos Raonic. The British No.1 was a set and two breaks down before seeing off Benoit Paire in the last 16 and starts as 4-9 favourite at William...

Apr 14: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

IT was Monte Carlo and bust for defending champ Novak Djokovic yesterday as the world No.1 crashed to an almighty shock. Djokovic – who has won nine of his past 10 tournaments and was on a 22-match Masters winning streak – was humbled by world No.50 Jiri Vesely who...

Apr 13: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

HISTORY beckons for Golden State Warriors tonight in their final NBA regular-season game as they aim to set a new record for most wins. Steph Curry and Co have equalled the 72 victories achieved by Chicago Bulls in 1995-96 and the final hurdle sees them host Memphis Grizzlies who have...

Apr 12: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

ANDY MURRAY begins his Monte Carlos Masters glory bid today and will be desperate to avoid another slip-up against a lesser light. The Scot has suffered shock defeats to Federico Delbonis and Grigor Dimitrov in the past two tournaments and now he goes into battle against world No.95 Pierre-Hugues...

Apr 11: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THE clay-court tennis season gets into full swing with the Monte Carlos Masters this week where Novak Djokovic defends his title. The world No.1 starts as 4-6 favourite at Paddy Power with Rafa Nadal – who won the crown eight years on the bounce from 2015 – next at 9-1...

Apr 10: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

TEENAGE tennis star Borna Coric aims to land the first ATP Tour title of his career today when he takes on Federico Delbonis in the Morocco Open Final. The pair are just one spot apart in the world rankings – Coric is 47 to the Argentine's 48 – and...

Apr 9: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

BOOKIES are predicting a £20million betting bonanza on tonight's big fight special at the O2. Anthony Joshua, the golden boy of British Boxing, is 2-9 favourite but William Hill revealed 70 per cent of bets they've taken have been on his opponent, IBF title holder Charles Martin. However, Hills are starting to see...

Apr 4: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

IT was an epic Sunday of sport yesterday with the West Indies pipping England to World T20 glory thanks to four consecutive sixes in the final over from Carlos Braithwaite. Novak Djokovic also made history by claiming his sixth Miami Open crown – taking his Masters tally to a record 28...

Apr 3: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

HISTORY will be made in today's cricket World T20 final where England and West Indies bid to become the first country to win the trophy a second time. England, champions in 2010, lost to today's opponents in the group stage but are now on a four-game winning streak while the Windies...

Apr 2: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

DAVID HAYE is a 15-8 shot at Coral to become world champion before the end of 2017 after he announced his second fight since his comeback against Arnold Gjergjaj on May 21. This is Haye’s third comeback to the sport and Coral go 5-2 that he retires again by...

Apr 1: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THE China Open snooker hits the quarter-final stage with two Scots leading the charge in this morning's action. John Higgins, who hasn't won the title since 1999, steps up his glory bid and is just 1-4 (Unibet) to make it past Noppon Saengkham, the 10-3 outsider at Skybet. Higgins' compatriot...

Mar 31: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

ENGLAND are through to the World T20 Final after a storming win over New Zealand and today they'll find out their opponents. The second semi-final sees hosts India – No.1 in the T20 world rankings – go in as bet365's 4-9 favourites against West Indies, the 2012 winners who...

Mar 30: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

IT'S crunch time for England's cricketers – and William Hill have taken more money on the ladies to win their Twenty20 semi-final than they have on the men’s team. Both semi-finals take place today and England’s Women are 5-4 to beat Australia (8-13), with the men evens to get one over...

Mar 29: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THE big names keep on tumbling at the Miami Open with Serena Williams and Andy Murray both crashing out in the third round yesterday. They follow hot on the heels of Stan Wawrinka, Rafa Nadal and Petra Kvitova who all lost in the previous round and today it's the...

Mar 28: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

IT'S a big week for the Murray brothers with Jamie crowned the new world No.1 in doubles and Andy going for Miami Open glory. Andy faces a third-round battle with Grigor Dimitrov today and will be confident of enhancing his record of six wins from their eight previous meetings. The...

Mar 27: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

ENGLAND'S cricket team held on for a nail-biting win over Sri Lanka to reach the World T20 semi-finals and are now in to 4-1 at marathonbet to lift the trophy. Eoin Morgan and Co were 7-1 before the tournament and are now set for a last-four clash with in-form...

Mar 26: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

IT'S do or die for England at cricket's T20 World Cup today as they take on Sri Lanka in a crucial clash. Victory for Eoin Morgan's men will book a semi-final place while defeat will send them home early from the India showpiece. England will need a vast improvement from...

Mar 25: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

BRITISH youngster Kyle Edmund faces the biggest match of his career tonight as he goes into battle against world No.1 Novak Djokovic at the Miami Open second round. It's their first meeting and Edmund, 21, is a 20-1 outsider at Paddy Power who make him 6-1 to win a...

Mar 24: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

ALJAZ BEDENE'S dream of playing for Britain in the Davis Cup lies in tatters after he lost his appeal yesterday. The naturalised British tennis star has been left reeling by the ITF's decision and now must try to get his head straight for his Miami Open first-round clash this...

Mar 23: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

ENGLAND'S cricketers have the ideal chance to boost their semi-final hopes at the T20 World Cup in India this morning. Eoin Morgan and Co take on minnows Afghanistan and are just 1-9 at the likes of Skybet and Boylesports to follow up their superb win over South Africa with another...

Mar 22: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THE Miami Open tennis gets under way today with two British hopefuls looking to avoid an early exit. Heather Watson, who won her third WTA title earlier this month in Monterrey before flopping at Indian Wells, begins her campaign against the Czech Republic's Petra Cetkovska. The British No.2 has...

Mar 21: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THE predicted dominance of Mercedes was proved on the opening day of the new Formula One season and William Hill are now 1-14 that the Constructors is retained by the team. Despite losing in Melbourne to team-mate Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton is 4-7 to win the drivers’ championship and...

Mar 20: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THE new Formula One season roars into action in the early hours of Sunday morning with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. The revamped qualifying system was panned on its debut on Saturday and by the end of it there was a Mercedes one-two at the front of the...

Mar 19: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

SCOTLAND began the Six Nations on a losing streak and now they're looking to end it with a third straight win. The Scots – who've beaten Italy and France back-to-back – round off their campaign in Dublin and are 5-2 (Skybet) to sink an Ireland side priced up at...

Mar 17: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

TONIGHT'S Super League showdown is a top-of-the-table cracker as Widnes travel to Wigan. Widnes lead the standings but have played a game more than Wigan who are one of only two sides with a 100 per cent record this season. The hosts are just 2-7 at bet365 for a sixth...

Mar 16: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

ENGLAND begin their Twenty20 World Cup campaign today as they bid to reclaim the trophy they won for the only time in 2010. Trevor Bayliss's men – fourth favourites for glory at 8-1 with 10bet – open against West Indies and are 4-5 (Paddy Power) to start with a...

Mar 15: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THERE was a massive shock at the Indian Wells Open as world No.2 Andy Murray crashed out to unheralded Argentine Federico Delbonis. Murray – who was 1-50 for victory pre-match – squandered a 4-1 lead in the final set to lose to the 12-1 outsider in a tiebreak but...

Mar 14: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

ANDY MURRAY and Jo Konta are flying the flag for Britain as they bid to book a third-round place in tonight's Indian Wells Open action. Murray faces the first meeting of his career with Argentina's Federico Delbonis, the world No.53, and the Scot to win 2-0 pays just 2-9...

Mar 12: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THERE'S  a Six Nations blockbuster this afternoon as the top two go head to head at Twickenham. England have a perfect start with three wins under new boss Eddie Jones but face their toughest test against a Wales side who have won two of their last three visits to Twickenham –...

Mar 11: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THE favourites continue to falter at the World Prix of Snooker with defending champ Judd Trump the latest victim. Trump yesterday crashed out to Stuart Bingham while three-times world champ John Higgins suffered a surprise defeat to Ryan Day. It's quarter-final action today with Day and Bingham going head...

Mar 10: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

HEATHER WATSON is safely through to round two of the Indian Wells Open and today three other Brits attempt to join her. In the men's singles Kyle Edmund is 4-6 at Ladbrokes to make it past Argentina's Guido Pella (5-4, bet365) and Aljaz Bedene faces a tough battle against Mikhail...

Mar 9: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THE World Grand Prix of snooker began with a bang yesterday as Ronnie “the Rocket” O'Sullivan fizzled out in round one. Title favourite O'Sullvian was victim of a huge upset as he exited 4-3 to Michael Holt and world No.3 Neil Robertson was also a shock casualty, crashing out to Peter...

Mar 8: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THE World Grand Prix of snooker gets under way in Llandudno today and once again Ronnie O'Sullivan is the man to beat. The Rocket pocketed the Welsh Open title last month and tops the betting at 2-1 (Unibet) as he looks to avenge last year's final Grand Prix loss to...

Mar 6: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THERE'S a cracking tennis tussle in store this afternoon as Andy Murray looks to wrap up a Davis Cup win for Britain when he faces Kei Nishikori. Andy and brother Jamie eased to victory in the doubles yesterday to give their team a 2-1 lead over Japan and now...

Mar 5: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

BRITAIN'S Davis Cup tie with Japan is finally poised at 1-1 ahead of today's doubles where the Murray brothers are expected to team up. And British women's No.3 Naomi Broady plays just her second WTA semi-final this morning at the Kuala Lumpur Open. Broady is 13-5 underdog at BetVictor...

Mar 4: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

BRITAIN begin their Davis Cup title defence today against Japan in Birmingham and once again home hopes rest on Andy Murray. The Scot carried the team to their first Davis Cup title since 1936 last season and his opening assignment sees him huge odds-on favourite to beat Taro Daniel. The Japanese...

Mar 3: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

WARRINGTON WOLVES bid to continue their perfect start to the Super League season tonight when they head to Salford Reds. The Wolves are 1-2 at Skybet to land a fourth straight win while the hosts are 9-4 at William Hill and Wolves pair Tom Lineham (8-11, Ladbrokes) and Kevin...

Mar 2: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

IT'S another busy night of NBA action and the team joint top of the form table lead the way. San Antonio Spurs have lost only one of their last 10 games, and boast an impressive 50-9 record for the season so far, ahead of the visit of Detroit Pistons....

March 1: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THE stage is set for the Steph Curry show again tonight as one of the greatest players ever to grace the NBA lines up for Golden State Warriors. Curry's latest heroics saw him nail a 30-foot basket to beat Oklahoma in the last outing and break his own record for...

Feb 29: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

CLEVELAND CAVS are seeking a return to form when they head to Indiana Pacers in the pick of Monday night NBA matches. LeBron James and Co have suffered back-to-back defeats in a run of three losses in their last four games as their lead at the top of the Eastern...

Feb 24: Jordan’s Sports Tips & Chat

THERE'S a busy night of NBA action ahead and defending champs Golden State Warriors have another record under their belt as they head to face Miami Heat. Warriors'  win against Atlanta on Monday made them the fastest team in NBA history to rack up 50 victories in a season. That beat...

Jan 12: Mr Fixit’s Tennis Tip

NOT sure what the tennis boys are thinking but I'm getting on this one before the tournament starts next week. It's almost time for the first tennis Grand Slam of the season and in my eyes Novak Djokovic can't be beaten. Did anyone see his display in routing Rafael...

Nov 27: Davis Cup Final Day 1

BRITAIN are no bigger than 1-4 with BetVictor to beat Belgium and win the Davis Cup Final in Ghent. The action starts at 12.30pm with Belgium No.1 David Goffin 1-6 with William Hill to beat debut boy Kyle Edmund on the Flanders clay. It's a tough ask for Edmund and there...

WIMBLEDON: FEDERER V DJOKOVIC TIPS

I WAS hoping to settle down today to watch Andy Murray v Novak Djokovic in the men’s singles final but an incredible display by Roger Federer on Centre Court on Friday put paid to that. The king of Wimbledon turned back the clock with one of his best performances...

TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN FINAL BETTING TIPS

DAVID FERRER'S run to the French Open final has been most impressive – failing to drop a set and thrashing home here Jo Wilfried Tsonga to make today's showdown. However, when the Spaniard meets his fellow countryman Rafael Nadal there is usually one outcome, especiall on clay. Nadal leads...

TENNIS: WOMEN’S FRENCH OPEN FINAL BETTING TIPS

WORLD NO.1 Serena Williams entered the tournament a fortnight ago as a strong favourite to clinch her second title in Paris. The American hasn't disappointed and has gone about her business in brutal fashion, dropping just one set in the entire tournament and enters the final off the back...

JUN 6: FRENCH OPEN TENNIS TIPS

Four of the world's top five have successfully made it through to the semi-finals at the French Open, and so it promises to be an enthralling day's action on Thursday. First up on the Philippe Chatrier court is defending championMaria Sharapova, who produced a career-first in the last round...

JUN 5: FRENCH OPEN TIPS

Nadal didn't have a great first week. The stats show it was his worst at Paris in terms of percentage of points won in any of the last eight years, and maybe that's why he is still odds against at 2.04 to be the tournament winner and retain the...

JUN 3: FRENCH OPEN TIPS

Monday sees the remaining fourth round matches taking place and I like Stan Wawrinka to continue Richard Gasquet's appalling record in the fourth round of majors and poor record here at his home grand slam. Gasquet has failed to make it past this stage in his last 18 straight...

MAY 30: FRENCH OPEN BETTING TIPS

WITH world number one Serena Williams safely through to the third round there are a whole host of top seeds hoping to follow suit on Thursday. Among the biggest stars in action is defending champion Maria Sharapova and she is expected to have little trouble getting past the challenge...

MAY 29: FRENCH OPEN BETTING TIPS

TUESDAY was a much better day as the winning bets accumulated in between the rain showers at a soggy Roland Garros. Dmitry Tursunov got the day off to a fine start by not only taking a set from Alex Dolgopolov but defeating the Ukrainian in straight sets. I said...

MAY 28: FRENCH OPEN TENNIS TIPS

THE rain is set to fall at Roland Garros on Tuesday but we're hopeful of some play. The insanity continued in Paris on Monday, where a string of highly unlikely occurrences came to pass on a bizarre day at Roland Garros. First, Rafa Nadal dropped the opening set of...

MAY 27: FRENCH OPEN TENNIS TIPS

SUNDAY wasn't the start to the week I was hoping for at Roland Garros as Lukas Lacko allowed Sam Querrey to walk away with a straight-sets victory on day one of the French Open. Querrey's first 3-0 win in the tournament was achieved after a less than spirited effort...

MAY 26: FRENCH OPEN TENNIS TIPS

THE first round of the French Open begins on Sunday with 16 first-round matches on day one followed by 28 on day two and the final 20 on day three. That's weather permitting of course and of the 64 opening-round clashes last year there were six genuine upsets, the...

MAY 18: TENNIS BETTING TIPS

IT'S semi-finals day at the Foro Italico after a dramatic day's play in the men's singles in Rome on Friday. Amazingly, Novak Djokovic let a 6-2 5-2 lead slip against Tomas Berdych and the Czech came back to take the win in a deciding set after the world No.1...

MAY 17: TENNIS BETTING TIPS

THINGS didn't go as planned at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Thursday on what was in all truth a really poor day all told. Gilles Simon didn't turn up at all in his match with Roger Federer and was beaten as early as about game four of the match...

MAY 16: TENNIS BETTING TIPS

ATP Internazionali BNL d'Italia I SAID yesterday that Wednesday had the look of a tricky day's men's tennis betting in Rome and so it proved but at least this column came up with some winners. My recommended bet of the day was a comfortable winner when Philipp Kohlschreiber destroyed...

MAY 15: TENNIS BETTING TIPS

IT was one winner from two on Tuesday at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia and those who took my advice of laying Nico Almagro at a short price were quids in. The injury-hampered Almagro was a shocking price at 1.22 and I'm quite surprised he played at all but play...

MAY 14: TENNIS BETTING TIPS

THINGS didn't go quite to plan on Monday at the 2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia when a fairly awful performance from Paulo Lorenzi allowed Kei Nishikori too much of an easy ride in the late-night match. In front of a virtually empty Centrale Court at around midnight local time Kei...

TENNIS: BNL I’TALIA TIPS

THE ATP World Tour moves seamlessly on from Madrid to Rome and the second of the back-to-back Masters 1000 tournaments, the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, look at today's first-round matches. The historic Foro Italico is the venue for this red-dirt event which will be played in slower conditions than we...

MAY 13: TENNIS BETTING TIPS

ATP Internazionali BNL d'Italia IT'S a fast turnaround for the stars of the ATP Tour as they hotfoot it from Madrid to Rome for the second of the back-to-back Masters 1000 tournaments and I've identified a couple of big priced alternatives to the favourites. Last week's back-to-lay wager on...

MAY 11: MADRID MASTERS TENNIS TIPS

FRIDAY was an excellent day at La Caja Magica for both my daily and outright tips, with Stan Wawrinka and Tomas Berdych both advancing to the semis. Despite not taking to the court until not far from the witching hour in Madrid, Wawrinka completed a three-set win that simultaneously...

MAY 10: MADRID OPEN TENNIS TIPS

IT'S quarter-finals day at the Mutua Madrid Open and Andy Murray is in action again after his late night win but this is far as he goes and Stan Wawrinka should also progress. Fernando Verdasco got my hopes up on Thursday in Madrid by producing a superb performance in...

MAY 9: MADRID OPEN TENNIS TIPS

IT'S a packed day of tennis on Thursday at the Mutua Madrid Open with Andy Murray, Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer all in action. Nadal was far from his best on an overcast Wednesday at La Caja Magica in his relatively comfortable win over Benoit Paire. There are sure...

TENNIS: LA CAJA MAGICA TIPS

TUESDAY'S play at La Caja Magica sees Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer makes their debuts in this year's tournament and for Federer it's his first match of the season on the red dirt. The Swiss enjoys the quicker, lower bouncing conditions at altitude here in Madrid though...

TENNIS: MONTE CARLO MASTERS TIPS

GRIGOR DIMITROV did better than I thought against Rafa Nadal on Friday at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters which brought my winning run to an end. Rafa was still the winner most observers expected him to be but the young Bulgarian provided enough moments of real quality to take...

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