Results for tag: Jessica Ennis
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Betting.Betfair
on Aug 25, 2011 at 07:59:31 AM
Can Jamaica dominate the men's sprint division and withstand the might of the Americans in the 100m? In any other era the US ace sprinter Tyson Gay would have been a world-beater, but he's been unfortunate to come up against both Usain Bolt, the fastest man on the planet, and Asafa Powell, fastest in the world this year. The US, however ,have a second string to their bow in the very talented Mike Rodgers. But the question remains: can Gay and Rodgers dethrone Bolt and Powell?
In the women's sprints the US undoutedly has the edge over Jamaica as speedsters Carmelita Jeter and Marshevet Myers have both had excellent seasons. Jeter may be approaching veteran status but she retains her form and Snickers-loving Myers, like Rodgers, is a name for the future and certainly another one to watch...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Dec 8, 2010 at 02:57:09 PM
[b]Could market favourite be defeated by the social media? Twitter and Facebook stats are a worry for McCoy supporters...[/b]
[b]Tony McCoy[/b] currently trades as the 2.1 favourite on Betfair for the BBC's Sports Personality Of the Year award - he is generally an odds-on chance elsewhere - but is even that industry-best price too short?
Looking at the opposition, the answer is surely yes.
Horseracing is sure to get behind McCoy in the next week or so, and there is probably no-one as deserving of the award than he, for his unremitting excellence in his field over the past two decades.
And, remember, you don't need a lot of votes to win the award, because it isn't that popular with the general public. Last year, Ryan Giggs won by a furlong, hard held. But he only attracted ...