World Series Tips: Humbled Tigers to level the series

"The Tigers will be hurting from last night, and led by Doug Fister, I expect them to level the series tonight."

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Detroit were surprisingly beaten by San Francisco in the first game of the World Series, but Richard Fletcher thinks the Tigers can pounce on the Giants tonight to make this one game apiece

Detroit Tigers @ San Francisco Giants 01:07 BST

It's Game 2 of the 2012 World Series, and the Detroit Tigers head back to San Francisco's AT&T Park with their tails firmly between their legs after last night's 8-3 defeat. The Tigers looked a little rusty after their five days off and the Giants' hefty slugger Pablo Sandoval capitalised by hitting a homer trifecta, with the first two coming off the normally dependable Justin Verlander (who looked overwhelmed at times) to crucially win a postseason series opener.

The Giants incredibly won six elimination games on the bounce to make the World Series, and they will want to avoid the heart-attack inducing tension of another if at all possible. The Game 1 winners have gone on to win the Series 66 times, or 61.7 percent of the time, and since 1993 all of the 11 home teams who were victorious in Game 1 have ultimately become champions.

The wounded Tigers have Doug Fister on the mound this evening, who in the regular season only went 10-10 with an ERA of 3.45 due to an injury-jinxed year, but in his late season play in September and especially in the postseason, he really stepped up a gear. The self-confessed Giants fan has a 0-0 record from his two playoff games in 2012 (both ending in victories for Detroit), and that hardly does him justice after pitching 13.1 innings which featured 13 strikeouts, and only two runs in 12 hits.

Another key attribute for the Giants last night was the strength of the pitching of Barry Zito, and crucially the dependability of their bullpen led by Tim Lincecum (who relieved Zito in the 6th inning) who were able to largely contain the Detroit offence and protect their six run lead. The Giants will tonight start lefty Madison Bumgarner who went 16-11 with an ERA of 3.37 in regular season action, but who is now 0-2 in the postseason this year, conceding a total of 10 runs in eight innings pitched, in losses to both the Reds and Cardinals.

The Tigers will be hurting from last night, and led by Doug Fister, I expect them to level the series tonight.

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Twenty20 Betting: England can land series win in Abu Dhabi

Pakistan v England / Ed Hawkins / 27 February 2012 / Leave a Comment

Pietersen and Kieswetter are leading top runscorer fancies

"There have been only five Twenty20 internationals played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium and no side has passed more than 141 batting first"

Ed Hawkins previews the decider in the T20 series in Abu Dhabi today, and expects England's bowlers to hold sway

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Pakistan
Another brittle batting display from Pakistan in the second Twenty20 international confirmed that they cannot cope with England's bowling. Even in victory in the first match they were only one more wicket away from ignominy.

In Dubai last time out the game was effectively over by the eighth ball when Asad Shafiq became the second wicket to fall with only two runs on the board. They desperately need a solid foundation at the top of the order and the pressure on openers Mohammad Hafeez and Awais Zia is clear, particularly the latter who has now retreated into his shell following an impudent start.

Zia could be replaced by Imran Farhat while there is talk of a promotion up the order for Hammad Azam with the disappointing Shoaib Malik dropping down.

England
Great relief for England following the performance of Jonny Bairstow, who returned to form in the international game. He has been quiet for some time but his 60 from 46 balls will do wonders for his confidence.
Like naughty schoolboys who chatter too much when sat together in class, England were right to split Bairstow and Jos Buttler with Samit Patel coming in between them. Now all they need is for Buttler to get a score. He failed for the third time on tour and needs runs.

Venue and conditions
We can expect another wicket which is tricky to score quickly on. There have been only five Twenty20 internationals played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium and no side has passed more than 141 batting first. There is a toss bias with four from five having been won by the chasing outfit but we wouldn't read too much into that. We expect the ball to bend and dip under lights.

Match odds
At the start of the series this column advised a 2-1 England victory and we are confident that wager will cop, particularly if England get to bat first.

Indeed, posting 140 or 150 and then attempting to strangle England in a chase - as Pakistan did in game one - is Pakistan's only hope and certainly they should be avoided like the plague if they are chasing a target. Whatever they do, expect them to be two down pretty quickly. That opinion can form the cornerstone of a trading strategy.

Pakistan are [2.2] and that is a fair drift from prices on the cusp of [2.00] at the start of the series. England have shortened to [1.81]. As ever, wait until the toss before taking the plunge.

Top Pakistan batsman
Misbah-ul-Haq, who suffered defeat for the first time as Pakistan skipper in this format on Saturday, has played three times at the Sheikh Zayed in Twenty20, scored 108 runs and never been out. He is [6.4]. It is unlikely there will be many takers, however, following his go-slow in Dubai. Umar Akmal, Pakistan's best batsman, makes appeal at [6.40], p[particularly with Pakistan's openers so unreliable.

Top England batsman
Bairstow went to the top of the series runscoring charts with that unbeaten 60 but we would not expect him to go well again. We need more evidence of consistency before we spend money on him. He is [8.1]. Kevin Pietersen is the man to beat but is plenty short enough at [3.75]. His opening partner, Craig Kieswetter, could therefore be overpriced at [5.10].

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Timeform Blueprint Series: The World Mile Challenge

Timeform Debate / Timeform / 22 February 2012 / Leave a Comment

Can Frankel book his place against Black Caviar in the final of the Timeform Blueprint Series?

Following on from the Sprint, won by Black Caviar, the second race in the Timeform Blueprint Series is a 1600m World Mile Challenge, featuring the phenomenal Frankel. If you want to find out how he fared against the other top milers from around the world, read on....

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This information includes: run styles; sectional times; suitability to distance and going; consistency; potential; and, crucially, the recorded Timeform rating of the protagonists in real-life races anywhere in the world.

The result is a visualisation of how a race involving those horses might unfold, from pre-race betting show - via in-race positions, sectionals and prices - to the result itself.

The Timeform Blueprint Series, held at the 'neutral' venue of Meydan, started with the Sprint Challenge, which is still available for viewing at timeform.com, but the focus now moves on to the second race over 1600m, in which the mighty Frankel goes up against the best active milers from all corners of the globe.

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2011 World Series of Poker Main Event November Nine Preview

Poker News / Short-Stacked Shamus / 04 November 2011 / Leave a Comment

For nine players, the 2011 WSOP Main Event bracelet is still within reach (Photos: PokerNews)

It's the most international WSOP ME final table ever -- with the nine players coming from seven different countries -- as well as one of the youngest ever, with seven of the nine players aged 26 or less.

After nearly four months of waiting, the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event is almost ready to resume, with the nine remaining players -- a.k.a. the "November Nine" -- having returned to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to battle for the bracelet.

The final table starts just after noon Vegas time this Sunday, with Martin Staszko of the Czech Republic the current leader. Even ninth-place Sam Holden of Sussex has chips with which to work, however, meaning any of the nine can still take the title.

Here's a look at the chip stacks to which each player will be returning on Sunday:

Seat 1: Matt Giannetti (U.S.) -- 24,750,000
Seat 2: Badih Bounahra (Belize) -- 19,700,000
Seat 3: Eoghan O'Dea (Ireland) -- 33,925,000
Seat 4: Phil Collins (U.S.) -- 23,875,000
Seat 5: Anton Makiievskyi (Ukraine) -- 13,825,000
Seat 6: Sam Holden (U.K.) -- 12,375,000
Seat 7: Pius Heinz (Germany) -- 16,425,000
Seat 8: Ben Lamb (U.S.) -- 20,875,000
Seat 9: Martin Staszko (Czech Rep.) -- 40,175,000

There will be almost 35 minutes left in Level 36 when play resumes, where the blinds are 250,000/500,000 with a 50,000 ante. Thus even Holden has more than 24 BBs, which should afford him some time to be judicious at least during that first half-hour. And with everyone else within striking distance of the leader Staszko, the final table will likely provide much drama as the chips start moving back and forth.

As we've grown accustomed to over recent years, the stakes at the WSOP Main Event final table are enormous, with a huge gap between finishing first and ninth.

In fact, each player was already paid ninth-place prize money ($782,115) back in July, with the remaining funds placed into a money market account to draw a little bit of interest to add to the eight remaining spots. Here are the updated payouts for the final table:

1st: $8,715,638
2nd: $5,433,086
3rd: $4,021,138
4th: $3,012,700
5th: $2,269,599
6th: $1,720,831
7th: $1,314,097
8th: $1,010,015
9th: $782,115

Looking at the final nine players, two characteristics jump out. It's the most international WSOP ME final table ever, with the nine players coming from seven different countries. Interestingly, three of those seven nations -- Belize, the Czech Republic, and the Ukraine -- are being represented for the very first time at a WSOP ME final table. A total of 85 countries were represented among the 6,865 entrants in this year's WSOP Main Event, proving that poker is certainly a global game.

It is also an especially young final table, with seven of the nine players aged between 21-26. Only Staszko is in his 30s (aged 35), and Bounahra will be the table's elder statesman at 47. Anton Makiievskyi comes into this weekend still just 21 years old, and would be the youngest ever Main Event champion should he battle back from eighth place to win.

Of additional note is the fact that this Main Event final table is comprised of a number of especially tough competitors, all of whom (aside from Bounahra, a businessman) would fit into the "pro" category by most definitions.

Adding to the drama, coverage of this year's Main Event final table will be the most comprehensive ever, with every single hand -- with hole cards (shown after hands are completed) -- being televised on a 15-minute delay on the ESPN networks.

In the U.S., fans can watch them play down from nine players to three on Sunday on ESPN2 starting at 12:30 p.m. Vegas time. Then on Tuesday, Americans can watch from 6:00 p.m. Vegas time over on ESPN. The coverage will be shown online as well on the ESPN3 site (for those who are allowed access).

Meanwhile, for viewers outside the U.S., ESPN will also be carrying the coverage on several of its international networks. And if you don't happen to get any of those channels, non-Americans can view all of the coverage streaming over on the WSOP.com site.

Here are a few items about each player to contemplate as you follow along on Sunday and Tuesday:

Martin Staszko (1st, 40.175 million)
-- hopes to be the first player from the Czech Republic ever to win a WSOP bracelet
-- has cashed in five WSOP events this year (including the ME); his best finish in a preliminary event was 39th in the $1,500 PLO8 (Event No. 51)
-- brought a total of $20,000 to Las Vegas this summer to play in events; ended up playing in 15 total (including the ME) - Betfair Odds 5.8

Eoghan O'Dea (2nd, 33.925 million)
-- had five WSOP cashes in 2011 (including the ME and a final table at the World Series of Poker Europe in the €5,300 PLO event)
-- would be the second-ever WSOP ME winner from Ireland (Noel Furlong, 1999)
-- son of Irish player Donnacha O'Dea who made two WSOP Main Event final tables (1983, 1991); the pair comprise the first ever father-son duo to make WSOP ME FTs; Donnacha has won one WSOP bracelet (1998) and is a member of the European Poker Players Hall of Fame Betfair Odds 5.5

Matt Giannetti (3rd, 24.75 million)
-- was in the bottom ten in chips (with just 11 big blinds) with 378 players left
-- was the short stack with 10 remaining, but doubled up twice (with pocket jacks both times) to survive
-- had himself a profitable break from the WSOP ME, winning the WPT Malta Main Event and the €200,000 first prize in late September Betfair Odds 7.8

Phil Collins (4th, 23.875 million)
-- has yet to be all in once the entire tourney, enjoying an above-average stack throughout
-- has a bachelor's degree in business, earned at the University of South Carolina
-- is a Phil Collins fan, so doesn't mind his rail singing "In the Air Tonight" and other hits by the pop star Betfair Odds 7.0

Ben Lamb (5th, 20.875 million)
-- has already clinched the 2011 WSOP Player of the Year, with five cashes (including ME), a bracelet in the $10K PLO Championship (Event No. 42), and two other final tables
-- finished 14th in the WSOP Main Event in 2009, and 156th in the WSOP ME in 2007
-- has more than $3.3 million in lifetime tourney earnings, by far the most of any of the final nine Betfair Odds 6.6

Badih "Bob" Bounahra (6th, 19.7 million)
-- originally from Lebanon, also the birthplace of 2005 WSOP ME winner Joe Hachem
-- one of only two players from the central American country of Belize (pop. ~330,000) to enter this year's WSOP ME
-- stated repeatedly during play in July that seven-deuce offsuit was his favorite hand; was shown playing and winning with 72o during ESPN's coverage last week Betfair Odds 16.0

Pius Heinz (7th, 16.425 million)
-- only the second German ever to make a WSOP ME final table (Henry Nowakowski finished seventh in 2001)
-- hopes to be the 12th German ever to win a WSOP bracelet (and first ME winner)
-- made another WSOP final table this summer, finishing seventh in a $1,500 no-limit hold'em event (Event No. 48) Betfair Odds 12.5

Anton Makiievski (8th, 13,825 million)
-- was the start of Day 8 chip leader (with 27 players left)
-- hopes to be the fifth Ukrainian to earn a 2011 WSOP bracelet, and (as mentioned) the youngest WSOP ME winner ever (at age 21 years, 262 days); is already the youngest ever to play at a WSOP ME final table
-- his trip to Las Vegas this summer to play in the WSOP was the first time he'd ever visited the United States Betfair Odds 13.5

Sam Holden (9th, 12.375 million)
-- 2011 was the first WSOP for the 22-year-old, and the Main Event just his fourth WSOP event
-- has a degree in forensic science from the University of Kent
-- hopes to become the first-ever U.K.-born WSOP Main Event winner Betfair Odds 17.5

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7 things to expect on the new series of The X-Factor

X-Factor / Dan Fitch / 27 July 2011 / Leave a Comment

New girl Tulisa will be looking for the new Cher Lloyd - but good.

Dan Fitch looks into his crystal ball to predict the things that we can expect from the new series of The X-Factor.

With three of last year's judges having departed and Simon Cowell now working on the American version of the show, The X-Factor has reached a crossroads.

Is the format strong enough for the show to carry on being the most popular on British TV? Or will the show wither and die without the presence of Cowell?

The only way to really find out is to tune in when it returns to our screens, but until then, here are seven things to expect on the the new series of The X-Factor.

One of the most annoying aspects of the last series of The X-Factor was the sheer amount of people announcing that they were going to sing 'Make you feel my love by Adele'.

These words lead to an awful lot of grumpy old blokes who were reluctantly watching the show at the behest of their wives and children, to mutter at the TV: "It's by Bob Dylan actually".

This year has seen Adele sell a ludicrous amount of albums full of songs that she actually did write, so a lot of people will cover songs from 21. In particular we are likely to hear the words 'I'm singing Someone Like You' an awful lot. Expect to see a montage of hopefuls butchering the song, who ironically sound more like an out-of-tune Dylan than Adele.

For The X-Factor to retain any bite, one of the judges had to step into Simon Cowell's shoes to become the new 'Mr Nasty'. Rather surprisingly, that man seems to be the mild-mannered Gary Barlow, who for many years remained resolutely boring quietly dignified, rather than entering into a war of words with Robbie Williams.

It seems however, that the Take That frontman relishes the task of verbally trampling on the dreams of deluded X-Factor contestants. The Sun recently reported that: "It's like Gary's evil twin turned up to judge. He's making Simon look like Mary Poppins.

"When he told singer Pebbles she looked like a man at her Birmingham audition, you could have heard a pin drop.She was mortified and immediately complained. There have been several complaints over Gary's dressing-downs. One singer said they felt like killing themselves after coming off stage. Gary has been asked to tone it down by contestants."

The X-Factor might have evolved over the years, but Louis Walsh remains reassuringly mental. For many, the highlight of the last series of the show came when Louis told 'Popcorn Paije Richardson that he reminded him of "a little Lenny Henry". We can only speculate as to why Louis will compare the black contestants to this year - Floella Benjamin? Kriss Akabusi? Al Jolson?

Without Simon Cowell around to keep him in line, we expect Louis to go even further off the rails and wouldn't be surprised to see Walsh try to challenge Gary Barlow for the position of the new X-Factor bad guy. It might seem out of character, but it wouldn't be the first time that Louis has experimented with a transfer to the dark side.

It might not be stipulated in her contract, but we're sure that Kelly Rowland is sufficiently self-aware to know that there's one person who she will be expected to call in a couple of favours from her best known former colleague during the course of the series.

Let's face it, when it comes to the judges houses stage, the people chosen in Kelly's category are going to be disappointed if 'the other one' from Destiny's Child makes an appearance. At the very least Rowland has to get Beyonce in the studio for the final duets, where she would be pretty much guaranteed to blow away Mark Owen and Dappy.

If you haven't paid much interest in the hit parade since the days of Bruno Brookes officiating over the Sunday afternoon countdown, then you may have missed the fact the the current charts are dominated RnB and hip hop acts.

The last series of the X-Factor saw Cher Lloyd having a number of raps crowbarred clumsily into her performances. With Lloyd's mentor Cheryl Cole having been replaced by someone with genuine urban credentials in the form of Tulisa Contostavios, we can expect a lot more swagga on the show that needs to be relevant.

With judging panel lacking the glamour of previous years, it seems likely that more emphasis will be put on the actual competing acts. In recent series, The X-Factor has had a curious obsession with putting as many extra dancers onto the stage as possible and it promises to reach ludicrous proportions this year.

Just because Lady Gaga and Rihanna can't set foot on a stage without being surrounded by more extras than were used in Ben Hur, Simon Cowell seems to think that the X-Factor contestants need similar gimmicks. Meanwhile, the majority of professional singers manage to do their job perfectly well, with no one else on stage but the rather necessary people who can actually play musical instruments.

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Michael Vaughan: We must back England at odds-against to win Series

Test previews / Michael Vaughan / 19 July 2011 / Leave a Comment

Ian Bell can help England get over the line and beat the top ranked team in the world

"All in all we have to conclude that England are better equipped to win the series. Of course their price of [2.2] reflects that but odds-against about England in a home series has to be snapped up, irrespective of the opposition."

Never underestimate the importance of playing at home in tough conditions, which gives England the edge before a ball has been bowled in anger. Read on to also find out who are the men to be on for top bat honours.

When looking at the most likely winner of a Test series we need to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides when it comes to the three disciplines of batting, bowling and fielding. To this I'll add an assessment of who has the better captain. In limited-overs cricket the skipper has far less time to think on his feet and requires a quick brain but in Test cricket you need to get the big decisions right. Bat or bowl? Enforce the follow-on or bat again? Take the new ball or hope the old one starts to reverse swing? In Test cricket he needs to be at the very least 10 overs ahead of the game and he's often the man who can sway the game one way or another through his decision-making at crunch time.

On paper India have the better batting-line up. Heck, two of their batters - Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag - have just made the all-time ICC's all-time Test XI. Not only have England not got a current player in that team, no England player has made the team at all! How Sir Ian Botham wasn't included I'll never know but that's a discussion for another day.

Sehwag misses the first two matches through injury but Tendulkar is fit and raring to go. But that only tells half the story. You'll hear me talking time and time again about playing in English conditions and the reality is that England's top seven are far more suited to playing over here than India's. MS Dhoni's men have endless talent in that batting order to go on and get big scores, that much is obvious, but they may well take a couple of Tests to get used to these tracks and the swinging ball. After all, they've only played the one three-day match (against Somerset) in preparation for this and even that was rain-affected.

If the batting is just about even, the bowling certainly isn't. Zaheer Khan will be extremely dangerous over here but he can't bowl every other over. Harbhajan Singh has a good record against England but he's been in poor form recently. For the most part India won't be able to put pressure on the England batsmen from both ends, whereas England will. Graeme Swann is arguably a better off-spinner in English conditions than Singh and James Anderson and Chris Tremlett can cause India plenty of problems too; the first with swing, the second with bounce.

Fielding is probably less significant in Test cricket than it is in limited-overs cricket but catches still win matches. As does the odd brilliant run-out. India have a good slip cordon but there are some old bodies in that side with players the wrong side of 35 who just don't have the athleticism to perform wonders in the field anymore. England are better at running between the wickets, too.

Andrew Strauss or MS Dhoni? The latter has been there and done it in all formats for a while now and has a sparkle about him that few possess. But Strauss has a fantastic record as England Test skipper and keeps a cool head at all times. He knows his troops well and gets the best out of them. There's not much to choose between these two in the longest format.

All in all we have to conclude that England are better equipped to win the series. Of course their price of [2.2] reflects that but odds-against about England in a home series has to be snapped up, irrespective of the opposition.

For top England series batsman I'm going to agree with Ralph Ellis and side with Ian Bell. Jonathan Trott is a big threat to him but this could just be the series when Bell scores mountains of runs against the very best opposition in the game. If the ball is swinging early on and Zaheer is making it talk, the top order will be under huge pressure but coming in at five, Bell probably won't have to deal with it. He looks a great bet at [7.4].

As for India, it takes a brave man to oppose Sachin Tendulkar. If you choose to back him at around [4.0] you will have had a very decent bet but I'd rather side with VVS Laxman, who is a far bigger price at [6.4]. He has good experience of having played over here at both international and county level before and plays the short ball very well off the back foot. With Stuart Broad and Chris Tremlett planning on bowling plenty of bouncers, playing them and actually scoring off them, will be a major asset.

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Back England to win the Series 1-0 @ [10.5]; back England to win 2-0 @ [8.0]
Back Ian Bell to be Series top England batsman @ [7.4]
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