With no shortage of headline grabbing stories over the last seven days perhaps we should take a moment to review some of the most important from last week
Fourteen people were shot dead, and another 21 injured, in the latest mass shooting in the US that occurred last week at a Christmas party organized for the employees of the San Bernardino Public Health Department. Syed Rizwan Farook, who had left the party after a dispute, and his wife Tashfeen Malik opened fire with a selection of automatic weapons, and were shot dead after a police pursuit later in the day. The FBI are investigating it as an act of terrorism after explosives were found at the home the couple, in their twenties, shared with their six month old child.
COP21, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, was held in Le Bourget, Paris, last week with a vast array of world leaders making speeches encouraging delegates to arrive at, for the first time, a “binding and universal” agreement on the planet’s response to this global crisis. Despite public pressure however, many observers feel the differences in vested interests between developed and developing nations may prevent anything but a very watered down compromise treaty being signed.
British Prime Minister David Cameron led the call for an expansion of UK airstrikes against so-called Islamic State last week with parliament debating and then voting on including targets within the territory of Syria. Opposed by Jeremy Corben, leader of the Labour party the government carried the vote with 66 opposition MPs voting with them, including Labour foreign affairs spokesman Hillary Benn who made a well-received impassioned plea for continued military action against the extremists.
In sport Real Madrid, who have been busy readying their appeal against expulsion from the Copa del Rey for fielding ineligible players during their 3-1 win over Cadiz, answered critics with four first half goals against Getafe to remain in touch with La Liga leaders Barcelona. Will they catch up and overtake their big rivals? You’ll have to read our daily news pages to find out but in the meantime here’s a look back at some of the major stories we covered from around the world over the last seven days.
1. PokerStars’ Ronaldo hosted a celebrity poker tournament and he also played reaching second place.
2. The most unpredictable Premier League season ever is unfolding in front of our eyes.
3. New market statistics showed that Australia gambling has hit a record high, with Australians spending more money on gambling now than ever before.
4. An FBI was underway regarding the Sepp Blatter bribery scandal. The FIFA president was being investigated for allegedly accepting bribes from sports marketing company ISL.
5. The new Kardashian-West baby name was announced, and it was Saint West. It is another ridiculous baby name from Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who named their first child North West.
6. A new solution emerged from the internet about how Chelsea can become champions again next season.
Meanwhile the wreck of the San Jose, a Spanish galleon sunk in 1708 by the British, often described as the “holy grail” of sunken vessels was discovered off the port city of Cartagena. The galleon was carrying a fortune in gold, silver, gems and jewelry, today worth some $1 billion, that the Spanish King was to use as finance for his war of succession. Juan Manuel Santos, the Colombian President said the find “constitutes one of the greatest discoveries of submerged patrimony in the history of mankind.” He also announced the construction of a museum in Cartagena to house some of the wreck’s treasures.
With no shortage of headline grabbing stories over the last seven days perhaps we should take a moment to review some of the most important from last week
Fourteen people were shot dead, and another 21 injured, in the latest mass shooting in the US that occurred last week at a Christmas party organized for the employees of the San Bernardino Public Health Department. Syed Rizwan Farook, who had left the party after a dispute, and his wife Tashfeen Malik opened fire with a selection of automatic weapons, and were shot dead after a police pursuit later in the day. The FBI are investigating it as an act of terrorism after explosives were found at the home the couple, in their twenties, shared with their six month old child.
COP21, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, was held in Le Bourget, Paris, last week with a vast array of world leaders making speeches encouraging delegates to arrive at, for the first time, a “binding and universal” agreement on the planet’s response to this global crisis. Despite public pressure however, many observers feel the differences in vested interests between developed and developing nations may prevent anything but a very watered down compromise treaty being signed.
British Prime Minister David Cameron led the call for an expansion of UK airstrikes against so-called Islamic State last week with parliament debating and then voting on including targets within the territory of Syria. Opposed by Jeremy Corben, leader of the Labour party the government carried the vote with 66 opposition MPs voting with them, including Labour foreign affairs spokesman Hillary Benn who made a well-received impassioned plea for continued military action against the extremists.
In sport Real Madrid, who have been busy readying their appeal against expulsion from the Copa del Rey for fielding ineligible players during their 3-1 win over Cadiz, answered critics with four first half goals against Getafe to remain in touch with La Liga leaders Barcelona. Will they catch up and overtake their big rivals? You’ll have to read our daily news pages to find out but in the meantime here’s a look back at some of the major stories we covered from around the world over the last seven days.
1. PokerStars’ Ronaldo hosted a celebrity poker tournament and he also played reaching second place.
2. The most unpredictable Premier League season ever is unfolding in front of our eyes.
3. New market statistics showed that Australia gambling has hit a record high, with Australians spending more money on gambling now than ever before.
4. An FBI was underway regarding the Sepp Blatter bribery scandal. The FIFA president was being investigated for allegedly accepting bribes from sports marketing company ISL.
5. The new Kardashian-West baby name was announced, and it was Saint West. It is another ridiculous baby name from Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who named their first child North West.
6. A new solution emerged from the internet about how Chelsea can become champions again next season.
Meanwhile the wreck of the San Jose, a Spanish galleon sunk in 1708 by the British, often described as the “holy grail” of sunken vessels was discovered off the port city of Cartagena. The galleon was carrying a fortune in gold, silver, gems and jewelry, today worth some $1 billion, that the Spanish King was to use as finance for his war of succession. Juan Manuel Santos, the Colombian President said the find “constitutes one of the greatest discoveries of submerged patrimony in the history of mankind.” He also announced the construction of a museum in Cartagena to house some of the wreck’s treasures.
Former Arsenal and Barcelona star Thierry Henry advised Raheem Sterling to stop his agent giving him bad advice that will lead to ruining his life and footballing career eventually. The football pundit is totally unhappy with the way Sterling’s camp handling the situation.
Sterling refused to sign the contract renewal he was offered by Liverpool previously, which was a 100,000 GBP per week bid, gambling news reported. A TV interview was set up for him, where he claimed it wasn’t about the money that he opted not to sign the paper.
Henry disagrees totally with that attitude. He said, “You can’t go out there and talk about your contract in the press. You have to respect your fans, respect the club that you play for. If you want to leave Liverpool or not, when you make the decision about leaving or staying, then do it. Don’t discuss yourself in the paper.”
Henry also added that when he was a young player, he had a similar problem with many of those surrounding him giving advices, influencing his footballing display in a bad way. He expressed, that, “you need to be able to say, ‘Enough, you’re destroying my life, you’re destroying my career.”
Alex Song, the Barcelona defensive midfielder loaned to West Ham is wanted by Chelsea and Manchester City. As he played for Arsenal for three seasons before his 21st birthday, he counts as a homegrown player in England, not to mention that he is a very good footballer indeed.
Barcelona stated before that they want to keep their unsettled forward, Pedro, however online mobile news reported that they will let him go in exchange for 7 million GBP. He only has one year left from his contract, and Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham all could use him, and Liverpool was interested in signing him too.
Atletico Madrid could get back their former superstar striker Radamel Falcao. The Colombian player returns from loan to Monaco soon, after he did virtually nothing at Old Trafford this year. The Principality’s club allegedly plans to offer him plus cash worth of 25 million GBP in exchange for Mario Mandzikuc.
Juventus is about to recruit unhappy midfielder Sami Khedira from Real Madrid, latest gambling news report. The world champion German hardly got any playing time this season, and he has been looking for a place to go in a while. It was understood in November that the club chose not to renew his contract as the midfielder did not accept an offer earlier.
Khedira is allegedly lost his role in the dressing room recently, though he was a firm starter under Jose Mourinho. However, the German had several injuries, while Real Madrid strengthened their midfield unit significantly by acquiring the likes of Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez.
Khedira expressed in March, that he would leave Madrid at the end of the season, and he allegedly decided to join Juventus. The Italians have to look for an industrious midfielder with Andrea Pirlo leaving this summer and the future of Paul Pogba hanging in the balance.
Former Arsenal and Barcelona star Thierry Henry advised Raheem Sterling to stop his agent giving him bad advice that will lead to ruining his life and footballing career eventually. The football pundit is totally unhappy with the way Sterling’s camp handling the situation.
Sterling refused to sign the contract renewal he was offered by Liverpool previously, which was a 100,000 GBP per week bid, gambling news reported. A TV interview was set up for him, where he claimed it wasn’t about the money that he opted not to sign the paper.
Henry disagrees totally with that attitude. He said, “You can’t go out there and talk about your contract in the press. You have to respect your fans, respect the club that you play for. If you want to leave Liverpool or not, when you make the decision about leaving or staying, then do it. Don’t discuss yourself in the paper.”
Henry also added that when he was a young player, he had a similar problem with many of those surrounding him giving advices, influencing his footballing display in a bad way. He expressed, that, “you need to be able to say, ‘Enough, you’re destroying my life, you’re destroying my career.”
Alex Song, the Barcelona defensive midfielder loaned to West Ham is wanted by Chelsea and Manchester City. As he played for Arsenal for three seasons before his 21st birthday, he counts as a homegrown player in England, not to mention that he is a very good footballer indeed.
Barcelona stated before that they want to keep their unsettled forward, Pedro, however online mobile news reported that they will let him go in exchange for 7 million GBP. He only has one year left from his contract, and Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham all could use him, and Liverpool was interested in signing him too.
Atletico Madrid could get back their former superstar striker Radamel Falcao. The Colombian player returns from loan to Monaco soon, after he did virtually nothing at Old Trafford this year. The Principality’s club allegedly plans to offer him plus cash worth of 25 million GBP in exchange for Mario Mandzikuc.
Juventus is about to recruit unhappy midfielder Sami Khedira from Real Madrid, latest gambling news report. The world champion German hardly got any playing time this season, and he has been looking for a place to go in a while. It was understood in November that the club chose not to renew his contract as the midfielder did not accept an offer earlier.
Khedira is allegedly lost his role in the dressing room recently, though he was a firm starter under Jose Mourinho. However, the German had several injuries, while Real Madrid strengthened their midfield unit significantly by acquiring the likes of Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez.
Khedira expressed in March, that he would leave Madrid at the end of the season, and he allegedly decided to join Juventus. The Italians have to look for an industrious midfielder with Andrea Pirlo leaving this summer and the future of Paul Pogba hanging in the balance.
Let’s look at the second batch of games that we’ll be able to witness in matchday 29. This round will showcase many great games, as some big teams prepare to go head to head with one another. Valencia will square off against Villarreal at home where they will aim to make the most of their home ground and win the thrilling clash.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 29 (Part II) (April 3-6, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Valencia | Villarreal | 0-0 | |
Getafe | Deportivo | 2-1 | |
Celta Vigo | Barcelona | 0-1 | |
Espanyol | Elche | 1-1 |
Let’s look at the second batch of games that we’ll be able to witness in matchday 29. This round will showcase many great games, as some big teams prepare to go head to head with one another. Valencia will square off against Villarreal at home where they will aim to make the most of their home ground and win the thrilling clash.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 29 (Part II) (April 3-6, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Valencia | Villarreal | 0-0 | |
Getafe | Deportivo | 2-1 | |
Celta Vigo | Barcelona | 0-1 | |
Espanyol | Elche | 1-1 |
The international break saw the domestic championships take a break, which delighted some fans but also upset another group. They could place wagers on national sides that they believed could make them a profit, however they couldn’t support their favorite club side as the action was halted. Fortunately, the league are back this weekend so punters can once again enjoy pursuing their betting efforts.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 29 (Part I) (April 3-6, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Eibar | Rayo Vallecano | 1-2 | |
Sevilla | Athletic Bilbao | 2-0 | |
Almeria | Levante | 1-4 | |
Malaga | Real Sociedad | 1-1 |
The international break saw the domestic championships take a break, which delighted some fans but also upset another group. They could place wagers on national sides that they believed could make them a profit, however they couldn’t support their favorite club side as the action was halted. Fortunately, the league are back this weekend so punters can once again enjoy pursuing their betting efforts.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 29 (Part I) (April 3-6, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Eibar | Rayo Vallecano | 1-2 | |
Sevilla | Athletic Bilbao | 2-0 | |
Almeria | Levante | 1-4 | |
Malaga | Real Sociedad | 1-1 |
Don’t miss round 28 of the Spanish top flight as it will showcase excellent football. Deportivo La Coruna will host Catalan side Espanyol in a game that should offer plenty of betting opportunities for sporting enthusiasts. Villarreal will square off against Sevilla at home where they will be looking to defend their current home record.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 28 (Part II) (March 20-22, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Deportivo | Espanyol | 0-0 | |
Villarreal | Sevilla | 0-2 | |
Real Sociedad | Cordoba | 3-1 | |
Barcelona | Real Madrid | 2-1 |
Don’t miss round 28 of the Spanish top flight as it will showcase excellent football. Deportivo La Coruna will host Catalan side Espanyol in a game that should offer plenty of betting opportunities for sporting enthusiasts. Villarreal will square off against Sevilla at home where they will be looking to defend their current home record.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 28 (Part II) (March 20-22, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Deportivo | Espanyol | 0-0 | |
Villarreal | Sevilla | 0-2 | |
Real Sociedad | Cordoba | 3-1 | |
Barcelona | Real Madrid | 2-1 |
Following the mid-week action in the Champions League, we turn our attention to the top flight of Spanish football. Sports fans will have a chance to boost their playing accounts with the upcoming games in matchday 28. Elche will have a hard time in the next game as they will face Valencia at home, a side that are 3rd in the league.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 28 (Part I) (March 20-22, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Elche | Valencia | 0-4 | |
Atletico Madrid | Getafe | 2-0 | |
Levante | Celta Vigo | 0-1 | |
Athletic Bilbao | Almeria | 2-1 |
Following the mid-week action in the Champions League, we turn our attention to the top flight of Spanish football. Sports fans will have a chance to boost their playing accounts with the upcoming games in matchday 28. Elche will have a hard time in the next game as they will face Valencia at home, a side that are 3rd in the league.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 28 (Part I) (March 20-22, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Elche | Valencia | 0-4 | |
Atletico Madrid | Getafe | 2-0 | |
Levante | Celta Vigo | 0-1 | |
Athletic Bilbao | Almeria | 2-1 |
In part II of the betting preview, we’ll present another 4 matches that are set on the agenda for Sunday and Monday. Almeria will try to climb out of the relegation zone against Villarreal at home, while Malaga will receive a visit from Cordoba later in the day on Sunday.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 27 (Part II) (March 13-16, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Almeria | Villarreal | 0-0 | |
Malaga | Cordoba | 2-0 | |
Real Madrid | Levante | 2-0 | |
Getafe | Real Sociedad | 0-1 |
In part II of the betting preview, we’ll present another 4 matches that are set on the agenda for Sunday and Monday. Almeria will try to climb out of the relegation zone against Villarreal at home, while Malaga will receive a visit from Cordoba later in the day on Sunday.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 27 (Part II) (March 13-16, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Almeria | Villarreal | 0-0 | |
Malaga | Cordoba | 2-0 | |
Real Madrid | Levante | 2-0 | |
Getafe | Real Sociedad | 0-1 |
Brace yourself for some exciting action in the top flight of Spanish football, as round 27 is set to feature many great encounters. Deportivo La Coruna will travel to Valencia on Friday evening in a match should see the hosts win. The first game on Saturday will see Espanyol and Atletico Madrid go head to head in the Catalan capital.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 27 (Part I) (March 13-16, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Valencia | Deportivo | 2-0 | |
Espanyol | Atletico Madrid | 0-0 | |
Rayo Vallecano | Granada | 3-1 | |
Celta Vigo | Athletic Bilbao | 1-2 |
Brace yourself for some exciting action in the top flight of Spanish football, as round 27 is set to feature many great encounters. Deportivo La Coruna will travel to Valencia on Friday evening in a match should see the hosts win. The first game on Saturday will see Espanyol and Atletico Madrid go head to head in the Catalan capital.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 27 (Part I) (March 13-16, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Valencia | Deportivo | 2-0 | |
Espanyol | Atletico Madrid | 0-0 | |
Rayo Vallecano | Granada | 3-1 | |
Celta Vigo | Athletic Bilbao | 1-2 |
Don’t miss out on the action in the Spanish top flight this weekend which is set to feature some high profile games. Real Sociedad will play Espanyol at home where they will aim to take advantage of playing on their home field. Celta Vigo will go head to head with Villarreal away, however the former needs to come up with a good plan first.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 26 (Part II) (March 6-9, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Real Sociedad | Espanyol | 1-0 | |
Villarreal | Celta Vigo | 4-1 | |
Atletico Madrid | Valencia | 1-1 | |
Cordoba | Getafe | 1-2 |
Don’t miss out on the action in the Spanish top flight this weekend which is set to feature some high profile games. Real Sociedad will play Espanyol at home where they will aim to take advantage of playing on their home field. Celta Vigo will go head to head with Villarreal away, however the former needs to come up with a good plan first.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 26 (Part II) (March 6-9, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Real Sociedad | Espanyol | 1-0 | |
Villarreal | Celta Vigo | 4-1 | |
Atletico Madrid | Valencia | 1-1 | |
Cordoba | Getafe | 1-2 |
The mid-week was marked with games in the Copa del Rey which saw the likes of Barcelona square off against Villareal away and also Espanyol play Athletic Bilbao at home. Some sides might therefore suffer from fatigue once the LilGa matches come around for the weekend.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 26 (Part I) (March 6-9, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Deportivo | Sevilla | 3-4 | |
Athletic Bilbao | Real Madrid | 1-0 | |
Elche | Almeria | 1-0 | |
Granada | Malaga | 1-0 |
The mid-week was marked with games in the Copa del Rey which saw the likes of Barcelona square off against Villareal away and also Espanyol play Athletic Bilbao at home. Some sides might therefore suffer from fatigue once the LilGa matches come around for the weekend.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 26 (Part I) (March 6-9, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Deportivo | Sevilla | 3-4 | |
Athletic Bilbao | Real Madrid | 1-0 | |
Elche | Almeria | 1-0 | |
Granada | Malaga | 1-0 |
Valencia, who are currently in 4th position, will go head to head with Real Sociedad. The fact that they’ll be playing at home should help them clinch a much needed victory. Sevilla and Atletico Madrid will clash later on Sunday evening as each side aims to make further advancement up the table.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 25 (Part II) (February 27 – March 2, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Valencia | Real Sociedad | 2-0 | |
Sevilla | Atletico Madrid | 0-0 | |
Real Madrid | Villarreal | 1-1 | |
Celta Vigo | Elche | 1-1 |
Valencia, who are currently in 4th position, will go head to head with Real Sociedad. The fact that they’ll be playing at home should help them clinch a much needed victory. Sevilla and Atletico Madrid will clash later on Sunday evening as each side aims to make further advancement up the table.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 25 (Part II) (February 27 – March 2, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Valencia | Real Sociedad | 2-0 | |
Sevilla | Atletico Madrid | 0-0 | |
Real Madrid | Villarreal | 1-1 | |
Celta Vigo | Elche | 1-1 |
Don’t miss out on all the spectacular action this weekend in the Spanish top flight. Granada will be looking to take advantage of the fact that Barcelona suffered a 1-0 loss to Malaga at home last weekend and hopefully be able to clinch a win themselves. Later on Saturday Rayo Vallecano will square off against Levante at home.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 25 (Part I) (February 27 – March 2, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Granada | Barcelona | 1-3 | |
Rayo Vallecano | Levante | 4-2 | |
Almeria | Deportivo | 0-0 | |
Malaga | Getafe | 3-2 |
Don’t miss out on all the spectacular action this weekend in the Spanish top flight. Granada will be looking to take advantage of the fact that Barcelona suffered a 1-0 loss to Malaga at home last weekend and hopefully be able to clinch a win themselves. Later on Saturday Rayo Vallecano will square off against Levante at home.
La Liga Betting Preview – Matchday 25 (Part I) (February 27 – March 2, 2015).
Latest scores – La Liga: | |||
Granada | Barcelona | 1-3 | |
Rayo Vallecano | Levante | 4-2 | |
Almeria | Deportivo | 0-0 | |
Malaga | Getafe | 3-2 |