Outside the Box – Football on TV: QPR’s cautionary tale of success, greed and sweaty men is a real winner for the BBC

In every avenue of the vast road map of life, there have been distinguished comedy legends. The political world has Boris Johnson, Gordon Brown and Margaret Thatcher; in the music fraternity we have all had a good giggle at Keith Richards and Gareth Gates; and let’s not forget Jordan… she doesn’t re...

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Chelsea’s AVB is 2/1 to get the boot but Blackburn’s Kean is still the bookies’ favourite for the push

Appointing Andre Villas-Boas as Chelsea coach was always going to be a risk for Roman Abramovich. Nineteen games in and it looks as though that risk has backfired on the Blues. Defeat on Wednesday night at Bayern Leverkusen has Chelsea’s Champions League hopes hanging in the balance. Add in the fact...

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Bookies Back Italy To Get Back On Track

Despite their three goal defeat to Holland, Ladbrokes firmly believe the World Champions will stay in the hunt for qualification today. Romania face a dilemma in their match with Italy because at some point the outsiders have to win a match to get through from Group C. Their dour effort against Fra...

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Allardyce The Favourite for Blackburn Job

It's just a short distance from Bolton to Blackburn and Sam Allardyce is now favourite to make that trip via a considerable detour to Newcastle. Ladbrokes have slashed Big Sam's odds to 4/6 after the news broke that Alan Shearer refused a place on the club's shortlist. The TV pundit remains in the ...

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Ladbrokes launch loyalty card

Many organisations from supermarkets to petrol stations have offered loyalty cards, but Ladbrokes have now launched their own. This is a move not unconnected with the imminent arrival of Euro 2008 which is widely expected to be the biggest betting bonanza in sporting history. With no home nation inv...

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