Author: Anton Johan
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Welcome to our Weekend Sports Preview. Cricket betting fans are in for a treat
as the ICC World T20 second semi-final between cricketing powerhouses Australia
and the West Indies kicks off today in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The winner of this
all-important game will face their hosts (Sri Lanka) in the ICC World T20
finals, so expect some nail-biting action to ensue.
2012 ICC World T20 Cricket Semi Finals
The last time Australia faced the West Indies was in the opening game of the
2012 ICC World T20 tournament, with the former coming out tops. In that match,
the strengths of both sides revealed themselves in the form of top scorers Chris
Gayle for the Windies and Shane Watson for the Aussies. And going into today's
ICC World T20 second semi-finals, both of these power batsmen are expected to be
big contributors.
Australia will also likely have the services of bowlers Brad Hogg and Pat
Cummins, and may even feature David Hussey, who has been largely absent in this
event. The West Indies, meanwhile, will look to the talented Marlon Samuels to
keep the team in contention.
From a betting point of view, top-rated Irish land and online sportsbook Paddy
Power has posted the following Australia vs West Indies ICC World T20 second
semi-final odds, which have Australia as the betting favourites:
Australia 4/6
West Indies 13/10
2012 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Golf
The 2012 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship kicked off yesterday (Thursday,
October 5) at Kingsbarns golf club, one of the three Scottish links courses that
will host many of the world's best professional golfers entered in this year's
prestigious tournament.
Today the action will get underway at the historic Old Course at St. Andrews,
which is widely considered to be the spiritual home of golf. Heading up the
leader board so far is talented South African Branden Grace, who kicked into
high gear from the outset as he finished off yesterday with an impressive
12-under-par 60.
Throughout his round Grace elicited many 'oohs and aahs' from the spectators as
he chalked up six consecutive birdies, hit all 18 greens in regulation, and took
just 26 putts to finish off for the day.
And although there is still plenty of golf to come, Grace is more than capable
of winning this epic tournament judging by his year so far, which has seen him
rack up three wins in the European tour.
Here are the 2012 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Paddy Power:
Grace, Branden 9/4
Olesen, Thorbjorn 8/1
Dubuisson, Victor 10/1
Donaldson, Jamie 14/1
Kaymer, Martin 16/1
Oosthuizen, Louis 22/1
Martin, Pablo 22/1
Ramsay, Richie 22/1
Anderson Hed, Fredrik 22/1
Willett, Danny 25/1
Harrington, Padraig 28/1
Havret, Gregory 33/1
Johnson, Dustin 33/1
Carlsson, Magnus A 33/1
Sterne, Richard 33/1
Noren, Alexander 33/1
Sjoholm, Joel 33/1
Jaidee, Thongchai 33/1
Fernandez-Castano, Gonzalo 40/1
Wilson, Oliver 40/1
Bjorn, Thomas 40/1
Webster, Steve 50/1
Hanson, Peter 50/1
Fleetwood, Tommy 50/1
Hansen, Anders 50/1
Haig, Anton 66/1
Gallacher, Stephen 66/1
Dyson, Simon 80/1
Fisher, Oliver 80/1
Els, Ernie 80/1
Broberg, Kristoffer 100/1
De Laet, Graham 100/1
Canizares, Alejandro 100/1
Wall, Anthony 100/1
Hoey, Michael 100/1
Drysdale, David 100/1
Slattery, Lee 100/1
Fisher, Ross 100/1
Manassero, Matteo 100/1
Laird, Martin 100/1
Lowry, Shane 100/1
Luiten, Joost 100/1
Cejka, Alex 100/1
Schwartzel, Charl 125/1
Hall, Ashley 25/1
Karlberg, Rikard 125/1
Lawrie, Paul 25/1
Campbell, Michael 125/1
Wiesberger, Bernd 125/1
Pavan, Andrea 125/1
Warren, Marc 25/1
Bourdy, Gregory 125/1
Wood, Chris 150/1
Casey, Paul 150/1
Lynn, David 150/1
Rugby Union Betting Lines
There is plenty of northern and southern hemisphere rugby union action scheduled
for this weekend, and here are the latest rugby union betting odds at Paddy
Power:
Friday, 5 October
| |
Home |
Draw |
Away |
| Bulls vs Western Province |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| Ulster vs Connacht |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| Scarlets vs Dragons |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| Zebre vs Ospreys |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| Edinburgh vs Benetton Treviso |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| Castres vs Clermont Auvergne |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| Sale Sharks vs Leicester |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
Saturday, 6 October
| |
Home |
Draw |
Away |
| Manawatu vs Hawkes Bay |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| Counties Manukau vs Waikato |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| Otago vs Wellington |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| Biarritz vs Toulon |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| Gloucester vs Bath |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| Exeter Chiefs vs Harlequins |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| London Irish vs Northampton |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| South Africa vs New Zealand |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| Bayonne vs Agen |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| Grenoble vs Perpignan |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| Racing Metro vs Montpellier |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
| Stade Montois vs Stade Francais |
10/11 |
22/1 |
10/11 |
Posted by Anton Johan at 12:59 on 5 October 2012
