Three wins out of three in the group stages. In the quarter-finals they completely outplayed arch-rivals Italy and eventually won on penalties. They demolished Russia in the semi-finals and then today they outclassed Germany in the final, winning 1-0 for their third consecutive clean sheet in the knockout stage. (read more…)

Most of the major soccer tournaments in recent years have been rubbish. Generally just one or two good teams and then a load of dross. Hopefully this one will be a bit better. (read more…)

One of the great spectacles in sport happens today - the English Grand National at Aintree Racecourse. A lot of people mistakenly think that the race is a bit of a lottery, what with having 40 horses in it but that’s not the case. Every year there can be many horses who can be pretty confidently ruled out to narrow down the field and this year is no exception. (read more…)

The best week of the year is upon us once again - the four day Cheltenham horse racing festival. I’ll be posting on the Letsbet.ie Cheltenham Forum every day with my thoughts and tips (under the username ‘Flyingbolt’). There’s also a free tipping competition on that site so make sure to check it out! (read more…)

We all know the old saying - what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas! So obviously I can’t reveal too much about the last few days which I spent there. We stayed in the Planet Hollywood which was quite nice. A discreet $20 tip to the check-in clerk got us a room upgrade. Sleeping was kept to a minimum each day and only occurred a couple of hours each side of noon. (read more…)

Seeing as I’ve booked a trip to Vegas in a couple of weeks I thought I’d get my poker on and so headed into the Edgewater Casino here in Vancouver. I’d been playing a bit online recently after a long break from it but wanted some live action. (read more…)

Did some boring stuff this morning like opening a bank account and getting a cellphone. Helped out a couple of tourists looking for directions even though I’ve only been here three days myself. Then I got a bus to Kitsilano for the afternoon. It’s a lovely area just outside the downtown core. (read more…)