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Owen Coyle knew the writing was on the wall as Bolton's disappointing start to the season continued

McCarthy among favourites to replace Coyle at Bolton

Bolton, relegated from the Premiership at the end of last season, had high ambitions for an immediate return.

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The Punter: Sole destroying times for Japan

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The Punter: Sole destroying times for Japan

Friday, 12 October 2012

It was agonisingly ‘sole' destroying for backers of the Japanese horse Orfevre in the last 50 yards of the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.
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The Punter: Expect Olazabal’s Europeans to tie up loose ends in Medinah

Friday, 28 September 2012

Expect a close-run thing in the 39th Ryder Cup, starting at Medinah, Chicago, today and hence 10/1 for the first tie in 23 years, a tempting proposition.
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The Punter: Camelot’s sights on Longchamp

Friday, 28 September 2012

Chances are that Camelot will run in the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe on Sunday October 7 now that a rush of ante-post money has come for him.
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The Punter: Triple Crown chasing Camelot could leave Frankel in the shade

Thursday, 13 September 2012

Camelot has lived under the shadow of Frankel this year but will surely bask in the bright sunshine of racing history by becoming the first colt to win the Triple Crown since the great Nijinksky 42 years ago.
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The Punter: Andy Murray joins race for BBC Sports Personality of the Year gong

Thursday, 13 September 2012

Deservingly, Andy Murray has made the Grand Slam breakthrough, creating history in the process with that dramatic and thrilling five-set win over Novak Djokovic in the US Open.
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The Punter: Manchester City left feeling blue over tough draw, so back German efficiency

Friday, 7 September 2012

Manchester City got the worst of the draw in the group stages of the Champions League and Roberto Mancini will be more than delighted to qualify against Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax.
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The Punter: Brendan Rodgers will need forward thinking at Liverpool

Friday, 7 September 2012

It's been a very uncomfortable start for Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool and that could continue for a time yet, unless a striker can be found from somewhere but with the transfer window closed until January, his options are limited.
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The Punter: Manchester United look good value to shut the noisy neighbours up this time

Thursday, 16 August 2012

Punters got their fingers burnt on Brazil in the Olympic football when the so-called ‘good things' were given a Mexican goodbye wave in the final.
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The Punter: Everton will win title... well, sort of

Thursday, 16 August 2012

Handicap betting on the Premier League is always fascinating as it gives teams a head start before a ball is kicked.
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The Punter: Blake a real threat to Usain Bolt’s dream of double-double

Thursday, 9 August 2012

Lightning they say, never strikes twice but it already has with Usain Bolt. And now he's on the brink of flashing up a double-double Olympic triumph.
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The Punter: US Open a step too far for Andy Murray

Thursday, 9 August 2012

Tennis, like football, is a sport where an Olympic gold medal is not the pinnacle of achievement.
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The Punter: Case of how much Frankel will win by

Thursday, 2 August 2012

Frankel has his last race over a mile at Glorious Goodwood today where he shouldn't be troubled in winning the Sussex Stakes for a second time.
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The Punter: Chinese will top medal table after stunning performances in the pool

Thursday, 2 August 2012

China won more gold medals on the first day in the London pool than they did in the whole of their own Beijing Olympics — and not without controversy after Ye Shiwen's eyebrow-raising world record triumph in the 400m individual medley.
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The Punter: Gold opportunity for Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish

Thursday, 26 July 2012

Bradley Wiggins is rightly the golden boy of cycling after becoming the first British winner of the Tour de France — and will be expected to strike gold in London.
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The Punter: London 2012 set to be Team GB’s most successful Olympics ever

Thursday, 26 July 2012

London, the first city to host the modern Olympics for a third time, will deliver plenty of great golden moments before the curtain comes down on sport's greatest stage on August 12.
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Open season finding winner, but Graeme and Padraig best of Irish

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Finding the winner of a golfing major is becoming as easy as winning the lottery. Fifteen different winners in the last 15 events is testament to that and only three were in the world's top 10.
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The Punter: Is this Spain team the all-time No.1?

Thursday, 5 July 2012

Spain the greatest team of all time? All a matter of debate as comparisons will always be made with the Brazil sides of 1958 and 1970. The great Hungarian side of 1953 can't come into the equation as they failed to win a major tournament but another nation that does, is Uruguay the Olympic winners in 1924, 1928 and the first World Cup two years later.
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