Kevin Oldroyd August 10, 2016 15:39:44
Michael Conlan has been praised as one of Ireland’s most exciting boxing prospects in years. In just a few short days he will look to notch his first win of the 2016 Olympics Ireland has a rich history of boxing legends. The country has a true passion for the sweet science, and with the success […]
Kevin Oldroyd August 10, 2016 14:46:05
Standout American female wrestler Adeline Gray has already broken a major gender stereotype, and now looks to win a gold medal in Rio. In a little over a week, standout Olympic wrestler Adeline Gray will look to make US gambling news by becoming the USA’s first woman Olympic gold medalist. She has risen through the […]
Nich Moore August 10, 2016 12:59:18
Great Britain has enjoyed numerous successes in cycling over the last decade or so, but can Rebecca James pedal her way to gold at Rio 2016 as she races some of the biggest names in the sport this weekend? Rebecca James • Nationality – Welch • Age – 24 • Sport – Cycling Mix an […]
Nich Moore August 10, 2016 12:34:25
Azmy Mehelba, the skeet shooting Egyptian, is off to Rio but can he improve on his recent performances to pull off the big win in Brazil? It is possibly best, if one is being as entirely in keeping with the Olympic spirit as possible, to steer clear of a close examination of the history of […]
Nich Moore August 10, 2016 12:02:02
This Sunday it’ll be all eyes on the diving pool as the Women’s 3m Springboard competition finally decides who takes home that precious Olympic gold medal, but will it be Canada’s Jennifer Abel at her third Olympics? In yet another of the Olympic sports that revolves around an activity the rest of us might consider […]
Petar August 10, 2016 04:38:24
The strange story of a road to Rio: Michalis Kalomiris Greek lawyer unknowingly qualified for the Olympic Games. Michalis Kalomiris is not just any participant of the Rio Olympics. True, he is not a favorite for medal nor a former Olympic champion. However, as internet betting sites in Greece stress, what makes his case special […]
Nich Moore August 9, 2016 12:48:42
With no shortage of big news stories around the world over the last seven days we take a moment to look back over some of the most important. In Belgium a 33 year old Algerian man with a criminal record but no terror links was claimed by so-called Islamic State as one of their operatives […]
Kevin Oldroyd August 9, 2016 12:13:42
Houry Gebeshian didn’t make the Olympic finals, but she has secured her spot as an Armenian sporting hero and now aims to inspire a nation American-Armenian Houry Gebeshian was able to make Armenian gambling news, and history twice during the 2016 Olympic Games. First, she became the first woman gymnast to represent Armenia at the […]
Nich Moore August 9, 2016 10:54:14
One of the great defenders of the public interest took to the air last Sunday night to give us yet another rip-roaring expose of the danger we are all in as Real Journalism™ comes under increasing threat of being swamped in the new digital landscape, but did John Oliver tell us anything about which we […]
Kevin Oldroyd August 9, 2016 09:19:50
Dipa Karmakar continues to defy the odds. Her successful “produnova” vault secured her a sport in the finals. Will she bring home gold? India’s first female Olympic gymnast was born in the eastern Indian city of Agatala. She began practicing gymnastics at the age of six, and struggled early on due to what her head […]
