Sports News Update

I check for sports news on a daily basis looking for stuff that I find especially interesting. When I come across any sports news that I especially like I will do a sports news update. Naturally I write these sports news updates in the hope that there are others out there who will also find them interesting 😉

Golf Sports News Update

Then first sports news update has to do with golf. It seems that after a lot of years the BBC has lost the rights to the Open Championship starting from 2017. Richard Williams of the Guardian thinks it’s a good thing. That perhaps the change will bring more people back to golf which has seen a steady decline in popularity over the years.

The Telegraph list views from both Peter Aliss of the BBC and Barney Francis of Sky sports. Personally I feel that if Sky sports can improve the popularity of golf then the change is a good thing. Do you know what they really need though? Something that would make the sport of golf really shine? A Happy Gilmore!  :thumb_up:

Happy Gilmore Golf News Update

 

You may remember the post I did on those sexy hot sports babes the Hot Sport WAG’s! Well it seems that the Indian Express has done their own little piece on WAGs. Specifically, WAGs to look out for at World Cup 2015. As this is the first time I quoted something from the Indian Express I thought I should mention they do a lot more than articles on hot babes. I reckon the best way to do that was to quote an interesting article on Brett Lee.

Change Size Of The Cricket Bat WTF!!!

While we’re on the cricket I found an interesting article about how the ICC was planning to reduce the size of the cricket bat after the World Cup! Something the the English Captain, Eoin Morgan, is dead set against. Apparently they feel that the ‘balance’ has been shifted in favour of the batsman instead of the bowler. That made me wonder what about the bat sizes. I came across an article by cricket.com.au which quoted a report that stated, “that while the length and width of bats has remained steady over the years, both the thickness of the blade and the size of the ‘sweet spot’ have increased dramatically.”

So, what do you think, should that start playing around with the bat size? What next, do they make the ball smaller as well?

That’s it for this particular sports news update.

 

Sportsbet Cash Card A Brilliant Idea

sportsbet cash card

Every now and again a sports betting site comes up with a brilliant idea. One of the best ideas would have to be the creation of the sports betting apps. I love my sports betting apps so much I wrote a post about what I believe to be the best sports betting app. Now Sportsbet have come up with another great idea! The Sportsbet ATM Card.

Sportsbet Cash Card – What It Is

The Sportsbet Cash Card is basically an ATM card. The beauty about the card is it allows Sportsbet members the ability to access their winnings at any time. You can use it at the pub to buy your mates a beer or you can take your partner out for a delicious meal.

You can even withdraw any portion of your winnings as cash. This can be done anywhere in Australia via eftpos. The Sportsbet Cash card is also a brilliant way to deposit cash into your Sportsbet account. Something that can take days when doing a bank transfer. I’ve had that happen before. I really wanted to place a bet only to find that I didn’t have any money in the account. I transferred money and it just didn’t take straight away. Luckily I could place a bet via one of the other sports betting site I use. That’s why I’ve always said its best to join more than one sports betting site.

Note, unlike a Visa card you can’t use it buy stuff online, which I think is more of a negative than a positive. Maybe they can change that in the future.

Winnings do not automatically get transferred to your card. This is something you have to do manually which I think is a great idea, security wise. Transferring winnings is easily done too. Simply click on the ‘My Account’ section, go to the ‘Sportsbet Cash’ section and then click on ‘Withdraw winnings to Card.’

The best thing is that any money transferred to or from the Sportsbet Cash Card should update immediately.

Get Cash Faster-er With Sportsbet Cash Card

You gotta love the Sportsbet Cash Card commercial too! Isn’t it just like an Aussie to come up with the word ‘faster-er”  :thumb_up:

Tour Down Under Highlights

Tour Down Under Highlights

Living in South Australia I have to admit that I may be a little biased about how special a cycling race the Tour Down Under race is. Truth be told I think it’s a great way to showcase some of Adelaide and the surrounding areas to the rest of the world. Easily done when you consider it’s being televised to millions of people from all around the world. Even the regrowth and the destruction from our most recent bushfires.

I reckon the best site for race results would have to be the official Santos Tour Down Under website. In the first leg of the race Adelaide’s Jack Bobridge managed to beat the pack to win the Ochre Leader’s Jersey.

Jack bobridge tour down under highlights

This next photo is of Jack Bobridge in front of Luke Durbridge  going up Checker hill. I don’t know about you but I find it amusing that both cyclists surname has ‘bridge’ in it.  :dreaming:

tour down under highlights checker hill

You can see a little of the bushfire fire damage in the photo above but nothing like the one in the photo below.

bushfire checker hill tour down under highlights

 

As for the most up to date tour down under highlights I’ve found the best website so far is the SBS website. That link will take you to stage to of the Santos Tour Down Under. Talk about step by step update to the race. For a complete rundown of stage one of the Tour Down Under 2015 you can go to this link.

I’ve never been much of a cyclist but I am really amazed at the distance these guys travel in each stage of the tour. Not only is it a long way but it’s not a leisurely trip either. They do it at some speed but they still have enough energy to sprint to the finish. That would take a hell of a lot of stamina. I know they’re may be some financial gain at the end of the race. Not to mention the prestige of winning. But let’s not forget the adulation of those pretty hot sports babes.

Jack Bobridge with some hot sports babes