It’s coming around to Australia Day once again which is one of my favourite days of the year! Why? Not because I love all things Australian – which I almost do – but because I especially love alternative music. Now I know that this is a gambling website, and I do intend on having some…
Many people know about the favourite/longshot bias that occurs in most sports, but little is talked about the overs/unders bias. Is there in fact a bias at all? We shall investigate. Using data going back to the 2005/06 season, we have calculated the returns should one have simply bet $100 on either of the over…
Happy New year for 2010! And what do sportpunter have in store? Well tennis has just started, so check out the subscriptions for 2010 to join in the rewards. AFL/NRL and Super 14s will be back. NHL continues along its way, as does NBA and NCAA Basketball. Golf will continue along with Soccer, and we…
Last year, the Australian Labor party introduced an internet filtering system which it plans to implement to all Internet companies, thus making it illegal and impossible to view certain websites. The main idea of the internet filtering service, or Great Australian Firewall, as it has been called, is to restrict access to child pornography, bestiality…
Everyone has been talking about the new draw that has been released for the soccer world cup and who has the hardest group. Like every year, the Australians are complaining that we have the toughest group. Even the FIFA world cup website suggests that Germany and Brazil are in arguably the toughest two groups. Perhaps…
The number one sportsperson of the last ten years is none other than Swiss champion Roger Federer. It’s taken a lot of research and heated discussion amongst friends, but sportpunter believes that the Fed is well deserved of the number one position. Let me tell you why. Roger Federer has won a record 15 Grand…
Coming in at number two in sportpunter’s Top 10 sportspeople of the last decade is American golfer Tiger Woods. Eldrick “Tiger” Woods has won in total 71 PGA Tour events, the third highest of all time, and 14 major golf tournaments, four behind legend Jack Nicklaus. Since 1986, when gold rankings appeared, he has accumulated…
Coming in at number three in sportpunter’s Top 10 sportspeople of the last decade is American swimming sensation Michael Phelps. Phelps’ record in the pool is unprecedented and totally extraordinary. He has won 14 Olympic gold medals which is the most by any individual, a staggering 5 above the next best – Russian gymnast Larissa…
Coming in at number four in sportpunter’s Top 10 sportspeople of the decade is American cyclist Lance Armstrong. Armstrong started his career as a tri-athlete. In 1989 and 1990 when Armstrong was just 18 and 19, he was the American national sprint-course triathlon champion. However he soon noticed that it was his cycling that was…
Coming in at number 5 for the best sportsperson of the last decade is Italian motorbike racer Valentino Rossi. Rossi burst into the motorcycling racing scene in the year 2000 where he finished second in the 500cc in his first year at that level. Inspired and motivated by Australian racer Mick Doohan, Rossi went on…
