A Good Weekend of Sport

I don’t know about anyone else but I thought the sport on TV this weekend was really good …and pretty exciting too. Okay of you’re an Arsenal or a Man Utd fan you probably won’t be seeing it that way, but you’d probably admit that the games your teams were involved in were pretty exciting.

I’m pleased that Everton are going to Wembley as it’s nice to see teams outside the big four getting a chance to taste a bit of glory. David Moyes especially deserves his big day at Wembley as he has consistently worked wonders in getting Everton into a challenging position for European place nearly every season on a pretty slim budget. He’s definitely a manager who could fill Sir Alex’s boots at Old Trafford-don’t you think?

It was also nice to see one of the smaller teams and lesser known drivers win the F1 Grand Prix in China. The race conditions were pretty atrocious, but that made for some pretty exciting incidents and very watchable TV and it was a surprise to see Red Bull take the first two places.

It’s debatable whether they would have won if conditions had been dry, but they adapted better to the conditions than some of the other teams and deserved their win. I’m enjoying this F1 season more than last, mainly because we’re not suffering Mr Charisma Lewis Hamilton and his post race interviews. The man has the personality of a lump of cardboard and I can honestly say (yes even as a Brit) that I hope he continues to trail in only picking up the odd point here and there as that might keep him off our screens.

Andy Murray did well in Monte Carlo to reach the semi final of the Masters before being beaten by Nadal. It was a pretty decent showing in this tournament by Murray considering this isn’t his favourite surface and the 4/1 on offer for him to win Wimbledon doesn’t look too bad a price.

This looks like we might have another great sporting week in prospect with the World Snooker Championship starting at the crucible, the London Marathon next Saturday and some pretty important football clashes including the match between Liverpool and Arsenal tomorrow (Tuesday).

It all kicks off tonight with a vital Championship clash between Burnley and Sheffield United tonight and you can read our preview and betting tips on the game a little later today.