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Boxing: Carl Froch beats Jean Pascal to become World Champion

Thomas — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:01:03 +0000

Boxing: Carl Froch beats Jean Pascal to become World Champion is a post from: Words About Things

Boxing: Carl Froch beats Jean Pascal to become World Champion is a post from: Words About Things Last Saturday saw Carl Froch overcome Jean Pascal to take the title of WBC Super-Middleweight Champion of the world. A packed Trent Fm Arena in Nottingham (Froch’s home town) watched as he boxed 12 rounds in what is [...]

Women now gamble (almost) as much as men.

Thomas — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:54:56 +0000

Women now gamble (almost) as much as men. is a post from: Words About Things

Women now gamble (almost) as much as men. is a post from: Words About Things New figures show that women now gamble almost as much as men. Traditionally gambling was a male pastime but a gradual change has occurred. Now 88% of men have placed a bet and so have 83% of women. The rise [...]

Lewis Hamilton for Sports Personality of the Year?

Thomas — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:34:43 +0000

Lewis Hamilton for Sports Personality of the Year? is a post from: Words About Things

Lewis Hamilton for Sports Personality of the Year? is a post from: Words About Things Lewis Hamilton’s last minute victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix secured his place in the record books. He became the first ever Black driver to win the title as well and the youngest ever winner. It may also have been [...]

Online Bingo

Thomas — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:25:01 +0000

Online Bingo is a post from: Words About Things

Online Bingo is a post from: Words About Things If you ever watch television then it can’t have escaped your notice that you can now play bingo online. There must be quite a crossover between people who watch Coronation Street and those likely to play bingo. Each ad break seems to feature at least one [...]

The man who put everything on red

Thomas — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:51:59 +0000

The man who put everything on red is a post from: Words About Things

The man who put everything on red is a post from: Words About Things I came across an interesting story recently on a betting blog called LoadedDice. The star of the story is a man called Ashley Revell, a man who is either very brave or very stupid (it’s often a fine line). Mr Revell [...]