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Where Next for eSports?

The growth of eSports has been a success story in many realms. Taken from the fringes of gaming, this has developed into organised sport with the elite gamers being able to turn professional and to earn a living from doing the thing that they love. In turn, sponsors are also getting involved to provide important financial backing in what is something of a boom period.

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Cheltenham 2018: Gold Cup Odds and Betting Preview

Friday is the final day of the Cheltenham Festival as the best is saved for last as the Cheltenham Gold Cup takes centre stage. The ultimate staying chase race will take place at around 15:30 as the finest steeplechasing exponents from training bases in various parts of Great Britain and Ireland will do battle for the glory of capturing the prestigious Gold Cup trophy.

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Arnold Palmer Invitational: Time to Get Behind the Tiger?

We called Tiger for a Top Ten finish last week and ahead of the Arnold Palmer Invitational which starts on Thursday, he now shoots straight to the top of the outright markets. He will be a little short for some but when you look at his previous record here, his position at the head of the betting is certainly justified.

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Cheltenham 2018: Champion Hurdle Odds and Betting Preview

The wait is almost over. Twelve months since the curtain came down on the 2017 Cheltenham Festival, the 2018 renewal is just hours away. Four days of equine excellence will take place at the Gloucestershire track from Tuesday 13th to Friday 16th March as new and potentially old favourites will be enshrined into National Hunt folklore.

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1xBet Land Andrea Pirlo as Brand Ambassador

He may have recently retired from the game but the brilliant Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo is maintaining his ties with football and with sport as a whole. As part of his post-playing activities, the former New York City FC and Juventus man has signed up as a Brand Ambassador for the iGaming company 1xBet in a deal which must be seen as a big coup for the operator.

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