Tour de France betting tips: Thomas has Slovenians in his sights
Defending champion Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic are the leading contenders
Cycling
As Chris Froome now has his second Yellow Jersey, the Coral News team follows his and Bradley Wiggins’ exploits during 2015 and offer major event betting tips.
Weekend in pictures: Froome seals historic Tour de France win
British star claims fourth title in five years There was something for everyone at the weekend, with headlines made across a number of major sports, including cycling, diving, golf, football and horse racing. Chris Froome stole the show when winning his fourth Tour de France title in five years. The... View Article
Weekend in pictures: Lions, Horn and Capri upset the odds
Snaps to round up the weekend shocks It was a weekend of sporting shocks, as the British and Irish Lions beat New Zealand in the second test, against all the odds, on Saturday morning. Critics didn’t give Warren Gartland’s side any hope, but they ran out 24-21 winners, and now... View Article
Britain’s 5 greatest Olympians: Wiggins overtakes Hoy after team pursuit win
Sam Barnard, Assistant Sports Editor | August 13, 2016 Britain’s five greatest Olympians Sir Bradley Wiggins has now won more Olympic medals (eight) than any other Briton in history, after securing Gold in the team pursuit – his last major race. Along with teammates Ed Clancy, Steven Burke and Owain... View Article
Coral’s 10 greatest athletes in Olympics history
Robbie Purves | July 27, 2016 The Olympics have produced some of the most stunning and awe-inspiring moments in sporting history. It is impossible to rank the greatest Olympians of all-time, so Coral sport writers have compiled a comprehensive list of some of the top sportspeople to have competed at... View Article
Olympics tips: Four patriotic punts and best Team GB bets for opening weekend
Jamie Clark, Sports Editor | August 5, 2016 Four Olympics tips for Team GB With the Olympics officially underway on Friday night UK time, Coral experts have got their heads together and come up with the best Team GB bets for the opening weekend. Who have we selected as Olympics... View Article
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2015: Coral profile contenders
Jamie Clark, Sports Editor | December 1, 2015 A terrific 12 nominees have been put forward for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for 2015. Coral profile these dozen men and women who have led the way in their respective disciplines in the past 12 months, summarising their... View Article
Ten modern era Scottish sporting greats on St Andrew’s Day
Jamie Clark, Sports Editor | November 30, 2015 To celebrate St Andrew’s Day, Coral writers look at the greatest Scottish sportsmen. We’ve picked out 10 terrific chaps that have defined their respective disciplines. Gary Anderson The only Scottish winner of the PDC World Darts Championship, Anderson is also the current... View Article
Dominant Froome looks certain for Tour de France win
Miles Crosby | July 25, 2015 At the end of the second week of the Tour de France, Britain’s Chris Froome has underlined his billing as the race favourite by crushing his opposition to lead the race by a huge margin. He finds himself so far in the lead that... View Article
Tour de France heads to the mountains with Froome in yellow
Miles Crosby | July 19, 2015 Normally, the first week of the Tour de France is a quiet affair for the yellow jersey hopefuls; not so this year. There hasn’t even been a major mountain stage so far, and yet the overall lead has changed hand five times and race... View Article