Man United have made it to the Champions League Final in Moscow on Wednesday 21st May and will now look forward to a mouthwatering clash against either Liverpool or Chelsea. It is the first time there has ever been an all-England final and spread betting company Sporting Index are predicting a record audience of 20.6m viewers will tune in for the match. Audience figures peaked at 19m when United beat Bayern Munich in 1999, whilst a mere 14.6m watched Liverpool dramatically defeat Milan in 2005. “

The majority of the country support either Man United or Liverpool,” comments Sporting Index spokesman Karl Suntay, “but even if Chelsea make it, we still reckon over a third of the 60million or so Brits will be glued to their sets for this historic game.”

“Ronaldo has been pretty faultless all season,” comments Sporting Index spokesman Karl Suntay, “He has scored a phenomenal amount of goals and has cost us thousands of pounds. Hopefully he’ll forget to put on his scoring boots one of these days and we can start to win some back.”

Record audience for Moscow final
What will be ITV’s peak audience for the Champions League Final on Wednesday 21st May (game starts 19.45 GMT) 20.6m

As with all spread bets you can bet higher or lower on the prediction made.

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Sporting Index predict Sky cameras will cut to David Beckham four times while he’s sitting on the bench in France friendly

London, 22nd April – Cristiano Ronaldo has been a revelation this season and his performances have mesmerised defences throughout England and Europe. With three more Premier League games, potentially three Champions League matches and a possible six Euro 2008 games, spread betting firm Sporting Index are predicting he will score a further five more goals in total before the end of Euro 2008.

“Ronaldo has been pretty faultless all season,” comments Sporting Index spokesman Karl Suntay, “He has scored a phenomenal amount of goals and has cost us thousands of pounds. Hopefully he’ll forget to put on his scoring boots one of these days and we can start to win some back.”

As with all spread bets you can bet higher or lower on the prediction made.

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London, 18th April – The long awaited opening of Great Leighs, Britain’s first new racecourse since Taunton in 1927, finally comes around on Sunday. It has been an immense struggle to get the racecourse ready and there have been countless problems and delays. Spread betting firm Sporting Index are now betting on the delay of the first race on the card (2.10pm) and the current prediction is 105 seconds.

“Everyone expected Great Leighs to be racing months ago,” comments Sporting Index spokesman Karl Suntay, “Just in case there are any further delays we are capping the market at 5mins (300 seconds).”

The Great Delay
What will be the delay of the first race on Sunday’s Great Leighs card (2.10pm)?
(Maximum 300 seconds, race must take place for bets to stand) 105 secs

As with all spread bets you can bet higher or lower on the prediction made.

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Spread betting challenges your skill, judgement and knowledge of your chosen area. The spread betting bookmaker makes predictions on various aspects of sporting or topical events. You then decide whether that prediction has been pitched too high or too low. Unlike, fixed-odds gambling the more correct you are the more you win on a single bet, however you may lose more than your original stake.

Compared to fixed odds betting, spread betting is more flexible. Not only can you bet before the start of an event, but with spread betting you can also bet on markets during play – known as ‘in-running’.

You may also settle or ‘close’ a bet before the end of play, to take an early win or restrict a loss. With spread betting you don’t just have to bet on something to win. You may choose to go lower on a prediction and in effect back something to lose or do badly.

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London, 11th April – After last year’s miserable summer, the British public will be hoping to get the suntan lotion and sunglasses out in abundance this time around. After scouring the stats over the past 20 years, the Sporting Index boffins have cited Monday 11th August as most likely to be the hottest day of the year. Punters can bet higher or lower on the predicted date, as well as going higher or lower on the hottest temperature forecast for the summer which is 35.1 degrees.

“Monday the 11th is the last day of the fourth test match between England and South Africa,” comments Sporting Index spokesman Karl Suntay, “If we’ve got our prediction right, hopefully there will be lots of reasons to celebrate. You may even find me dancing in the Trafalgar Square fountain!”

“Tiger arrives in Augusta in the form of his life,” comments Sporting Index spokesman Karl Suntay, “but he’s been favourite for the last five years and only won on one of those occasions.”

Monday 11th August Scorcher
What day will have the highest recorded temperature in the UK in 2008?
Monday 11th August
Monday 11th August Scorcher
What will be the highest recorded temperature in the UK in 2008? 35.1 degrees

As with all spread bets you can bet higher or lower on the prediction made.

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