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.

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.