The third and final Leaders debate takes place tonight on BBC1 and Gordon Brown will once again be hooked up to a microphone but they’ll be no “bigoted woman” thrust in front of him just David Dimbleby. Yep, this week has been one of extreme pain for the Prime Minister and his party.

In a week when we had scientists proclaiming they had found Noah’s Ark, again, we also had kids tv favourite, Peppa Pig, snubbing a Labour party launch. Believe me, when a cartoon character starts giving you the cold shoulder, you can safely say the writing is on the wall for Labour.

But the best was yet to come for Labour and Brown. In an extraordinary gaffe, the Prime Minister, forgot he was hooked up to a radio microphone and after some tepid questioning by Rochdale pensioner, Gillian Duffy, she fired off the immigration silo, to which Brown batted away expertly, it has to be said. But once Brown took shelter in the comfort of his chauffered car, he went on a mini rant and eventually called Mrs Duffy a “bigoted woman” forgetting he was still miked up.
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Barcelona (1) Vs Inter Milan (3) (2nd Leg, Wednesday the 28th of April 2010)

Ok, hands-up who saw that result coming last week. I know I hinted at the 1st leg outcome that if Barca were to score early then Inter would have to come out and attack more but I never expected the game to burst into life like it did. The big question is now, which Inter team will turn-up at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night?

Mourinho understands he has placed Inter in a great position to reach the Final. But now comes the hard part. So, which way will he play? Compact and tight, exhaust the midfield with a 4-5-1 and hoefully kill the game and Barca’s potent strikeforce. Or will Mourinho surprise us again like the way he did at stamford Bridge, when Inter expertly outclassed a stunned Chelsea side in the first half.
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It wasn’t long ago jokes like these were commonplace in pubs up and down the country..

• Q: How do you keep a Lib Dem Politician busy?
• A: Write ‘Please turn over’ on both sides of a piece of paper.
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• Q: How do you keep a Lib Dem Politician busy all day?
• A: Put him in a round room and tell him to wait in the corner.

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Inter Vs Barca (1st Leg, Tuesday the 20th of April 2010)

The mighty Barcelona arrived in Milan yesterday afternoon after a 10 hour plus coach trip amid the volcanic ash disruption to over half of western Europe’s air space. Personally, I don’t think this will have any adverse effect on the game itself. Mourinho and his Inter team will still have a game and a half ahead of them. Road trip or no road trip. Mourinho will need every ounce of that tactical prowess to puncture Barcelona’s dreams of winning the Champions League for a second year in succession.
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I’ve always had a soft spot for Ayr racecourse, especially as it’s just up the road from myself, but when Ayr hosts the Scottish Grand National the famous old course gets even more special.

With breaking news that early favourite, Chief Dan is out of the Scottish Grand National betting it leaves Cheltenham Festival winner, Poker De Sivola, as the out-and-out early favourite.

Meanus Dandy is another horse to keep an eye on, the seven-year-old owned by Paul Nicholls comes in at second-favourite. Another horse that has seen it’s odds shortening is ‘Gone To Lunch’ although it last won back in Dec 08 and hasn’t been placed in it’s last 5 races since a 2nd in April of last year.
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Snooker comes back to its spiritual home this weekend as the Crucible in Sheffield welcomes, once again, the 2010 Snooker World Championship. At a time when Snooker seems to be going through a bit of a mini-crisis and the moneymen are working hard to try and reinvent the game to help bring back its appeal isn’t it apt that Snooker takes shelter at the Crucible for the next 2-3 weeks as Snooker World Championship 2010 betting fans can become nostalgic for the days of Higgins, White, Parrott, Taylor, Thornburn etc..
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It’s on a level with some of the most famous comebacks known to man, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Muhammad Ali and Liverpool winning the Champions League after trailing 3-0 at half time. Yes, that man, Tiger Woods, gets back to business at the 2010 US Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club. Golf betting fans will be hoping that Woods has put that messy 12 months plus behind him and we can start talking about the man’s great golfing abilities instead.

Tiger Woods starts the competition as leading favourite (6/1 with Stan James) in a competition that he obviously likes winning. Woods has previously won the US Masters 4 times (97, 01, 02, 05) and Tiger Woods has raked in almost $6.2 million in prize money from the US Masters alone.
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It is billed as the “most famous horserace in the world” and the 2010 Grand National is gearing up for a great weekend at Aintree. Just over 150,000 excited race goers are expected over the 3-day Grand National spectacular, with Saturday hosting the big event itself.

Out of the 100 horses put forward, so far we have it trimmed back to 65, with the final 40 horses confirmed for the race and a chance to share in the £925,000 jackpot expected to be announced on Thursday.

Most horse racing betting punters will be looking at the field ans asking themselves, “Is it worth throwing a few quid at a long shot?” In the Grand National betting stakes after the momentous success of last years 100-1 winner Mon Mone.
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In a much more quiter affair, compared with his last fight, David Haye will step into the ring this Saturday at Manchester’s MEN Arena and put his WBA Heavyweight belt on the line against 38 year old vetran boxer John Ruiz.

Speaking yesterday at a pre-fight press conference about his first title defence, Haye who has been much calmer in the lead-up to the Ruiz fight, than the trash-talking boxer we had become accustomed with prior to the Valuev fight, exploded into life. “I’m going to decapitate him” and “He’s (Ruiz) gonna get knocked out”.

Big talk at last from Haye. But even Haye is aware that twice WBA champion, Ruiz, has only ever suffered 1 KO in 54 professional fights.

American based Puerto Rican, Ruiz, is known as the “Quiet Man”, a hardworking journeyman with a somewhat lacklustre style of boxing that doesn’t quite adhere him to the hearts of many boxing betting fans.
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