Matthew Ogborn

  • Sports book reviews: Fitting tributes to maverick giants Senna and Khan

    Sports book review article profiling Formula One photography book "Ayrton Senna: The Last Night" and squash book "Jahangir Khan 555: The Untold Story Behind Squash's Invincible Champion and Sport's Greatest Unbeaten Run".

  • Europa League Five Things: Roma and Schalke prosper as Spurs go missing again

    When you look at the Spurs squad that travelled to Gent for the first leg of their Round of 32 clash, you would think that a defeat to the Belgians would be the last possible result, let alone a blank in front of goal. Packed with international attacking talent such as Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Son Heung-min, who have all shined at various stages this season, Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino had all the tools at his disposal. Sadly for the travelling faithful, he chose to keep the infectious Son on the bench preferring the enigma that is Moussa Sissoko on one flank and a central midfielder in Harry Winks on the other.

  • Super Bowl 51 betting guide: Falcons value to run Patriots close

    New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady wants a fourth Super Bowl MVP trophy. The NFL season is a relatively short one compared to other high profile sports both in the USA and worldwide, the American football feast that started in September ending this weekend with Super Bowl LI in Houston as New England Patriots take on Atlanta Falcons. It does not take a genius to work out that Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was going to return from his early season four-game ban royally pissed off at the disputed Deflategate ruling and keen to make opposing teams suffer.

  • FA Cup betting guide: Spurs value to end drought after Wycombe home draw

    The third round of the FA Cup this past weekend was not as exciting as many of us hoped for, at least those who still hold the competition in high esteem. Frankly woeful attendances at grounds such as the Cardiff City Stadium, early kick-off time or not, suggest its allure has diminished in the eyes of younger supporters in particular. As expected, Liverpool’s kindergarten side’s Plymouth draw apart, the cream of the Premier League managed to book their places in the fourth round.

  • La Liga betting guide: Bullish Barcelona set to eat into Real Madrid lead

    After Villarreal and Sevilla threatened to gatecrash the customary Barcelona and Madrid domination earlier this season, normal order has been restored in Spain. Atletico Madrid may have surprisingly fallen by the wayside of late with a string of bizarre defeats, however fierce rivals Real and Barca are still pulling their weight. Diego Simeone’s outfit have looked lacklustre recently with their once indomitable defence leaking goals left, right and centre, shorn of Filipe Luis and keeper Jan Oblak.