Garry Monk and Jose Mourinho continue to feel the heat, as their sides lose further ground in the Premier League respectability race after another set of poor performances.

There are days when I think the Premier League is complete and utter pants. Not this weekend. This weekend it gave me that ‘Best League in the World’ feeling. It’s not about the entertainment for me. It’s about the unpredictability. It was back to its best this weekend.

Who will win the league?

Who will finish in the top four?

Garry Monk and Jose Mourinho continue to feel the heat, as their sides lose further ground in the Premier League respectability race after another set of poor performances.

There are days when I think the Premier League is complete and utter pants. Not this weekend. This weekend it gave me that ‘Best League in the World’ feeling. It’s not about the entertainment for me. It’s about the unpredictability. It was back to its best this weekend.

Who will win the league?

Who will finish in the top four?

Australian betting operator Sportsbet calls on legalizing online in-play betting to keep Aussie punters from black market.

In a submission to the Barry O’Farrell-led review of Australian online betting laws, Paddy Power-owned Sportsbet has urged the government to allow licensed Australian bookmarkers to offer online live-sports betting. The company suggested that the inability of the local operators to offer the product pushes more punters onto the international “black market.”

“In a real sense the IGA is ‘analogue’ legislation ill-suited and ill-equipped to deal with the digital age,” said Sportsbet. “Consumers now expect to be able to wager on their mobile devices and over the internet but Australian licensed wagering service providers cannot legally provide this in-play product.”

Sportsbet has also estimated that up to AUD2.2 billion ($1.6 billion) tax revenue could be lost by 2020.

Australian betting operator Sportsbet calls on legalizing online in-play betting to keep Aussie punters from black market.

In a submission to the Barry O’Farrell-led review of Australian online betting laws, Paddy Power-owned Sportsbet has urged the government to allow licensed Australian bookmarkers to offer online live-sports betting. The company suggested that the inability of the local operators to offer the product pushes more punters onto the international “black market.”

“In a real sense the IGA is ‘analogue’ legislation ill-suited and ill-equipped to deal with the digital age,” said Sportsbet. “Consumers now expect to be able to wager on their mobile devices and over the internet but Australian licensed wagering service providers cannot legally provide this in-play product.”

Sportsbet has also estimated that up to AUD2.2 billion ($1.6 billion) tax revenue could be lost by 2020.

Dan Tan, also known as Tan Seet Eng, was arrested on Tuesday for “a suspected involvement in criminal activities”, confirmed Singapore police.

The police did not give further details about his arrest and Tan’s lawyers Thong Chee Kun and Hamidul Haq said they were still trying to find the legal basis for the police’s action to re-arrest him.

The arrest followed the Singapore Court of Appeal’s decision to release Tan after more than two years of detention for allegedly match-fixing football games across Europe, Egypt, South Africa, and Nigeria. Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, along with two other judges, ruled that the detention was unlawful and there was nothing to suggest that Tan’s alleged overseas match-fixing activities jeopardized public safety, peace and good order in Singapore.

Dubbed by Interpol as “the leader of the world’s most notorious match-fixing syndicate,” Tan was arrested in 2013 along with 13 other suspects and has been detained without trial under the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act (CLTPA).

UK bookmakers Ladbrokes have signed an advertising deal with German football club SV Werder Bremen, marking the betting company’s first deal with the country’s top football league.

The deal only became news after Ladbrokes signage appeared on LED perimeter boards at the team’s home field of Weserstadion during Saturday’s match against Hamburger SV.

Financial terms weren’t disclosed, but Sponsors.de reported that the pact extends through the current Bundesliga season. Team GM Klaus Filbry said he was pleased to have Lads on board but would wait to see if the relationship blossoms into a lasting partnership.

Bremen had a longstanding sponsorship arrangement with German sports betting operator Tipico, but that three-year deal expired this summer, paving the way for Ladbrokes to swoop in with a Whitman’s sampler and (presumably) a fat check. Germany is a top international market for Ladbrokes, which was one of the 20 recipients of a German online sports betting license last year, although that distinction has since been rendered more or less moot.

Jamie Vardy creates a new Premier League goalscoring record after scoring in his 11th consecutive game at home to Man Utd; Diego Costa thinks throwing a training bib at Jose Mourinho will get him back into the side, and much more.

There is nothing very Machiavellian about the Leicester City approach. Soak up the pressure, allow their opponents to control the football, and then hit them on the break.

The Foxes style of football was summed up in a single flow that turned Jamie Vardy into a young man who makes headlines by shouting out racist remarks in casinos, to a Premier League record-breaker.

Christian Fuchs ran down the right flank, something that the turgid Matteo Darmian seems utterly incapable of, and thread the ball through the eye of a needle, for Jamie Vardy to leave Ashley Young in his wake and calmly slot the ball past the onrushing David De Gea.

Jamie Vardy creates a new Premier League goalscoring record after scoring in his 11th consecutive game at home to Man Utd; Diego Costa thinks throwing a training bib at Jose Mourinho will get him back into the side, and much more.

There is nothing very Machiavellian about the Leicester City approach. Soak up the pressure, allow their opponents to control the football, and then hit them on the break.

The Foxes style of football was summed up in a single flow that turned Jamie Vardy into a young man who makes headlines by shouting out racist remarks in casinos, to a Premier League record-breaker.

Christian Fuchs ran down the right flank, something that the turgid Matteo Darmian seems utterly incapable of, and thread the ball through the eye of a needle, for Jamie Vardy to leave Ashley Young in his wake and calmly slot the ball past the onrushing David De Gea.

FIFPro has announced a 55 player shortlist for the 2015 FIFPro World XI and Wayne Rooney, John Terry and Gareth Bale are the only British-born players that make the cut.

As I watched Jamie Vardy make Ashley Young look like a mug before slotting the ball past David De Gea to score a record breaking 11 consecutive times in the Premier League, I felt a stifled sense of English pride.

It’s a feeling that comes along as often as the breaking of dry twigs in a Floridian swamp. I felt it in 1990 before Stuart Pearce, and Chris Waddle made me feel like a part of me was missing, and I felt it in 1996 when it was Gareth Southgate’s turn to make me cry.

The English national side may have qualified for Euro 2016 with the only 100% record in the competition. Our game may be bristling with youth and vitality. But it’s not a view shared by the rest of the world.

FIFPro has announced a 55 player shortlist for the 2015 FIFPro World XI and Wayne Rooney, John Terry and Gareth Bale are the only British-born players that make the cut.

As I watched Jamie Vardy make Ashley Young look like a mug before slotting the ball past David De Gea to score a record breaking 11 consecutive times in the Premier League, I felt a stifled sense of English pride.

It’s a feeling that comes along as often as the breaking of dry twigs in a Floridian swamp. I felt it in 1990 before Stuart Pearce, and Chris Waddle made me feel like a part of me was missing, and I felt it in 1996 when it was Gareth Southgate’s turn to make me cry.

The English national side may have qualified for Euro 2016 with the only 100% record in the competition. Our game may be bristling with youth and vitality. But it’s not a view shared by the rest of the world.

This is a guest contribution by Carlos Cinco. If you would like to submit a contribution please contact Bill Beatty for submission details. Thank you.

Female mixed martial artist Natalie Gonzales Hills, also known as “The Kilapino”, debuted for ONE Championship last Friday, November 13 at ONE: Pride of Lions, but her first time inside the ONE Cage didn’t exactly go as she had planned.

Hills was caught in one of the rarest submission maneuvers in professional mixed martial arts by opponent Angela Lee, who is quickly gaining a reputation as a grappling ace. Lee forced Hills to tap out from a ‘Twister’, a move that has only been executed a handful of times in MMA.

Despite being on the wrong end of a highlight reel finish, Hills was able to give fans a glimpse of her potential as she dominated Lee in the stand-up.

This is a guest contribution by Carlos Cinco. If you would like to submit a contribution please contact Bill Beatty for submission details. Thank you.

Female mixed martial artist Natalie Gonzales Hills, also known as “The Kilapino”, debuted for ONE Championship last Friday, November 13 at ONE: Pride of Lions, but her first time inside the ONE Cage didn’t exactly go as she had planned.

Hills was caught in one of the rarest submission maneuvers in professional mixed martial arts by opponent Angela Lee, who is quickly gaining a reputation as a grappling ace. Lee forced Hills to tap out from a ‘Twister’, a move that has only been executed a handful of times in MMA.

Despite being on the wrong end of a highlight reel finish, Hills was able to give fans a glimpse of her potential as she dominated Lee in the stand-up.

UK-licensed online betting operator Betway has signed on as new sponsor of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas tennis tournaments.

On Wednesday, the International Tennis Federation announced Betway would serve as international sponsor for both events through 2018. Having already begun promoting its wares at the recent Fed Cup final in Prague, Betway will enjoy prominent courtside branding at this weekend’s Davis Cup final in Ghent, Belgium.

In other sponsorship news, UK-listed betting operator Betfair has been confirmed as the new headline sponsor of the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown Park Racecourse. Betfair’s bounty came at the expense of UK rival 888 Holdings, whose 888Sport division was the previous sponsor of the event, and the switcheroo marks the first casualty in the rapidly escalating feud between betting and racing.

Last month, the UK’s two biggest racing groups and the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) announced a plan to limit sponsorship opportunities to betting operators who met the BHA’s demands for financial contributions to racing. Such companies would be considered an Authorized Betting Partner (ABP). Betfair have met the criteria to become an ABP; 888 have not.

UK-licensed online betting operator Betway has signed on as new sponsor of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas tennis tournaments.

On Wednesday, the International Tennis Federation announced Betway would serve as international sponsor for both events through 2018. Having already begun promoting its wares at the recent Fed Cup final in Prague, Betway will enjoy prominent courtside branding at this weekend’s Davis Cup final in Ghent, Belgium.

In other sponsorship news, UK-listed betting operator Betfair has been confirmed as the new headline sponsor of the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown Park Racecourse. Betfair’s bounty came at the expense of UK rival 888 Holdings, whose 888Sport division was the previous sponsor of the event, and the switcheroo marks the first casualty in the rapidly escalating feud between betting and racing.

Last month, the UK’s two biggest racing groups and the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) announced a plan to limit sponsorship opportunities to betting operators who met the BHA’s demands for financial contributions to racing. Such companies would be considered an Authorized Betting Partner (ABP). Betfair have met the criteria to become an ABP; 888 have not.

Daily fantasy football platform Oulala Games has chalked up its first Premier League football club partnership with Leicester City.

Under the deal, Oulala Games Ltd. has created a Leicester City branded version of the game, which was launched on Oulala.com ahead of Leicester–Newcastle United game on November 21st. The partnership will provide the fantasy sports site with extensive exposure within Leicester City’s stadium and the team’s website LCFC.com, the club’s digital channels and within match day programs.

“This partnership is symbolic for Oulala. Leicester City has been able to do great things, and the club has enjoyed a fantastic start to the season. We believe there are a number of synergies between their business and ours, and that we share many of the same values,” Valery Bollier, CEO of Oulala Games. “Oulala is proud to be partnering with such an efficient, forward thinking organisation, one which we believe will continue to go from strength to strength.”

“We’re delighted to partner with Oulala to bring supporters a new way to game here at Leicester City. Fantasy Football is a relatively established platform in the UK and this will give supporters the chance to pick their sides on their own bespoke-branding LCFC website, added Ian Flanagan, Commercial Director at Leicester City Football Club. “This partnership also adds to our global appeal – Fantasy Football is a huge and growing industry in countries such as the US and it will provide those Foxes supporters Stateside and elsewhere an opportunity to take part in the LCFC experience.”