The New York Giants kicked off their Super Bowl title defense with a tight win - displaying a very strong defense.

Playing without Pro Bowl linemen Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora, the Giants defense limited the new-look Washington Redskins to 11 first downs and 209 total yards as they edged a 16-7 victory.

Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, run in the first drive of the night for what turned out to be the ONLY Giants touchdown of the match.

Down 0-16, Reskins QB Jason Campbell threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Santana Moss with 13 seconds to play in the first half to narrow the gap to 9 points.

But there was no further scoring in the second half.

Sam Allardyce has been the big mover with Betfred in the market for next permanent West Ham manager as there was plenty of betting support for the former Bolton and Newcastle boss.

But surely if Hammers fans were unhappy with the way their side played under Curbishley there is no way that they’d accept the UGLY FOOTBALL that has been a trademark of all Big Sam’s teams?!

Get the latest news, views and betting reaction at Gooners Betting Blog.

We’ve found a review page that cuts to the chase …. with the three sportsbooks featured on this page as the BEST OFFSHORE SPORTSBOOK that accept US based bettors.

The Brett Favre era in Green Bay is now officially over. But his legendary career is not.

The month-long saga has finally come to an end, with the Packers agreeing to trade their future Hall-of-Fame quarterback to the New York Jets, FOXSports.com first reported Wednesday night.

Favre’s new No. 4 Jets jersey already was for sale on the team’s Web site about an hour after the trade was announced.

Ahhhh….good old football, our dearest of friends, returns after a short break this weekend. Despite a full fixture list of Championship, League One and Two and lower league football, all Premier League eyes will be on Wembley come Sunday afternoon.

The traditional Community Shield is seen by most people as the start of the Premier League season. Ok, so it is basically a fancified friendly, but unlike the rest of the pre-season fixtures this is one that managers and players are always determined to win.

Check out a preview of the 2008 Community Shield at Bookielabrat.com

Remember the 1989 quirky hit movie “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure”? 

It’s just been released as an online casino slot game and the guys at CasinoLabrat.com have their review of the game.

It features THeodore Logan, Bill S. Preston (esq.) as well as Abe Lincoln, Napolean, Rufus and Gengis Khan- Excellent !

Check out the Bill and Ted Slot game review now. 

Irish golfer Padraig Harrington retained his British Open Golf title and it cost the Irish Bookmaker Paddy Power over two €2m in patriotic payouts according to the Gooners Betting Blog.

Paddy Power was feeling the pinch for the second year running with patriotic Irish punters backing the Dubliner all weekend long resulting in a huge payout of over €2 million!

Are you a fan of playing Roulette online - but haven’t really understood all the terms and different bets?

Then you should check out the last gambling post at CasinoLabrat.com on Roulette that covers the different variants like European Roulette, American Roulette and French Roulette and how they affect betting.

It also covers the betting options in roulettle like line, corner, street and split, showing you where the chip is placed and what the payout odds are.

There is a brief discussion on the Martingale system, and also the list of the three best casinos to play roulette.

Check out the roulette blog post at CasinoLabRat.com now.

Brazil star Ronaldinho has been unveiled to fans and the media at the San Siro stadium after completing his move from Barcelona to AC Milan.

The 28-year-old insisted he was fully fit despite concerns about his lifestyle and attitude in Spain.

“I have always lived a regular life and I will continue like that. I am in good physical condition” he said. “Every player dreams of playing for Milan. It is a special emotion and I hope to bring happiness to the fans.”

Thousands of fans turned up at the stadium to welcome Ronaldinho to the club, with the San Siro nearly half full.

“I already feel at home here” he added speaking in Portuguese.

Not every football blogger is impressed with the move … check out Gooners Football Blog where he questions whether it’s a good purchase.

Here is something that might help all you budding poker players to make the final table of NEXT years World Series of Poker main event - a starting hands “cheat sheet”.

The good folk at PokerLabrat.com have produced a simple colour-coded chart that identifies “premium hands”, “good hands”, and “marginal hands” that should only be played in late position.

You’ll notice that this sheet means that you will be folding a lot of starting hands - and believe me that REALLY is the secret to keeping hold of your chips when you’re learning the game …. don’t play rubbish hands.

This post is over a year old - but it’s quality information - and something that you should bookmark to revisit again and again.

Check out the Texas Holdem Cheat Sheet at PokerLabrat now - as their post explains how to use it correctly.