50-year old Dubliner Mary Byrne has been installed by a bookmaker as their 5-1 betting favourite to win this year's X-Factor action following her stunning performance at the Croke Park auditions. Read more

Andy Murray's recent form has made him the 3/1 second betting favourite with Paddy Power to lift the US Open Trophy. Murray is the best hard court player of the season but Roger Federer's recent win. Read more

Liverpool face Turkish side Trabzonspor without Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres, but are still 1/5 betting favourites with bookmaker Ladbrokes to qualify for the next round of the Europa League. Read more

Newly crowned Big Brother winner Josie Gibson has overtaken Brian Dowling as the red-hot betting favourite to become the Ultimate Big Brother winner. The 25-year-old is now at odds of 11/10. Read more

Free-scoring Chelsea are the 9/2 betting favourites to win this year's Carling Cup with Irish bookmaker Paddy Power as the bulk of the Premier League prepares to enter the tournament. Read more

A Londoner turned his luck around on Friday 13th after scooping £75,000 at Ladbrokes Online Casino on the progressive slot, Mega Moolah Isis. The win came off the back of Ladbrokes' prize draw. Read more

When does a dry spell become a drought? Possibly when the Premier League's player of the year has failed to score in his last 13 matches. With Wayne Rooney having failed to convert since March. Read more

Catherine M. of California hits the Progressive Jackpot at Go Casino and wins close to a million dollars. She was playing the Red, White and Win progressive slots with only a $7.50 bet. Read more

For the first time this century Tiger Woods will enter a major golf tournament not the betting favourite to win, reports bookmaker Paddy Power. Such has been the scale of Tiger's slump. Read more