Sports Guide

Obviously, American Football is the most popular sport in the United States. This is a team sport played by two teams, consisting of 11 players. The aim of the game is to score more points than the opponent during the full time.

Australian rules football, also called Australian football, footy and Aussie rules is a discipline of sport that originated in the 1859 in Melbourne, Australia. It is considered to be a variation of Rugby.

Bandy, or "ice football" as it is also called, is a winter sport in which 11 vs 11 players compete on a huge ice rink, almost the size of a football field, trying to direct a small red ball into the opponent's goal. 

Boxing and betting has came hand in hand for decades. It seems that the heyday of boxing betting was when wagering on sports was illegal. Well, things taste best when they're forbidden. Despite the fact that boxing itself is quite a simple sport, boxing betting can be quite complex. 

Together with baseball, cricket is the best-known member of a family of related bat-and-ball games. It is also one of the oldest sports in the world with the earliest recorded reference being in the early 16th century in England.

Cycling popularity all over the world is on uphill course. USA, France and the Netherlands lead in terms of the number of recreational and pro cyclists as well as the number of bicycle-friendly cities and bicycle routes. Benefits of recreational cycling are simply countless. 

Darts is an excellent discipline of sport for those who do not fancy excessive physical exercise and like to work on their manual dexterity. You can practice the game both in a pub with friends and at home. The benefits of playing darts are numerous, including increased manual skills, reflexes, focus and self control.

Futsal players are constantly placed in decision-making positions, they need to think quickly and be very creative at the same time. The sport is more about skillfulness than endurance and phisical capabilities. Technical skills, quick ball movement and frequency of goals make futsal one of the most entertaining sports to watch.

Golf is increasingly practiced by people from all walks of life though it is perceived as the elite and middle classes discipline, “a recreational gentlemen sport.” As a low exertion sport, golf is also a perfect choice or alternative for older people or those with health problems. 

With annual £2.5 billion worth of bets, greyhound racing is ranked the third spectator sport in Britain, behind football and horse racing. Each year there are more than 70,000 races in the UK, with the English Greyhound Derby being considered the most prestigious one. 

Horse racing is also considered the cornerstone of the British betting industry. In 2008 in the UK, far more than 750 million bets were placed off-course on horses with the total turnover of app. £6400 million. The 2010 Grand National, which is the Britain's biggest horse racing event, was witnessed by more than 650 million viewers from all over the world.

Ice-hockey, often known simply as hockey, is one of the most popular winter sports in the world. Furthermore, it is without a doubt the most popular winter team discipline of sport and is considered to be one of the most bet on sports in the market. The majority of bookmakers offer bets on this sports, especially on the NHL, the most popular ice-hockey competition.

NASCAR is the most popular motorsport in North America. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned business organisation which was established in 1948. While NASCAR is not really popular outside North America, it is currently one of the most popular spectator sport in the United States.

Rugby is one of the most popular team sports in the world. It is also one of the oldest ball sports in history and without it, there would not be such disciplines of sport as association football, american football or australlian football. Learn more about rugby and rugby betting in this article.

Snooker is considered a gentleman's game and it was first played by Englishmen as far back as the 15th century. Today, there are two faces of snooker. On the one hand, it is an increasingly popular pub game, very relaxing and social activity. On the other hand, competitive, professional snooker is a very demanding sport, requiring lots of practice and commitment.

Whether a recreational activity or a competitive sport, swimming is one of the most popular individual sport disciplines in the world. Nevertheless, swimming is usually not considered an interesting and important betting market by online bookmakers.

Water Polo is in a sense a swimming version of handball. There are 7 vs 7 players in the pool. The objective of the game is to throw the ball into the opponent's goal which floats on water.