Soccer players who will perform in the 2006 Germany World Cup will not be allowed to gamble about the results of the global championship, and will be required to sign a written agreement with regards to this issue, according to Joseph Blatter, FIFA’s president.

Blatter believes that FIFA must be very strict with all the players who take part of the teams, in order to avoid “uncomfortable” situations. “For us it’s not enough that only some players undertake to avoid gambling; we need to be sure about the behavior of every single player”, he added.

This unbeliavable contest searches for the one who feels capable of predicting the outcome of every game during March Madness, Division I Men’s Basketball Championship in U.S.A.

Being one of the most popular sport betting events every year, Sportsbook.com takes the NCAA tournament results as a challenge for sport fans willing to become millionaires.

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The company FIFA Early Warning System GmbH was creates last January in response to the scandal bets caused en Germany last year involving the referee Robert Hoyzer.

The company is going to work together with companies that specialize in handling the potential manipulation of match results.

“The company is monitoring any unusual bet in any competition, including the World Cup”, explained in the press conference, Urs Linsi, the general secretary of the FIFA.

Above beer and football, British people are really mad about gambling. They just love betting and trying to guess the results of a game. They are always willing to bet some pounds trying to guess the results of the season’s final match, or the color of the Queen’s last dress.

Their prayers seem to have been heard. UK gamblers have, since March 22nd, a new magazine entirely dedicated to the gambling world.

Kevin P. Mullally, CEO of Missouri’s Gaming Commission for the last 5 years, has decided to resign. According to Mullally, he will resign next month to be able to accept a position as a General Council and Governmental Affairs Director for Gaming Laboratories International Inc., a company established in New Jersey that runs laboratory tests on casino equipment such as slots and Lotto machines.

“I’m the one deciding if I stay or I leave. My contract with Real Madrid is until 2008, right now I can’t say anything and I’ve said the decision will be made after the season surely after the World Cup”, Ronaldo said after the game that eliminated the Real Madrid and classified the Arsenal.

Ronaldo said this after he was told that, according to Italian media, the president of the Real Madrid is thinking of offering up to 30 million euros to the Milan and Inter in exchange of either Shevchenko or Adriano.

As the baseball season approaches, Sportsbook.com has set the variety of odds for the season and the surprise is the early favoritism of the Yankees to win the World Series. The New York team is predicted to win the League with the over/under on total wins set at 97.5. The second place is for the St. Louis Cardinals, with a rank of 93.5 wins, and followed by the Boston Red Sox at 92.5.

The Yankees are also favorites 2-1 to take the American League after the exciting news that claimed Bernie Williams is going back to the Bronx for another season.

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Theo Epstein fled Fenway Park in a gorilla costume on his last day as Boston Red Sox general manager. It was Halloween, and the TV paparazzi were none the wiser.

Yes, Epstein said, it was inconvenient to have reporters camped out at his home. But he didn't give up what had been his dream job because of the sometimes suffocating interest in the local baseball team, a fascination that became a frenzy after Epstein helped build the Red Sox into World Series champions in 2004.

It looks like it's "Game On" for the NHL again, with the league and players union reaching an agreement in principle Wednesday. But the NHL that hopes to return to the ice in October will be far different from the league that preceded it for 88 years.

Look for cheaper seats and more high-flying offense to replace the trapping, clutch-and-grab defensive style popularized by teams the past decade.

But to get back on its feet, the NHL will have to solve its TV problem. The league has lost most of its national TV presence, with networks now refusing to pay multimillion-dollar rights fees to carry its games.