Lille climbs to fourth in Ligue 1

Soccer Betting Lines

03/14/2010 - Lille, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lille used an own goal from Bostjan Cesar to follow up its Europa League win over Liverpool with a 1-0 win over Grenoble on Sunday in Ligue 1 and climbed to fourth in the standings.

Bordeaux, Montpellier, Auxerre, Lyon and Marseille - the top five clubs before the start of the week - all tied this week, and Lille took advantage to climb within two points of first-place Bordeaux.

Lille beat Liverpool 1-0 on Thursday in the first leg of their Europa series, and Cesar's own goal two minutes after halftime was all it needed to win again at the Stadium Lille Metropole.

Also Sunday, Marseille tied Toulouse 1-1, and Rennes beat Valenciennes 2-0.

Brandao gave Marseille the lead against Toulouse in the 30th minute at Stadium Municipal, but Paulo Machado scored the tying goal nine minutes later.

Sylvain Marveaux and Asamoah scored in the first half to lead Rennes at the Stade Nungesser.

Wwwgamblingregistry Soccer Betting News

<< Els fends off Schwartzel for second WGC crown
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ernie Els fired a bogey-free, six-under 66 Sunday to beat Charl Schwartzel and win the WGC - CA Championship. Els, who earned his second WGC title, completed the event at 18-under-par 270. He missed Phil Mickelso

<< James, Cavaliers handle Celtics
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LeBron James ended with 30 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead Cleveland to a convincing 104-93 victory over Boston at Quicken Loans Arena. Antawn Jamison returned from a one-game absence

<< Kansas, Duke, Kentucky, Syracuse gain top seeds
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kansas, Duke, Kentucky and Syracuse were given top seeds for the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Kansas (32-2), which was anointed the top overall seed for the tournament, will be in the Midwest Region. The

<< Turner leads Ohio State to Big Ten title with rout of Gophers
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evan Turner capped a dominant performance in the Big Ten Tournament with 31 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, as fifth-ranked Ohio State pulled away late to notch an impressive 90-61 win over Minneso

<< Nashville escapes Los Angeles with one-goal victory
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Patric Hornqvist scored the game-winner late in the third period, as the Nashville Predators edged the Los Angeles Kings, 3-2, at Staples Center. Steve Sullivan and Colin Wilson also scored for

Browns send QB Quinn to Broncos >>
Englewood, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quarterback Brady Quinn is set for a new beginning that had been rumored as the former first-round pick was dealt from Cleveland to the Denver Broncos on Sunday. The move came a day after the Browns re

Report: Jets sign Tomlinson to two-year deal >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Jets have reportedly inked running back LaDainian Tomlinson to a two-year deal. Financial terms were not available, according to the New York Daily News. The likely Hall of Fame back spe

Streelman, Collins share lead in Puerto Rico >>
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Streelman and Chad Collins were atop the leaderboard Sunday at 12-under par when the third-round of the rain-delayed Puerto Rico Open was suspended for the day due to darkness. Rain delay

Seedorf's late goal leads AC Milan over Chievo >>
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Substitute Clarence Seedorf scored in injury time and AC Milan edged Chievo 1-0 on Sunday at the San Siro to close within one point of Inter Milan for first place in Italy's Serie A. Seedorf entered the ma

Gonchar caps Penguins rally over Lightning >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sergei Gonchar notched the game-winning score early in the third period, as Pittsburgh clipped Tampa Bay, 2-1, at St. Pete Times Forum. Pascal Dupuis also tallied for the Penguins, who snapped a two-game s

Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).

Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.

A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.

Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.

"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.

De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.

The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.

The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.

De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.

Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.

But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.

To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your bet on boxing needs.