BODOG, the largest online betting brand in the world*, have been confirmed as the new title sponsors of the Bodog.com World Grand Prix darts championship.
REIGNING Premier League Snooker Champion Shaun Murphy begins the defence of his title on Thursday at the Southampton Guildhall.
Prizefighter returns in October with the fourth edition of the Heavyweights division as eight men hope to follow Audley Harrison in lifting the title and gate-crashing the heavyweight scene.
tchroom Sport are delighted to announce that Wyldecrest Park Homes is the title sponsor of the 2010 Premier League Bowls.
MATTHEW Evans continued his fine form in the PGA EuroPro Tour as he shot the best round of the day for an early lead.
Audley Harrison has told David Haye to "man up and sign" to fight for the World Heavyweight title in a Battle of Britain bout in November.
MATTHEW Evans will be playing on the Challenge Tour next season after he won his second PGA EuroPro Tour event of the year.
ZANE Scotland has clinched an incredible victory on the PGA EuroPro Tour after a last-hole horror show from leader James Busby handed him the title.
Matchroom Sport’s Poker commentator Jesse May and regular tournament director “Mad” Marty Wilson have been nominated for the Best Contribution to Poker Award at the first ever British Poker Awards.
Legend Archer first American picked for Mosconi
JOHNNY ARCHER has been handed a chance to help America win the Mosconi Cup for the first time in four years.
Archer, 40, a veteran of 12 Mosconi Cups, has become the first USA player to be named for this year's event, which will be held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Georgia-based Archer’s inclusion was announced by Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn via a DVD played out at the Marriott Hotel, Chesapeake, Virginia where Archer was inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame on Thursday.
With eight Mosconi victories under his belt, Archer, who has won 29 of his 58 Mosconi matches, will need every ounce of his experience if his side are to derail a rampaging European side that has already named Ralf Souquet, Niels Feijen and Darren Appleton.
Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn believes Archer can help America gain their 11th victory in the 16-year history of the competition.
“Johnny may or may not make the top two of the rankings, but he's a natural pick if the USA are about to get back to winning ways at the Mosconi Cup," said Hearn.
“In among the young guns you need a steadying hand with bags of experience and Johnny is just that.
"He also knows how to win this event and if he can help galvanise his team, then I believe that for all the European talent, the Americans have got a very realistic chance of winning the Mosconi Cup outright for the first time since 2005.”
The 2009 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup takes place from Thursday, December 10 to Sunday, December 13 and tickets are on sale now.
Live in its entirety on Sky Sports in the UK, the event features two five-man teams representing Europe and the USA doing battle in a series of singles and doubles matches. Now in its 16th year, the Americans hold a 10-4 lead with one tied match in 2006.
With the US Open set to conclude on Saturday, the next three American players will be named early next week.
They will be the players ranked first and second in the BCA Points List as well, while there will also be one wild-card pick.
The remaining spot will go to the player who amasses the most votes in a public poll set to take place on the pages of
www.matchroompool.com
Tickets for the Mosconi Cup are available from:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/2009-Mosconi-Cup-tickets/artist/1334375
or 1-800 745 300 or from the MGM Grand on 1-800 929 1111 or 702 891 7777.
Date posted: October 23, 2009
Click here to return to the Matchroom Sport home page