William Hill Net Falls on Costs, Euro 2008 Favorites (Update1) – Bloomberg
July 31 (Bloomberg) — William Hill Plc , the U.K. operator of more than 2,250 betting shops, said first-half profit fell 24 percent after costs rose and favorites Spain and Germany reached the final of last month’s European soccer championship. Net

Bank on Britain’s best squad for a generation to outmedal Italians – Guardian Unlimited
Bookmakers have traditionally avoided the vast majority of the 302 events that make up the Olympic Games. However, with a little over a week to go before Beijing 2008 begins, a number of layers have decided to price up virtually all of the 28 sports

Altitude plunge success – Age
THE powerful Peter Snowden/Darley combination rounded out the metropolitan season in ominous style yesterday, with the aptly named two-year-old filly Altitude perhaps hinting at the heights that the stable will reach in the new season. After opening