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With Gurbanov's team looking blunt in front of goal, Al Hain-Cole is backing the Gunners to ease to victory at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Arsenal will make the longest European trip in their history on Thursday as they travel nearly 3000 miles to Baku for a Europa League clash against Qarabag. Unai Emery's men should arrive at the Tofiq…

Bayer Leverkusen will invite Qarabag to the BayArena in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 on Thursday. The two teams met in Baku for the first leg last week, which ended in a 2-2 draw. Goals from Yassine Benzia and Juninho helped Qarabag take a commanding two-goal lead in the first leg. Leverkusen displayed a late resurgence,…

The wait is finally over as Formula 1 prepares to kick off the season, with the inaugural race set to unfold in Bahrain. Regardless of whether you're a die-hard fan or new to the F1 scene, don't miss out and join us as we reveal the projected winners and strategic betting options ahead of the opening race. Here are the latest odds for the opening…

World Cup. Qualification. Europe. Group Stage. Round 4. Group A. Stadium: Josy Barthel (Luxembourg). Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds2,36 Bet TypeFirst half, Total Under (0.5) Bookmaker Bet Now! Luxembourg will host Azerbaijan in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Here we take a look at the situation of our opponents and suggest what to bet…

Betting tips, head to head history and kick-off time for the showpiece final in Baku The Evening Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Maurizio Sarri is yet to win a trophy during his managerial career, but is now just one match away from ending a chaotic…

It's an all-English affair for the Europa League final this year, with Chelsea and Arsenal making a mammoth trek to Azerbaijan. The game is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 29 May, with an 8pm kick-off time. That may seem all perfectly normal, but for locals and supporters attending it is a pretty abnormal 11pm kick-off, meaning it may not…

Action continues in Group F of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers when Azerbaijan host Austria at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium on Monday (October 16). The hosts picked up their first win in the qualifiers, cruising to a 2-0 win over Estonia at the Lillekula Stadium on Friday. Before that, Giovanni De Biasi's men scraped to a 2-1 friendly win over Jordan…

After an off week, Formula One goes from Monaco, which typically produces dull races, to Azerbaijan, which has produced some of the wackiest races in the sport. Baku has generated some surprising results and memorable incidents in its short time in F1. Red Bull enters the race with plenty of momentum, having won four races in a row despite Ferrari…

Qarabag will be looking to secure their spot in the knockout stages of the Europa League when they play host to Hacken at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium on Thursday. Having lost their five group games so far, Hacken will head into the midweek clash looking to bow out of the competition on a high. Qarabag, on the other hand, turned in another superb…

Here at SB Nation, we are all about accountability. The life of being a sportswriter has its share of ups and downs. Some of the ups? You get to watch sports for a living! You get to work with some incredible people and interview fascinating athletes like Lando Norris, Valtteri Bottas, and Oscar Piastri. The downs? You make mistakes, a lot of…

The FIA Gala 2023 in Baku took place against the backdrop of Lewis Hamilton's increasingly fraught relationship with Formula One's governing body. His criticism of FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem and the organisation's approach to key issues such as sustainability and sportsmanship has been growing. Indeed the tensions have been apparent, in…

Arsenal face Burnley on the final day of the Premier League season after securing their place in the Europa League final in Azerbaijan in midweek. The Gunners' domestic season will, barring a miracle, end in disappointing fashion with a finish outside of the top four all but confirmed after last weekend's 1-1 draw with Brighton. However, their…

Chelsea and Arsenal will contest the 2019 UEFA Europa League final on Wednesday as one of the Premier League giants looks to cap their season with silverware. Victory at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, is Arsenal's only remaining route into next season's UEFA Champions League after they finished fifth in the league campaign. Gunners…

Looking to secure their advancement to the knockout stages of the Europa League, Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen head to Azerbaijan to take on Qarabag. Ahead of the action, we've prepared some Qarabag vs Bayer Leverkusen betting tips - so read on for the full list! Bayer Leverkusen can secure their spot in the knockout rounds of the Europa…

Allen E. Paulson and his family are no doubt best known in Thoroughbred racing for owning the great champion Cigar, one of the sport's most brilliant males. Yet the Paulsons' stable also had a fabulous stretch of success with fillies and mares. Allen and his wife, Madeleine, raced an impressive of list of distaff champions that included Eliza…

Wolfsburg will entertain reigning champions RB Leipzig at the Volkswagen Arena in the second round of the DFB-Pokal on Tuesday. The hosts registered a thumping 6-0 away win over fifth-tier side Makkabi in August. Jonas Wind, Lukas Nmecha, Yannick Gerhardt, Ridle Baku, and Tiago Tomás were on the scoresheet to kick-start their season with a…

In 2021, Formula 1 added a new chapter to its history by racing in Qatar for the first time. The race in Lusail played an exciting part in that season's intense World Championship battle that went down to the last lap of the final race. It was also the race where Lewis Hamilton debuted a helmet that bore the colours of the Progress Pride flag - a…

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Magnus Carlsen must vanquish one of the stars from the so-called next generation of chess players to win his first World Cup tournament title. Carlsen, 31, faces Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, an 18-year-old from India, on Tuesday in the first game of the FIDE World Cup final in Baku, Azerbaijan. The two will play one classical time control game…

Besiktas play host to Neftci Baku at the Besiktas Stadium in the second leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round on Thursday. Senol Gunes' men cruised to a 3-1 victory in last week's reverse leg and will be looking to pick up from where they dropped off in Azerbaijan. Besiktas got their 2023-24 Turkish Super Lig campaign off…

UEFA Conference League. Round 3 Stadium: Bakcell Arena (Baku) 10.08.2023 20:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Safe Choice Odds1,78 Bet TypeIndividual Total 2 Over 1.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! Neftchi beat a tough Željezničar from Bosnia, but in the next round of European Cup qualification the Baku club's opponent is even more serious - Turkish…

When deciding whether to make a sports bet on an individual sport, paying attention to player interviews to see what they might divulge regarding their current form can be helpful. The chess world provided a solid example of that this week. This month in Baku, Azerbaijan, the FIDE Chess World Cup pits more than 200 of the game's best players…

Neftchi Baku will host Besiktas at the Bakcell Arena on Thursday in the first leg of their third-round UEFA Europa Conference League qualification clash. The home side suffered a 1-0 defeat to Kapaz in their league opener on Sunday and will hope they can find better luck on the continental stage this week. They faced Bosnian outfit Željezničar in…

On July 16, Azerbaijani fighter Nazim Sadikhov will have his second fight in the UFC. His new opponent will be American Terrence McKinney. The bout will be held in the lightweight category. Claim Your Welcome Bonus! Nazim Sadykhov is an American fighter of Azerbaijani origin whose childhood was spent in Moscow. He honors his traditions, coming to…

Qarabağ to win 2-0 against Lincoln Red Imps- 5/1! At 5/1, a £10 bet would return £60! After a comeback victory in Gibraltar, Qarabağ should finish the job in Baku. Last Tuesday, Kike Gómez gave Lincoln Red Imps a shock lead at Victoria Stadium. Redon Xhixha got the visitors on level terms before, in the 94th minute, Yassine Benzia snatched a 2-1…

Lincoln Red Imps and Qarabag lock horns in the Champions League! Catch the Champions League odds series here, featuring our Lincoln Red Imps-Qarabag prediction, odds, pick, and guide on how to watch. Lincoln Red Imps are the reigning champions of the Gibraltar Football League, winning their third successive title in April 2023. Despite its…

As the two-time reigning Formula 1 world champion, Max Verstappen is faced with a double standard. But it's not necessarily a bad thing. Max Verstappen went from winning every so often for a Red Bull team not quite on the level of Mercedes, which won eight straight Formula 1 world constructor championships from 2014 to 2021, to being expected to…

Max Verstappen is still the favorite to win the 2023 Formula 1 world championship, but he is less of a favorite now than he was before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. For the second time in the last three races, Sergio Perez led a Red Bull 1-2 on Sunday at Baku City Circuit, securing his second win of the 2023 Formula 1 season to make himself the first…

FERNANDO ALONSO has added fuel to rumours he is dating pop star Taylor Swift with another mysterious TikTok. The F1 legend is coming off the back of the latest Grand Prix weekend in Azerbaijan after finishing an impressive fourth place. And ahead of next week's trip to Miami, he has decided to have some fun with fans as he dropped more hints about…

Sergio Pérez is the other Red Bull driver in Formula 1, a very good driver with lots of experience and wins under his belt, but expected to play second fiddle to Max Verstappen, who has won the last two Formula 1 World Championships. Pérez is supposed to be a good teammate, and boost Verstappen's quest for a third in a row, which started looking…

Max Verstappen may not start in front of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix field thanks to a terrific qualifying effort by Charles Leclerc, but our F1 betting picks expect the Red Bull racer to be leading when the checkered flag waves. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports Formula One's small early-season intermission is officially over, and Sunday's grid is set.…

Max Verstappen and George Russell offered opposing views after coming to blows on and off the track at the Baku City Circuit on Saturday, with the first Sprint race of the season serving up plenty of drama. Verstappen started the 17-lap race from third on the grid but was attacked by a fast-starting Russell as the lights went out, with the pair…

Once Sergio Perez had shaken off polesitter Charles Leclerc in Formula 1's sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, victory seemed to be plain sailing. The Mexican, a winner here in 2021 and a driver who has always performed strongly in the Azerbaijani capital, stuck with the Monegasque on the sixth-lap restart under the safety car and waited…

The 2023 Formula 1 season will continue on Sunday with the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, the nation's capital and also the largest city in the world below sea level. The race will begin at 7 a.m. ET and Red Bull Racing will be hoping to continue a dream start to the season after winning each of the first three races…

George Russell says Max Verstappen should have known the risks associated with trying to hold position around the outside of a corner after the two drivers made contact on the first lap of the Azerbaijan sprint. Verstappen started third alongside Russell, whose third place grid spot gave him the inside line for the first three corners, and the…

Red Bull Racing has become the dominant force in Formula 1 and after winning the first three races of the 2023 F1 season, the team has set its sights on the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday in Baku. The Baku City Circuit is a 20-turn, 3.73-mile track that winds through the nation's capital. It began hosting Formula 1 in 2016 with the European…

The stars of Formula 1 are back in action this weekend in the Middle East. Azerbaijan's capital city of Baku is set to host the annual Azerbaijan Grand Prix this Sunday. For those of us in the States, the race will go green early in the morning, so make sure to set your alarms! The last time F1 visited Azerbaijan a year ago, Red Bull Racing-RBPT…

After a month-long break, Formula 1 bursts back into life with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where the first F1 Sprint of the season will also take place. As we build up to the on-track action, here's everything you need to know for this weekend's visit to Baku, featuring expert insight from former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer and former F1 strategist…

The 2023 Formula 1 season will continue on Sunday with the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, the nation's capital and also the largest city in the world below sea level. The race will begin at 7 a.m. ET and Red Bull Racing will be hoping to continue a dream start to the season after winning each of the first three races…

Formula 1 heads to Azerbaijan for the first Sprint weekend of the season, with Red Bull looking to continue their fine start to the year - but what do the odds say about their chances of victory at the Baku City Circuit? 188BET's odds are presented in decimal form: for every $1 wagered you would win the figure represented by the odds; so if…

Outright Betting - Max Verstappen Podium Finish Acca - Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Lewis Hamilton Points Finish - Alex Albon *All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change After a month-long break, the Formula 1 circus leaps back into action with the Azerbaijan…

It's been four weeks since a Formula One race weekend, and things are very different than they were last time out. The Azerbaijan Grand Prix is back with a never-before-seen weekend schedule. We are getting a sprint race in Baku and the first-ever sprint qualifying. That means there's just one practice session and qualifying on Friday. Saturday…

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix is back for 2023 as the Formula 1 season finally prepares for a sustained run of races. Before the lights go out in Baku, there will have been just three races since the first week of March. Azerbaijan is paired with Miami in a double header that should light a fire under the season. Max Verstappen leads the way in the…

After a very long four-week break, F1 finally returns as the drivers arrive in Baku for the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. As expected given his current lead in the World Drivers' Championship, Max Verstappen has again been made the heavy favourite to win this weekend but danger could lie ahead. On top of the fact that the Dutch driver has previously…

Odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of April 25, 2023. Red Bull has been virtually untouchable so far this season. Defending F1 champion Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez claimed the top two spots on the podium in each of the first two races of the season, and Verstappen followed up with the win in Australia four weeks ago. The duo have also taken turns…

After what feels like an eternity, Formula One finally returns for its fourth race of the season around the streets of Baku in Azerbaijan. From the tight twists of the castle section to the high speed straights, previous races on the shores of the Caspian Sea have proved entertaining affairs. Red Bull's Max Verstappen remains the man to beat this…

As part of our new F1 preview package, Louis will return on Saturday with a post-qualifying look at the markets. Get more from Louis at f1tipster.com. 1pt e.w. Sergio Perez to win the Azerbaijan GP at 9/2 (General 1/3 1,2) 1pt Albon to win qualifying group (v Ocon, Gasly & Norris) at 11/2 (bet365) 0.5pt both Williams to win their qualifying groups…

Formula 1's Spring break is finally over, and F1 returns with the first Sprint Race weekend of the 2023 season. A new sprint weekend format enables four sessions of meaningful on-track action to bet on, with Red Bull at the front of the field and many like McLaren and Mercedes scheduled to bring significant updates to Baku. While the Red Bulls are…

One weekend down, two more to go before the F12023 season can finally recommence with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. A month-long break is almost unheard of so soon into a new campaign (cheers China), but offers a unique opportunity to digest and reflect on what we have seen so far. Here, we revisit some of the bolder pre-season predictions…

Max Verstappen won here in Baku in 2022 and has won two of three races to kick off the 2023 campaign, only solidifying his dominance over the Formula 1 grid. As such, he's alone atop the Azerbaijan Grand Prix odds board. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports With three wins and five podium finishes through three races, it's been all Red Bull this season…