All bets on ‘Brokeback’ galloping to victory at Oscars
Political Gateway - LOS ANGELES, Feb 26, 2006 (AFP) - All bets are on the gay cowboy romance “Brokeback Mountain” galloping to victory at the Oscars, betting odds showed, as the film romps into next week’s show armed with a leading eight nominations. Taiwan-born

Attention Business/Financial Editors:
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 6 hours ago MEC, Churchill Downs Inc., and Racing UK) and PremiereWin will not be indicative of our racing revenues and of Bay Meadows and Multnomah Greyhound Park, which

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-02-28 07:19 GMT: Tokyo shares close firmer amid upbeat sentiment - UPDATE 
Interactive Investor - 38 minutes ago
TOKYO (AFX) - Share prices closed fractionally higher, erasing losses in morning trading, after the government reported that industrial output rose for the sixth straight month although growth was slower than what the market had forecast, dealers said.Save to My Web

Chelsea referee warned to expect death threats
Guardian Unlimited - The Norwegian referee who sent off Asier del Horno against Barcelona has been warned on an internet chatroom for Chelsea fans in his homeland to expect a flood of death threats. One message urged people to find an email address for the official and

PayPal Europe to facilitate Betfair’s P2P payments
Finextra (press release), UK - 16 minutes ago European customers of Betfair, the world’s largest betting exchange, will be able to make payments using PayPal, the global leader in online payments

All bets are on ‘Brokeback’ galloping to victory at Oscars
China Post, Taiwan - 6 hours ago actress. Witherspoon’s chances of winning were pegged at 1/6 by William Hill, 2/7 by Ladbrokes and 1/4 by Betfair and Pinnacle Sports.

Pedersen homes in on Arsenal’s frailties
Guardian Unlimited - Arsenal have become the first English team to conquer the Bernabeu, but they seem to have lost their knack of beating Blackburn, who have now leapfrogged them into fifth place. This was the first time Rovers have taken anything from Arsenal in six

Italian government bans outside online gambling sites
Thoroughbred Times - The Italian government plans to implement measures on Friday to block access to online gambling sites not based in that nation The Italian government will block 684 sites it has deemed illegal in its attempt to stop fraudulent acquisition of

Tyrone s form will return at Casement
Daily Ireland, UK - 17 hours ago On Betfair you can get 11/10 on Antrim but I d want a bigger price to get involved. On Betfair, Offaly are trading at 1/5 with Down at 9/2.

JUST ASK 
Sunday Mail - 36 minutes ago
Q DID the late actor John Thaw have a limp in real life? He seems to limp in Inspector Morse but not in earlier TV shows such as The Sweeney. Also, what height is David Jason? He looks a bit short to be playing policeman Jack Frost? - Alan Anderson, Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow.Save to My Web