World Cup Final Bets

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  On Camera, England Rugby Fan Does A 1.5-km Naked Beach Run In Cape Town After Losing Bet

  South Africa overran England 32-12 to claim the Rugby World Cup, to the dismay of the English fans who were on a high after beating the All Blacks in the semis.

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  Angela Reakes Sanctioned For Betting on World Cup final

  Angela Reakes, who left the New South Wales Breakers to join the ACT Meteors in the Women

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  Clinton vows to pay off Women's World Cup bet

  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is lamenting America's loss to Japan in the Women's World Cup final, but congratulating the Japanese team on its victory and vowing to pay off a bet she made on the match with Japan's foreign minister.

• World Cup final: Bookies in Pune give police the slip

  Even as the police claimed to be vigilant against betting rackets operating in the city, the bookies seem to have outwitted them. Without fear of any raid, the bookies in Pune managed to run their Rs 5,000-crore business smoothly on Saturday during the World Cup final match between India and Sri Lanka.The Pune Anti-Terrorism Cell (PATC) managed to ...

• World Cup final: South Indian actor nets Rs 40 crore in betting

  Team India's dogged determination despite losing the wickets of Virendra Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar in quick succession spelt doom for bookies, even as it helped a popular south Indian actor net a whopping Rs 40 crore.The actor, who was sure of an Indian victory, placed all his bets on the Men in Blue. "Some Bollywood celebrities held a meeting wi...

• Strict vigil prevents betting during WC India-Sri Lanka final

  Adequate arrangements have been made by the city police here to prevent betting during the World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka in Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.

Not only calls made from residential numbers of bookies are on close surveillance but even their bank account is being closely monitored.

"Police are well aware a...