This morning the euro is under pressure after Moody’s downgraded Portugal’s credit and the rating of seven Hungarian banks. At the same time S&P analysts have stated that a rapid cut in Belgium’s sovereign debt pile is all but impossible due to the current political stalemate.

The reaction has been relatively muted though with Moody’s mostly formalising analysis already out there in the forex markets. The EUR/USD is down 0.14%, though the EUR/CHF is weaker, down 0.23%.

Elsewhere in the spread betting markets, the AUD/USD is down 0.30% after the RBA elected to keep rates on hold at 4.75%. In addi

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Houston Astros (0-3) AT Cincinnati Reds (3-0) April 5, 2011 at 6:35 PM EST SP:  Houston – J. Happ; Cincinnati – M. Leake Runline:  Cin -1.5 Opening Moneyline:  Cin -165 / Hou +145 Current Moneyline:  Cin -155 / Hou +145 Opening Total:  8.5 Current Total: 8.5

Leake takes the mound tonight in the series opener

The Astros and Reds have had opposite fortunes through their respective first series this season.  The Reds swept the division rival Brewers 3 games to none, while the Astros were swept by the Phillies.  The quick start by the Reds will give them an early heads up on their NL Central rivals.  If they win today, it would be the first 4-0 start since 1990, a year in which the Reds won the World Series – their last World Series in fact.

“Whoever we play against, it’s very important,” Cincinnati’s Brandon Phillips said.  “We’ve got to try to get as many wins as possible because we’re not trying to wait until the last minute to try to clinch something. Of course, it’s important to

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Terrence Jones scored 11 points in the WIidcats’ win on Sunday.

NEWARK, N.J. – In a battle of college basketball bluebloods, Kentucky held off North Carolina 76-69 in the East Regional final on Saturday.

It’s Kentucky’s 14th Final Four and its first since 1998.

The 4 seed Wildcats did what John Calipari’s team couldn’t do last year as a top seed — get to the NCAA tournament’s final weekend. They did it by outrunning and outgunning the 2-seed Tar Heels.

This marks the third team Calipari’s taken to the Final Four.

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Saturday 9th April is the date when the attention of the sporting world will turn to Aintree and the running of the 2011 John Smith’s Grand National. As always, this year’s race is expected to draw in many amateur punters who have an annual flutter on the big race, and rather than pick a name at random, this article will look at some of the best prospects for the race who are currently at attractive Grand National odds.

The new favourite is the former 40-1 shot Silver By Nature, who is aiming to become the first Scottish-based winner since Rubstic in 1979 and only the second Scottish-trained winner in the history of the Grand National.

The reason for the drastic recent shortening of odds was Silver By Nature’s excellent performance in winning the National Trial at Haydock for the second year in succession on 19th February. This

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