This Round Up comes straight from the pen of Mr George Bouras (Filling in for Rob Barnett) England built a commanding lead in the Second test against India at Trent Bridge on Sunday. After a shaky first innings from the home side Ian Bell led the England recovery in the second innings, scoring 159, but […]
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Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix to go third in the Formula One driver’s championship. The Englishman snatched the lead from Mark Webber at the start but lost it and regained it before holding off Webber and Fernando Alonso. Championship leader Sebastian Vettel finished fourth but still holds a 77-point advantage over second-placed Webber […]
He should have died at the scene. That was what they were saying. His first 24 hours after the car crash were to be his last. That was what everyone was preparing themselves for. So when he walked into the living room last week, smiling, I don’t think any of us quite had the words […]
So – there we were. Blokes. Blokes in a big tent. Blokes in a big tent in a windswept field. Blokes everywhere. Big blokes, little blokes, beardy blokes, shaven blokes, baldy blokes, hairy blokes, young blokes, old blokes. It was exciting. Banter, bacon rolls, burgers, beer, and the ….I’ve run out of b’s – but you’ve […]
Jenson Button overtook Formula One Championship leader Sebastian Vettel on the final lap to win the Canadian Grand Prix. Vettel spun his Red Bull under pressure from Button, who recovered from a collision with McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton and Fernando Alonso failed to finish a severely rain-affected race in which Mark Webber came third. […]
Birmingham and Blackpool were relegated on a nerve-shredding final day of the Premier League season in which five teams separated by one point battled to avoid going down. Birmingham, who began the day one place above the drop-zone, were defeated 2-1 at Tottenham and Blackpool surrendered a 2-1 lead to lose 4-2 at Manchester United, […]
Manchester’s two major Football clubs were celebrating this weekend after winning end-of-season silverware. Manchester United won their 19th top-flight title thanks to a 1-1 draw at Blackburn that was enough to clinch the Premier League crown. Rovers took a first-half lead through Brett Emerton but Wayne Rooney equalised from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute. Later […]
The Premier League title-race is alive and kicking after Chelsea closed the gap on leaders Manchester United to three points ahead of their meeting at Old Trafford on Sunday, the first of three remaining league games for both. Chelsea put pressure on United by beating Tottenham 2-1 on Saturday in a game which will be […]
Manchester United remain on course for the Premier League title thanks to a 1-0 win at home to Everton. Javier Hernandez headed the winner in the 83rd minute. With four games to go Chelsea are United’s nearest challengers – six points behind – after they beat West Ham, who went bottom, 3-0 and Arsenal lost […]
Manchester City will play Stoke in the FA Cup final after they beat Manchester United and Bolton respectively at Wembley this weekend. It will be City’s first FA Cup final in 30 years and Stoke’s first ever. City saw off rivals United 1-0 on Saturday thanks to Yaya Toure’s 52nd-minute winner and Stoke thrashed Bolton […]
