{"id":1353,"date":"2011-02-07T10:57:22","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T10:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvmen.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2011-02-07T10:57:22","modified_gmt":"2011-02-07T10:57:22","slug":"1353","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/uncategorized\/1353\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rob Barnett\u2019s Sports Round Up<\/h1>\n<p>There were goals galore in the Premier League on Saturday &#8211; an amazing 41 in only eight games.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders Manchester United surrenderd their unbeaten record, losing 2-1 at bottom side Wolves. However, second-placed Arsenal failed to take full advantage, letting a 4-0 lead slip after going down to 10 men to draw 4-4 at Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>The other results on a record day were Aston Villa 2 Fulham 2, Everton 5 Blackpool 3, Manchester City 3 West Brom 0, Stoke 3 Sunderland 2, Tottenham 2 Bolton 1 and Wigan 4 Blackburn 3.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s two games only yielded one goal each as \u00a350million striker Fernando Torres\u2019 Chelsea debut against former club Liverpool was a losing one and Birmingham won at West Ham. Sunday also saw West Brom sack manager Roberto Di Matteo.<\/p>\n<p>The Six Nations began in style on Friday evening with England beating Wales 26-19 in Cardiff thanks to two Chris Ashton tries. On Saturday Ireland needed a late Ronan O\u2019Gara drop-goal to see off Italy 13-11 in Rome and France were 34-21 victors over Scotland in Paris. Next Saturday England host Italy and Wales travel to Scotland. On Sunday Ireland face France in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>England\u2019s tour of Australia ended on a low note with the hosts completing a 6-1 one-day series win in Perth. Both sides have a raft of injury concerns ahead of the World Cup, which begins on February 19.<\/p>\n<p>Green Bay Packers won a pulsating Super Bowl, beating Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Dallas. It is the fourth time they have won American Football\u2019s most coveted prize.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the Super League season starts next weekend with all seven games at Cardiff\u2019s Millennium Stadium.<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/uncategorized\/1353\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 897245;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png?w=750\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rob Barnett\u2019s Sports Round Up There were goals galore in the Premier League on Saturday &#8211; an amazing 41 in only eight games. Leaders Manchester United surrenderd their unbeaten record, losing 2-1 at bottom side Wolves. However, second-placed Arsenal failed to take full advantage, letting a 4-0 lead slip after going down to 10 men [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 897245;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[48,49,83,125,160],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s7PoLK-1353","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2111,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/uncategorized\/robs-round-up-40\/","url_meta":{"origin":1353,"position":0},"title":"Rob&#8217;s Round Up","date":"27 December 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Manchester United moved level on points with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League thanks mainly to Dimitar Berbatov\u2019s hat-trick in a 5-0 Boxing Day win at home to 10-man Wigan while the leaders could only manage a goalless draw at West Brom. 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