{"id":1439,"date":"2011-04-11T09:41:25","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T09:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvmen.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2011-04-11T09:41:25","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T09:41:25","slug":"robs-round-up-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/uncategorized\/robs-round-up-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob&#8217;s Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa\u2019s Charl Schwartzel profited from Rory McIlroy\u2019s nightmare last round to win the 75th Masters.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-one-year-old McIlroy, from Northern Ireland, led by four shots going into the final round at Augusta but carded 80 to finish four under par.<\/p>\n<p>Schwartzel, by contrast, saved his best until last in firing 66 &#8211; including birdies at the last four holes &#8211; to end on 14 under. His nearest challengers were Australian duo Jason Day and Adam Scott two shots back.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United remained on course for the Premier League title with a 2-0 victory at home to Fulham, although nearest challengers Arsenal and Chelsea also won. The Gunners were 3-1 victors at Blackpool and the Blues saw off bottom side Wigan 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Wigan\u2019s defeat was cushioned by the other sides in the bottom three losing. West Ham were beaten 3-0 at Bolton and Wolves lost by the same score at home to Everton.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Tottenham kept their top four hopes alive with a 3-2 win at home to Stoke, Aston Villa eased their relegation fears by beating Newcastle 1-0 at Villa Park and West Brom did likewise with a 3-2 victory at Sunderland. Blackburn and Birmingham drew 1-1 at Ewood Park.<\/p>\n<p>Northampton are the only English side left in Rugby Union\u2019s European Cup after Leicester were knocked out in this weekend\u2019s quarter-finals. The Tigers lost 17-10 to Leinster in Dublin but the Saints, who will play Perpignan in the semi-finals, beat Ulster 23-13 at Milton Keynes. Leinster face Toulouse in the other semi.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds enhanced their Premiership survival hopes with a dramatic 30-29 win at Newcastle, who replace them at the bottom of the table although the Falcons have a game in hand. Leeds\u2019 victory was secured by fly-half Adrian Jarvis\u2019 last-minute drop-goal. Sale look safe after a 36-31 win at home to Gloucester. Elsewhere, Bath beat Exeter 26-18.<\/p>\n<p>Castleford went top of Rugby League\u2019s Super League with 52-20 win at home to Salford. They lead on points difference from Huddersfield, who beat Warrington 29-10. Third-placed St Helens won 34-18 at Crusaders.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Catalan Dragons shocked champions Wigan 47-28 and there were wins for Hull FC over Bradford, Hull KR over Leeds and Wakefield over Harlequins.<\/p>\n<p>The County Championship Cricket season began with Division One Yorkshire the first team to secure a win &#8211; by nine wickets at newly-promoted Worcestershire.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champion Sebastian Vettel extended his Formula One championship lead to 24 points with victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix. Jenson Button was second and Nick Heidfeld third.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, 14-1 shot Ballabriggs &#8211; trained by Donald McCain and ridden by Jason Maguire &#8211; won the Grand National at Aintree.<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/uncategorized\/robs-round-up-8\/\"><\/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>South Africa\u2019s Charl Schwartzel profited from Rory McIlroy\u2019s nightmare last round to win the 75th Masters. 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