{"id":1544,"date":"2011-06-13T08:39:47","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T08:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvmen.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1544"},"modified":"2011-06-13T08:39:47","modified_gmt":"2011-06-13T08:39:47","slug":"robs-round-up-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/uncategorized\/robs-round-up-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob&#8217;s Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jenson Button overtook Formula One Championship leader Sebastian Vettel on the final lap to win the Canadian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Vettel spun his Red Bull under pressure from Button, who recovered from a collision with McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton and Fernando Alonso failed to finish a severely rain-affected race in which Mark Webber came third. Vettel still leads the Drivers\u2019 Championship by 60 points from Button.<\/p>\n<p>In Football, England began the European Under-21 Championship with a creditable 1-1 draw against Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Danny Welbeck\u2019s late goal cancelled out Ander Herrera\u2019s early strike. England\u2019s next game is versus Ukraine on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Alec McLeish has resigned as manager of Birmingham City, who won the League Cup this year but were relegated from the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Former England manager Steve McClaren has been named Nottingham Forest\u2019s new boss after they sacked Billy Davies. McClaren has been out of work since being dismissed by Wolfsburg in February.<\/p>\n<p>In Cricket, James Anderson is set to return from a side strain in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl, starting on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson, who missed the drawn second Test at Lord\u2019s due to the injury, was due to make his comeback on Sunday for Lancashire. However, all Sunday\u2019s domestic Twenty20 games were washed out. Nottinghamshire, who beat Warwickshire on Saturday, led the North Group while holders Hampshire top the South Group.<\/p>\n<p>In Rugby Union, England Saxons will play Canada in the final of the Churchill Cup on Saturday, having secured their place with a 41-14 win over Tonga.<\/p>\n<p>Tonga conceded three set-piece penalty tries and there were touchdowns for Jordan Crane and Billy Twelvetrees, plus 16 kicked points by Rory Clegg.<\/p>\n<p>In Rugby League, the vast majority of those involved in Friday evening\u2019s 16-12 victory for the Exiles over England played two days later in Super League when the top two lost.<\/p>\n<p>Warrington were beaten 16-18 at home to Salford and Huddersfield lost 13-10 at Wakefield. Wigan and St Helens missed the chance to go top, drawing with Castleford and Bradford respectively. Catalan Dragons beat Crusaders 31-18, Leeds thrashed Hull KR 44-14 and Hull FC thumped Harlequins 38-6.<\/p>\n<p>In Tennis, Andy Murray was due to play Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Monday in the Queen\u2019s Club final, which rain delayed from Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/uncategorized\/robs-round-up-17\/\"><\/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>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. 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