{"id":1609,"date":"2011-07-25T11:23:26","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T11:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvmen.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1609"},"modified":"2011-07-25T11:23:26","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T11:23:26","slug":"robs-round-up-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/uncategorized\/robs-round-up-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob&#8217;s Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix to go third in the Formula One driver\u2019s championship.<\/p>\n<p>The Englishman snatched the lead from Mark Webber at the start but lost it and regained it before holding off Webber and Fernando Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>Championship leader Sebastian Vettel finished fourth but still holds a 77-point advantage over second-placed Webber with Hamilton five further back, four ahead of Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Cavendish, from the Isle of Man, became Britain\u2019s first winner of the Tour de France\u2019s green jersey for the best sprinter.<\/p>\n<p>Cavendish won the final stage of the tour, which finished in Paris. Australia\u2019s Cadel Evans took the overall prize, the coveted yellow jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Amir Khan knocked out Zab Judah in five rounds to unite Boxing\u2019s light-welterweight titles in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old defended his WBA belt and took Judah\u2019s IBF crown, ultimately by landing a right-hand blow to the body.<\/p>\n<p>Rugby League\u2019s Challenge Cup semi-final draw has thrown up two derbies with Wigan to face arch-rivals St Helens and Castleford meeting Leeds.<\/p>\n<p>In the quarter-finals Wigan beat Warrington 44-24, St Helens thrashed Hull KR 54-6, Castleford edged Huddersfield 22-18 and Leeds overcame Hull FC 38-22.<\/p>\n<p>In Cricket, England\u2019s first Test with India at Lord\u2019s was set for an enthralling final day with the hosts requiring nine wickets for victory and the tourists an unlikely further 378 runs.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Pietersen\u2019s first-innings double century put England in control before Rahul Dravid\u2019s hundred ensured India avoided the follow-on. Andrew Strauss\u2019 side were in trouble at 62 for five in their second innings but Matt Prior\u2019s ton allowed Strauss to declare, setting India 458 to win.<\/p>\n<p>County Championship Division One leaders Durham lost by nine wickets to Somerset, leaving the title-race open after second-placed Lancashire and third-placed Warwickshire beat Yorkshire and Sussex respectively. Bottom side Hampshire drew with Nottinghamshire.<\/p>\n<p>Division Two leaders Northamptonshire drew with Derbyshire, second-placed Middlesex beat Surrey and third-placed Gloucestershire saw off Kent.<\/p>\n<p>In the Pro40, Sussex and Surrey remained on course for the semi-finals with victories over Worcestershire and Warwickshire. Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Lancashire also boosted their prospects with wins.<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/uncategorized\/robs-round-up-22\/\"><\/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>Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix to go third in the Formula One driver\u2019s 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 [&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":[23,83,101,125,160,182,205],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7PoLK-pX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2647,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/the-bouras-bulletin\/the-bouras-bulletin-25\/","url_meta":{"origin":1609,"position":0},"title":"The Bouras Bulletin","date":"9 July 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Andy Murray's dreams of becoming the first British man to win a singles title at Wimbledon for 76 years were dashed by seven-time champion Roger Federer. Federer won his first major title in two-and-a-half years in four sets 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 to join Pete Sampras and William Renshaw on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bouras Bulletin&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2706,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/the-bouras-bulletin\/the-bouras-bulletin-28\/","url_meta":{"origin":1609,"position":1},"title":"The Bouras Bulletin","date":"30 July 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Sir Steve Redgrave passed the Olympic flame on to a group of young athletes to light the cauldron in the Olympic Stadium and signal the start of the 2012 Olympic Games on Friday evening. Team GB have got off to a relatively slow start as far as medals are concerned,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bouras Bulletin&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3199,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/the-bouras-bulletin\/the-bouras-bulletin-39\/","url_meta":{"origin":1609,"position":2},"title":"The Bouras Bulletin","date":"15 October 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"England strolled to a comfortable 5-0 win against minnows San Marino on Friday. They had to wait until the 35th minute before Wayne Rooney scored from the penalty spot but England added four goals in the second half to complete the rout. Gareth Bale scored a sensational goal to grab\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bouras Bulletin&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2690,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/the-bouras-bulletin\/the-bouras-bulletin-27\/","url_meta":{"origin":1609,"position":3},"title":"The Bouras Bulletin","date":"23 July 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Bradley Wiggins became the first Briton to win the Tour de France in it\u2019s 109\u2013year history.\u00a0He finished three minutes and 21 seconds ahead of teammate and compatriot Chris Froome as Mark Cavendish won the final stage for the fourth year in a rown. Ernie Els took advantage of a shambolic\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bouras Bulletin&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1582,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/uncategorized\/robs-round-up-20\/","url_meta":{"origin":1609,"position":4},"title":"Rob&#8217;s Round Up","date":"11 July 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"England\u2019s cricketers came from 2-1 down to beat Sri Lanka 3-2 in the 50-over series between the sides. New one-day captain Alastair Cook led his charges to a thrilling 16-run win in a tight final game at Old Trafford to seal the series victory. Many had questioned Cook\u2019s selection as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"football\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3244,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/the-bouras-bulletin\/the-bouras-bulletin-41\/","url_meta":{"origin":1609,"position":5},"title":"The Bouras Bulletin","date":"29 October 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Manchester United beat Chelsea 3-2 in the weekend\u2019s top-of-the-table clash, but the result was overshadowed by some suspect refereeing decisions. Chelsea finished the game with nine men after Branislav Ivanovic and then Fernando Torres were sent off. Chelsea have since made an complaint to the FA about referee Mark Clattenburg\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bouras Bulletin&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1609"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1609\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}