{"id":1927,"date":"2011-11-14T10:51:27","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T10:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1927"},"modified":"2011-11-14T10:51:27","modified_gmt":"2011-11-14T10:51:27","slug":"robs-round-up-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/uncategorized\/robs-round-up-34\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob&#8217;s Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>England\u2019s Footballers were boosted in their preparations for next summer\u2019s European Championship with a 1-0 friendly victory over defending champions and World Cup holders Spain at Wembley.\u00a0Spain dominated but could not break through and stand-in captain Frank Lampard\u2019s 49th-minute header from close range proved decisive.<\/p>\n<p>Wales also had a good result, beating Norway 4-1 in Cardiff thanks to Sam Vokes\u2019 brace plus goals from Gareth Bale and Craig Bellamy. Scotland won 2-1 in Cyprus courtesy of great finishes from Kenny Miller and Jamie Mackie.<\/p>\n<p>The Republic of Ireland are almost certain to join England at Euro 2012 after winning the first leg of their qualifying play-off 4-0 in Estonia. The second leg is on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Keith Andrews headed the Republic into the lead and the visitors took advantage of Andrei Stepanov\u2019s red card as Jonathan Walters nodded in and Robbie Keane grabbed a brace either side of Raio Piiroja being sent off.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton won Formula One\u2019s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after world champion Sebastian Vettel was forced to retire on the first lap.\u00a0Hamilton started second behind Vettel, who suffered a puncture at the second corner. Fernando Alonso pushed Hamilton hard but to no avail and Jenson Button finished third.<\/p>\n<p>England qualified for Rugby League\u2019s Four Nations final thanks to an impressive 28-6 win over world champions New Zealand in Hull.\u00a0Tries from Tom Briscoe and Ryan Hall put the hosts ahead and, although Jason Nightingale pulled one back, further touchdowns for James Graham and Sam Tomkins secured victory.<\/p>\n<p>In Saturday\u2019s showpiece at Elland Road England will play Australia, who had already qualified and came from 8-0 down to thrash Wales 56-14 in Wrexham.<\/p>\n<p>Rugby Union\u2019s European Cup began with wins for Harlequins, Cardiff Blues, Leicester, Edinburgh, Munster, Ospreys, Scarlets, Ulster, Glasgow, Saracens and Toulouse. Montpellier and Leinster drew 16-16.<\/p>\n<p>In Cricket, former Somerset captain Peter Roebuck died aged 55. The player turned journalist took his life in a Cape Town hotel, local police announced. The opening batsman played for Somerset in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, a period when they won five trophies in as many years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/uncategorized\/robs-round-up-34\/\"><\/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>England\u2019s Footballers were boosted in their preparations for next summer\u2019s European Championship with a 1-0 friendly victory over defending champions and World Cup holders Spain at Wembley.\u00a0Spain dominated but could not break through and stand-in captain Frank Lampard\u2019s 49th-minute header from close range proved decisive. 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